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2 days ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
As you could imagine, being close to Patrick Mahomes is a pretty humbling experience. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has spent the better part of a decade spinning his opponents into frustration. Leaving his own teammates in awe. Holding the sporting world's attention in the palm of his hand as we all breathlessly wonder what he might do next.
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4 days ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Moose Muhammad III waits for the start of drills during the team's rookie minicamp practice on Friday, May 9, 2025. [email protected] You can't retell the career of Muhsin Muhammad without mentioning the everlasting image of him. You know the one.
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5 days ago | 
heraldonline.com | Alex Zietlow
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5 days ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
I used to think planning a date night was like buying someone a box of chocolates. That is to say:It's needlessly expensive, fundamentally unpredictable and prone to cliché. It's a strange stressor that not only marks how well I know the person I'm seeing but also how much I've explored the city I live in. And in a sprawling city like Charlotte - whose vibe shifts neighborhood to neighborhood, bar to bar, month to month - that stress can build.
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5 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Alex Zietlow
I used to think planning a date night was like buying someone a box of chocolates. That is to say:It’s needlessly expensive, fundamentally unpredictable and prone to cliché. It’s a strange stressor that not only marks how well I know the person I’m seeing but also how much I’ve explored the city I live in. And in a sprawling city like Charlotte — whose vibe shifts neighborhood to neighborhood, bar to bar, month to month — that stress can build.
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6 days ago | 
newsobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
Jonathon Brooks won't suit up for the Panthers in 2025. Carolina announced amid a wave of roster cuts Thursday that Brooks, the second-year running back who suffered a season-ending knee injury late last season, has been added to the Physically Unable to Perform list. Doing so now, according to league rules, prevents him from playing this upcoming season.
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1 week ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
Maybe you're a former high school volleyball star who wants to get back around the game. Maybe you've heard that kickball is a great way to meet people and is actually quite fun. Maybe you're like me, who can wax poetic about basketball in any of its beautiful forms but who misses the thrill of playing for a team, for a trophy, for glory. To you, whoever you are, I say:It's time to get in the game. Here is a compilation of adult sports leagues that make the summers and falls sublime.
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1 week ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton (11) looks toward the sideline against the Florida Gators during a game last season at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images The Carolina Panthers need a Draymond Green. Everyone does, sure. Every team needs an unrelenting leader, someone who fights and cusses and protects its stars, who provides the force so others can deliver the finesse.
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1 week ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
Georgia running back Trevor Etienne (1) celebrates after the winning the SEC championship game against Texas in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Georgia won 22-19. USA TODAY NETWORK At one point in their lives, the Etienne brothers were inseparable. They never went to the same school. A nearly six-year age gap prevented that. But Travis and Trevor did nearly everything else together. They played football at the local park. They hung out in the same friend circles.
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1 week ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Alex Zietlow
Believe it or not - and you might need to suspend reality a bit on this - there was a time when Cam Jackson wasn't always the biggest guy on the field. Really anytime before high school, he said. "I was small in Little League," said Jackson, the newly minted NFL defensive lineman the Carolina Panthers took in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Jackson smiled. "Yeah, I wasn't just always the big guy until I got to like junior high, probably around middle school."So how small is "small," though?
