The Charlotte Hornets Sports & Entertainment unveiled updated plans for the next phase of their renovation project at Spectrum Center on Monday.
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The Carolina Panthers said due to construction at the teams practice fields in uptown, they will not allow fans at this year’s and next year’s training camps. The Panthers say they will still host fans during Fan Fest at Bank of America Stadium on August 2nd.
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Charlotte is now in first place in Major League Soccer’s eastern Conference after Saturday’s 3-nil win over San Diego. The team has won all five home matches this season and eight straight overall. Coach Dean Smith said after the win his team is off to a good start but knows there’s still a long way to go.
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One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who burned bright for Team USA in February are set to return to the ice.
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John Cena could become WWE's most decorated world champion ever at WrestleMania this weekend. If he does it, it'll be as the bad guy – a role Cena hasn't played for most of his wrestling career.
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In a dramatic playoff on Sunday, McIlroy defeated Justin Rose to win all four major titles in golf, joining the esteemed ranks of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
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The players are women over 50. The oldest this year is 87. They took the field in South Africa for their "World Cup." One team was crowned the winner but all the players consider themselves champions.
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The South Carolina women’s basketball team came up short in their bid to win back-to-back national championships, falling to Connecticut on Sunday, 82-59. In the men’s tournament, Duke was knocked out of the Final Four Saturday.
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A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of current and former college athletes, known as House vs. NCAA, would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players directly.
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The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.
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NCAA president Charlie Baker discusses a proposed settlement between college athletes and the NCAA for making direct payments to players for their name, image and likeness.
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It’s Final Four time for college men’s and women’s basketball teams in the NCAA Tournament. From the Carolinas, Duke goes against Houston Saturday on the men’s side and for the women, the University of South Carolina’s Gamecocks face Texas on Friday. With more about the tournament’s remaining games, WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn talks with Charlotte Observer veteran sportswriter Langston Wertz Jr.
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The Charlotte Hornets lost on the road Sunday night, falling to the New Orleans Pelicans 98-94. Miles Bridges led the way with 20 points. The Hornets are home on Monday against the Utah Jazz. Meanwhile, star point guard LaMelo Ball is out for the final eight games of the season after undergoing procedures on his ankle and wrist.