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NCAA To Relocate All Championship Events Away From North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Laws

The big wigs at the NCAA have decided that either they don’t support the North Carolina laws that give country to discrimination against the LGBT community, or they just can’t afford to take the PR hit (we’re sure you can decide for yourself which is more likely).

In any event, they have announced that they will not hold any of their championship competitions in the state until things are made right.

Based on the NCAA’s commitment to fairness and inclusion, the Association will relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA Board of Governors made this decision because of the cumulative actions taken by the state concerning civil rights protections.

In its decision Monday, the Board of Governors emphasized that NCAA championships and events must promote an inclusive atmosphere for all college athletes, coaches, administrators and fans. Current North Carolina state laws make it challenging to guarantee that host communities can help deliver on that commitment if NCAA events remained in the state, the board said.

“Fairness is about more than the opportunity to participate in college sports, or even compete for championships,” said Mark Emmert, NCAA president. “We believe in providing a safe and respectful environment at our events and are committed to providing the best experience possible for college athletes, fans and everyone taking part in our championships.”

Peep the list of games and competitions that North Carolina will lose.

2016 Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, College Cup (Cary), Dec. 2 and 4.

2016 Division III Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships (Greensboro), Dec. 2 and 3.

2017 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, first/second rounds (Greensboro), March 17 & 19.

2017 Division I Women’s Golf Championships, regional (Greenville), May 8-10.

2017 Division III Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships (Cary), May 22-27.

2017 Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship (Cary), May 26 and 28.

2017 Division II Baseball Championship (Cary), May 27-June 3.

That’s a LOT of money for a state to lose just to protect their discriminatory laws. Shows you how much they REALLY hate gays, transgenders and the like.

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