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October 4, 2006 - After a rough rookie season, Janel McCarville was looking towards her second season as a chance to improve and become a consistent contributor for the team. Things did not begin as exactly as she would have liked but as the season progressed, she continued to improve and become an important cog for the team.
September 27, 2006 - Entering her third WNBA season, Sting guard Kelly Mazzante was determined to improve on her game. In 2006, she did just that as she averaged 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals in 21.3 minutes,
September 22, 2006 - During the 2006 WNBA season, forward Tangela Smith was one of the Charlotte Sting’s leaders and most valuable players, contributing 13.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals. She scored her 3,000th point in the second game of the season, becoming just the 10th WNBA player in history to reach that milestone.
September 5, 2006 - In 2006, Kelly Mazzante had a career year averaging 8.9 points and 2.9 rebounds. CharlotteSting.com sat down with 6-0 guard to find out a little more about her away from the hardwood.
August 31, 2006 - Monique Currie capped a successful WNBA season by being named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team, recognizing her as one of the best rookies in the league this season, validating Charlotte’s decision to take her with one of the top picks in the 2006 WNBA Draft.
August 20, 2006 - Following the 2006 season, CharlotteSting.com sat down with Muggsy Bogues to discuss his first full year as head coach of the team.
August 20, 2006 - After averaging 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 steals in 24.8 minutes during her rookie campaign, Monique Currie was one of five rookies selected to the 2006 WNBA All-Rookie Team.
July 25, 2006 - Sting players Kelly Mazzante, Tasha Butts and LaToya Bond visited the girls at the Queens University Basketball Camp hoping to inspire and teach the next generation of basketball players.
July 24, 2006 - When the Sting played the Phoenix Mercury at Charlotte Bobcats Arena, they fought hard, but were defeated for the first time in five games. However, they also fought for another cause -- the fight against breast cancer.
July 21, 2006 - Sting guard Allison Feaster and centers Tye’sha Fluker and Yelena Leuchanka visited Presbyterian Hemby Children’s Hospital and interacted with children ages six months to 14 years, brightening the patients’ spirits and make them forget about their illnesses
July 13, 2006 - The Sting enter the second half of the 2006 WNBA season with a 3-16 record, but with 15 games remaining, Head Coach Muggsy Bogues knows his team can get things turned around.
July 12, 2006 - Sting Head Coach Muggsy Bogues hasn’t had much time to rest during the WNBA All-Star break, but that’s just fine with him. Boys and girls ranging from ages 6-15 have been receiving hands on basketball training from Bogues and other coaches in the Muggsy Bogues Basketball Camp.
July 10, 2006 - Sting forward Tangela Smith -- along with Connecticut Sun forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Chicago Sky forward Candice Dupree and Houston Comets center Michelle Snow -- have been named as replacement players for the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game Presented by Vonage.
July 10, 2006 - After missing the first three games of the season with inflammation in her back, Janel McCarville has returned to the court and is beginning to find her niche.
June 21, 2006 - The Sting hosted a special premiere of the The Heart of the Game in Charlotte. Season Ticket Holders were invited to Consolidated Theatres at Phillips Place where they were given the opportunity to meet Sting players before joining them to become some of the first people to see the film.
June 16, 2006 - Charlotte’s players typically shoot free throws after practice as their coaches observe and give advice. On this day, it was the Sting players who were there to help a group of 175 campers at the SOAR Special Olympics camp.
June 8, 2006 - Rookie Monique Currie stopped by CharlotteSting.com to chat with fans about settling in during her rookie season, playing against some of the WNBA's best, her outstanding college career and more.
June 6, 2006 - Kelly Mazzante entered her third WNBA season with the Sting ready for a fresh start. Five games into the season, Mazzante’s contributions are easy to see on the stat sheet.
June 6, 2006 - Even Sting players Sheri Sam and Tammy Sutton-Brown were screaming for ice cream at a Charlotte-area YWCA where they hosted a Reading Timeout for 25 kindergarten, first and second graders and then made ice cream from scratch for everyone.
May 31, 2006 - Early in Charlotte’s 10th anniversary season, the light is beginning to shine a little bit brighter on LaToya Bond as Head Coach Muggsy Bogues, her teammates and Sting fans everywhere are realizing she might have been a steal in the second round.
May 24, 2006 - Ed Tapscott announced on Wednesday, May 24, that he has resigned, effective immediately, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bobcats Sports & Entertainment in order to pursue other interests.
May 20, 2006 - The Sting's last-second 83-82 loss to Chicago after putting together an 18-0 run was just one of the exciting things that happened on opening night at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
May 20, 2006 - To celebrate their 10th anniversary and thank the city of Charlotte for its support, the Sting embarked on a 10-day community outreach effort that began on Wednesday, May 10. As part of the 10 Days of Caring, the Sting hosted at least one event in the Charlotte community daily until their season opener on Saturday, May 20.
May 19, 2006 - With a solid mix of veterans and young players, the Sting have set their 2006 opening night roster at 12 players heading into tomorrow's season opener at 6:00 p.m. against Chicago at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
May 19, 2006 - Charlotte enters 2005-06 looking to rebound from last year’s 6-28 season, and hopes to build on the momentum Head Coach Muggsy Bogues helped generate after taking over the lead role in the final 10 games of 2005. CharlotteSting.com caught up with Coach Bogues this week to check on things as the season opener approaches.
May 17, 2006 - Tangela Smith stopped by CharlotteSting.com and chatted live with fans. Check out what she had to say about the incoming rookies, Head Coach Muggsy Bogues and much more.
May 13, 2006 - In recognition for an outstanding basketball career, including nine years with the Charlotte Hornets, Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues was one of five sports legends inducted into the Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame at the Charlotte Convention Center.
