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AEW ‘Dynamite’ wrestling event in Charlotte will donate $100,000 to Safe Alliance
By Grant Golden July 27, 2021 Long before the days of the Charlotte Hornets or the Carolina Panthers, professional wrestling reigned supreme in North Carolina. For decades Charlotte’s Jim Crockett Promotions was one of the largest national organizations in the industry, home to legends like...
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LiAngelo Ball is expected to sign with the Charlotte Hornets for NBA Summer League
By Chase Whitney July 24, 2021 Photo: Jordan Strauss / AP Following tons of speculation after LiAngelo Ball was seen on Devonte’ Graham’s Instagram story working out in Hornets gear at the team facility, it looks like the Charlotte Hornets will be signing LiAngelo Ball...
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Charlotte and North Carolina Central University will shine bright in 2021 college football season kickoff
By CLTure News July 20, 2021 North Carolina will take center stage for the launch of the 2021 college football season. ESPN’s College GameDay will travel to Charlotte on Saturday, September 4 for the highly anticipated matchup between Georgia and Clemson broadcasting live from Romare...
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Hornets Draft Preview: Here’s a look at several exciting prospects that could be coming to Charlotte
By Chase Whitney July 16, 2021 Photo: Darron Cummings / AP The 2021 NBA Draft (July 29) is steadily approaching. The Charlotte Hornets will be making their fifth lottery pick in as many years when they’re on the clock at No. 11, and this time...
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Jordan Brand Jumpman Invitational basketball event coming to Charlotte in 2022
By CLTure News July 8, 2021 Jordan Brand and Charlotte Sports Foundation have announced a three-year deal to host a new Jumpman Invitational basketball event taking place in Charlotte at Spectrum Center on December 20 and 21 in 2022. The event will feature both the...
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Who should the Hornets select with the No. 11 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft?
By Chase Whitney June 25, 2021 Photo: Ethan Hyman / AP The Hornets entered Tuesday’s 2021 NBA Draft Lottery with the eleventh-best odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick, and 11th is exactly where they’ll select in the draft on July 29. Last season,...
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LaMelo Ball has won the NBA’s Rookie of the Year honors
By Chase Whitney June 16, 2021 Photo: Jacob Kupferman / AP It’s been a long time coming, but Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year for the 2020-2021 season after averaging 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists...
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New Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame event will host Charlotte, Wake Forest, NC State, and East Carolina at Spectrum Center
By CLTure News June 3, 2021 The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the first-ever Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout to be held at Spectrum Center on Friday, December 17, 2021 with four games featuring regional college men’s basketball programs. The one-day quadruple-header...
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The forgotten history of Black baseball in Charlotte
By Michael Turner Webb June 1, 2021 Photo: Inez Moore Parker Archives Photo Collection at JCSU On June 20, 1890, The Wilmington Messenger reported on a game between their local Black baseball team, the Fowler Base Ball Club of Wilmington, against the Quicksteps of Charlotte....
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Crippled by injuries and lack of frontcourt depth to end the season, the Hornets have some big decisions ahead in the offseason
By Chase Whitney May 24, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP The dust has had time to settle in Charlotte, and the Hornets’ blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the play-in tournament is far enough in the rearview to where...
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