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NCAA pulls 7 championship events from North Carolina over bathroom bill

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The state of North Carolina is losing more athletic events as a result of its gender-specific bathroom law. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced Monday night that it will pull seven championship games out of the state, including the first and second rounds of NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament. The "Road to the Final Four" games were scheduled to be played in Greensboro. The NCAA governing board also announced it was   pulling college soccer, golf, tennis, lacrosse and baseball   events out of North Carolina.  North Carolina Republican Party spokeswoman Kami Mueller responded with incredulity. "This is so absurd it's almost comical," she said, mocking the idea of merging men's and women's teams together as a unisex team.  "This decision is an assault to female athletes across the nation. ... Under the NCAA's logic, colleges should make cheerleaders and football players share bathrooms, showers and ...