It was one thing, she now admits, to dust off an old franchise and quite another to build from the ground up.

He may also want a new team nickname as a way to erase all vestiges of the old franchise's blues.

He was not the same, just as his old franchise is not the same.

They are one of the grand old franchises - older than the Yankees, who were still in Baltimore in 1900.

Crystal Dynamics successfully resurrects an old franchise from the tomb.

The new Browns are considered a continuation of the old franchise.

They were an old franchise, and worn out.

The Bulls' franchise, 25 years old, never got out of the the conference final in four previous attempts.

It's a tired old franchise enjoying a last hurrah.

The Chicago Cubs baseball team are the oldest franchise in professional sports, dating back to the late 1800s.