1.   Believing they had a much bigger story on their hands, reporters asked Whitaker when he changed his nickname from Sweetpea to Lucifer.

2.   Bethea chuckled at the idea that changing the nickname will ignite sluggish ticket sales.

3.   I received about a dozen letters, many of them vile and angry, criticizing any attempt to change the nicknames.

4.   It is the Cincinnati Reds, during the high of the anti-communist hysteria, changing their nickname to the Red Legs.

5.   Maybe the Oilers should change their nickname to Lame Ducks.

6.   Miami, for some reason, is always changing its nickname.

7.   Over the years, protests of American Indians and student groups have moved several colleges and high schools to change their nicknames and get rid of offensive mascots.

8.   Some people insist that hallowed professional teams should never change their nicknames.

9.   While some teams refuse to change their nicknames, they do make concessions.

10.   Miami of Ohio has also changed its nickname from the Redskins to the RedHawks.