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Boston Blue Chip League Affiliate Now Saddled With Unfortunate Team Name, Changes
Boston's only semi-pro women's basketball team, the Boston Bombers, has decided to rename their franchise in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured over 200 last week.
The team, affiliated with the Women's Blue Chip League, holds regular player-development clinics and maintains a summer league. Their logo was a cartoon-style bomb with basketball seams and a lit fuse.
"We changed it due to the events Monday," a spokesperson told Gawker over email. “Our fans [were] not happy with the name." The team plans to announce a new name sometime this week.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/04/24/Boston-Bombers-basketball-team-changes-its-name/8671366805663/#ixzz2ROtqDVJ5
The team, affiliated with the Women's Blue Chip League, holds regular player-development clinics and maintains a summer league. Their logo was a cartoon-style bomb with basketball seams and a lit fuse.
"We changed it due to the events Monday," a spokesperson told Gawker over email. “Our fans [were] not happy with the name." The team plans to announce a new name sometime this week.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/04/24/Boston-Bombers-basketball-team-changes-its-name/8671366805663/#ixzz2ROtqDVJ5
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