SoCon Suggests It May Move Hoops From Asheville
Southern Conference commissioner John Iamarino has hinted that the men's and women's basketball tournaments in the collegiate sports league could be moved from Asheville.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that Iamarino's comment on Tuesday came one day after the NCAA pulled seven championship events out of North Carolina because of a law requiring transgender people to use bathrooms matching the sex on their birth certificate.
Iamarino said Tuesday that upcoming meetings of athletic administrators in October and of presidents and chancellors in November could result in the tournament being moved. He says the groups will "have a full discussion" on the issue.
North Carolina Republican Lawmaker Wants HB2 Repeal
A Republican state senator says the North Carolina legislature should consider repealing the law she and other GOP colleagues approved in March limiting anti-discrimination rules for LGBT people and which bathrooms transgender people can use.
Sen. Tamara Barringer represents Cary, where four NCAA championship events were to occur before the group took them away Monday because of HB2. Republican lawmakers have been otherwise united either defending the law or only making small adjustments.
Barringer said Tuesday that with the NCAA decision to move events from North Carolina there have been too many "unintended effects" of HB2.
Hillary Clinton To Campaign In Greensboro
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to campaign in Greensboro Thursday, her first visit to the Gate City as the Democratic nominee.
Clinton's campaign announced the visit late Tuesday, but did not release a time or location.
Trump Campaign Highlights North Carolina Offices Unveilings
Donald Trump's campaign is unveiling its first offices in North Carolina with the help of his daughter-in-law, a Wilmington native.
Wednesday's events in Charlotte, Indian Trail and Huntersville highlight how campaign operations of the Republican presidential nominee contrast with those of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Clinton's campaign has more than 30 offices statewide, many of which have been in place for months, along with extensive operations.
Trump North Carolina director Jason Simmons says levels of support shouldn't be based on the number of offices but upon grass-roots support.
UNC-Chapel Hill Woman Pins Sexual Battery On Football Player
A magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for a North Carolina football player accused of sexual battery and assault on a female in February.
The warrant issued Tuesday accuses Allen Artis, a 21-year-old junior linebacker from Marietta, Georgia, of two misdemeanors against UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore Delaney Robinson. The warrant says he had sex with her while she was "mentally incapacitated and physically helpless."
The Associated Press typically doesn't identify alleged victims of sexual assault, but Robinson held a news conference, saying she filed for the misdemeanor charges after police and prosecutors indicated there wasn't enough evidence to pursue felony charges. Her lawyer says campus police botched questioning and the handling of a rape test.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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