Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
NCAA Division I athletic conference; members include Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and NCSU

Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh)
NHL hockey

Carolina Panthers (Charlotte)
NFL Football

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)
12 historically black colleges and universities, primarily in NC and VA--including NCCU, St. Augustine's, and Shaw University.

Charlotte Bobcats (Charlotte)
NBA basketball

Charlotte Sting (Charlotte)
WNBA basketball

Duke University Athletics

Durham Bulls
AAA baseball affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devils Rays

NCCU Athletics