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 ...

And so it is with the Charlotte Sting, one of the eight original WNBA franchises in 1997. Ah, if only Charlotte had held onto the Sting. Then the city would be riding high on the women’s ...

The Charlotte Sting were an original WNBA team that played in Charlotte from 1997 to 2006 before folding. "Yes — our ownership group is involved," Hornets Chief Communications Officer Mike ...

In 1997, this was the official logo of the WNBA’s Charlotte Sting as the franchise began play. The franchise disbanded after the 2006 season. In its 10 seasons of existence, the Sting made the ...

In a significant move for women's professional basketball, the Berman family has officially submitted a WNBA expansion bid to revive the Charlotte Sting. The bid represents a potential return of ...

WNBA officials are applying to take over the Charlotte Sting brand trademark. Hopefully, fans haven’t gotten rid of their Charlotte Sting apparel. “The bid process for us started in September ...

WNBA officials are applying to take over the Charlotte Sting brand trademark. Hopefully, fans haven’t gotten rid of their Charlotte Sting apparel. “The bid process for us started in September ...

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.

You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, as the song says. And so it is with the Charlotte Sting, one of the eight original WNBA franchises in 1997. Ah, if only Charlotte had held ...