Sports Mascots

Mascots School to Offer Ph.D.

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.15.2012

Mark C. Miller

PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. -- A mascot is a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure. Sports teams employ individuals ...

Top 10 Moments in Sports Mascot Failure

Posted 04.14.2012

Mascots have become an ingrained part of virtually every type of sporting event from all over the world. Some people love them, and some people (like ...

Indians as Mascots for America's Fun and Games

Tim Giago | Posted 04.10.2012

Tim Giago

As I wrote many times since, I did not write that headline. It was like waving a red flag in the face of the Redskin football fanatics. Since then whenever I have to use the Redskin word I always refer to it as the "R-Word." And why should it not carry the same inference as the "N-Word"?

50 Most Ridiculous Mascots

Posted 01.27.2012

Often mascots are relegated to the sidelines of sporting events, but some of them are every bit as entertaining as the event itself. Especially if you...

POLL: Is Billy Better Blue? Marlins Mascot Get Rainbow Dorsal Fin, Brave New Look

Posted 12.01.2011

A fish called splendor? He's certainly something. The new-look Miami Marlins unveiled a fresh -- and at first glance, alarming -- new paint job for be...

What's In A School Name And Mascot?

Tobias Winright | Posted 12.18.2011

Tobias Winright

How would Christian students feel if they attended a Muslim-affiliated school whose mascot was the "Jihadists" (even though this term doesn't necessarily mean "terrorists" or "indiscriminate killers of non-Muslims"?

Novak Djokovic and the Crowd Whisperer of the U.S. Open

Sam Sommers | Posted 11.07.2011

Sam Sommers

A video has been making the internet rounds showing tennis star Novak Djokovic dancing himself silly after a victory at the U.S. Open, but Djokovic's impromptu dance performance wasn't actually impromptu.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 08.10.2011

Len Berman

This may be the season that seriously tests the Yankees resources. OK, we know they have deep pockets, but how deep are they willing to dig into them?

The 10 Strangest College Mascots

| Carly Sitzer | Posted 07.20.2011

You probably thought you saw it all—the strangest of the strange—when Her Campus brought you the 10 Strangest College Mascots. Who thought it coul...

Why The Mascot Has The Toughest Job To Get On Any Field

AOL News | Posted 05.25.2011

Think the odds are slim of ever playing on a pro sports team? Getting to be the mascot is even tougher. "There are only 125 positions available in th...

Dreams of Mustached Mascot of the Year

Dr. Abraham Froman | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Abraham Froman

I'm a dreamer. And much like my fascination for Mr. T causes me to repeatedly dream I'm his sidekick in "A-Team" episodes, I've always dreamed of bein...

WEIRDEST School Mascots (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

*UPDATED* How do colleges and students decide on mascots? We're trying very hard not to sound judgmental, but we're downright dumbfounded. A mascot...

In Whose Honor?

Tim Giago | Posted 11.17.2011

Tim Giago

The Cleveland fans say the team is named to "honor" Sockalexis. It is not an honor to be mimicked, aped, ridiculed and insulted every Saturday and Sunday in the name of sports.

March Madness - Applying the Diane Chambers Law

Shawna Vercher | Posted 05.25.2011

Shawna Vercher

In an episode of Cheers, Diane placed her bets for the football pool based on which animal would win a fight in real life. I'll attempt the same feat for March Madness season and see how it goes.