Anyone visiting the Triangle region of North Carolina should make it their mission to catch an iconic Durham Bulls baseball game. The team became iconic thanks to the 1988 sports comedy movie ...

The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog says the black Labrador known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during ...

Beloved Ripken The Bat Dog who retrieved baseball bats for the local baseball teams and fetched kicking tees for the North ...

“The subject was baseball, which was a problem.” And the Durham Bulls became famous: In 1995, the team graduated from its old home off Washington Street to the ambitious Durham Bulls Athletic ...

Ripken’s final appearance was on Dec. 22. He had the opportunity to retrieve a kicking tee for the Carolina Panthers at their ...

Ripken, a beloved black Labrador Retriever and friend to several Triangle sports teams, has died. Ripken died unexpectedly on New Year's Day after "suffering complications from a serious, undiagnosed ...

Ripken the bat dog, a staple of the North Carolina sports community, died on New Year's Day. Here's what we know and how ...

Ripken the Bat Dog, the endlessly eager black Labrador who charmed fans at Durham Bulls and N.C. State University football games, has unexpectedly died. The Rainbow Bridge braces itself for its ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- If you went to a Durham Bulls baseball game or NC State football game over the past few years you probably got the chance to see the one and only, Ripken The Bat Dog. Ripken's ...

The new Durham park on the northwest corner of Morehead Avenue and Blackwell Street is a nod to the old Bulls park, with similar features and paint color. Duke baseball player Jay Beshears holds a ...

The 8-year-old Ripken's history in the spotlight included retrieving bats for Durham Bulls minor-league baseball games and kicking tees during N.C. State college football games at Carter-Finley ...