New Orleans' proposed Pelicans' name is for the birds

The New Orleans Hornets are expected to become the New Orleans Pelicans, perhaps as early as the 2013-14 season, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. Yahoo! Sports, citing numerous sources, reports the team also considered Krewe and Brass as

Attention, New Orleans Hornets fans, you might want to hold off on purchasing your Anthony Davis replica jersey. Apparently, the New Orleans club might not be Hornets for very long.

If all goes according to plan (an awful, terrible, plan) the New Orleans Hornets are going to become the New Orleans Pelicans. This bold move is one of self-sacrifice, immediately taking the Washington Wizards and Toronto

Sports reports that the Hornets could be re-branded as the “Pelicans” for the 2013-14 season. The New Orleans Hornets are expected to change their nickname to the Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season, numerous

Hornets owner Tom Benson owns the trademark "New Orleans Pelicans" from his days as an owner of a minor-league baseball club by the same moniker. Commissioner David Stern supports the Pelicans, mindful that the NBA owes Benson big time. After all