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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Wolfpack and Durham Bulls fan favorite passed away after "suffering complications from a serious, undiagnosed medical condition which he sadly could not recover from," according to his owners ...

The Tampa Bay Rays signed former Mariners draft pick and Illinois alum Joey Gerber to a minor league deal on Dec. 13 and assigned him to the former's Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls.