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NC lawmakers nixed MLB funding proposal from state budget. Now what?

Two local lawmakers say they want to see the MLB in Raleigh but want a clearer plan before approving appropriations for a project of this scale.

July 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM

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NC governor advocates for MLB team in Raleigh

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UNC baseball heads to Omaha for College World Series

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A letter from Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel, to Boston Flannery's family

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Wearing 42 Isn’t Just a Number — Boston Flannery on Jackie Robinson’s Enduring Impact

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Updated February 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM

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Zebulon Devil Dogz: Name for new baseball team unveiled

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Thunder Roos? Croc hunters? How you can help name Zebulon’s new baseball team.

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Owner of Durham Bulls to take over Wake County’s Five County Stadium

Updated September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM

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Farewell to a fish called Muddy, and a logo that upended minor-league baseball

Updated August 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM

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Where every NC college and HS baseball player was selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Updated July 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM

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Photos : North Carolina defeats Arizona 18-2 in NCAA baseball Super Regional

June 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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Born in NC, baseball’s Savannah Bananas return to Charlotte and sellout crowds

Updated June 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM

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Change the Atlanta Braves name? NC fan and brother have their idea down to a T.

Updated May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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Photos : N.C. State Wolfpack tops Tar Heels in college baseball

May 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM

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‘Torpedo’ bats stir up a storm in baseball

April 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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Could this baseball stadium become Wake County’s next big destination?

Updated February 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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An amphitheater? Garden? Tell Durham what should happen to the Durham Athletic Park

Updated February 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM

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Beloved mascot ‘Ripken The Bat Dog’ who won fans on fields in Durham, NC State and all over, has died

Updated January 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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Ripken the Bat Dog, who won fans on fields in Durham, NC State and all over, has died

Updated January 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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Ripken the Bat Dog has died

Updated January 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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Farewell to Rickey Henderson, lightning-fast hero of my youth

December 23, 2024 at 12:15 PM

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She picked the right butt at a baseball game, now she’s engaged

Updated October 17, 2024 at 5:55 AM

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Baseball circus comes to town: Savannah Bananas at Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Updated October 17, 2024 at 5:55 AM

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Director/Screenwriter Ron Shelton looks back at the making of ‘Bull Durham’

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