Editing Wake County, North Carolina (section)

===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.