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March 5, 2021

Bulls

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The Bull Classic: World Series teams feature more than 20 former Durham minor leaguers

October 21, 2020 Shawn Krest

The Durham Bulls didn’t play this season, but the iconic minor league franchise will be on center stage for baseball’s biggest moments. While the pandemic may have kept the DBAP empty this year, the core […]

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100 in 100: New Hanover County’s Michael Jordan, His Airness

June 16, 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 […]

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Durham Bulls furlough half of front office staff

April 16, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The Durham Bulls are placing just over half of their front-office staff on furlough with Minor League Baseball on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Triple-A team in Durham, North Carolina, announced Wednesday that […]

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Minor league teams still serving their communities while waiting for return

April 15, 2020 Brett Friedlander

As Douglas Locascio looked out at a pristine green field under a bright Carolina blue sky last Thursday, his team’s scheduled opening day, the general manager of the Hickory Crawdads couldn’t help but think that […]

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Durham native, former Rays and Bulls exec Click named Astros’ GM

February 3, 2020 Cory Lavalette

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros hired James Click as their new general manager Monday, taking the Tampa Bay Rays executive and putting him in charge of the scandal-ridden team a week before the start of […]

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Hornets rookie Washington nets 27 in 126-125 win over Bulls

October 24, 2019 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — When Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak took PJ Washington with the 12th pick in the draft, he suggested the Kentucky forward might spend this season bouncing back and forth between Charlotte and its […]

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World Series stars came through North Carolina on their way up

October 23, 2019 Shawn Krest

On June 26, 2009, the Durham Bulls were playing a weekend series in Toledo, but more than 5,600 people packed their home stadium to watch college kids play an exhibition. Team USA — an all-star […]

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Former Bull Kirby Yates takes long path to All-Star Game

July 10, 2019 Shawn Krest

CLEVELAND — Kirby Yates had a very simple plan for his career in 2017. “I didn’t want to suck,” he said. “I wanted to be better. Plain and simple.” Yates had earned a promotion to […]

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Duke, Carolina combine for half-dozen NBA 1st-round picks

June 26, 2019 Brett Friedlander

For the players from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first […]

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Tampa Bay gets OK from MLB to explore Montreal

June 26, 2019 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Ex-Rays? Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal. […]

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