For Chargers, it’s board games and snacks for extended Carolina stay

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Chargers could have showered, dressed quickly, boarded their bus and headed for the airport and a five-hour flight home to LAX after they thumped the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. It would have been a routine itinerary for any team facing cross-country travel.

But the Chargers are doing things differently under new coach Jim Harbaugh.

So, the Chargers are spending the coming week in Charlotte, practicing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the University of North Carolina...