Charlotte worthy

David R. Robert J. Joan K. Anne H. Van Ingen. Anne Hubbard. Scott Duenow. Dede B Nash. Elizabeth B. Thomas J. Gregory R. In The News. The New York Times. The Hornets are a youthful team that are entertaining to watch, and there would be some good cross-promotion opportunities there. Their arena is regularly sold out, and those fans would flock to the new Sting, especially given that Staley spent most of her playing career there.

Charlotte is now a favorite to land an MLB expansion team in large part due to the youth median age and growth. This gained more traction recently as the Oakland Athletics are looking to relocate and Charlotte is a speculated location. Charlotte and the surrounding area is filled people and love sports and are open to new teams.

Having a franchise here before would be a way to immediately connect old fans to the new team. The pandemic has likely put more of a halt on possible expansion at the moment. It also makes it hard to gauge current possible attendance and market growth. Email Address. Charlotte, where Dawn Staley played for most of her career, could be the right place to start.

To be clear, there is nothing currently in the works as far as a team coming to Charlotte. The most likely location to get a team sooner than later seems to be the Bay Area. That said, there are a few reasons a team would work in Buzz City now better than back then.

He was also facing legal issues including being accused of kidnapping and assault. Ticket sales were extremely low and fan interest dwindled.

A string of losing seasons followed for the Bobcats. Bobcats Entertainment Group took over ownership of the Sting and did a poor job marketing them. To make matters worse, Staley was traded to the Houston Comets in