Hornets back local bid for WNBA team

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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