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Charlotte and Greensboro will be home to pro women’s basketball teams in North Carolina for the first time in 20 years
By Cameron Lee January 30, 2025 Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, the ownership group behind the Charlotte Checkers, has officially announced the establishment of the UpShot League, a professional women’s basketball league set to launch in May 2026 with teams in Charlotte, Greensboro (NC), Jacksonville (FL),...
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Hornets Midseason Report: Grading all the players including Coach Charles Lee and Jeff Peterson
By James Plowright January 30, 2025 Photo: Jacob Kupferman / AP The Charlotte Hornets are officially past the halfway point of the 2024-25 season, so it’s time to pass out some midseason grades. In keeping with school traditions, every player and staff member will be...
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Charlotte FC’s all-time leading goalscorer, Karol Świderski, is leaving to join Panathinaikos in Greece
By Billie McGee January 23, 2025 Photo: Kurt Shackelford / CLTure Charlotte FC’s all-time leading goalscorer, Karol Świderski, is leaving the club to join Panathinaikos in Greece. Świderski had been with the club since its inaugural season, leading the team in goals in two of...
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Born in France with West African roots, Moussa Diabaté’s journey is well traveled, but there’s hope he’ll settle in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee January 20, 2025 Photo: Chris Carlson / AP Charlotte Hornets center Moussa Diabaté wasn’t your typical McDonald’s All-American or five-star recruit coming out of high school. The Parisian, whose parents are from Mali and Guinea in West Africa, didn’t start playing basketball...
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Charlotte FC is nearing a deal to sign former Premier League Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha
By Billy McGee January 16, 2025 Photo: Neil Hanna / Cal Sport Media / AP Charlotte FC has reportedly signed Wilfried Zaha on loan from Galatasaray, per Fabrizio Romano. Zaha, a skillful winger that primarily plays on the left, will occupy a designated player roster...
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Breaking Down the Nick Richards Trade: Was it a Good Move for the Charlotte Hornets?
By James Plowright January 15, 2025 The Charlotte Hornets have traded backup center Nick Richards and a 2025 second-round pick (via Denver) to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward Josh Okogie and three second-round picks (2026 from Denver, and 2031 from both Denver and...
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Hornets games will be broadcast on public television for the first time since 2008, including Warriors and Lakers
By Cameron Lee January 14, 2025 For the first time since the 2007-08 season, NBA basketball in Charlotte will air on public television. The Hornets have announced a partnership with WSOC-TV (Channel 9) and TV 64 to simulcast five games this season. Among the games...
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With the return of Pep Biel and the reported signing of Eryk Williamson, Charlotte FC will look to improve with open DP slot(s)
By Billy McGee January 14, 2025 Charlotte FC’s offseason and transfer business is picking up, as the club announced the return of midfielder Pep Biel on another loan deal that runs through August 1, 2025. Biel was brought in on a loan as a designated...
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With nine draft picks including No. 8 overall, the Panthers will look to improve defense and add weapons for Bryce
By Thomas Bray January 7, 2025 Photo: Kevin Abele (Icon Sportswire) / AP After 18 long weeks, the Carolina Panthers’ season has come to an end. Dave Canales’ first season as head coach was a rollercoaster, but one thing remained constant: the defense — or,...
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Rick Bonnell Memorial Scholarship awarding $10,000 to NC college journalism student, opened through January 6
By Cameron Lee December 29, 2024 Rick Bonnell, the award-winning sports journalist who worked with the Charlotte Observer covering the Hornets since their inception in 1988, passed away in 2021, at the age of 63. The son of a sports journalist who graduated from Syracuse...
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