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"The Carolinas aren’t the first states that come to mind when you think of bull riding—most of those are out West. But over the years, bucking bulls have claimed their space here, and bull riding’s professional league hopes the Carolina Cowboys catch on in the land of NASCAR." The Carolina Cowboys, the Carolina's newest professional sports team are joining the Professional Bull Riders, founded in 1992. the Cowboys are part of a new series PBR hopes will materialize into a phenomenon similar to NASCAR in the 1990s.
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6885
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Charlotte lost its professional basketball team in 2002. The next year, Robert L. Johnson, founder and CEO of the Black Entertainment Network (BET), purchased a franchise for a new team for $300 million. He named Ed Tapscott to be president of Bobcat Basketball Holdings, which includes the new Charlotte Bobcats team, the Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Association, operation of the new arena, and the new Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television. Tapscott is profiled in this article.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 10, Oct 2004,
p42-48, 50, 52, il, por
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5392
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Charlotte became a big-time sports town with the arrival of the National Basketball Association team the Charlotte Hornets. However, after fourteen years the team moved to New Orleans in 2002. Speizer describes the rise and fall of professional basketball in Charlotte.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 22 Issue 9, Sept 2002,
p24-28, 30-33, il
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11471
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Julian discusses the efforts of Upton Bell to bring professional football to North Carolina. Bell has worked with professional football teams since 1960, and in 1974, he purchased the New York Stars of the WFL. He relocated the team to Charlotte that same year and renamed them the Charlotte Hornets.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 33 Issue 9, Sept 1975,
p20-22, 24, 52, il, por