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  • The Mercy Rule

    The Pelicans’ Grief

    Team names work best when they’re both goofy and ambitious. The very words Utah Jazz conjure someone pouring a quart of milk into a clarinet; the idea of a Sacramento King mostly just gives you the image of a winking Guy Fieri sitting on a pepperoni throne wearing a crown made of prescription drugs. The New Orleans Pelicans are a wonderfully, goofily named team. Full story

    2012 Dec 7 David Roth Sports
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