They will take on No. 14 seed Morehead State in the ... by a member of the student body. In 2005, the NCAA cited Chief Illiniwek as one of 19 mascots that were "hostile or abusive" in a policy ...

Forget Bobby Knight's advice and the NCAA's sancitimonious criticism ... Just pick the team with the best mascot. Yes, yes, I know what all you hoop junkies are thinking, you college basketball ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The big guy is celebrating a big milestone on Friday. Bevo XV, the Texas Longhorns' beloved mascot, is turning 10 years old, receiving lots of well wishes from fans and groups ...

In August 2005, the NCAA ruled that universities with mascots employing an offensive use of Native American imagery cannot host postseason tournaments. The Chief fell under the jurisdiction of this ...

Indianapolis? Fed up with what it considers “hostile” and “abusive” American Indian nicknames, the NCAA announced Friday it would shut those words and images out of postseason tournaments ...

The mascot's job is to hype up fans and give the home team an extra boost. Most teams have their mascot in some costume that people can get into, and it isn't revealed until that student ...

While the university continues to try to move forward after the death of a former football player and the imprisonment of another, other schools are facing a different kind of struggle -- the struggle ...