Sunday, December 30, 2018

Some sNews: Vegas, ATL Utd and the Crew

Stone among those luring MLB to Las Vegas
reviewjournal.com/sports/aviatorsbaseball/investors-working

MLB talk is most sluggish for landings.  The A's could go by way of Las Vegas.  Take it how ya' can get it.

MLS Champions in their second year:  Atlanta United
Sportswide, is this what will be for Vegas in hockey?
ajc.com/sports/mls-cup-champs-atlanta-united-defeats-portland

stltoday.com/news/local/metro/how-st-louis-bid-for-an-mls-expansion-team-stacks

Saved by Dawg Pound ownership:
dispatch.com/news/20181228/columbus-crew-is-saved-mls-ownership-group

    G-League
uproxx.com/dimemag/g-league-expansion-30-teams-affiliates
 

Friday, December 14, 2018

32nd Team in NHL finally settles as Seattle

An intricate needlepoint is complete.
deadspin.com/can-seattles-nhl-team-recapture-vegass-magic

 This still begs a beckon for Quebec City and their neighbor Portland.
storycorps



Give it a rest....?  ....land of Coyotes and Panthers?  (Relocate?)


wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_National_Hockey_League_expansion
Wikipedia, I love you
 The five largest metropolitan regions without NHL franchises are (in descending order of population) Houston, Atlanta, San Diego, Baltimore and Cincinnati.

Hey, Houston, you're not sporting any kind of ice squad right now.  I'm not rooting for you.  I root for Austin way way ahead of you.

What will their name be in Seattle? 

Totems?  Metros?  Ghosts  Phantoms  Airlines?

cbssports.com/nhl/news/seattles-nhl-team-name-ranking-the- 
15-best-nickname-suggestions-for-the-new-hockey-franchise/