The North Carolina General Assembly yesterday "approved a compromise bill that repeals House Bill 2 but restricts anti-discrimination ordinances in cities and counties," and Gov. Roy Cooper "signed the measure into law." The NCAA reportedly had "set a deadline" of yesterday for North Carolina to "change the year-old state law or be excluded from consideration for hosting postseason games" through '22. Whether the repeal and attached provisions "will be sufficient to put the state back in contention to host NCAA sports championships remains to be seen." House Speaker Tim Moore said that "business leaders who have been intermediaries in recent negotiations have told him this version of the bill would satisfy NCAA concerns" (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 3/31).
NCAA President Mark Emmert said that the group's BOG will "meet in coming days to determine whether the NCAA will return championship events to North Carolina." Emmert yesterday "praised the North Carolina legislature." But he added that the BOG "still must decide whether the changes were 'sufficient' for the NCAA to return events to the state" (WASHINGTON POST, 3/31).