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NBA Accepts Weak HB2 Repeal, Will Bring 2019 All-Star Game To CharlotteThe NBA announced on Wednesday that Charlotte will host the 2019 All-Star Game, fulfilling the league’s initial plan to return the event should North Carolina modify or repeal House Bill 2. Charlotte was initially slated to host this year’s All-Star event, but the NBA pulled the high-profile exhibit...

Texas Gets Closer To Passing Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, NCAA Remains SilentTexas is on track to become the second state in the United States to take statewide legislative action to prevent transgender citizens from using the appropriate bathroom, as the House voted on Monday in favor of limiting bathroom choice in public and charter schools....

Mark Emmert Admits NCAA Accepted The "Absolute Minimum" In Its Return To North Carolina<em></em>In speaking with the Associated Press sports editors at their annual meeting with commissioners on Thursday night, NCAA president Emmert acknowledged that HB 142 was “the absolute minimum” the North Carolina legislature could have done to earn back the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and other post...

Unlike The NCAA, Some States And Cities Didn't Bite On North Carolina's Weak HB2 Repeal

The NCAA released the sites of its upcoming postseason events through 2022 Tuesday afternoon, and as was expected, the governing body of college sports made its return to North Carolina official, announcing the Tar Heel state will host 36 men’s and women’s tournaments and postseason competitions. In...

Craven North Carolina Legislators Threaten ACC Over Future Boycotts

After North Carolina kinda-sorta-not-really repealed HB2 last month under pressure from a handful of powerful sports bodies, the NBA and NCAA let the state back into their good graces. Despite the fact that the repeal kept many of HB2’s heinous facets in place, NBA czar Adam Silver said that Charlot...

NCAA Accepts North Carolina's Weak HB2 Repeal, Will Bring Back Postseason Events

Following four days of deliberation, and the morning after the finale of its most lucrative event of the year, the NCAA announced Tuesday that its Board of Governors voted to return North Carolina to the list of states to be considered for hosting postseason events. The vote of approval comes thanks...

North Carolina Legislators Vote To Pass Controversial HB2 Repeal Bill, And Neither Side's Happy

After two quick votes by the Rules Committee and the Senate, and a lengthier debate in the House, the North Carolina General Assembly voted today to pass House Bill 142, the replacement of House Bill 2. HB2 banned cities from drafting their own anti-discrimination ordinances or setting the minimum w...

North Carolina Repeals HB2 To Satisfy NCAA; "Compromise" Still Permits Anti-LGBT Discrimination For At Least Three More Years

North Carolina state Senate leader Phil Berger says his fellow Republican legislators have struck a deal with governor Roy Cooper to repeal House Bill 2 hours before an NCAA deadline that would have eliminated all scheduled NCAA championship events in that state until the year 2022....