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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 […]

Camels crash 1st round of MLB Draft

July 20, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Members of the Campbell baseball team fancy themselves as “a bunch of nobodies from nowhere” because of their remote location in Buies Creek and the considerable shadow cast by their nationally recognized neighbors at UNC, […]

KREST: The wild ride of a sportswriter in October

October 20, 2021 Shawn Krest

Free football isn’t always free. As the Carolina Panthers drove downfield for a game-tying touchdown and two-point conversion in the final minute of play on Sunday, one thing became clear: I wasn’t getting back to […]

Bypassing college proved right move for Trot Nixon

August 13, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Technically, Trot Nixon came within one day of becoming a two-sport star at NC State. In reality, he never actually got that close. As much as he relished the opportunity to play football and baseball at the […]

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver dead at 75

September 2, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has died. […]

100 in 100: Rockingham County’s Scott Bankhead, decade-long major leaguer

July 6, 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 […]

100 in 100: Caswell County’s Carl Willis, World Series pitcher and top pitching coach

April 9, 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 […]

100 in 100: Ashe County’s Monte Weaver, World Series pitcher-turned-WWII vet

March 24, 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 […]

Where does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete Rose

January 18, 2020 The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Pete Rose was taking a break from signing autographs at the MGM Grand hotel when asked a question he’s uniquely qualified to address. What’s worse, betting on baseball or cheating at baseball? […]

Hinch, Luhnow fired for Astros’ sign stealing

January 13, 2020 The Associated Press

HOUSTON — Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s sign-stealing during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series […]

Boston Red Sox

MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft

Camels crash 1st round of MLB Draft

KREST: The wild ride of a sportswriter in October

Bypassing college proved right move for Trot Nixon

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver dead at 75

100 in 100: Rockingham County’s Scott Bankhead, decade-long major leaguer

100 in 100: Caswell County’s Carl Willis, World Series pitcher and top pitching coach

100 in 100: Ashe County’s Monte Weaver, World Series pitcher-turned-WWII vet

Where does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete Rose

Hinch, Luhnow fired for Astros’ sign stealing

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year
Property tax moratorium heads to House

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year