When is NC Gov McCrory up for re-election? NCAA Pulls All Championship Events From North Carolina

[misterhighwasted]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57d74520e4b0fbd4b7bb3952

NCAA Pulls All Championship Events From North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Laws
“We believe in providing a safe and respectful environment at our events.”
49 minutes ago | Updated 38 minutes ago




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NCAA Pulls All Championship Events From North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Laws
“We believe in providing a safe and respectful environment at our events.”
49 minutes ago | Updated 38 minutes ago
Nick Visser Reporter, The Huffington Post


North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has come under fire for passing several anti-LGBT laws. Most recently, the NCAA pulled all championship events from the state for the 2016-17 year.

The NCAA has withdrawn all championship events from North Carolina for the 2016-17 academic year because the state has passed several laws targeting the LGBT community, the organization announced Monday.

The decision will affect seven NCAA championship events, including the first and second rounds of the Division I men’s basketball tournament and the women’s soccer College Cup.

“Fairness is about more than the opportunity to participate in college sports,

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[Island Blue]

1. In November.

[Gothmog]

2. He is up this year and is behind in the polls

[misterhighwasted]

3. Well this should deepen that divide in poll #'s

Is there a Dem running against him?

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[SMC22307]

7. http://www.roycooper.com/donate/

Yes.

[misterhighwasted]

8. Oh yes! Hope McCrory pissed off enough people to hand Cooper the Statehouse.

#EnoughIsEnough

[GoDawgs]

4. Cooper will hopefully be next Governor

but NC still has to get these anti lgbt laws removed. I think their state legislature is still real rightwing. Good luck NC!

[Wounded Bear]

5. Any college football bowl games in NC?

Sorry for the folks in NC. I really am. This sucks. My only fear is that somehow the Repubs blame this on the Dems. Seems like it would be hard to do, because I think the whole gov't is red, right?

[Island Blue]

6. I think just the Belk Bowl

which is held in Charlotte. Not exactly the most prestigious bowl of the year.

[3catwoman3]

9. Never heard of...

...the Belk Bowl.

[JonLP24]

11. They typically have an ACC vs SEC matchup

Last year it was Mississippi State and NC State.

[Island Blue]

14. Yes, typically the 5th or 6th (or 7th or 8th)

best SEC team against a similar mediocre ACC team. It's named after a regional department store that was founded by the Belk family in Charlotte.

[karmaqueen]

10. Wish we could get rid of all the crazies in office here in NC!

Due to gerrymandering we have a whole lot of right wing people in office. Thankfully, the lines will be redrawn after this election. The last few years this gang has destroyed so much of this state.

[lpbk2713]

12. Mr Governor, you really screwed the pooch with this one.

And for what? Everyone knows (R)s don't have any value system anyway.

[gratuitous]

13. Duke or North Carolina playing outside of NC?

Can't happen. The NCAA seems to have an unwritten rule that Duke or North Carolina has to play its first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in North Carolina, and never leave the eastern time zone.

This could be an effective weapon against this bullshit law.