There was no mascot despite many attempts — children, a dog, a bull branded on the football field, a wildcat. Then one ...

Ohio University sought a unified nickname for its athletic teams. A campus-wide contest resulted in the selection of the ...

At Purdue, school spirit doesn’t just appear in chants and colors—it comes rolling in on wheels and swinging a hammer. The ...

ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso announced his retirement Thursday. Here's a look at his most memorable moments on ...

The Phanatic is featured on the team's batting practice hats, which the team wore in-game Sunday to celebrate the mascot's birthday. It's the second year the Phillies have worn the hat to celebrate ...

More importantly, it would be poor of me to neglect the considerable history that our campus has with mascots and imagery.” The University retired appearances of Chief Illiniwek at games in 2007, ...

At Saint Mary's, when the game-day buzz kicks in ... carried the legacy of the Salato Center. At Xavier University, mascot duty is a buddy comedy in the making. First, there's D'Artagnan ...

This is a lot for one mascot’s (or should I say anthropomorphic plant?) shoulders. No. 8: Herky The University of Iowa’s Herky is so bad he’s good. Looking at him as an opposing team member just makes ...

The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home, a rare case of a metropolis being the ...

William King Moss III, a father of two second-graders in the Brentwood Union Free School District on Long Island, filed a lawsuit last month claiming the Spartans moniker represents a symbol of "white ...

Jai Lucas has been working hard this offseason, and now he has made his biggest splash of the recruiting cycle so far.

Auburn University wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Its official school mascot is a tiger — not ... started during the aforementioned 1892 game with Georgia. An Auburn fan who was also ...