New 49ers coach is a North Carolina native and a proven winner. Can he deliver NCAA Tournament berths? Also, the latest from the start of spring football.

Queens takes on Purdue in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Can the 15 seed Royals pull off the upset against the second seed Boilermakers? With Aaron Fearne out at Charlotte, who's on the 49ers' wish list to replace him? The Charlotte Hornets will retire jersey No. 30 to honor Dell Curry, a cornerstone of the franchise as a player, broadcaster and ambassador.

Did the first week of the NFL year yield success for the Carolina Panthers through free agency signings? Also, Inter Miami and international superstar Lionel Messi takes on Charlotte FC.

College basketball has our attention: The ACC quarterfinals revolved around a pair of 80-79 games – Clemson topped North Carolina and Duke squeezed by Florida State. Both were nail-biters, by the way. The Charlotte 49ers played their best half of basketball of the season to beat Tulane 74-60 in the American Conference quarterfinals.

Golden Bulls coach Maurice Flowers joins the podcast to talk about the 2026 schedule, which includes a pair of games against 2025 NCAA Division II playoff teams, a trip to Canton, Ohio, for the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic and an eight-game CIAA slate.

Not only are the Charlotte Hornets the NBA's hottest team, they're box office at Spectrum Center for the first time in a long time. A double-digit beatdown against Boston made the case. Also, we take a peek at the ACC basketball tournament ahead of its tip-off in Charlotte next week.

The Charlotte Hornets welcomed back a pair of starters after four-game suspensions and picked up where they left off. Johnson C. Smith faces a tall task at the CIAA basketball tournament.

A look ahead to new Charlotte athletics director Kevin White meeting the 49ers community and media. Also, the 49ers pick up a big American Conference win to remain in the top four.

Can the Hornets continue their hot streak as the NBA season winds toward its regular season finale? The road to playoff positioning starts with Houston and Cleveland, two of the top teams in the West and East, respectively. Charlotte FC opens its fifth season as a Major League Soccer franchise Saturday against St. Louis. What are the expectations? We have predictions, too!

The Hornets' win streak ends, but go into All-Star Weekend with 11 in 12 games. More importantly, they're serving notice to the NBA they'll tangle with anyone. Also: Charlotte's athletics director search is targeting a hire by mid-March.