Posts Tagged Charlotte

Bobcats will pick No. 4 overall in NBA draft

NBA basketball team representatives sit onstage at the start of the NBA draft lottery, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats are having just as tough of a time winning the NBA lottery as they are winning basketball games of late.

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Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote

Drivers approach the start line to begin the first segment of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bruton Smith just can’t help himself sometimes.

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AP Source: Jordan changing team name to Hornets

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team’s name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

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Johnson wins again and shrugs off the haters

Jimmie Johnson celebrates with his crew in victory lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — It’s only fitting that Jimmie Johnson’s latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy.

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