CHARLOTTE — Tiger Woods will play in his first tournament since the Masters next week at the Quail Hollow Championship. Woods on Friday committed to the event formerly called the Wachovia Championship.

Star missed tournament at Quail Hollow last year because of knee surgeries

Real test for the Magic starts now

J.J. Redick grabbed the microphone to thank Orlando Magic fans before tip-off of the regular-season finale on Wednesday night.

Real test for the Magic starts now

J.J. Redick grabbed the microphone to thank Orlando Magic fans before tip-off of the regular-season finale on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO, April 12 (UPI) — Ben Gordon’s 39 points Saturday helped the Chicago Bulls capture a 113-106 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, their fourth straight victory.

The Gwinnett Braves dropped their first game of the season, a 5-3 rain-shortened Class AAA game to Charlotte Friday. Gwinnett starter Jo Jo Reyes (0-1, 6.00 ERA) took the loss. Reyes allowed seven hits and five runs, four earned runs. He struck out two and walked one. Diory Hernandez and two hits and two RBIs for Gwinnett.

CHARLOTTE — In an effort to reduce costs and bring more excitement to the nation’s longest running college basketball tournament, the Southern Conference is returning to Charlotte next year for the first time since 1971.

Will Bynum scored a franchise-record 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead Detroit to a 104-97 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday that put the Pistons a step closer to locking up the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 3 (UPI) — Dwyane Wade scored 27 points Friday, rallying Miami to a 97-92 win over Charlotte that clinched a playoff berth for the Heat.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday. His comments will be closely watched because he’s addressing executives in one of the largest banking regions in the country. Julie Rose reports for member station WFAE.