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Curry exploits Bobcats to lift surging Warriors

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Stephen Curry put on a show for his hometown fans Monday night, finishing with 27 points, seven assists and seven rebounds to lead the surging Golden State Warriors to a 104-96 win over the struggling Charlotte Bobcats.

Associated Press (), charlotteobserver.com

Injured South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore will enter the NFL draft, said people familiar with the decision.Click to Continue »

(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com

A failure to win close games and an underachieving offense have shattered the high preseason expectations and left the head coach’s job in jeopardy, even after a surprising win on…Click to Continue »

(Jonathan Jones), charlotteobserver.com

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera replaced rookie starting cornerback Josh Norman on Sunday, a move he said had been in the works for a week.Click to Continue »

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

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Tom Ley, deadspin.com

It was Week 4 when Matt Ryan told the Carolina Panthers to "get the fuck off of his field" at the conclusion of his team's dramatic victory over the lowly Panthers. Headed into this week's rematch, it became known that the Panthers were still …

ESPN.com

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was the only NFC South quarterback to win a game in Week 14. He also was the best quarterback in the league, by at least one measure. Newton posted a 97.0 Total QBR in Sunday’s 30-20 victory against the Falcons. …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

During the week leading up to Sunday’s game against the Falcons, several members of the Panthers made it clear that they hadn’t forgotten Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s message to them after the Falcons pulled out a win in their first matchup of th…

ESPN.com

Even after Sunday’s 30-20 loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Atlanta Falcons still are in good position for a prime spot in the postseason. We’ve got some updated clinching scenarios, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information. The Falcons can clinch the …

ESPN.com

If the season ended today, the Carolina Panthers would hold the No. 5 pick in the 2013 NFL draft. They’re one of five teams with a 4-9 record and they could move up or down in the remaining three games of the season. But, at the moment, the Panthers hav…

Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com

Atlanta was 11-1 and favored by 3.5 points by the oddsmakers. So why were some statisticians talking up the 3-9 Panthers?

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Falcons know better than everyone they underperformed yesterday. And they know that the doubters who were in the shadows as as they started the season 11-1 will be out in full force after they lost in embarrassing fashion to the Panthers. “I can hea…