{"id":8543,"date":"2016-10-07T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2016\/10\/07\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina\/"},"modified":"2016-10-07T19:38:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T19:38:00","slug":"ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Names Venues For Championships It Yanked From North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/10\/07\/497071821\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=sports\">Bill Chappell<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/10\/07\/497071821\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=sports\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/10\/07\/gettyimages-466358718_wide-c854dec601c3c5940b20121c6f186bd1c7213e54-s1100-c15.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><button>Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Greensboro Coliseum, seen here during last year&#8217;s ACC tournament, won&#8217;t be hosting early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament \u2014 the games will be played in South Carolina, instead. <strong>Grant Halverson\/Getty Images<\/strong> <strong>hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>toggle caption<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span>Grant Halverson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Carolina, California, and Virginia are among the states that snapped up high-profile sporting events after the NCAA decided to relocate seven championship events from North Carolina over the state&#8217;s transgender law.<\/p>\n<p>The events include <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/09\/13\/493705731\/ncaa-pulls-7-championship-events-from-north-carolina-citing-transgender-law\">early rounds of March Madness<\/a>; North Carolina had already lost the NBA&#8217;s All-Star Game because of its controversial HB2 law that limits civil rights protections for LGBT individuals.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of the NCAA&#8217;s move last month, the Atlantic Coast Conference \u2014 which was founded in North Carolina in the 1950s \u2014 said it&#8217;s also <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/09\/14\/493941770\/acc-takes-its-championships-out-of-north-carolina-its-home-state\">moving all upcoming major championships<\/a> outside the state.<\/p>\n<p>Here the list published by the NCAA Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2016 Division I Women&#8217;s Soccer Championship<\/strong>, College Cup, Dec. 2 and 4: San Jose, California (Avaya Stadium; West Coast Conference, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016 Division III Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Soccer Championships<\/strong>, Dec. 2 and 3: Salem, Virginia (Kerr Stadium; Old Dominion Athletic Conference, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division I Men&#8217;s Basketball Championship,<\/strong> first\/second-rounds, March 17 and 19: Greenville, South Carolina (Bon Secours Wellness Arena; Southern Conference and Furman University, hosts).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division I Women&#8217;s Golf Championships<\/strong>, regional, May 8-10: Athens, Georgia (University of Georgia Golf Course; University of Georgia, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division III Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Tennis Championships<\/strong>, May 22-27: Chattanooga, Tennessee (Champions Tennis Club; University of the South, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division I Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Championship<\/strong>, May 26 and 28: Boston (Gillette Stadium; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division II Baseball Championship<\/strong>, May 27-June 3, Grand Prairie, Texas (The Ballpark in Grand Prairie; Angelo State University, host).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fivefilters\/block-ads\/wiki\/There-are-no-acceptable-ads\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/10\/07\/497071821\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=sports\" class=\"colorbox\" title=\"NCAA Names Venues For Championships It Yanked From North Carolina\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/10\/07\/497071821\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/10\/07\/497071821\/ncaa-names-venues-for-championships-it-yanked-from-north-carolina?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=sports\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/10\/07\/gettyimages-466358718_wide-c854dec601c3c5940b20121c6f186bd1c7213e54-s1100-c15.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><button>Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Greensboro Coliseum, seen here during last year&#8217;s ACC tournament, won&#8217;t be hosting early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament \u2014 the games will be played in South Carolina, instead. <strong>Grant Halverson\/Getty Images<\/strong> <strong>hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>toggle caption<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span>Grant Halverson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Carolina, California, and Virginia are among the states that snapped up high-profile sporting events after the NCAA decided to relocate seven championship events from North Carolina over the state&#8217;s transgender law.<\/p>\n<p>The events include <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/09\/13\/493705731\/ncaa-pulls-7-championship-events-from-north-carolina-citing-transgender-law\">early rounds of March Madness<\/a>; North Carolina had already lost the NBA&#8217;s All-Star Game because of its controversial HB2 law that limits civil rights protections for LGBT individuals.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of the NCAA&#8217;s move last month, the Atlantic Coast Conference \u2014 which was founded in North Carolina in the 1950s \u2014 said it&#8217;s also <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/09\/14\/493941770\/acc-takes-its-championships-out-of-north-carolina-its-home-state\">moving all upcoming major championships<\/a> outside the state.<\/p>\n<p>Here the list published by the NCAA Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2016 Division I Women&#8217;s Soccer Championship<\/strong>, College Cup, Dec. 2 and 4: San Jose, California (Avaya Stadium; West Coast Conference, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016 Division III Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Soccer Championships<\/strong>, Dec. 2 and 3: Salem, Virginia (Kerr Stadium; Old Dominion Athletic Conference, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division I Men&#8217;s Basketball Championship,<\/strong> first\/second-rounds, March 17 and 19: Greenville, South Carolina (Bon Secours Wellness Arena; Southern Conference and Furman University, hosts).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division I Women&#8217;s Golf Championships<\/strong>, regional, May 8-10: Athens, Georgia (University of Georgia Golf Course; University of Georgia, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division III Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Tennis Championships<\/strong>, May 22-27: Chattanooga, Tennessee (Champions Tennis Club; University of the South, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division I Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Championship<\/strong>, May 26 and 28: Boston (Gillette Stadium; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, host).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017 Division II Baseball Championship<\/strong>, May 27-June 3, Grand Prairie, Texas (The Ballpark in Grand Prairie; Angelo State University, host).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fivefilters\/block-ads\/wiki\/There-are-no-acceptable-ads\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}