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NBA's Hornets back Charlotte's bid for WNBA team
News of the bid comes less than two weeks after Florida-based Zawyer Sports & Entertainment disclosed plans for a new women’s basketball league that will debut in 2026 with a Charlotte club as well as a team in Greensboro. The Charlotte team will play at Bojangles Coliseum.
Charlotte Hornets helping aid push to bring back Charlotte Sting as WNBA expansion team
The Charlotte Hornets want the WNBA to feel the sting in the Queen City. The NBA team is backing a push to bring back a WNBA team to the Charlotte area.
Hornets voice support for WNBA expansion team in Charlotte
The owners of the Charlotte Hornets are voicing their support for the return of women’s professional basketball in the Queen City.
Hornets owners backing bid for WNBA expansion team in Charlotte
In a statement to WUNC, the Charlotte Hornets confirmed its ownership group is backing a bid to bring a WNBA expansion franchise to Charlotte. The Sting played in Charlotte from 1997 to 2006.
Bring back the Sting: Charlotte needs the WNBA to come back. And it just might happen
A prospective ownership group is trying to lure the WNBA back to Charlotte after the original Charlotte Sting disbanded in 2007. The Charlotte Hornets’ owners are involved in the effort as minority partners.
Charlotte WNBA consultant sees winning formula in expansion bid
Charlotte’s bid for an expansion WNBA team includes backing from the NBA Hornets but the lead investor is Erica Berman, part of a family that has built New York-based credit and financial services company CardWorks Inc.
Bring back the Sting: Hornets back local bid for WNBA team
That’s the name of Charlotte’s old WNBA team. READ MORE: WNBA files trademark for Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Hornets are now backing an effort for the team’s return. As Channel 9′s Joe Bruno reports,
Hornets owners want to help bring WNBA team back to Charlotte
A bid has been submitted to bring a WNBA team back to Charlotte. Why it matters: Charlotte's first WNBA franchise, the Charlotte Sting, folded nearly two decades ago, but support for women's sports has transformed since the early 2000s, giving WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert confidence to aim for a 16-team league by 2028.
Dawn Staley talks about Charlotte's push to bring back WNBA team
South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley reacts to the push that Charlotte wants to have a WNBA team again.
Hornets ownership backs bid to revive WNBA Charlotte Sting franchise
Charlotte Hornets owners Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall are throwing their support behind efforts to bring WNBA basketball back to the Queen City through a bid to revive the Charlotte Sting franchise.
WNBA expansion: Which cities are in the running to earn the 16th team?
Patrick Mahomes, Candace Parker and Kevin Durant are among those interested in ownership stakes of a new team.
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WNBA Considers Former Franchise Cities as Expansion Team Bids Mount
With the window to bid on the league's 16th team officially closed, four expansion markets are shooting to revive former WNBA ...
Charlotte, Appalachian State’s 2025 Uptown season opener moved to Friday
The Charlotte 49ers and Appalachian State Mountaineers will start their football season this year in the heart of the Queen ...
Berman family officially submits bid to restore Charlotte Sting franchise
Information for this article was provided by a press release from Bid Consultant Nadia Eke of stinghive.com In a significant ...