Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the ...

In an alternate universe, the NCAA tournament is decided trial-by-combat style, with each school's mascot serving as its champion. Mascot basketball, as we all know, is the sport at its purest form.

Drake University’s beloved live mascot, Griff II, won’t attend when the Bulldogs take on Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. NCAA regulations bar the English ...

At its heart, March Madness is not a spectator sport. The NCAA men's and women's tournaments are meant to be experienced viscerally—whether through your team's participation, neutral observation, or ...

Zippy (Akron): "She was No. 1 last year, and she is now the owner of her own NIL deal. Any other year, she'd be the champion, and she remains Ohio's only native kangaroo and a trailblazing female ...

Learn these obscure stories entering March Madness 2025 and impress your friends while filling out your NCAA Tournament ...

Akron mascot Zippy performs in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami (Ohio) in the championship of the Mid-American Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025 ...

Frankie the Friar wears a permanent grin and a habit for tiny St. Francis University. The Red Flash are in the men's ...

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 as ...