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Fearless predictions for 2025
As we do each year, the North State Journal’s sports staff came up with fearless predictions for 2025. We’re not gamblers, but you can pretty much bet the farm that all of this is going […]
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Look ahead: ’25 coach of the year
Just eight games into Dave Canales’ tenure as coach of the Carolina Panthers, the 43-year-old found himself quickly slipping into a familiar, bleak territory in Charlotte. The former Tampa Bay offensive coordinator had a 1-7 […]
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Young returns to field but not QB1
Breaking: Bryce Young came into the game and wasn’t terrible. Granted, the Carolina Panthers had already packed plenty of terrible into their 36-10 loss in Chicago without him. Young entered to mop up for Andy […]
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Dalton returns fun to Panthers
Dave Canales has the reputation of being a quarterback whisperer. He arrived in Carolina Panthers having salvaged the careers of Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield, finding ways to unlock their talents where other offensive gurus […]
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Panthers still encouraged by Ls
Typically, in an election year like this one, voters are asked to consider the question, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” That’s going to be a tough bar to clear for […]
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Panthers look to escape doldrums
CHARLOTTE — A survey by casino.org measured how miserable the fanbases of teams across the country were, based on a number of factors. It will probably come as no surprise to North Carolina football fans, […]
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Maye, Barton highlight North Carolina’s 2024 NFL draft picks
The state of North Carolina was well represented in the 2024 NFL draft with selections both in the top and bottom of the first round. The first player taken from North Carolina was UNC quarterback […]
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Panthers hiring Bucs OC Dave Canales as their next head coach
CHARLOTTE — Dave Canales will attempt to do what Frank Reich and Matt Rhule before him could not: turn around the struggling Carolina Panthers. The NFL’s worst team agreed to terms with Canales, the Tampa […]
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Panthers blanked again as Bucs, Mayfield clinch division title
CHARLOTTE — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are headed to the playoffs for the fourth straight season — and they have their defense to thank. Chase McLaughlin kicked three field goals, the defense pitched a shutout […]
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Who is Dave Canales? A look at the Panthers’ new coach
The Panthers’ brain trust is now in place. A week after hiring former assistant GM Dan Morgan for the general manager position, one of Morgan’s first acts on the job was to hire a head […]