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Tulsa's Puppy Mascot Will Be The Best Part Of College Football Season

Part of me thinks Tulsa's introduction of a Golden Retriever mascot is a way to distract attention from the FBI investigation into a sports betting ring involving the former AD. But another, more insistent part of me says shut up look at the puppy look at her little face!...

NBA Mascot Attends Wedding, Is Life Of The Party

This is Moondog. He is one of two mascots for the Cleveland Cavaliers and he recently attended Ben and Ashlee's wedding reception....

Who Killed Nugget II? Solving The Death Of Southern Miss's Mascot

The 1992 death of Nugget II, the University of Southern Mississippi's Golden Eagle, is cloaked in mystery. A federal investigation and autopsy revealed two possible causes of death: The eagle's body contained lead shotgun pellets, and it suffered from malnutrition. But no blame was ever assigned, an...

Mascot Fired For Not Being Fat Enough

Bradford City is replacing its mascot, the "City Gent," after the man playing him for 19 years lost too much weight. Be warned, this story is very British....

A Horrible Week For Bulldog Mascots Continues

On Wednesday it was announced that Georgetown mascot-in-training J.J. was being drummed out after biting a child. Now, sad news: Butler Blue II, the mascot emeritus for the Butler Bulldogs, has just weeks or months to live....

Georgetown Is Mysteriously Getting Rid Of Its Bulldog Mascot [Update]

Jack the Bulldog retired this spring after 10 years of representing Georgetown as its mascot. Last year, the school brought in Jack Jr., or J.J.—a precious little Bulldog pup who would be the "mascot-in-training," and take over for the start of basketball season in the fall. But today it was announc...

Today In Man-On-Mascot Violence

At an event celebrating Public Safety Day, someone punched the Mariner Moose....

SO MANY MASCOTS

When you can't sleep tonight, blame Adam Rubin....

The Butler Bulldog's Training Montage Is The Cutest Damn Thing

Butler just moved into the Big East, and the university released a video montage featuring its adorable bulldog mascot to celebrate the occasion. Yes, this is a silly public relations stunt, but who cares? Lookit that doggie!...

Pirate Parrot Lunges For Ball, Faceplants

Note 1: It's not that this video is cut short. We checked, and the Root Sports broadcast cuts away from the super slo-mo JUST before the mascot goes beak-first into the dirt, in order not to miss the next pitch. Damn it....

Harvey The Hound's Head Recovered

You're cleaning out the flooded Saddledome. You're thigh deep in murky water. It's dead silent. Your flashlight illuminates just a few feet ahead of you in this cavernous, waterlogged mausoleum. Suddenly—something bumps against your leg. You look down. You never sleep again....

Now Mike Florio Is Getting In Twitter Fights With NFL Mascots

Resident NBC/ProFootballTalk moron and supposed NFL maven Mike Florio took his lifelong itinerary of bad decisions to a new level last night, getting into Twitter beef with Jaguars mascot Jaxson de Ville. ...

The Charlotte NBA Team Might Rather Be The Hornets Again

During its short 25 years in the NBA, the Hornets moniker has proven to be the league's Johnny Cash — it's been everywhere, man. Born in Charlotte, transplanted to New Orleans in 2001, bivouacked in Oklahoma City for two post-Katrina seasons, back to New Orleans for the past six seasons, then banish...

Hawaii Puts The Rainbow Back In Warriors

Hawaii has abandoned a plan to neuter one of the best nicknames in college sports. For the first time in 13 years, Hawaii football—and the rest of the university's men's teams—will be the Rainbow Warriors....

UConn's Logo Was Once A Very Sad Dog

The University of Connecticut today unveiled a new, ugly logo—seriously, did the Northeast Manitoba Frozen Wolves fold before they could pay their graphic designer?—but that's not why we're moved to write. Look instead at the top left corner of this image....

The Complete Family Tree Of College Mascots

The above image is just a tiny portion—the cat teams—of the universe of NCAA mascots. Of nearly 1,300 schools in Divisions I, II, and III, there are bound to be some repeats. But now that someone has gone to the trouble of putting every single one on a poster and breaking them down by team name, it'...

The Rays Killed Steve Irwin, And The American League Is Next [UPDATES]

Oh, Raymond, no....

SPARTY DOES NOT APPROVE....

High School Students Vote To Change Redskins Mascot Despite Protests From Parents And Alumni

In the Washington Redskins' fight agains the perception that their mascot, a racist caricature and slur, is a racist caricature and slur, they have enlisted the aid of various high schools around the nation who use the same mascot, mostly to act as a shield. This has been the defense for about a wee...

The Redskins Are Just Going To Hide Behind Every Single School That Uses The Name Redskins

On Monday, the Redskins launched a campaign to defend their use of a racist slur as a team name. It was weak, and centered on the nebulous concept of "pride" felt by a particular Ohio high school that also uses the name Redskins. Drew pointed out that it's bullshit, and this is all about Dan Snyder ...