"Thunder" in Oklahoma City
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09/03/2008 -
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oklahoma City's NBA team will be called
the Thunder.
The franchise formally revealed the nickname and logo at an afternoon press
conference on Wednesday.
"The bold, traditional lettering and shield of our logo have been purposefully
designed with simplicity and dignity to let the power of the word THUNDER be
most clearly presented," said team chairman Clay Bennett.
The team color scheme will be blue, yellow and orange.
The news isn't a complete surprise as a number of other NBA team Web sites had
already been selling tickets for games against the "Thunder."
After last season, the franchise moved from Seattle and left behind the
SuperSonics name in the Emerald City.
Bennett was excited by input from the public, saying he received "received
hundreds of ideas" of nicknames. Bennett announced the team's uniform design
is being finalized and will be revealed in late September as players arrive
for training camp.
The Oklahoma City Thunder opens training camp in late September. Its first
preseason game is Wednesday, October 8 vs. Minnesota in Billings, MT. The
Thunder will take the court on October 29 for its historic regular season
debut in the Ford Center vs. the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
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Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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