Charlotte Bobcats Drop Ownership of WNBA's Sting
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- The Charlotte Bobcats said Wednesday they have stopped operating the WNBA's Charlotte Sting and turned over control to the NBA-owned women's league, which is in negotiations to sell the franchise.
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The Charlotte Bobcats signed shooting guard Steve Smith, a National Basketball Association veteran who brings a wealth of experience to the expansion team.
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The Orlando Magic eased their logjam at the shooting guard position somewhat today, dealing Keith Bogans to the expansion Charlotte Bobcats for power forward Brandon Hunter.
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The Charlotte Bobcats handed the Boston Celtics only their fourth loss of the season, ending their nine-game winning streak in a 95-83 victory on Wednesday.
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Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and Eric Williams added 22 as the New Jersey Nets ended a nine-game National Basketball Association skid with a 99-86 victory over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.
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The expansion Charlotte Bobcats won on the road for the first time, getting 21 points and 11 rebounds from rookie Emeka Okafor in a 90-87 victory Wednesday night over the Houston Rockets.
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Fred Whitfield, a close friend, confidante and business partner of Bobcats co-owner Michael Jordan for more than 25 years, has inherited the challenge of selling the team to Charlotte.
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Emeka Okafor hit a pair of free throws with five seconds left in overtime to give Charlotte&#39;s new NBA team a win over its old one as the host Bobcats pulled out a 94-93 win over the New Orleans Hornets last night.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bernie Bickerstaff will not return as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats next season, but will be invited to stay with the organization.
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CHARLOTTE -- To help fans forget the departure of the Hornets, the NBA brought Commissioner David Stern and rapper Nelly to Charlotte to roll out a red -- or orange -- carpet for the Bobcats.
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The reeling New Jersey Nets lost their  sixth straight game as rookie Adam Morrison scored 22 points to  lead the lowly Charlotte Bobcats to a 96-92 win in NBA play on  Tuesday in East Rutherford.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The New Orleans Hornets are  going to have their work cut out for them in the 2004-05  season. When the NBA approved its realignment plan, the Hornets  became the newest member of the Western Conference as the  expansion Charlotte Bobcats were placed in the East, giving  each conference 15 clubs comprised of three divisions of five  teams.
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Val Ackerman, the WNBA&#39;s president since its inception in 1996, will step down, the Sports Business Daily reported Wednesday. ESPN.
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The New Orleans Hornets are going to have their work cut out for them in the 2004-05 season. When the NBA approved its realignment plan, the Hornets became the newest member of the Western Conference as the expansion Charlotte Bobcats were placed in the East, giving each conference 15 clubs comprised of three divisions of five teams.
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Bank of America Corp. has agreed to give up its rights to put its name on the FleetCenter, freeing the arena's owner, Delaware North Cos., to open up a bidding war for naming rights to the home of the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.
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As the final seconds ticked off on the expansion Charlotte Bobcats' first victory, guard Jason Hart handed the ball to team owner Bob Johnson. The man who brought the NBA back to Charlotte after a two-year absence seemed overwhelmed. The 111-100 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night was historic. The gesture from his players was downright special
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Ed Tapscott, the first employee hired when the NBA gave Charlotte the expansion Bobcats, stepped down Wednesday as president and CEO of the second-year team.