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For the second straight night, the Charlotte Hornets came up just short of fully erasing a huge first-half deficit, instead falling to the Celtics, 120-111, on Wednesday night at TD Garden. Devonte’ Graham notched his third consecutive 20-point game in the loss, finishing with 25 points on 5-of-12 shooting from three, five rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. This was also Graham’s second straight 25-point showing, marking the first time he’s accomplished this particular feat this sea...

Three weeks after suffering a 30-point blowout loss at TD Garden, the Charlotte Hornets returned serve with one of their most impressive victories of the season, knocking off the Boston Celtics, 125-104, on Sunday afternoon at Spectrum Center. Devonte’ Graham (24 points), PJ Washington (22), Terry Rozier (21) and Miles Bridges (20) all notched 20-point performances in the well-balanced victory. Graham also dished out nine assists, Washington had a game-high 12 rebounds for his eighth double-...

The Charlotte Hornets bounced back at Spectrum Center on Friday night following a rough outing in the Windy City, getting 25-point performances from three different starters in route to a 108-102 homestand-opening win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Miles Bridges recorded his 10th double-double of the season in the victory, finishing with 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting (4-of-6 from three), 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals. Terry Rozier and PJ Washington also both notched 25-point showings,...

The Charlotte Hornets took control on Sunday night with a huge third-quarter stretch and then held off a late Trail Blazers comeback attempt to seal a 109-101 victory at Spectrum Center, snapping a season-high-tying four-game skid. Terry Rozier finished just two boards short of a triple-double, racking up a game-high 34 points on 7-of-13 shooting from three, eight rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in the win. Rozier has now double-doubled in consecutive games for the second time in his caree...

The Charlotte Hornets saw their offense finally break through a bit and fought until the very end before falling to the powerhouse Brooklyn Nets, 130-115, on Friday, April 16 at the Barclays Center. Miles Bridges erupted for a career-high 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting (career-high-tying 6-of-10 from three), nine rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Charlotte loss. This marks the second 30-point game of Bridges’ three-year NBA career and the seventh overall by a different Hornets play...

The House is aiming to vote Feb. 26 on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, as Democrats pivot quickly to their top priorities after Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ended in acquittal.

The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is headed toward a verdict that could come as soon as Saturday after the defense presented its case and senators questioned both sides on the charges and their arguments.

By Sam Perley A series of timely big shots and defensive stops in the final 70 seconds propelled the Charlotte Hornets to a much-needed 108-105 home win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday, Jan. 29 at Spectrum Center. Leading the way for the hosts was PJ Washington, who racked up a team-high-tying 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, a team-high nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in 35 minutes. The second-year forward also went 3-of-4 from long distance and recorded the highest single...

The Charlotte Hornets were unable to ring in the New Year with a third consecutive victory, falling to the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, 108-93, on Friday, Jan. 1 at Spectrum Center. Bismack Biyombo led the way on the organization’s first city night of the season, finishing with a team-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds (seven offensive), two assists and a block in 28 minutes of action. Biyombo also grabbed his 4,000th career NBA rebound with his seventh board of the c...

Senate GOP in Stimulus Bind With Trump Ramping Up Pressure Bloomberg 12/29/2020 Erik Wasson (Bloomberg) -- Republicans will likely block Democrats’ attempts to have the Senate quickly follow the House in boosting stimulus payments for most Americans to $2,000, even as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the GOP to back bigger checks. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he’ll seek unanimous consent Tuesday to pass a bill approved by a wide margin in the Hou...