Charlotte Hornets

The Carolina Panthers lost in overtime to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. But there’s still plenty of the season left. And in the NBA world, the Charlotte Hornets’ season is just getting started. Meanwhile, University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley got a major long-term contract extension.

The Panthers fell to the Dallas Cowboys Sunday 36-28, marking the Panthers' first loss of the regular season. Plus, the No. 1 high school kicker in the country is in Mecklenburg County. In the NBA world, the Charlotte Hornets' preseason is getting underway.

A lot happened in the local sports world over the last few days. The Carolina Panthers had their first preseason game, the Charlotte Hornets are still in their summer league schedule phase and two high schools have decided not to play varsity football this fall.

The Charlotte Hornets made some tweaks to the roster as the NBA Summer League games kick off. North Carolina A&T athlete return to Greensboro with Olympic gold. And the Carolina Panthers have less than a week until their first preseason game. We’ll catch up on the latest team news.

This week in Time Out for Sports: The Charlotte Hornets got high-profile shooting guards in last week’s NBA Draft. Olympians with North Carolina and South Carolina connections medaled at the Olympics, and the Carolina Panthers started training camp.

The Hornets selected guard James Bouknight from Connecticut with the No. 11 pick and acquired a pair of centers via trade. Kupchak acquired veteran center Mason Plumlee from the Detroit Pistons before the draft, then traded away a future first-round pick to the New York Knicks for the 19th overall pick and got Texas center Kai Jones.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise, making professional and college sports officials nervous. Plus, a local high school basketball star has signed a deal that lets him take advantage of name, image and likeness rules. Oh, and it's NBA draft time. What'll happen with the Charlotte Hornets?

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball’s versatility as a passer, scorer and rebounder earned him NBA Rookie of the Year honors Wednesday despite missing 21 games with a fractured wrist.

The Charlotte Hornets have picked up the team option on coach James Borrego’s contract for next season, said a person familiar with the situation. Borrego is 95-124 in three seasons with the Hornets, including a 33-39 mark this season.

The Charlotte Hornets announced Saturday that they will increase capacity at home games at the Spectrum Center to 60% of the total occupancy, allowing for 12,000 fans per game to view the upcoming State Farm Play-In Tournament or first-round playoff games.