Editing Wake County, North Carolina (section)

==Sports==
===Professional===
[[File:Hurricanes_Home_Ice.JPG|thumb|[[Carolina Hurricanes]] hockey game at the RBC Center, now ([[Lenovo Center]])]]

The [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Carolina Hurricanes]] franchise moved to Raleigh in 1999 from their temporary home of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], after having departed [[Hartford, Connecticut]], in 1997. Their home arena, the [[Lenovo Center|Levovo Center]], also hosts concerts and other public events. The Hurricanes are the only major league ([[NFL]], [[NHL]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], [[MLB]]) professional sports team in North Carolina to have won a championship, winning the [[Stanley Cup]] in 2006, over the [[Edmonton Oilers]].

[[North Carolina FC]] of the [[United Soccer League]] and the affiliated women's team [[North Carolina Courage]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] are located in Cary and play at the [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]. The Courage is the reigning NWSL Shield Winner and NWSL Champion, breaking the NWSL season record for most wins, points, and goals in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/948215|title=NC COURAGE BREAK MULTIPLE NWSL RECORDS IN 5-0 WIN OVER HOUSTON DASH|access-date=September 11, 2018|date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225452/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/948215|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Carolina Mudcats]] are a [[minor league baseball]] team located in eastern Wake County. Their ballpark, [[Five County Stadium]], is located in Zebulon.

The Research Triangle region has hosted the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|Professional Golfers' Association (PGA)]] [[Nationwide Tour]] [[Rex Hospital Open]] since 1994, with the current location of play at Raleigh's Wakefield Plantation. In 2024 The Rex Hospital Open was changed to the UNC Health Championship and is now played at Raleigh Country Club, located on just east of downtown Raleigh.

===College===
[[North Carolina State University]], which is a member of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) and [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]], plays their home basketball games at the PNC Arena and home football games at [[Carter–Finley Stadium]].

Other institutions of higher learning that compete in competitive sports include St. Augustine's College ([[NCAA Division II]], [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA)), Meredith College (NCAA [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] and [[USA South Athletic Conference]]), William Peace University ([[NCAA Division III]], [[USA South Athletic Conference]]), Shaw University [[NCAA Division II|Division II]], [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA)), and Wake Technical Community College ([[NJCAA]]).

===Amateur===
The Raleigh Cú Chulainn, which includes a [[Hurling]] team and a [[Gaelic football]] team, is based in Wake County. The football team won the 2014 Men's Junior Championship in [[North American GAA|North American Gaelic Athletic Association]] competition.

The [[North Carolina Tigers]], an [[Australian Rules football]] club in the [[USAFL|United States Australian Football League (USAFL)]] and competing in the [[EAFL|Eastern Australian Football League (EAFL)]], are based in Raleigh.

Wake County is also home to the [[Carolina Rollergirls]], an all-women flat-track roller derby team that is a competing member of the [[WFTDA|Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)]]. The Carolina Rollergirls compete at the North Carolina State Fairground's [[Dorton Arena]].

Because of the area's many billiards rooms, Raleigh is home to one of the largest amateur league franchises for playing [[pool (cue sports)|pool]], the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill [[American Poolplayers Association]]. There are leagues available in [[eight-ball]], [[nine-ball]], and Masters formats for players of any skill level.

The [[USA Baseball]] National Training Complex is located in Cary.

Home of the Capital City Steelers three time national champions of Pop Warner Football.

Also featured in Raleigh/Durham is the Carolina Phoenix, Women's Professional Tackle Football team.