We look back at the top performers and top games from Week 6 and give you the state's best preview for Week 7, plus a vigorous discussion about the Shrine Bowl | The Charlotte Observer

The return of professional women’s basketball is back in the Queen City. The Charlotte Crown will be part of the new UPSHOT League, which opens its inaugural season with four teams: the Crown, the Jacksonville Waves, the Savannah Steel and a team in Greensboro, North Carolina. Former WNBA player Trisha Stafford-Odom was introduced as the Crown’s head coach. Stafford-Odom, who previously coached at North Carolina Central University in Durham, will lead the franchise from its inception. 🎥 Shane C

Lebda’s impact extended beyond the business community, touching lives through his philanthropy and other projects, including as co-chairman of the 2020 Republican National Convention held in Charlotte. Lebda was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash Sunday, Oct. 12, Lending Tree said. Lebda founded the company in 1996. Additional details of the incident were not immediately available. Lebda was in his mid-50s. Scott Peyree, Lending Tree’s chief operating officer, has been appointed by the board