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Debbie Capen is the Exec Director of MiraVia at Belmont Abbey College. “MiraVia is safe haven and source of hope for pregnant mothers and their children”. MiraVia houses and supports women through their pregnancy, delivery and the first two years of their child’s life. All this while allowing them to continue their education. The amazing […]
The former WFNZ host turned Play-By-Play extraordinaire Taylor Zarzour joined Kyle Bailey earlier today to discuss some of the biggest sports stories of the Summer. The first topic on deck for Taylor was this past weekend’s US Open Championship in LA as Taylor noted how big the win was for Wyndham Clark as he continues […]
The next few weeks will have a massive impact on the Charlotte Hornets, between the team holding the 2nd overall pick and Michael Jordan selling his majority stake in the team this has already turned into one of the biggest offseasons in Charlotte Hornets history. A man familiar with Michael Jordan is former COO Pete […]
Virtually ever since Scott Fitterer became the general manager of the Carolina Panthers, one of the things he's been adamant about is that Brian Burns is going to be in Carolina for the foreseeable future. Evidence of that, was the trade deadline last year, when the Rams offered Carolina, two first-round picks, along with a second, and Carolina declined the offer. The fifth-year pass rusher out of Florida State is getting ready for the 2023 season, and he's awaiting a new contract after Carolina picked up his fifth-year option, which is set to pay him $16 million dollars. Last year Burns recorded 12.5 sacks and was named to his second Pro Bowl, as he's proven in his young NFL career, that he can be a productive player, at the premium position on the defensive side of the football. With all of that in mind, how much should he get paid?
We're inching closer to next week's NBA Draft, and with the Finals over, that is now the focal point in the basketball world. The Hornets have been preparing for the draft since January, after a brutal start to the season, had them out of playoff contention right off the bat. A disappointing 27-55 record, did payoff when Charlotte did earn the #2 pick in the draft, just barely missing out on generational talent, Victor Webmanyama. With Charlotte being in control of how the rest of the draft will unfold, they have to decide whether or not to draft Brandon Miller, or Scoot Henderson, both of whom would be potential #1 overall picks in every other draft.
We're only nine days away from the 2023 NBA Draft, and yesterday, Shams Charania of The Athletic, reported that the New Orleans Pelicans, are interested in trading up to either #2 or #3, to draft Scoot Henderson. Of course, by now you know that the Hornets own the #2 pick, and it isn't clear what direction they are going next Thursday night. Should Charlotte be interested in trading away the #2 pick, for either Zion Williamson or Brandon Ingram? Both have ties to the area, with both having played their college basketball at Duke and Williamson, being from Spartanburg, SC, and Ingram from Kinston, NC.
With the belief around the NBA, that Miles Bridges will be back in Charlotte for the 2023-24 season, a lot of people are starting to speculate about the possible contract Bridges will receive. Before his domestic violence issue, on the eve of free agency last summer, Bridges was in line to receive a max contract from Charlotte, after Bridges had a career year. After a year away from basketball, Bridges is still in line to get a big payday, as Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports, expects him to make around $25 million dollars, and John Hollinger of The Athletic, echoed that belief, saying he could receive a contract worth $29 million dollars annually. Is this right? Or should Bridges be paid less, after his off-the-court issue?
Joe Person of the Athletic joined Kyle Bailey earlier today as he recapped Panthers OTA’s from Bryce Young’s continued progress to Jaycee Horn sustaining another injury. The discussion started with Frank Reich announcing that Bryce Young is QB1 right now, but not the week 1 starter as Joe thinks this is just another tiny milestone […]
Brett Jensen from WBT News joins Jeff Rickard on Charlotte Sports Today to discuss the North Carolina sports betting bill that just passed in the Senate and the House. Governor Cooper already said he will pass the bill when it lands on his desk so we can definitely expect sports betting to be legal in […]
Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer joined Kyle Bailey on The Clubhouse as he discussed the latest from Panthers OTA’s. The conversation with Mike started with comments from Tommy Tremble in his latest piece being very critical of former HC Matt Rhule Mike explained that while he thinks Tommy was critical of the way Rhule […]