CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats have likely earned some respect around the NBA after hanging tough with the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. But the Bobcats want more. The Bobcats find themselves in a 2-0 hole when the series shifts to Charlotte for Game 3 tonight.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have exercised the fifth-year option on quarterback Cam Newton’s contract, keeping him with the team through the end of the 2015 season. The team made the announcement yesterday, after indicating it hoped to sign Newton to a long-term deal.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rookie Kyle Larson will start from the pole position tonight in the NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway after a thunderstorm arrived just in time to wash out qualifying. The field was set based on the fastest laps run in the first practice yesterday.
MIAMI (AP) — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says his team isn’t happy that a hard foul against LeBron James in Game 2 against Charlotte wasn’t even reviewed by referees James was leveled by the Bobcats’ Josh McRoberts late in the teams’ Eastern Conference playoff game on Wednesday night.
