Sports
| Carolina Hurricanes | NHL Professional Hockey Team | |
| N.C. State Wolfpack | NCAA Division 1 Athletic Teams - Basketball, Football, Baseball, Soccer | |
| Shaw University Bears | NCAA Division 2 Athletic Teams. | |
| St. Augustine Falcons | NCAA Division 2 Athletic Teams. | |
| SAS Soccer Park | Host of the 2005 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup | |
| Carolina Rollergirls | Women's roller derby. | |
| Carolina Railhawks | USL Professional Soccer (Cary) | |
| Chavis League | Annual amateur adult basketball league and tournament. Often ACC and sometimes NBA players. |
Nearby
| Carolina Mudcats | Double A Minor League Baseball (Zebulon) |
| Durham Bulls | Triple A Minor League Baseball (Durham) |
| Duke Blue Devils | NCAA Division 1 (Durham) |
| University of North Carolina Tarheels | NCAA Division 1 (Chapel Hill) |
For skiing travel is about 4 to 6 hours.
Wintergreen (Virginia)
Snowshoe (West Virginia)
Sugar Mountain (NC)
Ski Beech (NC)
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