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Monday, September 26, 2011
sports Charlotte Roller Girls stumble in final home match
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:40 PM
The Charlotte Roller Girls got crunched by the Cape Fear Roller Girls, 218-64, on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Grady Cole Center. The match was a lot tougher than the score would lead you to believe as both teams tried out new defensive strategies and played their hearts out for the two-hour duration.
Here's a quick slideshow of some of the action:
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Monday, July 25, 2011
sports Photos: Charlotte Roller Girls (7/23/2011)
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 3:24 PM
The Charlotte Roller Girls played a double-header on Saturday, July 23, 2011, with mixed results. The B Dazzlers lost to the Appalachian Rollergirls in the opening match at Grady Cole Center, while the All-Stars defeated the Carolina Rollergirls. You can find out more about the team and its upcoming matches here.
The match also featured performances by Grown Up Avenger Stuff and music from DJ Spider.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
sports / News Carolina Panthers' schedule released
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:44 PM
The Carolina Panthers released their 2011 schedule tonight. Here it is:
Panthers Regular-Season Schedule (All times Eastern)
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 11, at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 18, Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 25, Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 2, at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 9, New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 16, at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 23, Washington, 1 p.m.
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 30, Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Week 9: BYE
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 13, Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 20, at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 27, at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 4, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 11, Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 18, at Houston, 1 p.m.
Week 16: Saturday, Dec. 24, Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 1, at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
sports / News Bobcats fall out of playoff contention
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Charlotte's D.J. Augustin missed a last second layup, sending the team's battle with the Magic into overtime. But the fire that burned within the Bobcats during the second half and charged a comeback couldn't fuel their overtime abilities as Orlando scored the first nine points and sent the Bobcats packing. There will be no joy in Mudville tonight. With the loss, Charlotte was eliminated from playoff contention.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
News / sports Photos: Bobcats vs. Cavaliers, 3/30/11
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:06 PM
The Charlotte Bobcats remain one game out of the final playoff spot after knocking off the Cleveland Cavaliers at home on March 30. The game came down to a missed last-second shot by the Cavs that gave the 98-97 win to Charlotte and kept them in the postseason hunt. The Bobcats next home game is on Sunday, April 3, at 6 p.m. against Washington.
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Photos by Jeff Hahne.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
sports / News Carolina Panthers schedule released
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:53 AM
The Carolina Panthers have released their 2010 schedule for the upcoming season. They'll open against the N.Y. Giants at the new Meadowlands stadium.
Here it is (all games are at 1 p.m. unless noted):
Sept. 12 @ Giants
Sept. 19 vs. Buccaneers
Sept. 26 vs. Bengals
Oct. 3 @ Saints
Oct. 10 vs. Bears
Oct. 17 BYE
Oct. 24 vs. 49ers
Oct. 31 at Rams
Nov. 7 vs. Saints
Nov. 14 at Buccaneers
Nov. 21 vs. Ravens
Nov. 28 at Browns
Dec. 5 at Seahawks (4:15 p.m.)
Dec. 12 vs. Falcons
Dec. 19 vs. Cardinals
Dec. 23 at Steelers (8:20 p.m.)
Jan. 2 at Falcons
Monday, March 8, 2010
Arts / sports / News Charlotte Roller Girls dominate in season opener
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM
On Saturday, March 6, the Carolina Bootleggers roller derby team rolled into the Grady Cole Center for what was expected to be a hard-fought match with the Charlotte Roller Girls.
While the match started out in fierce competition, the ladies in purple and black proved too much for Carolina and sent Carolina back to Durham after a crushing 108-46 defeat. The next match is on April 10 in a double-header: CQS Miss B-havers vs. CLTRG B Dazzlers and
Dominion Derby Dames vs. CLTRG All-Stars — get your tickets early, as the March 6 bout sold out quickly.
Here are some of the images from the battlefied. The season's off to a great start:
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
News / sports / Pop Culture Brooklyn Decker covers Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition
Posted by Carlton Hargro on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Looks like Matthews native Brooklyn Decker made it. Congrats! Check out our interview with her here.
Friday, February 5, 2010
sports / News UFC heads back to Charlotte
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Charlotte for the first time in 15 years on March 31 at Bojangles Coliseum. The event will be live on Spike for their "Fight Night Live." Season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter will debut after the televised event.
The main event features Kenny Florian taking on Takanori Gomi. The remaining bouts have not yet been announced.
Tickets go on sale on Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. Tickets range from $250 to $35.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
News / sports Bootie's not all bad
Posted by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Note: The researchers didn't say inhaling Oreos and sitting on your ass is healthy. Rather, they reported a little junk-in-the-trunk is healthy. Don't get confused.
Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for your health, protecting against heart and metabolic problems, UK experts have said.Hip fat mops up harmful fatty acids and contains an anti-inflammatory agent that stops arteries clogging, they say.
Big behinds are preferable to extra fat around the waistline, which gives no such protection, the Oxford team said.
Science could look to deliberately increase hip fat, they told the International Journal of Obesity.
And in the future, doctors might prescribe ways to redistribute body fat to the hips to protect against cardiovascular and metabolic diseases such as diabetes.
The researchers said having too little fat around the hips can lead to serious metabolic problems, as occurs in Cushing's syndrome.
Read the rest of this BBC article, and check out a picture of JLo (of course), here.
