athletics

MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Wake Forest may have grabbed the spotlight early in last week’s MLB Draft, but the rest of the state’s baseball talent was eventually uncovered. At press time last week, three rounds had been completed. A […]

Futures Game includes NC prospects

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Before turning the stadium over to the best players in baseball, MLB allowed the stars of tomorrow to take the field with the All-Star Futures Game. More than 30 players who made this year’s All-Star […]

ROBINSON: The UNC System must cut costs; here’s how it can be done

August 4, 2020 Jenna Robinson, James G. Martin Center

Last month, the UNC Board of Governors directed all UNC System institutions to make contingency plans for budget cuts between 25 and 50%. It’s smart to plan ahead, though budget cuts will likely be smaller […]

Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs

July 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The cancellation of this year’s minor league baseball season was a disappointing blow to many young prospects whose advance up the ranks toward a possible major league career has been put on hold for an […]

100 in 100: Perquimans County’s Jim Hunter, baseball’s ‘Catfish’

June 25, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: App State sports cuts are our fault

June 2, 2020 David Phillips

I was beaming with pride after watching Kyle Busch win the Xfinity Series race with an App State paint scheme last Monday. The Mars/M&Ms team did the paint scheme as a gift to honor App […]

MLB Draft’s first day loaded with NC picks

June 5, 2019 Brett Friedlander

A large haul of North Carolina-based talent in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft was even bigger than projected, as six players with state ties had their names called Monday night. The […]

NOTHSTINE: Should college athletes be paid?

August 9, 2017 Ray Nothstine

In early August, Florida Senator Marco Rubio sent out a tweet declaring “The NCAA is out of control.” The wrath towards the collegiate governing body organization stems from University of Central Florida kicker Donald De […]