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Bryce Young still isn’t ready, and Panthers’ QB plight remains a hot mess after Denver loss
I was curious. Maybe you were too. I wanted to know if Bryce Young would look any different after a forced five-week sabbatical. I wrote that Young should start the … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article294271999.html#storylink=rss
7 quick thoughts on Charlotte Hornets after they lost their home opener to Miami Heat
The Charlotte Hornets had the sellout crowd you want for the home opener. And they had a top-flight opponent. And they had a stirring halftime tribute to their former public … Click to Continue...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article294272414.html#storylink=rss
After Helene, App State football returns to Boone as Western NC searches for normalcy
Shortly after Hurricane Helene devastated much of Western North Carolina in late September, Appalachian State football coach Shawn Clark decided to see what the damage looked like in Boone. Going...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article294271889.html#storylink=rss
Hello again, Bryce: After latest loss, it’s time for Panthers to make another change at QB
It’s time for the Carolina Panthers to make a change. Again. Andy Dalton is looking very much his age, and Carolina’s offense looks like a car on blocks that needs … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article293834884.html#storylink=rss
When you are both a journalist and a firefighter, which comes first when a hurricane hits?
Many journalists have covered the damage that Hurricane Helene wrought in Western North Carolina when it devastated much of the area in late September. Very few of them, though, have … Click to...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article293834284.html#storylink=rss
Panthers coach Dave Canales takes pride in his Hispanic heritage, which fueled NFL rise
In June, just after a Carolina Panthers practice had wrapped up, head coach Dave Canales gave the longest locker room pep talk of his life. It took five hours. No … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article293834039.html#storylink=rss
Panthers have an embarrassing defense, and nothing will get better until that’s fixed
Just as the Carolina Panthers’ offense has started to look more lively, their defense has turned a corner, too — and quickly fallen into a gaping hole. There was more … Click to Continue »...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article293565399.html#storylink=rss
Requiem for a newspaperman: Ron Green’s funeral a fitting tribute to a Charlotte legend
Ron Green’s funeral began Monday afternoon in Charlotte with the national anthem. It was a fitting tribute for the longtime local sports columnist, and not just because he once served … Click...
The Panthers showed promise vs. Bengals, but it wasn’t enough on ‘a day of near misses’
The home fans at Bank of America Stadium saw another loss Sunday for the Carolina Panthers, and there was nothing unusual about that. But the way the Panthers lost? That … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article292990324.html#storylink=rss
Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz on his deep NC roots and the origin story of ‘Hello friends’
You may know that Jim Nantz is one of the most famous sports broadcasters in America. Since being hired by CBS Sports in 1985 at age 26, he’s become a … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/sports-legends/article292458614.html#storylink=rss
Panthers wideouts finally got going in Sunday’s win. But change may still be on the way.
The wide receiving corps for the Carolina Panthers had what was by far its best day of the 2024 regular season Sunday in the team’s 36-22 win over the Las … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article292877359.html#storylink=rss
When Andy Dalton subbed in for Bryce Young on Sunday, did Panthers’ entire season change?
The Panthers benched Bryce Young two games into the 2024 season and inserted Andy Dalton into the starting lineup. Also subbing in for Carolina alongside Dalton? Hope. With Dalton, the … Click ...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article292459054.html#storylink=rss
The Panthers benched Bryce Young for Andy Dalton. It’s absolutely the right thing to do
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said repeatedly that “Bryce is our quarterback,” he benched Bryce Young on Monday. This … C...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article292569924.html#storylink=rss
Overwhelmed Panthers QB Bryce Young got booed Sunday. He should have been benched
I’ve covered the Carolina Panthers for 30 years, and I’ve never heard boos at the home opener like these. They came so early and so often, from a fan base … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article292087650.html#storylink=rss
Panthers get humiliated in season opener. And I’m not sure Bryce Young will ever work out.
