The states' nicknames draw on everything from their natural landscapes and popular produce to historical facts and landmarks.

Our columnist reviews the mascots most recently opposing Purdue football, from Brutus Buckeye to the Nitanny Lion and Willie ...

University of North Alabama officials and guests gathered Tuesday at the George H. Carroll Lion Habitat to reflect on more than two decades the habitat was inhabited by live lion mascots.

Last week, the Beam Team announced Roy Al would join Slamson the Lion, who has represented the Kings since 1997. But the ...

Despite the surprise, Roy Al's design is based on the old Cincinnati Royals’ logo, which featured a basketball head with a crown, explaining the mascot's unique look. The Kings' longtime mascot, ...

The Sacramento Kings are introducing a new mascot to go with their City Edition uniforms, and guard De’Aaron Fox is not ...

Baltimore rivalry. The Steelers have dominated, winning 7 of the past 8 games, but they're a home underdog for Sunday.

Honest initial reactions can be hilarious. That was the case when star guard De’Aaron Fox saw the Kings’ new mascot, Roy Al, ...

The Kings adopted a brand-new mascot for the Emirates NBA Cup on Friday, and he's already one of the NBA's weirdest.

York Suburban boys basketball player Kai Stryhn is two away from breaking the school career 3-point record, which is held by ...

“I loved our lions but always felt sad for them. They should be in the wild being free. We can have mascots we don’t have to have lions.” “Can we consider asking ourselves what living in ...

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is confident in his squad. While Campbell was hesitant to call the Lions the best team in the league, he still believed that they're capable of beating any ...