The city of Charlotte is eligible to host the 2019 NBA All-Star Game after a compromise deal to replace a North Carolina law that limited anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgendered people, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. "It's not a done deal yet," Silver said. "The most recent change in the law does not…
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The NCAA announced Tuesday its intention to play championship games in the state of North Carolina once again after the state repealed controversial House Bill 2, commonly known as the "bathroom bill." As a result of the passing of House Bill 2, the NCAA moved first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games scheduled to be played in…
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The NCAA will decide next week whether to allow the return of championship games to North Carolina after the state repealed the so-called bathroom bill. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill on Thursday that scaled back part of the controversial HB2 bill, which said transgender people would have to use the bathrooms that correspond…
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The East German women's Olympic teams were known for doping their way to victory. Their cheating, long suspected, took longer to be discovered. But today there is a new cheat happening in the world of women's sports, only this time it's perfectly legal. It is transgender women -- biological men, in other words -- who are…
A transgender athlete's recent domination over female competitors in an Australian weightlifting event has sparked a national debate on fairness. Laurel Hubbard, 39, cruised to victory on Sunday at the Australian International in Melbourne, an key step in representing New Zealand at the 2017 Commonwealth Games. Athletes say Hubbard, previously known as the male weightlifter Gavin…
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Mack Beggs, 17, won the Class 6A girls state wrestling championship in Texas this weekend. Beggs is on hormones to transition from a female to a male -- and many people say this individual has an unfair strength advantage due to the testosterone she/he is now taking. "I just witnessed my sport change," a longtime Texas…
