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49ers' tourney hopes nicked

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 4:01 a.m.

With the enticing carrot of an NCAA tournament bid hanging on a stick in the distance, this was not how the Charlotte 49ers wanted to open a three-game homestand ... The 49ers saw a 10-point second-half lead whither away in an avalanche of self-induced turnovers as Duquesne rallied for an 83-77 victory Wednesday night at Halton Arena ... The loss prevented Charlotte (18-7, 8-3) from remaining in a tie for first-place atop the Atlantic 10 standings and was just the second time this season the

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49ers sell just 15 more football seat licenses

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Published Dec. 25, 2009 at 1:56 a.m.

The Charlotte 49ers have seen only a slight increase in the sale of football seat licenses since the school's board of trustees decided Dec. 11 to proceed with plans to begin fielding a team in time for the 2013 season ... As of Wednesday, 3,218 FSLs have been sold - 15 more since the number was last reported on Dec. 7 ... With the cost of FSLs ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 each, that equals about $3,978,000 in start-up funds. Charlotte's official FSL marketing campaign ended in September ...

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Make-or-break issues for season ahead

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 1:39 a.m.

The college basketball season tips off with practice today. Davidson will usher in a new season with "A Night With the 'Cats" at Belk Arena tonight. Admission is free and doors open at 7:30. The Charlotte 49ers' men's and women's teams will host "Basketball Madness" at Halton Arena on Thursday at 9 p.m ... Following are burning questions about the upcoming seasons for Charlotte and Davidson: ... CHARLOTTE ... Will Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz have the 3-point shooter his offense craves? ... He

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49er awaits Yankees assignment

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Published June 10, 2009 at 11:28 p.m.

Talk about an impact player ... Two seasons after transferring to the Charlotte 49ers after a disappointing freshman season at Campbell, junior Rob Lyerly is moving again. This time, it's up to the professional ranks ... Lyerly, a former standout at Unionville Piedmont High, was selected in the sixth round of Wednesday's Major League Baseball amateur draft by the New York Yankees and, barring any unexpected hitches, his next assignment will be somewhere in the Yankees organization ... “It

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NCAA scrutinizing scouting services

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Published May 30, 2009 at 10:30 p.m.

West Coast club team power Pump N Run has been the summer training ground for many notable college basketball players, including North Carolina's Larry Drew II, who could start at point guard next season, and former Duke player Mike Dunleavy Jr ... That is not the team's only connection to college programs recruiting its best players. The club is a subsidiary of Double Pump Inc., which has sold a recruiting subscription service to many of those same college institutions for about 23 years ...

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Brown's the man for Carolina's plan

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Published May 9, 2009 at 9:59 p.m.

The soccer games were finished that Saturday for Everette Brown and his younger brother Tobias. Now it was time for their weekly treat: lunch at McDonald's on the way home ... But as their father, Odell, started the car for the short drive from Wilson to Stantonsburg in Eastern North Carolina, he turned to the boys. He was angry about what he thought was a poor effort given by Everette and Tobias – both still in elementary school – in their games that morning ... “If you can't go out there

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