Editing Winston-Salem, North Carolina (section)

==Sports== 
[[File:LJVM floor.jpg|thumb|[[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] home to  [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball]] and [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Team !! Sport !! League !! Venue
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| Winston-Salem State University Rams || Basketball || NCAA || [[C. E. Gaines Center]]
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| Winston-Salem State University Rams || American Football || NCAA || [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]
|-
| Winston-Salem State University Rams || Softball || NCAA || Washington Park
|-
| Winston-Salem State University Rams || Tennis || NCAA || WSSU Tennis Center
|-
| Winston-Salem State University Rams || Track & Field || NCAA || Civitan Park
|-
| [[Winston-Salem Dash]] || Baseball || [[South Atlantic League|SAL]] || [[Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem)|Truist Stadium]]
|-
| [[Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL)|Carolina Thunderbirds]] || Ice Hockey || [[Federal Prospects Hockey League|FPHL]] || [[Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena]]
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| [[Winston-Salem Wolves]] || Basketball || [[East Coast Basketball League]] || Childress Center
|-
| [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest football]] || American football || NCAA || [[Truist Field at Wake Forest]]
|-
| [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest basketball]] || Basketball || NCAA || [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum|LJVM Coliseum]]
|}

The Winston-Salem State University Rams have men's and women's [[NCAA Division II]] sports teams, which are members of the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.wssurams.com/general/WSSU_Quick_Facts|title=Winston-Salem State University Athletic department|website=wssurams.com|date=12 May 2015|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>

The [[Winston-Salem Dash]] are a Class High-A [[MiLB|Minor-League baseball]] team currently affiliated with the [[Chicago White Sox]]. After 52 years at historic [[Ernie Shore Field]], the Dash now play their home games at the new [[Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem)|Truist Stadium]], which opened in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/winston-salem|title=Official website of Winston-Salem Dash|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref> Previous names for the team include the Winston-Salem Cardinals, Twins, Red Sox, Spirits and, most recently, the Winston-Salem Warthogs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MiLB.com |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Get to know the teams in the High-A East |url=https://www.milb.com/news/get-to-know-the-minor-league-teams-in-the-high-a-east |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |language=en}}</ref> Players have included [[Wilmer Mizell|Vinegar Bend Mizell]], [[Earl Weaver]], [[Bobby Tiefenauer]], [[Harvey Haddix]], [[Stu Miller]], [[Ray Jablonski]], [[Don Blasingame]], [[Gene Oliver]], [[Rico Petrocelli]], [[Jim Lonborg]], [[George Scott (first baseman)|George Scott]], [[Sparky Lyle]], [[Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)|Bill "Spaceman" Lee]], [[Dwight Evans (Baseball)|Dwight Evans]], [[Cecil Cooper]], [[Butch Hobson]], [[Wade Boggs]], [[Carlos Lee]], [[Joe Crede]], [[Jon Garland]], and [[Aaron Rowand]], all of whom have played extensively at the major league level.

The [[Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL)|Carolina Thunderbirds]] minor-league hockey team began play in 2017 at the [[Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena]] in Winston-Salem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/history-of-ws-hockey|title=History of WS Hockey|publisher=Carolina Thunderbirds|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>

[[Wake Forest University]] is an original member of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest's football team]] plays its games at [[Truist Field at Wake Forest]] (formerly BB&T Field, and Groves Stadium), which seats 32,500. [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer|Wake Forest's soccer program]] made four consecutive final four appearances (2006–2009) and were NCAA champions in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://godeacs.com/|title=Wake Forest Athletics – Wake Forest University|website=[[Wake Forest Demon Deacons]]|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref>

The [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] is home to [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]] and some [[Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball|Winston-Salem State]] basketball games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ljvm.com/ljvm/|title=About Lawrence Joel|publisher=LJVM.com|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>

[[NASCAR]] [[Whelen All-American Series]] racing takes place from March until August at [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]. The [[K&N Pro Series East]] also races here. It is NASCAR's longest-running racing series, dating to the 1940s. In the fall, the stadium is used for Winston-Salem State Rams football games.

Winston-Salem hosts an [[Winston-Salem Open|ATP tennis tournament]] every year, the [[Winston-Salem Open]]. The matches are played at the Wake Forest tennis center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/winston-salem/6242/overview|title=Winston-Salem Open – Overview|website=atptour.com|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>