Michael Jordan Coverage
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Jordan's 'Catch 23' part of half of field that takes layday at Big Rock; no changes to leaderboard
More than half the field in the 62nd annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament took an off day on Wednesday. No fish were reeled in by the other participants. -
MJ's team lands big marlin at Big Rock tournament
Michael Jordan and his team pulled in a 442.3-pound blue marlin on Tuesday at the Big Rock Tournament in Morehead City. -
Michael Jordan tackles Big Rock, lands big marlin
Michael Jordan has dabbled in sports besides basketball before, and this time he decided to try his hand at fishing. -
WRAL Storytellers: Covering Michael Jordan's brief baseball career
Former WRAL sports director Bob Holliday reminisces about covering Michael Jordan as he started his minor league baseball career for the Birmingham Barons. -
Our TakeHolliday: High school challenges, basketball greatness, golf course antics among memories of covering Michael Jordan
WRAL covered Michael Jordan from his days as a UNC recruit through three retirements. North Carolinians had a front-row seat for the G.O.A.T. -
When Jordan, Wizards practiced at UNC-W, the media mob followed.
Michael Jordan arranged for his Washington Wizards to practice in his hometown, and WRAL Sports was there. -
Michael Jordan's shoes sell for $560K at auction
Michael Jordan wore the sneakers in 1985, during his rookie season. Auction experts expected the shoes to bring in up to $150,000 Instead, the pair smashed the record set by a pair of Nike "Moon Shoes" from 1972. -
Michael Jordan addresses his tough reputation in 'The Last Dance'
In the latest two episodes of ESPN's docuseries, the NBA legend discussed his winning mentality and competitiveness. -
Williams: '(Michael Jordan is) the most underrated defensive basketball player I've ever seen'
Roy Williams joined The Adam Gold Show to talk about his beard, playing golf with Michael Jordan, MJ's trash talking, whether MJ is underrated as an all time ACC great, the impact the pandemic has had on his job and football and basketball games with no fans. -
Hornets president: 'Our hope is to be able to resume our season, and then go into the playoffs and be able to finish the season out.'
Fred Whitefield joined to talk about the return of the NBA season, making sure employees and players are safe, trying to get events back into the Spectrum Center, how he met Michael Jordan, and what watching The Last Dance has been like for him. -
Whitfield profiles 40 years of friendship with Jordan
A simple meeting led to a longtime friendship and business partnership between Michael Jordan and former Campbell basketball player George Whitfield. -
Bob Holliday talks about the fun day when MJ and Buzz Peterson went golfing
Former WRAL Sports Director Bob Holliday brings back a memory from the WRAL vault, a moment when Michael Jordan and Buzz Peterson had some fun on the golf course. -
What if Michael Jordan had signed with Adidas? He very nearly did, and it haunts Gary Stokan to this day
Former NC State player and assistant coach Gary Stokan - currently the CEO and President of the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl - joined The OG on Monday to talk about how close Adidas came to signing Michael Jordan when he was with the shoe company, and how the history of the shoe wars would've been forever changed if he had. -
LeBron James reveals 'Space Jam' sequel title
On Instagram, LeBron James announced that the movie will be called 'Space Jam: A New Legacy.'. He also revealed that the movie will be released in 2021. -
Promising start to 'The Last Dance' and fascinating peek inside Michael Jordan's world
The first two hours of the ESPN "30 for 30" documentary on the end of Michael Jordan's dynasty with the Chicago Bulls in 1998 were equal parts educational and dramatic. But will executive producer Mike Tollin settle for another Jordan hagiography or go deeper into Jordan's complex character? -
Former WRAL sports director talks about seeing Michael Jordan grow into superstar
Former WRAL sports director Bob Holliday talked with Jared Fialko about seeing Michael Jordan as a freshman at UNC and how he became a sports superstar. -
From the Vault: '83 Cardiac Pack defeats UNC
With NC State and North Carolina set to square off this week, we dip into our video vault to the first time Jim Valvano ever defeated Dean Smith. Check out the footage of Michael Jordan, Thurl Bailey, Sam Perkins, Terry Gannon, Matt Doherty and many more. -
At spring training,Jeff Gravley had questions for MJ
WRAL's Jeff Gravley had a key question for Michael Jordan during spring training in 1994. -
Our TakeGravley: A lot of memories in 31 years at WRAL
I have experienced a lot in three decades covering sports for WRAL. Too many to list but a few come to mind. -
Michael Jordan announces he will sell part of Hornets franchise
Hornets owner Michael Jordan announced Saturday that Gabe Plotkin and Daniel Sundheim will join Hornets Sports & Entertainment as investors. Jordan is selling a piece of the franchise to the two, but will remain the majority owner.