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The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority is trying to bring the CIAA basketball tournament back to Charlotte for three years starting in 2028.

Business

Charlotte loses bid to bring CIAA back — and its economic impact

Marshall Terry

Charlotte got some disappointing economic news this week. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or CIAA, will not be bringing its annual basketball tournament back to Charlotte — for now, anyway. Officials said, the CIAA will be in Baltimore through 2029. Charlotte had hosted the CIAA tournament from 2006 to 2020. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

Sports

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association denies Charlotte’s bid to host

WFAE staff and wire reports

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament will remain in Baltimore through 2029, despite a push from Charlotte to bring the event back to the Queen City.

Business

Tourism group trying to find low hotel room rates for Charlotte's CIAA bid

Steve Harrison

The Charlotte City Council on Monday discussed the city's bid to bring the CIAA back to Charlotte. It moved to Baltimore in 2021.

Johnson C. Smith University is set to compete in the Black College Invitational Championship tournament that begins Thursday, March 21, at Bojangles Coliseum, showcasing athletes from historically Black colleges and universities.

Sports

Charlotte to host Black College Invitational Championship tournament that spotlights HBCU athletes

Elvis Menayese

A basketball tournament designed to spotlight college athletes from historically Black colleges and universities is set to take place in Charlotte this week.

Charlotte Talks

Women's basketball on the rise in Charlotte

Chris Jones

Nearly 20 years after the Charlotte Sting disbanded, the Queen City buzzes again with talk of women’s basketball. We discuss the latest developments and the potential for more women’s basketball coming to Charlotte.

Charlotte Area

Charlotte officials look to make a bid to bring back the CIAA tournament

Charlotte officials have made a bid to bring back the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament to the city for the first time since 2020.

High school swimmers in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district won't get to finish their season after the Board of Education paused in-person classes and other activities amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city.

Sports

Time Out For Sports: CMS Pause On In-Person School Impacts Student-Athletes, Too

Sarah Delia

There's a lot going on in Washington, but that doesn't mean sports news has stopped churning. For starters, high school sports at CMS is in doubt for the rest of the school year. The Carolina Panthers have a new general manager, a traditional ACC power is struggling in college basketball and the CIAA is coming up with a new way to hold a tournament.

Charlotte Area

Want To Go To The Moon? NASA Recruits At CIAA Career Fair

Michael Falero

The Charlotte Convention Center’s Ballroom was a maze of booths filled with companies, professional schools, and government organizations on Thursday.…

Charlotte Area

CIAA Commissioner Looks Back On Tournament As Time In Charlotte Ends

Gwendolyn Glenn

The CIAA basketball tournament is back in Charlotte for its last run -- at least for now. After this year, it will be in Baltimore through 2023. The…

Charlotte Area

Time Out For Sports: CIAA Tournament Back For 15th -- And Maybe Last -- Time In Charlotte

Gwendolyn Glenn

It's Time Out For Sports. The CIAA tournament is back in town for its 75th anniversary and its 15th year in Charlotte. High school basketball playoffs…