On Bryce Young’s very first pass of the 2024 season, he threw an interception. In the second half, Young improved. It took him until his second pass to throw an … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article291797305.html#storylink=rss
The first NFL game day for Panthers head coach Dave Canales? ‘He’s built for this’
As Dave Canales prepares for his first real test as the Carolina Panthers’ head coach at 1 p.m. Sunday at New Orleans, he’s got big, big plans. Many of them … Click to Continue »
There was hope for Charlotte 49ers football on Saturday. Then, it collapsed in a heap
Everything seemed new for a while at the Charlotte 49ers’ season opener Saturday night. And then — in a 30-7 home loss to James Madison — it all got old … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/charlotte-49ers/article291432770.html#storylink=rss
Bryce Young report card: How did Panthers’ QB, offense look in lone preseason appearance?
Carolina fans got a reason to hope on Saturday — finally. Bryce Young, Dave Canales and the Panthers’ offense had a near-perfect opening drive Saturday in the preseason finale against … Cli...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article291153600.html#storylink=rss
The Carolina Panthers finally scored a TD, but the NFL preseason has become a joke
It took nearly three hours, but the fans who stuck around for the Carolina Panthers’ latest lackadaisical preseason game did finally get to celebrate a touchdown at the end. On … Click to Con...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article290962344.html#storylink=rss
The Panthers just had their best practice of 2024, and suddenly I think there’s some hope
Not too long ago, I was talking to a well-placed Panthers source about when he knew 2023 was going to go completely wrong. It was the joint practice against the … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article290962339.html#storylink=rss
Once, long ago, the Carolina Panthers scored a touchdown. Do you even remember when?
If it feels like it’s been nearly eight months since you’ve seen the Carolina Panthers score a touchdown, well, that’s because it has. The Panthers last found the end zone … Click to Cont...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article290728409.html#storylink=rss
Soccer is having a moment in Charlotte. Real Madrid, Chelsea FC provided more proof
Charlotte felt like a soccer town again on Tuesday night — an occurrence that seems more and more common as the years pass. There were 62,617 loud, proud fans — … Click to Continue »
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/soccer/article290728384.html#storylink=rss
Bryce Young ‘good, not great,’ backup QB nurses injury as Panthers return to Clemson
The Carolina Panthers returned to Clemson on Thursday night for the first time since 1995, when they played an entire season in Death Valley because Bank of America Stadium hadn’t … Click to ...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article290533784.html#storylink=rss
Xavier Legette’s 1st day of NFL training camp for Carolina Panthers got one bad review
Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Xavier Legette had one very harsh critic Wednesday after his training camp practice: Himself. Rather than starting with the usual platitudes in his first pr...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article289878914.html#storylink=rss
Cam Newton has been giving Bryce Young advice. Here are 3 things I hope Cam tells him
They were both No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks, and Heisman Trophy winners from SEC schools, and quarterbacks who came to Charlotte with the weight of a franchise upon them. … Click to Continue ...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article289878949.html#storylink=rss
Spartanburg loses the Carolina Panthers this summer, and a magical era comes to an end
The Carolina Panthers have been going to Spartanburg every summer for the past 30 years. It’s like an annual beach vacation, without the sand — although I’ll tell you a … Click to Continu...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article289630612.html#storylink=rss
NC State legend David Thompson just turned 70. His birthday party fit him perfectly
They held a party Saturday for David “Skywalker” Thompson, the N.C. State icon and basketball hall of famer, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. And it was just right … Click to Continue ...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article290021054.html#storylink=rss
Uruguayan soccer players and Colombian fans fought, but Charlotte got the black eye
Uruguayan soccer players climbed into the Bank of America stands after their defeat in a Copa America semifinal Wednesday night, with several of them exchanging punches with Colombian fans. You ...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/copa-america/article289960254.html#storylink=rss
Cam, Luke, Peppers, Smith: These are the 15 greatest Carolina Panthers of all time
As the Carolina Panthers approach their 30th season, I decided to look back before we start looking forward — to training camp in late July and preseason games in August … Click to Continue ...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article289710789.html#storylink=rss
30 for 30: Counting down the 30 best Carolina Panthers in an anniversary season
The Carolina Panthers are about to start their 30th NFL season. And although it’s easy to forget with the Panthers coming off an NFL-worst 2-15 year, this team was extremely … Click to Contin...
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article289710779.html#storylink=rss