Sports

UNC Charlotte’s football stadium expansion lands record $25M gift from local exec

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Kyle Busch sells NASCAR team to Spire Motorsports as 2-time Cup champion ends ownership role

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Relying on Andy Dalton’s arm helped the Panthers’ passing game but couldn’t avert an 0-3 start

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For ACC and power conferences, off-site help on football replay reviews is now essential

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NFL players union renews call for grass fields after Aaron Rodgers’ injury

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Carolina Panthers Headlines

Bryce Young returns as starting QB ahead of Panthers-Vikings game

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Panthers WR Adam Thielen eager to face Vikings, who released him after 10 seasons

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Bryce Young on track to play Sunday after returning to practice

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Panthers DJ Chark’s music featured in ‘Madden NFL 24′

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Panthers Xavier Woods rises to the challenge

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Relying on Andy Dalton’s arm helped the Panthers’ passing game but couldn’t avert an 0-3 start

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Charlotte FC Headlines

Acosta leads Cincinnati to 3-0 victory over Charlotte

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Charlotte, DC United play to scoreless draw

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Arfield’s first career goal lifts Charlotte over LAFC 2-1

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Charlotte FC moves into new headquarters at McAlpines Center

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Messi scores again, Inter Miami tops Charlotte 4-0 to make Leagues Cup semifinals

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Charlotte FC takes on Inter Miami in Leagues Cup quarterfinals

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Charlotte FC expects Lionel Messi will play here in October but no guarantees

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Charlotte FC, Andre Shinyashiki agree to terminate contract

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Charlotte FC sells 8,000 tickets in one day with news of Messi to Miami

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Tickets skyrocket for Lionel Messi’s trip to Charlotte FC

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Charlotte Hornets Headlines

P.J. Washington agrees to a 3-year, $48 million contract to remain with the Hornets, AP source says

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New Charlotte Hornets owners envision ‘dramatically different’ arena, winning team

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NBA Board of Governors approves Michael Jordan’s sale of the Charlotte Hornets, AP source says

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LaMelo Ball says he signed 5-year extension with Hornets because team is on the right path

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Hornets’ Miles Bridges apologizes for ‘pain and embarrassment’ from domestic violence investigation

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Charlotte Hornets sign Arkansas’ Nick Smith Jr.

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NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR’s $1M All-Star Race to run at North Wilkesboro again in 2024

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Kyle Busch sells NASCAR team to Spire Motorsports as 2-time Cup champion ends ownership role

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Denny Hamlin signs multiyear contract extension to stay with Joe Gibbs Racing

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Buescher wins at Daytona, eliminating Elliott and helping Wallace land final NASCAR playoff berth

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Former Cup Series champ Kurt Busch formally retires while still recovering from concussion

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2 NASCAR drivers suspended after DWI charges for separate incidents in Huntersville

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