WNBA's Houston Comets Disbanding
December 2, 2008
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by Shane BaconFiled under: Women's SportsAre you sitting down? I think you should sit down. Do you need a glass of water? OK, I'm just going to do this.
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W.N.B.A. Shuts Down Its Houston Team Over Finances
December 3, 2008
New York Times
The Houston Comets were shuttered Tuesday by the league, which scheduled a dispersal draft of its players, except the free agents, for Monday.
Shocking: Another WNBA Team Folds
December 2, 2008
Debbie Schlussel / Debbie
By Debbie Schlussel If a tree fell in a forest, but nobody was there to hear it, did it make a noise? What's the sound of one hand clapping?
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With no owner, Houston's WNBA team disbands
December 4, 2008
FOXSports.com News
The Houston Comets, a franchise that won the first four WNBA championships, is disbanding. The league-owned team will be shut down because new owners couldn't be found.
Lottery, dispersal draft for Houston Comets
December 4, 2008
azcentral.com | mercury
A WNBA lottery and dispersal draft for Houston Comets players will be held Monday, a week after the league announced the franchise will shut down.
Lottery, dispersal draft for Houston Comets (AP)
December 4, 2008
Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News
A WNBA lottery and dispersal draft for Houston Comets players will be held Monday, a week after the league announced the franchise will shut down.
All About Sports Blog :: With no owner, Houstonâs WNBA team disbands
December 4, 2008
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The Houston Comets, a franchise that won the first four WNBA championships, is disbanding.The league-owned team will be shut down because new owners couldn’t be found.
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Speed Read: USC Pays Price To Wear Home Unis
December 2, 2008
SPORTSbyBROOKS / Richard Manfredi
If you needed a sign about how little respect Pete Carroll has for UCLA ahead of their rivalry game this Saturday, consider this nugget from the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: the Trojans are going to be ...
Houston Comets (WNBA) shutting down
December 2, 2008
InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog / Inside Hoops
The AP reports: The Houston Comets, a franchise that won the first four WNBA championships, is disbanding. The league-owned team will be shut down because new owners couldn’t be found.
WNBA is shutting down league-owned Comets
December 2, 2008
ESPN / Associated Press
WNBA president Donna Orender says the league-owned Houston Comets, winner of the league's first four championships, will be shut down because new owners couldn't be found.
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Game not over, even as Houston Comets shut down
December 3, 2008
Houston News latest RSS headlines - Houston Mirror.com
Van Chancellor loved the victory parades, the cheering and screaming of the thousands of fans who would line several blocks of downtown Houston a day or so after his team had won a WNBA title. It was .
Bye Bye Houston Comets
December 3, 2008
josh q. public / josh q. public
It’s better to burn out ’cause rust never sleeps. The king is gone but she’s not forgotten. -Neil Young Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! There they go.
John Smallwood: Houston Comets' demise not good sign for women's sports
December 3, 2008
Philly.com Sports Sixers
YESTERDAY MORNING, the Houston Comets were still on the WNBA Web site in a section encouraging fans to buy 2009 season tickets for all 14 teams.
WNBA's Comets have burned out
December 3, 2008
SacBee -- Sports / mgutierrez@sacbee.com (Melody Gutierrez)
While the Monarchs mourned the loss of a fellow WNBA franchise Tuesday, coach Jenny Boucek said she remains confident the league is headed in the right direction.
WNBA disbands women's pro basketball team in Houston
December 3, 2008
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Houston Comets franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association is disbanding after a new owner could not be found for the league-owned team, the league said on ...
Houston Comets: Thanks For The Memories
December 2, 2008
¡Para Justicia y Libertad! / XicanoPwr
One of Houston’s sports franchise is no more.
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