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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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Hornets stumble into first postseason game since 2016, earning nationally-televised play-in game against the Pacers
By Chase Whitney May 16, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP With Sunday afternoon’s season-ending loss to the Washington Wizards, the Charlotte Hornets finish the season in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings and will match up against the Indiana Pacers on the road...
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Hornets will play in first postseason game since 2016, but it’s all uphill from here
By Chase Whitney May 12, 2021 (updated) Photo: Chris Carlson / AP There are but three games remaining in the 2020-2021 regular season for the Charlotte Hornets, and while their play-in tournament seed hasn’t been locked, fans have a general idea of where the team...
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LaMelo Ball is back, just in time for a playoff run and a shot to claim Rookie of the Year
By Chase Whitney May 3, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP The moment that Charlotte Hornets fans have been patiently waiting for since the dreadful night of March 20 is finally here; LaMelo Ball has returned to play, and Malik Monk came back right alongside...
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Charlotte Knights baseball returns to Uptown, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming season
By John Bauman April 30, 2021 (updated) Dan Rajkowski, the Knights’ Chief Operating Officer, explained Wednesday at a Knights Media Day that the team last played on August 29, 2019. Over a year and a half later, the team will finally take the field again...
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What should the Carolina Panthers do with the No. 8 pick in the NFL Draft?
By Zach Goins April 19, 2021 Photo: Perry Knotts / AP As the end of April nears, NFL general managers and coaches around the league are entering scramble mode– watching as much tape as possible, conducting final interviews and making the last adjustments to their...
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A look at Miles Bridges’ best dunks so far in his NBA career
By Chase Whitney April 12, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP What Miles Bridges did to Clint Capela on Sunday afternoon against the Hawks should be considered a crime. A lawyer could present an argument that Bridges violated Capela’s right to personal space by leaping...
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Hubert Davis is the right man for the job at North Carolina
By John Bauman April 9, 2021 Photo: Gerry Broome / AP Bubba Cunningham had a choice. After Roy Williams retired from his position as basketball coach at North Carolina on April 1, UNC’s athletic director had a few different ways he could have gone with...
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Can former No. 3 pick Sam Darnold be the answer for the Carolina Panthers?
By Zach Goins April 5, 2021 Photo: Perry Knotts / AP The Panthers may have found their quarterback of the future, and the NFL Draft is still weeks away. On Monday the Panthers acquired quarterback Sam Darnold from the New York Jets in exchange for...
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A look back at Roy Williams’ greatest moments with the North Carolina Tar Heels
By John Bauman April 4, 2021 Photo: Paul Sancya / AP For the longest time, Dean Smith was Carolina basketball. Coach Smith, as he was known around the program, was the men’s basketball coach for 36 years at North Carolina. He won 879 games and...
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