Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by Scott Stover, St. Francis University mascot Frankie the Friar performs Feb. 22 ...

Reveille is a live mascot, which is the best, and then there are the rules about her: Company E-2 has the privilege of taking care of Reveille. If she is sleeping on a cadet's bed, that cadet mu ...

This has given rise to the phenomenon of the "mascot bracket," in which the basketball agnostic in your life fills out their bracket based solely on mascot quality. If that's you, we are here to help.

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves. Furry, animated characters used ...

Mascots are normally well-mannered, though that's not always been the case during March Madness. In the 2006 men’s tournament, Stanford’s unofficial tree mascot was ejected for not leaving the ...

March Madness Mascots Take Center Stage During NCAA Men's and Women's Tournaments Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments might become as ...

Sports teams use mascots to boost team spirit and energize the fans. They do so, often wearing a costume with a giant cartoon head. That also creates the perfect photo opportunity. Tod Stutzman ...

South Carolina and USC sure look impressive, don't they? But every year there are new teams to watch, and with that comes mascots, school colors and fight songs to learn, too. If you are filling ...

Sometimes, though, a fairly intriguing mascot steals the spotlight. In this year's field of 68, there may be not be a more interesting-looking mascot than Frankie the Friar, who represents Saint ...