May 9, 2006 - CharlotteSting.com caught up with Head Coach Muggsy Bogues after practice to see what his impressions are of his team as it enters its final week of preseason games.
May 9, 2006 - In a tribute to one of the best players in the 10-year history of the Sting, Charlotte will retire Andrea Stinson’s number 32 jersey on Saturday, May 20, in conjunction with its 2006 season opener against the Chicago Sky.
May 9, 2006 - Tuesday, May 9 was a busy day for the Sting. Not only did they host San Antonio in the team's third preseason game and announce they would be retiring Andrea Stinson's jersey on opening night, but WNBA President Donna Orender was in town to visit Charlotte.
May 1, 2006 - Two days before the Sting's first preseason game of 2006 on Wednesday in Houston, CharlotteSting.com caught up with Head Coach Muggsy Bogues to check on things heading into the first preseason game.
April 29, 2006 - Like many of her Sting teammates, Helen Darling enters the 2006 WNBA season with some high expectations for herself and the Sting after a letdown in 2005.
April 28, 2006 - Tye’sha Fluker knows she’s in the perfect situation. Drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft to a Sting team desperately in need of another rebounding presence, Fluker entered training camp looking to provide an immediate contribution to the Sting’s frontcourt rotation.
April 26, 2006 - The Sting have been in training camp at the Presbyterian Training Center at Charlotte Bobcats Arena for four days now. CharlotteSting.com caught up with Head Coach Muggsy Bogues after Wednesday’s practice to see how things have been going in camp.
April 25, 2006 - Tangela Smith knows she is coming off one of the best offensive performances of her eight-year WNBA career, but it’s not the numbers that show up in her statistics that matter most – it’s the ones that show up in the win-loss column.
April 24, 2006 - Charlotte enters its 10th season in the WNBA with renewed optimism, looking to put last year’s 6-28 finish behind it and build on the winning attitude Head Coach Muggsy Bogues tried to instill in his team when he was given the reigns last year with 10 games remaining in the regular season.
April 24, 2006 - The Sting signed Ezria Parsons as a rookie free agent, but lost Teana Miller and Summer Erb for the 2006 WNBA season. Miller is pregnant with her second child, while Erb will not join the team due to a foot injury.
April 20, 2006 - The Sting continued to add depth to their roster for the 2006 season by signing free agent guard Alexis Kendrick, center Yelena Leuchanka and forward Stacey Thomas.
April 20, 2006 - The Sting's newest addition, Monique Currie, was in town for the first time last week, checking out her new home, being introduced to some of her new coaches and teammates and meeting with some members of the local media.
April 15, 2006 - The Charlotte Sting have launched a new way for their youngest fans to get closer to the team than ever before with the Charlotte Sting Kids Club. Open to boys and girls ages 14 and under, the Kids Club offers free admission to every Sting game as well as other exclusive benefits. Click here to get all the information on how to join in on the fun.
April 11, 2006 - The Charlotte Sting have re-signed center Tammy Sutton-Brown and exercised the contract option for Kelly Mazzante, retaining the guard through the 2007 season.
April 5, 2006 - The Sting continued preparations for their 10th anniversary season with the selection of Duke guard Monique Currie,
Tennessee center Tye'sha Fluker and Missouri guard LaToya Bond in the WNBA Draft.
March 31, 2006 - The Charlotte Sting acquired guard Edwige Lawson from Houston on March 31 in exchange for the team's third round draft pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.
March 23, 2006 - Janel McCarville was selected by the Sting with the first overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft. With one season under her belt, McCarville stopped to chat on March 23 about looking forward to starting her second season in the Queen City and celebrating the Sting's 10th anniversary.
March 15, 2006 - The Charlotte Sting made several roster moves as they re-signed center Summer Erb and guard Caity Matter and added Tasha Butts as a free agent.
March 12, 2006 - Helen Darling and Janel McCarville stopped by Robinson Middle School to cheer on the girls from Matthews Athletic Recreation Association and Porter Ridge Athletic Association as they participated in their youth basketball championship games.
February 15, 2006 - Presbyterian Hospital, the Bobcats, the Sting and the Bobcats Charitable Foundation have recruited 36 fourth grade students for a new leadership development program called “Fit for Motion.”
February 9, 2006 - It was a day to celebrate and for the students at Myers Park Elementary School to be recognized for all that they had achieved.
February 8, 2006 - Asia Dozier of Columbia, SC was among five girls named to the 2005-06 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA National team on January 31, selected from more than 750,000 members. She and her teammates were honored guests at the 55th NBA All-Star Game in Houston.
December 21, 2005 - The Charlotte Sting will open their 10th anniversary season on Saturday, May 20, against the league's newest team, the Chicago Sky. The Sting will play all 17 of their home games at the new Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
December 19, 2005 - Sting Head Coach Muggsy Bogues was honored for his tremendous contributions to sports in the city of Charlotte as he was named one of inductees to the Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame for 2006.
November 16, 2005 - The WNBA's newest franchise, the Chicago Sky, have selected guard Jia Perkins from the Charlotte Sting in the 2005 Expansion Draft. Perkins averaged 5.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 15.5 minutes in 30 games for the Sting last season.
On Tuesday, September 27 Sting Head Coach Muggsy Bogues joined Bobcats guard Raymond Felton and Bobcats Color Analyst Henry Williams in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the second stop of the Carolinas Caravan. The trio spent the day visiting fans around the city.
Charlotte Bobcats Arena hosted 50,000 people during its Grand Opening Weekend, including The Rolling Stones concert on Friday and two free, public open house events on Saturday and Sunday, and fan reaction could not have been better.
The doors of Charlotte Bobcats Arena opened on Wednesday, October 19, giving members of the media a sneak preview of the arena.
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