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We're talking about a four-game Charlotte Hornets win streak that's got people talking; Charlotte 49ers chances at getting to the NCAA basketball tournament; Johnson C. Smith's regular season finale and bidding for the CIAA football championship game.

The Charlotte FC defender talks about his soccer journey, playing for his hometown team and lessons learned with three coaches in as many seasons. He's also paying his experiences forward to veterans and rookies alike.

Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell talks about the process behind bidding for the CIAA football championship game starting in 2025. Organizers tout a weekend of activities to coincide with the title game as well as Charlotte's marketability as a major sports, business and entertainment hub.

Carolina Core Sporting Director Eddie Pope talks about his North Carolina soccer roots, Major League Soccer and U.S. National Team success and leading the MLS Next Pro startup in High Point.

Golden Bulls football coach Maurice Flowers talks about the recruit class, top signee Quavaris Crouch, their national TV debut on ESPN and a tough CIAA schedule.

Carolina Core head coach Roy Lassiter talks about leading the MLS Next Pro startup ahead of its inaugural season, sharing his MLS experience with players looking to move up the soccer ladder and the first game against in-state rival Crown Legacy.

Expectations for new Panthers coach Dave Canales, what the Hornets need for relevance at the trade deadline and Charlotte 49ers basketball has the campus' attention.

Victor Wembanyama won't be in the lineup for the San Antonio Spurs' lone visit to Charlotte. Johnson C. Smith pulls off a football recruiting coup with the addition of Harding High alumnus Quavaris Crouch.

The Carolina Panthers kick general manager Scott Fitterer to the curb and renovations are coming to Spectrum Center starting in May 2024. Price tag: $275 million.

Philip Poole, an assistant coach with the U.S. Women's National Team, talks about his new assignment with the startup Super League Carolina, the growth of professional women's soccer and differences between USL Super League and National Women's Soccer League.

Herb White and Cameron Williams talk about bad officiating, recap the Duke's Mayo Bowl and make bold predictions ahead of the New Year. The prognosticators disagree on the College Football Playoff semifinals and title game, too.

Johnson C. Smith football coach Maurice Flowers reveals need areas, use of the transfer portal and parlaying a 7-4 season into success with recruits. Host: Herb White.

Herb White and Cameron Williams talk Charlotte 49ers football 2024 early signees, Power Echols, Carolina Panthers' second win and Charlotte FC's new head coach.

Herb White and Cameron Williams of The Charlotte Post talk about how the 1-12 Carolina Panthers should move forward, the Duke's Mayo Bowl losing its luster with Drake Maye opting out and Charlotte 49ers basketball.

Cameron Williams and Herb White team up to discuss the Carolina Panthers' woes, Johnson C. Smith's Florida Beach Bowl preparations, preview Duke-Charlotte basketball and NCAA proposal to compensate college athletes.

Johnson C. Smith University's breakthrough 2023 football season earned the Golden Bulls an invitation to the inaugural Florida Beach Bowl December 13 against Fort Valley State in Fort Lauderdale. Head coach Maurice Flowers discusses preparations for the game and what it means to the program and JCSU as a whole.

Johnson C. Smith, which beat West Virginia Wesleyan 49-6 in its Sept. 2 season opener, last accomplished the feat in 2013. Head coach Maurice Flowers is using history as inspiration for the Golden Bulls, who haven't posted a winning record since 2012.

Donal Ware, host of the nationally syndicated sports talk program BOXTOROW, talks about expansion into the Charlotte market at 730 AM The Game, the state of radio landscape and his work as the play-by-play voice of North Carolina A&T athletics.

USA Football Women's Flag National Team member Amber Clark talks about playing in the IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship July 5-7 at UNC Charlotte. Clark, a native of Greenville, North Carolina, talks about the growth of flag in the U.S. and abroad and hopes for a place on the Olympic program.

A conversation with the Big South's new leader on shifts in the college sports landscape, a football alliance with the Ohio Valley Conference and breaking barriers in athletics administration.

The grass is greener – and permanent – at Eddie McGirt Field as the Golden Bulls football team debuted the school's FieldTurf playing surface. After lagging most of the CIAA in athletics facilities, the McGirt upgrade is the first in a series of additions for JCSU athletics that could open new opportunities and revenue for the school.

Tyrell Jackson was one of Division II's top-ranked quarterbacks in the nation when he was sidelined by a concussion four games into the 2022 season. As spring drills approach, he reviews how the injury changed his approach to football and his outlook going forward. Host: Herb White.

The Golden Bulls went 2-7 with new head coach Maurice Flowers, but at least they were competitive and entertaining – something they haven't been in recent seasons. Flowers offers impressions of his first season and where the program will focus on recruiting for 2023.

First-year coach Shannon Neely Noel and the Royals are searching for their first win as a Division I program. The road has been bumpy, but Noel sees opportunity to grow the sport and the school's profile among North Carolina's best college brands.

Wrestler John Davidson, who goes by the stage name Knull, talks about the business, his backstory and the grapplers who inspired him.