WNBA, Charlotte Sting

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.
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.
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.
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 support effort to bring Charlotte Sting back to WNBA
According to WUNC, Erica Berman is leading the bid to revive the Sting and bring the WNBA back to the Queen City. Berman's father is the founder of CardWorks, a "leading credit and payments" company based in New York. The bid was submitted prior to the Jan. 30 deadline for WNBA expansion bids, a source confirmed to WCNC Charlotte.
Berman family officially submits bid to restore Charlotte Sting franchise
Information for this article was provided by a press release from Bid Consultant Nadia Eke of stinghive.com In a significant move for women's professional basketball, the Berman family has officially submitted a WNBA expansion bid to revive the Charlotte Sting.
‘We need this!’: Charlotte Sting could return to the WNBA in North Carolina
One of the WNBA’s founding franchises could make a comeback in the Queen City. WNBA officials are applying to take over the Charlotte Sting brand
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