Checkers Tickets Are On Sale, and the Home Opener Is Oct. 16 Against Hartford
The Charlotte Checkers open at home Friday, Oct. 16 against the Hartford Wolf Pack, and individual tickets are on sale for a 36-date home season.
Jack Beckett·Sep 11, 2026
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The Knights Tied It in the Fifth. Buffalo Scored the Next Nine.
Buffalo answered Junior Perez's game-tying homer with nine unanswered runs and beat the Knights 11-4 at Truist Field. Charlotte drew nine walks and managed four hits.
John Speedway·Sep 11, 2026
Charlotte FC Won in Montreal and Went Six Unbeaten. Pep Biel Joined a List With Messi on It.
A 2-1 win at Stade Saputo leaves Charlotte fifth in the East and unbeaten in six. Pep Biel reached ten goals and ten assists, one of three players in MLS to do it this year.
Jack Beckett·Sep 10, 2026
Two Thousand First Responders Get Friday Night at Truist Field. The Jerseys Are for a Firefighter Who Died at the Towers.
The Knights gave away more than 2,000 tickets for Friday, the twenty-fifth September 11. The game-worn jerseys go to a foundation named for an FDNY firefighter from Engine 217, run out of Waxhaw for…
Jack Beckett·Sep 10, 2026
The Knights Finally Won an Eighth Inning. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Charlotte had lost the eighth inning twice in a row. Wednesday night it took a sacrifice fly and a bad throw to win one there, 5-4 over Buffalo.
John Speedway·Sep 10, 2026
Christopher Bell Ended a 33-Race Winless Streak by Winning the Southern 500.
Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500 by 1.038 seconds over Ty Gibbs, his first victory in 33 races and the end of a season with seven runner-up finishes.
Jack Beckett·Sep 7, 2026
Barzee Blama Had Not Played a Home Game in Fifteen Months. He Scored in the Ninety-Fifth Minute.
A striker fifteen months removed from his last home appearance came off the bench and scored his first professional goal in the fifth minute of stoppage.
John Speedway·Sep 7, 2026
Carolina Ascent Won 3-0 for Its First Home Win. Its Coach Rated Last Week's Loss Higher.
Carolina Ascent scored three times inside 40 minutes and shut out Fort Lauderdale United for its first home win of the season.
Jack Beckett·Sep 7, 2026
The Man With the Most Starts in This Series Lasted by Building His Own Engines. He Buys Them From Hendrick Now.
Jeremy Clements has more starts than anyone in the history of NASCAR's second national series, and says the hardest part of the job is funding, not driving.
Jack Beckett·Sep 6, 2026
One Ford Started at Darlington. It Lasted 21 Laps. Hours Earlier, Ford Announced It Was Coming Back.
Thirty-eight cars started Saturday night's Fleetio 200. Twenty-nine were Chevrolets, seven were Toyotas, and the one Ford went out with a brake problem after 21 laps.
Jack Beckett·Sep 6, 2026
Sheldon Creed Won the Chase Opener at Darlington. Justin Allgaier's Lead Went From 25 Points to Seven.
Creed led the final 53 laps and won Saturday night's Fleetio 200 by 2.961 seconds, his second career win in the series. Allgaier led more laps than anyone, hit the wall with 23 to go and finished 17th.
Jack Beckett·Sep 6, 2026
Charlotte FC's Captain Talked His Way Out of Wednesday's Match
Ashley Westwood was booked twice for dissent inside the same minute on Saturday, and Charlotte FC's captain is suspended for Wednesday's trip to CF Montréal.
Jack Beckett·Sep 6, 2026
The Knights Have Six Home Games Left. All of Them Are Next Week.
Charlotte's last six games at Truist Field this season all fall between Tuesday and Saturday, September 8 to 12, against Buffalo.
Jack Beckett·Sep 5, 2026
Charlotte FC Sold Its Claim on a U.S. International Forward on the Last Day of the Window. St. Louis Signed Him Before It Shut.
Charlotte FC sold its exclusive right to sign Damion Downs, a 22-year-old United States international forward, to St. Louis CITY SC for $350,000 on the last day of Major League Soccer's transfer…
Jack Beckett·Sep 5, 2026
Justin Allgaier Led the O'Reilly Series by 229 Points. The Reset Left Him 25, at a Track Where He Has Never Won in the Fall.
Justin Allgaier ended the regular season 229 points clear. The Chase reset left him 25 ahead of teammate Carson Kvapil going into Saturday's Fleetio 200 at Darlington, where Allgaier has four spring…
Jack Beckett·Sep 5, 2026
The O'Reilly Series Chase Opens at Darlington Saturday Night: The Race, the Field and the Track
The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series opens its first Chase on Saturday night at Darlington. The 12 drivers, the reset points, the track history, the tire and the schedule.
Jack Beckett·Sep 5, 2026
Two Drivers Made the Playoff at Daytona. Between Them They Led 11 Laps.
Ryan Preece led five laps of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and won it. Austin Cindric led six and finished sixth. Both are in the Cup Series playoff and Shane Van Gisbergen, who won the opening stage, is…
John Speedway·Aug 30, 2026
Charlotte Has a Championship. The Crown Started the Season 1-5.
The Charlotte Crown lost five of their first six games this year, then won the first championship in UPSHOT League history.
John Speedway·Aug 30, 2026
Ryan Sieg Won His First Race in 424 Starts. It Still Wasn't Enough to Make the Chase.
Sieg led two laps at Daytona, the last two of the race. He arrived holding the series record for most runner-up finishes without a win, and he leaves the regular season 15th in points, outside the…
Jack Beckett·Aug 29, 2026
Andy Weber Has 12 Hits in His Last 11 Games. Eight Went for Extra Bases.
Over his last 11 games, Andy Weber has 12 hits, and eight of them went for extra bases. The Charlotte Knights second baseman is slugging .757 in that span against .481 for the season, and August is…
Jack Beckett·Aug 28, 2026
The Crown Are One Game From the First Championship in UPSHOT League History
The Charlotte Crown play the Jacksonville Waves Saturday at 7 p.m. for the first championship in UPSHOT League history. Three August meetings produced a 32-point Charlotte blowout, a two-point…
John Speedway·Aug 28, 2026
Crown Legacy Beats Second Place and Clinches the East's First Playoff Spot
Crown Legacy FC beat second-place Chattanooga 3-1 in Matthews and became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a 2026 MLS NEXT Pro playoff spot, with four matches to spare.
John Speedway·Aug 27, 2026
Only Evander and Messi Have More Goal Contributions Than Pep Biel
Pep Biel made the MLS Team of the Matchday after a goal and an assist against D.C. United. His 19 goal contributions are tied for third in the league, behind only Evander and Messi, with two club…
John Speedway·Aug 26, 2026
The Road Trip Is Over. The Knights Get Six at Home Against Memphis.
The Knights closed a 5-7 road trip with a series split in Moosic and come home at 67-59. Six straight against Memphis at Truist Field start tonight at 6:35.
Jack Beckett·Aug 25, 2026