A day after UNC-Chapel Hill wrapped up its meeting with the NCAA's infractions committee, North Carolina's highest court has delivered the university a victory in a separate - but related - case
Published: Sunday, August 20th, 2017 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why is it that the hardest words to say are, "I'm Sorry," and "I made a mistake?" Think of the needless pain and problems that could be avoided if people, especially those in leadership, owned up to their mistakes
Published: Friday, April 28th, 2017 @ 1:21 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The NCAA Board of Governors has voted "reluctantly" to allow North Carolina to be considered again as a host site for college sports national championships
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2017 @ 10:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) congratulated the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team for defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Championship
Published: Thursday, April 6th, 2017 @ 9:32 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Kellie Fiedorek regarding the North Carolina Legislature's vote Thursday to repeal HB2
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 @ 3:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on reports that the NCAA would remove all tournament games from North Carolina for 6 years if HB 2 is not repealed
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina State Representative Becky Carney (D-Mecklenburg) lobbied members of the Charlotte City Council against voting to repeal the city's non-discrimination ordinance, which would have paved the way for a repeal of the controversial House Bill 2.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 @ 2:58 am
By: Russell Allen
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement regarding the NCAA's recent decision on 2016-2017 championship events
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 3:38 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The following is a quote from Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest in regards to the NCAA's decision
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 3:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Kellie Fiedorek regarding the NCAA's decision to move several championship events from North Carolina because of its law that ensures that young girls aren't forced to shower and change clothes in the presence of men in p
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Statement from NCGOP spokeswoman Kami Mueller on the NCAA's regarding H.B. 2
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 2:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 22, the day after the National Basketball Association announced it would remove Charlotte as the host for its 2017 All-Star Game, the NCAA revealed a plan requiring all future host sites for NCAA-sponsored intercollegiate athletics to verify whether they are subject to “bathroom laws”
Published: Monday, August 1st, 2016 @ 11:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on teams from North Carolina selected to play in this year's NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on teams from North Carolina selected to play in this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 4:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Duke University's Men’s Basketball team and Coach Mike Krzyzewski after the Blue Devils won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 2:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced a wager he has with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker today over the outcome of tonight's Duke University Blue Devils vs. University of Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Men's Division I basketball championship game.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Tynita Butts, the record-setting high jumper on ECU's track and field team who won the Penn Relays twice and was named an NCAA All-American six times, was inducted into her high school's sports hall of fame. The ceremony was held Dec. 8 at T.C. Williams High School in her hometown of Alexandria, Vir
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Terry Holland, who led the East Carolina University athletics department during one of the Pirates' most successful periods, was honored by the school today as it named one of its sports venues after him.
Published: Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 @ 10:52 pm
By: ECU News Services
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UNC System President Tom Ross recently appeared before the Knight Commission to address the need to reform some of the egregious problems with college athletics. Well-intentioned as Ross was, his suggestions won’t fix the underlying problems.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Late last year, UNC-Chapel Hill learning specialist Mary Willingham alleged that many Carolina athletes weren't academically prepared for college-level work. That research has been stopped by the administration of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Madam Chair, Ranking Member Hinojosa, and Distinguished Members of this committee, thank you for this opportunity. The Pell grant program faces two serious problems today: its increasing cost to the taxpayer, and its failure to serve students well. The program is too expensive and too few...
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 8:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Major college sports like football and basketball produce revenue streams in the billions. In recent years, the NCAA, powerhouse conferences, teams, television stations, and coaches have profited at an unprecedented rate. In North Carolina, for example, the highest-paid public official is not...
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 7:07 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The front cover of the September 16 Time magazine issue features a picture of Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and arguably college football's most controversial player. The headline, "It's Time to Pay College Athletes," raises a long-standing controversy that has...
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:01 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In recent days, we've heard a lot of talk about reforming college athletics. By and large, there are three competing approaches. The first involves tweaking, or modestly attempting to improve upon, the existing status quo. The second is tougher: it urges a hard-line return to amateurism. The...
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 @ 7:39 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Julie Torbett isn't the tallest person on the volleyball court during a practice in Williams Arena, but there's no doubt that the first year-coach, who stands 5'4," is in charge.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 5:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Competing plans in the N.C. House and Senate feature widely different approaches to the issue of tax reform. Counties are concerned with the potential loss of county revenues in the final plan that will be adopted when House and Senate leaders confer to work out the differences.
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 @ 6:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina counties could permanently lose millions of dollars in school construction funding if a proposal in the Senate's budget plan becomes law.
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2013 @ 1:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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March Madness is the moniker given the NCAA basketball tournament championship, but this year in North Carolina it is taking on new meaning. Seems like everyone is mad about something.
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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