Tulsa WNBA franchise retains Shock name
AP News | 2010-01-23 21:22:33
<div id="subtitle">Tulsa WNBA franchise to retain Shock name, change colors to red, black and yellow</div><div><p>Tulsa's new WNBA team will retain the Shock name after moving from Detroit and bring along the franchise's championship banners to hang from the rafters.</p><p>During an unveiling ceremony Saturday at the BOK Center, the franchise announced the results of a fan vote selecting the team name as the Tulsa Shock.</p><p>The team will have new colors — red, black and a golden yellow. A new logo was also created featuring a lightning bolt through the word Shock and an art deco design around Tulsa.</p><p>An Oklahoma-based ownership group bought the team in October and announced plans to relocate to Tulsa.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67617995&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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