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The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina, including opening-weekend mens basketball tournament games, for the coming year due to a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people.In a news release Monday, the NCAA says the decision by its board of governors came because of the cumulative actions taken by the state concerning civil rights protections.This decision is consistent with the NCAAs long-standing core values of inclusion, student-athlete well-being and creating a culture of fairness, said Georgia Tech President G.P. Bud Peterson, the chair of the board of governors.The law -- known as HB2 -- requires transgender people to use restrooms at schools and government buildings corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates. It also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from local and statewide antidiscrimination protections.HB2 was signed into law by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory earlier this year. A spokesman with McCrorys office couldnt immediately be reached for comment Monday evening, but a spokeswoman with the state Republican party blasted the decision in statement, saying it is so absurd its almost comical.I wish the NCAA was this concerned about the women who were raped at Baylor, spokeswoman Kami Mueller said Monday night.The only championship events that can be hosted in North Carolina this academic year are ones determined when a team earns the right to play on their own campus.The NCAA said it will relocate the mens basketball first- and second-round games that were scheduled for March 17 and 19 in Greensboro. The NCAA will also relocate:- the Division I womens soccer championship scheduled for Dec. 2 and 4 in Cary, just outside the capital city of Raleigh;- the Division III mens and womens soccer championships set for Dec. 2 and 3 in Greensboro;- the Division I womens golf regional championships set for May 8-10 in Greenville;- the Division III mens and womens tennis championships set for May 22-27 in Cary;- the Division I womens lacrosse championship set for May 26 and 28 in Cary;- and the Division II baseball championship from May 27 to June 3 in Cary.North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham and North Carolina State AD Debbie Yow both issued statements Monday evening saying they were disappointed at the loss of the events.We certainly hope there will be resolution in the very near future, Yow said.The campaign spokesman for Democrat Roy Cooper, the states attorney general and McCrorys re-election opponent in November, said the law needs to be repealed.It seems that almost every day, we learn of a new consequence of HB2, spokesman Ford Porter said. ... We need to repeal this law and get our state back on track.The NCAAs move leaves the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship game in Charlotte as the marquee college sporting event in the state this year as the mens basketball tournament starts a two-year stay in Brooklyn, New York.However, that event also could be in jeopardy. In May, the ACC announced that member schools discussed the law during their annual spring meetings and said it could impact whether the state hosts league championship events.In April, the NCAA announced it was adopting an anti-discrimination measure that would affect the way the governing body evaluates bids to host sporting events and required sites to demonstrate how they will provide an environment that is safe, healthy and free of discrimination.In a statement Monday night, NCAA President Mark Emmert said the governing body will delay announcements on future championship sites until early next year. That comes as it reviews responses to questionnaires required of prospective site hosts on how they would comply with the NCAAs anti-discrimination measure.In announcing its decision Monday, the NCAA stated current North Carolina laws make it challenging to guarantee that host communities can help deliver on that requirement.The NCAA also took special note of four ways North Carolinas law differs from other states. The NCAA pointed out that five states -- Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington -- and several cities prohibit travel by public employees and representatives of public institutions to the state of North Carolina. Those representatives prohibited to travel could include athletes, coaches and athletic administrators.Mondays action by the NCAA is the latest public and business backlash that has arisen since the law was enacted. The NBA moved its 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans instead of hosting it in Charlotte as originally scheduled because of the law. 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Jason Collins, the first active male athlete in the four major U.S. team sports to come out as gay, addressed the Democratic National Convention on Monday night and revealed that he disclosed his sexual orientation to the Clinton family before going public.Ive known their family for almost 20 years, the retired NBA player said. I knew that they would accept me for who I was and that they would help pave a path for others to do the same. I am forever grateful for their words of wisdom back then and their unconditional support. They knew that my sexual orientation made no difference in my ability to play basketball.Collins and Chelsea Clinton were classmates at Stanford, and the two have been friends since their freshman year.Collins came out publicly at the end of the 2012-13 NBA regular season in an article he wrote for Sports Illustrated. A free agent at the time, he didnt hook on with a team until signing with the Brooklyn Nets in February 2014. He played sparingly until announcing his retirement in November 2014.My dream was to play in the NBA and live my auuthentic life as a proud gay man at the same time, Collins said Monday night.dddddddddddd I was able to accomplish both of those goals because of the people who have supported me throughout my life.Collins was introduced on the convention stage by twin brother Jarron, also a former NBA player and a current Golden State Warriors assistant.Jason Collins has become an advocate for LGBT rights and last week addressed the NBAs decision to move the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina, over objections to the states House Bill 2, writing: As a member of the NBA family and as a gay man, Im extremely proud to see the NBA take initiative and move the All Star Game from North Carolina. Their decision is an extremely poignant one and shows that discrimination of any kind is not welcome in sports and is not acceptable in any part of our society. The NBA has set the best kind of example and precedent moving forward for all to follow. ' ' '