The Iowa State University Football team made a stop at the Riverside Casino Friday to celebrate their victory at the ...

Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa, where there were no gophers.

Bowls have become glorified spring games, with teams fielding weaker rosters that look more like summer practice squads than fall depth charts. With the opening of the transfer window and players ...

and the inaccurate depiction as its official mascot. In 1940, the University commissioned George Grooms, an artist for a small Iowa manufacturing company, to create the institution’s gopher mascot, ...

The Buffalo Bills are named after an infamous figure that showcased the Wild West. Here's everything to know about William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody and how he became a NFL team nickname.

His work attire consisted mostly of Cyclones gear and, on one memorable August night at a colleague's wedding reception, nearly came to blows with the University of Iowa's mascot, Herky ...

We might know them as the stars behind blockbuster movies, sold-out concerts or hit TV shows, but for these celebrities, the ...

The Utah Hockey Club's attempt to use 'Yeti' as their team name was denied due to potential confusion with the Yeti brand.

The new name was inspired by “Burch," the first recorded mascot of the University of Iowa. A history buff with a bachelor’s degree in history, Kaeding said Hamburg Inn No. 2’s rich history ...

One of the most well known is dogecoin, which was created as a joke and features a dog as its mascot. It became popular in ...