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July 2009
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Recently by Chad BowerFrom the Hornets Public Relations staff: The first round of Honeybee Auditions will take place Saturday at the New Orleans Arena. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The first round is closed to the public. Those trying out will spend the day learning choreography and auditioning in front of judges. First cuts are expected to be made around 1 p.m. and 20-25 finalists will be announced at approximately 4 p.m. >> Continue reading: Honeybee auditions set for Saturday morning Kelly Dwyer at Yahoo! Sports took a look at Avery Johnson's turning down the Detroit Pistons job and extrapolated this: AJ, the former St. Aug standout, might not be interested in coaching, preferring instead to stick with ESPN. And Dwyer brings up a good point: He hasn't truly gone af... As far as the NBA.com's Dance Team Bracket goes, the Honeybees have owned California. The bracket pits each NBA team's dance squad up against one another. First it was the LA Laker Girls, whom the Honeybees upset 62 percent to 38 percent. Then it was an 80 percent stomping of the Warrior Girls that put the team in the Elite 8. But yesterday, in a do-or-die matchup against the... Gotta tell you, filling out a bracket will rarely be this fun. NBA.com is hosting a Dance Team tournament where fans vote in their favorite cheerleading squads around the NBA. So far, the Honeybees have been killing. The Honeybees took down the Laker Girls in the first round, then took down the Warrior Girls to advance to the Elite 8. It looks like the Honeybees will ... Eyewitness News sports reporter Juan Kincaid says that Chris Paul is set to start versus the Boston Celtics for Wednesday's night game. Kincaid said that while he is going to be starting, he's probably not going to be playing his usual minutes. ...CBSSports.com columnist Ken Berger said that if he could choose any player to build a team around, he'd pick Chris Paul as his guy to "make the engine go." He cites the shifting nature of the game and the increasing importance of perimeter players as his reasons for choosing Paul; but simply put, he thinks he's the best point guard in the game. Mike Freeman, on the other... CBS's Ken Berger lists the best, worst and most obscure free agents moves of the offseason, and he's got plenty of love for Hornets guard James Posey, putting his deal with the Hornets as the top move of 2008. ...Octagon will be working with the New Orleans Hornets to find a sponsor for the New Orleans Arena. While this does not mean that a name change has already been decided, it does show that Hornets officials are looking for a naming rights sponsor for the Arena. It's a popular move among sports organizations to sell their naming rights for cash. Over half of the NBA stadiums have sold their naming rights. Octagon was named the "20... OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The New Orleans Hornets return to Oklahoma City tonight and for the first time will be the visiting team. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Hornets tonight starting at 8:30. The Hornets spent most of two seasons playing in Oklahoma City after a hurricane devastated New Orleans. The team returned to New Orleans last year before the Seattle SuperSonics were moved to Oklahoma City this year and renam... Trailblazer center Greg Oden is set to return Wednesday night, just in time for the game against the Hornets Friday. It'll make the game much more interesting for fans in the Arena, but the 4-3 Trailblazers could be a dangerous threat with Oden up the middle. Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, missed ... |
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