football http://wfae.org en The Carolinas' Divided NFL Loyalties http://wfae.org/post/carolinas-divided-nfl-loyalties <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Nationally, the Panthers </span>aren'’t<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> one of the </span>NFL'’s<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> most popular teams. In fact, try </span>4th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> least popular, according to an <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/59058/where-every-nfl-team-ranks-in-popularity" target="_blank">ESPN Sports Poll</a> taken last year--</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">not too surprising, considering the </span>team is<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;only heading into its </span>18th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> season of existence.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:08:43 +0000 Ben Bradford 25368 at http://wfae.org The Carolinas' Divided NFL Loyalties First Practice For The 49ers http://wfae.org/post/first-practice-49ers <p>While there were no helmets or pads, there was a lot of running.<br><br>About 85 football players, all decked out in their squeaky clean t-shirts, shorts, and cleats ran full field sprints.&nbsp; For the next three weeks, they’ll be doing these daily conditioning drills and learning their position techniques.<br><br>The first game is not until August 31st, 2013, over a year away. Because of that, head coach Brad Lambert says one of his biggest challenges is to keep it these practices creative. &nbsp;<br> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:13 +0000 Tanner Latham 3849 at http://wfae.org First Practice For The 49ers