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. Frankie the Friar wears a ...

later shortened to the Lopes. A hairy mascot known as the "Purple People Eater" was replaced in 1981 with the antelope mascot, which didn't get its current name until Thunder stuck in 2008.

a contest was held to create a mascot. The winner was a kangaroo called Mr. Zip with boxing gloves and a zipper. However, since only female kangaroos have pouches, Mr. Zip would eventually become a ...

later shortened to the Lopes. A hairy mascot known as the “Purple People Eater” was replaced in 1981 with the antelope mascot, which didn’t get its current name until Thunder stuck in 2008. What’s not ...