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Sorry, Drake fans ... but the NCAA isn't budging on its stance against live mascots at the Big Dance -- the org. tells TMZ ...

A variety of professional and collegiate sports mascots ... Not every mascot is a gem and a hit that lives on for generations. Some are downright weird and, truth be told, creep us out.

If that's you, we are here to help. For the second straight year, Sports Illustrated has ranked the field's 68 mascots on a scale from creepy to commendable. Here they are, with scattered ...

For a school in the Midwest, a kangaroo is a unique mascot. What's the story behind Akron being the Zips, and the history of ...

Leading up to the big reveal, other mascots ... us all,” she said. Mitchell said it’ll take some adjusting, but the “Braves spirit” of resiliency, leadership and working together as a community will ...

But you’re not the manager, not the coach, you’re the mascot ... its sports teams since the 1890s. A dog belonging to one of the students was led onto the pitch before baseball and American ...

Since the 1960s, the names and mascots ... in the Negro American League, one of several predominantly black leagues in the early to mid-20th century during the segregation of US baseball.

As the country debates racist symbolism in monuments, sports ... the American Indian and a member of the Gitxsan nation. To read more on the impact of Native American team names and mascots ...

All teams with an Native American mascot should be banned. For many professional sports teams, fans dress up as Native Americans without really knowing how they are affecting a culture. A cartoon from ...