While some counties look to build new sports complexes, others struggle to pay bills and upkeep.
On Tuesday, Senate lawmakers approved a bill prohibiting biological males from competing in sports designated for biological females at North Carolina schools and universities. It will now seek the House’s concurrence before advancing to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.
Governor Roy Cooper has signed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics bill into law. House Bill 91 is an effort to reform the management of high school sports in North Carolina amid controversy surrounding the governing body, the N.C. High School Athletics Association. The Senate gave their final approval to the measure earlier Wednesday,...
The N.C. Senate Finance Committee approved a bill Thursday morning that would dramatically alter high school sports governance in the state and end 110 years of control by the N.C. High School Athletics Association. The organization’s commissioner, Que Tucker, tells media that she believes the bill is the product of racism. House Bill 91 heads...
Title IX isn’t about discrimination based on gender. Title IX protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states simply that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or...
Todd Johnson, R-Union, has filed a bill that would change the attendance cap to 40% of seating capacity, or 40 fans per 100 seats.
Charlotte, like many other American cities, will soon see a new sports arena completed. But the Carolina Bobcats project is distinctive -- and not in a good way.
CHARLOTTE — “If you build it they will come,” said the spirits in Field of Dreams. Numerous localities have used the maxim to justify the building of sports and entertainment arenas. Recent developments in Raleigh, Cumberland County, and Greensboro suggest that the proverbial “they” are not coming in great enough quantities to fully support all these buildings. The most expensive project, Raleigh’s ESA, consumed more than $100 million in tax money but its pro hockey and N.C. State basketball tenants consistently fail to fill the seats.
With the Carolina Panthers headed to the 2004 Super Bowl, Charlotte-area leaders and businesses are hyping the potential economic impact far beyond the constraints of reality.
A group of professors from across the United States wants to reform college athletics and expose the corruption behind college sports.
