Sports nicknames

• FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A group in favor of keeping the University of North Dakotas Fighting Sioux nickname is planning a two-day rally in Fargo. Its called the Save The Sioux Truth Tour.
(MySanAntonio)
• Birth names like Shaun White and Brian Wilson can only take a budding star so far before he requires a flipped script. There comes a time when birth certificates just wont cut it anymore.
(Huffington Post)
• As part of the festivities, the Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks will wear jerseys featuring Italian translations for their nicknames, along with colors of the Italian flag — red, white and green. Fans also will be able to buy Birrai jerseys at the ballpark.
(YAHOO!)
• Clubhouse Sports Cafe bartender Mike Parris currently sports Wolverine Parris said hes also pushing the nickname Seffner Slugger for Rays outfielder Matt Joyce.
(St. Petersburg Times)
• He has ignited a career and a race to nickname him. It seems with every swing, the strapping rookie from Philipsburg, Pa., has inspired a new attempt to christen him with a name suitable for marketing.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• that the Belmont Stakes truly lives up to its august nickname, the Test of the Champion. In more than a century of American horse racing, only 11 horses have passed this singular exam to earn their place among the sport's immortals.
(New York Times)
• At this point, it is a foregone conclusion that the Hornets will use the pick to draft Anthony Davis. Take a closer look at the top five nicknames that Anthony Davis should get with the New Orleans Hornets.
(YAHOO!)
• Sports fans call it "The Cell." The most popular idea from my tiny sample of nickname concepts was "the Bee-Mo Center," which incorporates BMO's pronunciation of its own name.
(The Business Journal)
• SANFORD, Maine (AP) _ Students at Sanford High School are scheduled to pick a new nickname for the schools sports teams this week.
(MPBN)