Editing Greenville, South Carolina (section)

==Sports==
[[File:GreenvilleDrive.jpg|thumb|Spectators at a Greenville Drive game]]
The [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA) sports conference is headquartered in Greenville, as are various minor league and university sports teams.

Minor League sports teams:
* [[Greenville Drive]], [[High-A]] affiliate of the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the [[High-A East]]. The Drive played their first season at Greenville Municipal Stadium, former home of the Atlanta Braves AA affiliate.  The Drive started their second season in their new downtown ballpark on April 6, 2006, which, prior to the start of the 2008 season, was renamed [[Fluor Field at the West End]]. For the first year after their founding, they were called the Greenville Bombers, having moved from Columbia, South Carolina. Before that, Greenville hosted various other minor league baseball teams, beginning with the [[Greenville Spinners]] in 1907.
* [[Greenville Liberty SC]], soccer team in [[USL W League]].  In June 2021, the USL announced a women's team, associated with [[Greenville Triumph SC]], would begin play in 2022 as part of a new W league.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/greenville-triumph-announces-womens-team-as-part-of-new-usl-league/36654785 |title=Greenville Triumph announces women's team as part of new USL League |date=June 8, 2021 |work=WYFF |first=Marc |last=Whiteman |access-date=June 8, 2021 |url-access=limited }}</ref>  In their inaugural season, the Liberty were the regular season champions of the South Atlantic Division.  For the 2023 season, the team plays at [[Paladin Stadium]] on the campus of [[Furman University]].
* [[Greenville Swamp Rabbits]], minor league hockey team in the [[ECHL]], began play in the 2010–11 hockey season as the Greenville Road Warriors and were renamed in 2015.
* Greenville Gaels, hurling team in the Southeast Division of the US [[Gaelic Athletic Association]].
* [[Greenville Triumph SC]], soccer team in [[USL League One]].  In their first four seasons, the Triumph qualified for the league finals three times and won the league championship once (2020).  For the 2023 season, the team plays at [[Paladin Stadium]] on the campus of [[Furman University]].

[[Bob Jones University]]
* Bob Jones University competes at the [[NCCAA]] Division II level. The BJU Bruins began intercollegiate athletics in the 2012–2013 school year. The school began with men and women's soccer and basketball, with hopes of eventually adding other sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bju.edu/athletics/ |title=Bob Jones University Athletics |publisher=Bju.edu |access-date=July 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811011910/http://www.bju.edu/athletics/ |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2020, the Bruins were accepted to the [[NCAA]], competing at the Division III level.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/ncaa-approves-division-iii-membership-for-bob-jones-university/32963699 |title=NCAA approves Division III membership for Bob Jones University |date=June 24, 2020 |work=WYFF |first=Marc |last=Whiteman |access-date=April 4, 2023 }}</ref> As of 2023, the university supports 12 varsity sports programs.

Furman University
* The [[Furman Paladins]] compete at the NCAA Division I level. (Note: [[Furman Paladins football|Furman football]] is a member of the [[Division I FCS|NCAA Football Championship Subdivision]].)  Furman athletic teams compete on-campus in various venues, including Paladin Stadium, Timmons Arena, and the Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium. Furman is a member of the [[Southern Conference]].

[[North Greenville University]]
* North Greenville University competes at the NCAA Division II level. Their mascot is the Crusader.

=== Air Base Speedway ===
[[Air Base Speedway]], originally known as Greenville Textile Speedway, was a dirt oval racetrack situated just south of [[Donaldson Air Force Base]]. Established in 1949, the track featured both half-mile and quarter-mile configurations and was renamed Air Base Speedway in 1950. Its most notable event was a [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Grand National Series]] race held on August 25, 1951, won by [[Bob Flock]] driving an [[Oldsmobile]]. Despite this high-profile race, the track's operations were short-lived, ceasing in 1952. Over time, Air Base Speedway faded into obscurity, and today the site is covered by three different buildings, a railroad spur, and dozens of trees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-04 |title=Air Base Speedway, Greenville's ghost track |url=https://gvltoday.6amcity.com/ghost-track-greenville-sc |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=GVLtoday |language=en |first=Sarah |last=Andrews}}</ref>