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LaMelo Ball scored 30 points with 10 assists and hit the go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime. Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell at the buzzer as Charlotte beat Miami 127-126 in the So
Jack Beckett·Apr 15, 2026
Jacksonville shut out the Charlotte Knights 3-0 on Tuesday at VyStar Ballpark. Two home runs in the sixth inning were the only scoring in a game where Charlotte managed three hits and struck out 13 ti
Jack Beckett·Apr 15, 2026
Charlotte hosts Miami in a single-elimination play-in game Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The Hornets finished 44-38 after starting 4-14. The Heat won the season series 3-1. One game from the franchise's first p
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
Sandis Vilmanis set a franchise record with four goals as the Checkers routed Hershey 6-1. Charlotte is 12-3-1 since March 1 and locked into the Calder Cup Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
The Knights erupted for seven runs in the third inning — highlighted by homers from Pereira and Kelenic — to crush Memphis 13-4 and split the six-game homestand. Charlotte opens at Jacksonville on Tue
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
The Hornets closed the regular season with a 110-96 win over the Knicks, finishing 44-38 and clinching home-court advantage in the play-in tournament. Charlotte hosts Miami on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in
Jack Beckett·Apr 13, 2026
Charlotte's five-game winning streak ends as Hershey's Bogdan Trineyev and Louie Belpedio score in the first two periods. Mikulas Hovorka's third-period goal wasn't enough in a 2-1 loss at Bojangles C
Jack Beckett·Apr 12, 2026
Nashville SC rested seven starters for Champions Cup and still beat Charlotte FC 2-1 at Bank of America Stadium. Eddi Tagseth and Patrick Yazbek scored for Nashville; Archie Goodwin's 90th-minute pena
Jack Beckett·Apr 12, 2026
Tanner McDougal struck out eight in six innings, but home runs from Bligh Madris and Joshua Báez powered Memphis to a 6-4 win in Game 5 at Truist Field. The Redbirds lead the series 3-2 heading into S
Jack Beckett·Apr 12, 2026
JR Motorsports placed four entries in the top five at Bristol. The Mooresville operation's organizational depth — from Rodney Childers' strategy call to the talent corridor that feeds it — is the real
Jack Beckett·Apr 12, 2026
Mario Camilletti delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning Friday night to give Charlotte a 9-8 win over Memphis, tying the series 2-2. The Knights overcame a 7-run Memphis sev
John Speedway·Apr 11, 2026
Detroit beat Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, with the Hornets scoring just 10 points in the fourth quarter and shooting 2-for-19 from three after halftime. The loss locks Charlotte into the play-in
Jack Beckett·Apr 11, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets enter the final weekend of the regular season at 43-37, ninth in the East, with two games left — Detroit tonight and the Knicks on Sunday at MSG. The difference between eighth an
John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026
Kyle Larson is the defending winner of Saturday night's Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol — and he's not eligible for the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. The reigning Cup champion has won his last two O'Rei
John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026
Rajah Caruth earned his first Dash 4 Cash spot at Rockingham with a two-position move in the final nine laps. Now he takes it to Bristol — in a different car than he qualified in, with Jesse Love some
John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026
Justin Allgaier enters Saturday's Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol with seven Dash 4 Cash wins and $700,000 collected — both all-time records. His three competitors for the $100,000 bonus have never wo
John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026
After spending $165 million on defense in free agency, the Carolina Panthers pick 19th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft — and the choice reveals everything about how GM Dan Morgan views Bryce Young's sit
Jack Beckett·Apr 9, 2026
Memphis scored six runs in the sixth inning to blow open a 1-0 game and beat the Charlotte Knights 9-4 at Truist Field. Korey Lee hit his first home run of the year in the eighth, but it was too late.
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
The Celtics won the season series 2-1, but the pattern matters more than the record. Both Boston victories followed the same arc: Charlotte built a lead, then the Celtics made a second-half change the
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
Charlotte dropped from the eighth seed to the ninth after Tuesday's loss in Boston. The difference is structural: at eighth, you get two play-in games. At ninth, you get one. Here's what the standings
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
LaMelo Ball scored 36 points with six threes against Boston on Tuesday, but his last field goal came with 8:13 left in the third quarter. Jordan Walsh shut him down, Charlotte scored 15 in the fourth,
Jack Beckett·Apr 8, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-1 win at Tampa Bay Sun FC on Sunday, as Lily Nabet scored her first professional goal. The result keeps the Ascent third in the G
Jack Beckett·Apr 6, 2026
Charlotte FC beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1 at Bank of America Stadium on a rainy Saturday night. Ashley Westwood opened the scoring in the 30th minute, Danley Jean Jacques equalized in the 78th, and
Jack Beckett·Apr 5, 2026
LaMelo Ball scored 35, Miles Bridges went 10-for-12, and Charlotte beat Minnesota 122-108 to move within half a game of sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Jack Beckett·Apr 5, 2026
Brent Crews turned eighteen on March 30. Six days later, the Hickory native was leading the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway in his first career start at this oval distance
John Speedway·Apr 4, 2026
William Sawalich won his first O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday, becoming the youngest winner in track history in his 42nd career start. The nineteen-year-old Joe Gib
John Speedway·Apr 4, 2026
Trevor Carrick scored the winner in the third period and Gracyn Sawchyn returned from an 88-day absence with two assists as Charlotte extended its road winning streak to four games.
