
Joe Ellis
Sports Anchor and Reporter at WJZY-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Sports @Queen_City_News | Past: @wilxtv @wluctv6 @espn | @michiganstateu grad
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1 month ago |
woodtv.com | Mike Costanza |Joe Ellis
(NEXSTAR) — It’s hard to believe that William Byron, a Charlotte native, came into Saturday’s Xfinity Series race having never won at his hometown track. At one point Saturday, it looked like he was well on his way to a perfect race at the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, before a penalty put him way back in the pack.
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1 month ago |
qcnews.com | Joe Ellis |Savannah Rudicel
CHARLOTTE (CAROLINA SPORTS LIVE) — For the second day in a row, Mother Nature is proving to be the toughest competitor at the PGA Championship. As of 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, tournament officials officially suspended play due to inclement weather, sending players off the course and spectators scrambling for cover. Fans, who were not allowed on the grounds during Monday’s opening round due to safety concerns, had returned Tuesday, only to be ushered out shortly after midday.
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1 month ago |
woodtv.com | Mike Costanza |Joe Ellis
(NEXSTAR) — It was not until mid-week that Kyle Larson found out he would be subbing for an injured Connor Zilisch in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. And even in just a few days working with the JR Motorsports crew, Larson leaned on his racing chops, surviving an ugly, messy race that had 11 cautions in it, outlasting Taylor Green in overtime to capture his second Xfinity Series win of the season and 17th of his career.
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2 months ago |
qcnews.com | Joe Ellis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) — With the 2025 NFL Draft right around the corner in Green Bay, Wisconsin, CSL reporter Joey Ellis sat down with Carolina Panthers’s head coach Dave Canales to preview the draft and Canales’ second season as head man in Carolina. The Panthers currently hold the eighth overall selection in Thursday night’s draft. CAROLINAS TO THE NFL: List of local players waiting to hear their names called
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2 months ago |
qcnews.com | Joe Ellis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) — With five games remaining in the regular season, including two this weekend at Bojangles Coliseum, the Charlotte Checkers can still grab the first overall seed in the Atlantic Division for the AHL playoffs. When it comes to professional sports teams in the area, the Checkers may be the most consistent winner in the area, with head coach Geordie Kinnear once again having this franchise set to play in its seventh straight postseason.
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It’s early, but after day 1 of minicamp, Dave Canales called the #Panthers ‘dangerous’. And is more fire from Bryce Young in practice a sign of his progression? @GabeMcDonald_ and I discussed takeaways from minicamp Tuesday on @CSLonQCN 🏈 https://t.co/nIvbIUrKPW

RT @GabeMcDonald_: #Panthers Hunter Renfrow @CSLonQCN #KeepPounding https://t.co/yyExGSHGr8

RT @josephperson: Bryce Young was jawing w/ Jaycee Horn today. Dave Canales on a side of Bryce outsiders haven’t really seen: https://t.co/…