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Relocated Rodón an All-Star again

July 25, 2025 The North State Journal

New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón throws during the MLB All-Star Game (Brynn Anderson / AP Photo) Carlos Rodón’s son, Bo, is on a tee-ball team this year. It’s safe to say, the little leaguer’s […]

Minor league baseball wraps up

September 24, 2024 The North State Journal

‌Wes Kath, shown here in spring training with the Chicago White Sox, was one of Winston-Salem’s top power hitters this season. (Ross D. Franklin / AP Photo) Durham Bulls The Bulls opened the Triple-A season […]

Junior Caminero tops Bulls roster

April 3, 2024 The North State Journal

20-year-old Junior Caminero is expected to have a brief stay in Durham before heading back to Tampa Bay to join the Rays. (Ena Sellers/La Voz) The Durham Bulls are expected to be one of the […]

Bulls fade as Norfolk Tides ride wave to IL title

September 28, 2023 The North State Journal

NORFOLK, Va. – The Durham Bulls didn’t hit the jackpot or much of anything else Thursday night. So that became a disappointing end of another sterling season of International League baseball for the storied franchise. […]

From UNC to ASG: Zac Gallen gets All-Star Game start

July 11, 2023 The North State Journal

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen, who played at UNC, smiles during an All-Star Game press conference Monday in Seattle. Gallen is scheduled to be the National League starter for Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic. (Lindsey Wasson / AP […]

Minors rep asks Congress to restrict MLB antitrust exemption

July 7, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – Sen. Richard Durbin speaks before Vice President Kamala Harris at the C.W. Avery Family YMCA in Plainfield, Ill., Friday, June 24, 2022. The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee […]

Cannon Ballers leading way in Kannapolis’ revitalization

June 15, 2022 The North State Journal

Atrium Health Ballpark, home of the Cannon Ballers, is the centerpiece of an effort to revitalize downtown Kannapolis. (Brett Friedlander / North State Journal) KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers have a slogan painted in […]

MLB negotiators meet in person for 1st time since Dec. 1

January 26, 2022 Ronald Blum, The Associated Press

Spring training is scheduled to start Feb. 16, but only if a new deal can be agreed upon NEW YORK — Negotiators for locked-out baseball players and management met in person Monday for the first […]

Baseball lifers Dusty Baker, Brian Snitker make World Series family affair

October 26, 2021 The North State Journal

The World Series between the Astros and Braves will be a family affair between two baseball lifers, with Atlanta manager Brian Snitker, center, facing his son Troy, left, who is a hitting instructor Houston manager […]

Big Four flood first round of MLB Draft

June 17, 2020 The North State Journal

North Carolina’s Aaron Sabato was selected 27th overall by the Minnesota Twins in last week’s Major League Baseball draft. (Ben McKeown / AP Photo) Commenting on the competition his team had to beat to win […]

Hurricanes making hard look easy
RALEIGH — Things have gone about as well as they can for the Hurricanes through two rounds of the NHL playoffs. Carolina is unbeaten through eight games — the first team in NHL history to […]
GOP leaders come to budget agreement
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday they have reached a framework agreement to break a nearly yearlong budget impasse, announcing plans for the largest average teacher pay raise in nearly two […]
Former law enforcement reveal Cooper evacuated during May 2020 rioting
RALEIGH — Protesting, chanting and marching. Property damage, arson and rioting. This was the oscillating pattern in downtown Raleigh over the weekend of May 30 to June 1 in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Each […]
Trump: US will reduce troops in Germany beyond initial withdrawal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said last week that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back […]
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise kills 3 people
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, […]
Hornets’ Diabate wins Hustle Award, Knueppel misses rookie honor
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets came away from NBA awards season with both a leaguewide honor and a near miss. Last week, Hornets center Moussa Diabate was named the winner of the 2025-26 NBA Hustle […]