Jack Beckett·Apr 4, 2026
Charlotte beat Indiana 129-108 for its eighth win in ten games, improving to 42-36 with four games remaining. Five Hornets scored in double figures in a balanced, system-driven performance.
Jack Beckett·Apr 4, 2026
Kon Knueppel made his 261st three-pointer to break Kemba Walker's Charlotte Hornets franchise record in a 127-107 rout of the Phoenix Suns. Miles Bridges led with 25 points as Charlotte improved to 41
Jack Beckett·Apr 3, 2026
23XI Racing — built in Huntersville by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin — has four wins in seven races to start the 2026 Cup Series season. Tyler Reddick leads the standings by 82 points. Charlotte's n
John Speedway·Apr 2, 2026
The Charlotte Checkers won their third straight game Wednesday night, defeating the Rochester Americans 5-3 at Blue Cross Arena behind Jack Studnicka's 28-second opener, Ben Steeves' milestone 20th go
Jack Beckett·Apr 2, 2026
Charlotte FC are 2-1-2 through five matches with eight points and third in the Eastern Conference. Pep Biel has four goals from midfield, the 6-1 Red Bulls rout set a club record, and Wilfried Zaha's
Jack Beckett·Apr 1, 2026
The Panthers committed $165 million to edge rusher Jaelan Phillips and linebacker Devin Lloyd before the free agency negotiating period was 24 hours old. With Derrick Brown, Nic Scourton, and Jaycee H
Jack Beckett·Apr 1, 2026
The Checkers are 39-21-5, locked into third in the Atlantic with home ice secured, and closing the regular season with seven consecutive home games at Bojangles Coliseum. The defending Eastern Confere
Jack Beckett·Apr 1, 2026
Brandon Miller scored 25 points on 7-of-13 shooting as the Hornets routed the Nets 117-86 at Barclays Center, snapping a two-game losing streak. Charlotte moves to 40-36, tied with Miami in the play-i
Jack Beckett·Apr 1, 2026
Charlotte went 12-for-43 from three against a Boston team missing Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 32 as the Celtics won 114-99. The Hornets drop to 39-36 with seven g
Jack Beckett·Mar 30, 2026
Charlotte swept Durham with a 19-2 blowout, an extra-innings walk-off, and a ninth-inning walk-off. The pitching staff allowed six runs in 29 innings behind top prospects Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz.
Jack Beckett·Mar 30, 2026
Charlotte blows a 13-point second-half lead as Joel Embiid scores 29 and blocks Brandon Miller's potential game-tying three. The 76ers walk out of Spectrum Center with a 118-114 win that snaps the Hor
Jack Beckett·Mar 29, 2026
Lee Pulliam — the late model legend making his first NASCAR national series start — led 40 laps at Martinsville, caused a 19-car pileup on a late restart, apologized immediately, and still finished fi
John Speedway·Mar 28, 2026
The Charlotte Knights opened the 2026 International League season with a 19-2 demolition of the Durham Bulls at Truist Field. Six home runs, 11 runs in the fourth inning, and dominant pitching from Wh
Jack Beckett·Mar 28, 2026
Charlotte City Council approved $25 million for Bojangles Coliseum HVAC repairs. Two days later, the Checkers clinched their eighth consecutive Calder Cup Playoffs berth. The 70-year-old building and
Jack Beckett·Mar 28, 2026
Kon Knueppel scores 26 with six threes as Charlotte snaps New York's seven-game winning streak, pulling into a tie for eighth in the Eastern Conference with five straight wins.
Jack Beckett·Mar 27, 2026
Joel Embiid returned from a 13-game absence and dropped 35 on the Bulls. Saturday he brings the 76ers to Spectrum Center with the play-in on the line. One game separates Charlotte from the seventh see
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets routed the Sacramento Kings 134-90, tying a franchise record with 26 three-pointers and extending their winning streak to four games. LaMelo Ball passed Dell Curry for second on
Jack Beckett·Mar 26, 2026
Darius Rucker confirmed as co-owner of Legacy Motor Club on the Dan Patrick Show. Plus: O'Reilly Series posts its biggest Darlington audience in seven years, Denny Hamlin signals Tyler Reddick's contr
John Speedway·Mar 26, 2026
The Charlotte Knights open their 2026 season Friday at Truist Field against the Durham Bulls. First pitch is 7:04 p.m. Here is what to know before you go.
Jack Beckett·Mar 25, 2026
Charlotte enters Tuesday at 37-34, one game out of the 8th seed, with Philadelphia and Boston both on the schedule before March ends. The math is workable. The question is whether the Hornets can hold
Jack Beckett·Mar 24, 2026
The Checkers swept Lehigh Valley twice at Bojangles Coliseum. Charlotte FC set a franchise record with six goals against the Red Bulls. The Hornets blew out Memphis. Here is where Charlotte's teams st
Jack Beckett·Mar 23, 2026
Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington from the pole for his fourth Cup victory in six 2026 races, beating Brad Keselowski by 5.8 seconds despite cool shirt and electrical issues. Michael Jo
John Speedway·Mar 23, 2026
LaMelo Ball dropped 29 on Memphis. The Checkers scored three in the first period. Charlotte FC put up six goals. Three home games, three blowouts, one Saturday in March. Charlotte went 3-0.
John Speedway·Mar 22, 2026
