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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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Panthers shift attention to D
The Carolina Panthers gave fans reason for hope at the end of a 5-12 season. While Bryce Young began to show signs of development down the stretch, the Panthers won two of their final three […]
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Bryce Young’s roundabout road back
With a win on the final day of the regular season, the Carolina Panthers fell to the No. 8 spot in the 2025 NFL Draft. That means the Panthers will likely be picking after Miami’s […]
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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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Combs, Church raise $24M for western NC relief
CHARLOTTE — Before Luke Combs took the stage last weekend at Bank of America Stadium, he was thinking of his childhood. At age 8, Combs’ family moved from Huntersville, near Charlotte, to Asheville. Combs asked […]
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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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Bryceless: Panthers make QB change
On Sunday, Dave Canales stood at the podium at Bank of America Stadium and answered back-to-back questions with the phrase, “Bryce is our quarterback.” At lunchtime on Monday, Canales returned to the podium and said, […]
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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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Dave Canales preps for debut
Dave Canales makes his head coaching debut on Sunday when his Carolina Panthers open the 2024 season in New Orleans against the Saints. While he has plenty of experience as a coordinator, this will be […]