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 ...
She doesn’t look a day older than her nearly 70 years and like any enduring icon, Zippy, the mascot for the University of Akron athletics teams, only gets better. The magnetic marsupial picked ...
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 ...
The controversy surrounding the use of Native American imagery is not specific to Illinois, as many schools across the country have been affected by the NCAA's August 2005 ruling that deemed mascots ...
The NCAA men's tournament has become known for ... Mr. and Ms. Wuf, NC State: How many other mascots have a partner? (OK, we ...