You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, as the song says. And so it is with the Charlotte Sting, one of the eight original WNBA franchises in 1997. Ah, if only Charlotte had held ...

6/14/01 Charlotte Sting’s Dawn Staley (#5, right) grabs the ball as Utah Starzz’s Natalie Williams (#24) ties her up during the first half. A jump ball was called on the play.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — One of the WNBA’s founding franchises could make a comeback in the Queen City. WNBA officials are applying to take over the Charlotte Sting brand trademark.

The original Charlotte Sting, which operated from 1997 to 2006, was a cornerstone of the WNBA's early years. The team reached its competitive peak with an appearance in the 2001 WNBA Finals, ...

The Charlotte Sting were one of the WNBA’s original eight franchises when the league launched in 1997. The team had some great players – like Dawn Staley, Andrea Stinson, ...

In 1997, this was the official logo of the WNBA’s Charlotte Sting as the franchise began play. The franchise disbanded after the 2006 season. In its 10 seasons of existence, the Sting made the ...

The WNBA hasn’t stopped evolving since its inception in 1996, when it began the following year with eight teams. The league ...

You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, as the song says. And so it is with the Charlotte Sting, one of the eight original WNBA franchises in 1997.

6/14/01 Charlotte Sting’s Dawn Staley (#5, right) grabs the ball as Utah Starzz’s Natalie Williams (#24) ties her up during the first half. A jump ball was called on the play.

In a significant move for women's professional basketball, the Berman family has officially submitted a WNBA expansion bid to revive the Charlotte Sting. The bid represents a potential return of ...