Charlotte Post

6 days ago | thecharlottepost.com | Steve Goldberg

CHARLOTTE FC Wilfried Zaha (center) scored the first of two Charlotte FC goals in the Crown's 2-1 win against Nashville SC in the teams' first meeting of 2025. Charlotte FC and Charlotte Independence are traveling for points. The Crown will be in Nashville Saturday looking to regain its early April form that saw three straight wins before consecutive losses to New England and Columbus.

6 days ago | thecharlottepost.com | Jeff Hawkins

Published Friday, May 9, 2025 8:00 pm By Jeff Hawkins | For The Charlotte Post JEFF HAWKINS | THE CHARLOTTE POST Linebacker Ositadenma Ekwonu, who played a season with the Charlotte 49ers after transferring from Notre Dame, is trying to make the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. His twin brother Ickey, is the Panthers' starting left tackle.

1 week ago | thecharlottepost.com | Steve Goldberg

GREG NG North Carolina FC's Collin Martin runs with the ball as Charlotte FC's Eryk Williamson defends during NCFC's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match Tuesday in Cary. For 90 minutes they were equals. The next 30 minutes would prove they were not. The second-tier USL Championship side North Carolina FC deferred nothing to the visiting top-level Charlotte FC, currently one of the best sides in MLS despite losses in their last two matches.

1 week ago | thecharlottepost.com | Lucas Thomae

UNSPLASH Despite changes to how North Carolina incarcerates minors, they often win up serving longer sentences once they become adults. A decade after a federal judge ordered North Carolina to adopt a plan to give juvenile offenders serving life sentences a “meaningful opportunity” for parole, a lawsuit making its way through the court system says the state has failed to follow through.

1 week ago | thecharlottepost.com | Steve Goldberg

CHARLOTTE FC Pep Biel, left, who is tied for the MLS assists lead with three, will lead Charlotte FC into Saturday's match at Columbus Crew. Dean Smith is Cool Hand Luke. If you’re not familiar with the classic Paul Newman film, look it up. Otherwise we will have a failure to communicate.