News 8 sports correspondents Dean Holzwarth and Andrew McDonald discuss where things stand eight or nine games into the high school basketball season. (Jan. 8, 2025) The new Hoops Frenzy podcast will ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Ripken, the beloved black Labrador retriever known for his work as a bat dog and sports mascot, died recently, leaving a legacy that touched fans across the globe.

News Editor Matthew Burkhart recounts his first meeting with Ripken, NC State football’s beloved tee-fetching dog, in wake of ...

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

No. 17 North Carolina takes on the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish after Maria Gakdeng scored 21 points in North Carolina's 69-60 win over the Miami Hurricanes.

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 ...

Beloved Ripken The Bat Dog who retrieved baseball bats for the local baseball teams and fetched kicking tees for the North Carolina State University team has crossed the rainbow bridge.

( ...

The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in ...

Ripken, most famous for being the bat dog at Durham Bulls games but also seen at NC State football, Carolina Panthers and ...

Ripken, a beloved black lab and friend to several Triangle sports teams, has died. Ripken, a beloved black lab and friend to several Triangle sports teams, has died.