DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died. In ...

A new and highly energetic furry friend joins the N.C. State football sidelines this season as the team’s kicking tee retriever, following in his big brother’s footsteps. Champ the Retriever made his ...

EAST LANSING -- Ever wonder how those little kids, trying not to trip on their oversized Michigan State football jerseys, get to run for daylight and fetch the tee after the Spartans kick off? Yeah, I ...