In the 1990s and early 2000s, the defunct Kansas City Blades of the also defunct International Hockey League used a skating chipmunk as their mascot. Not sure what else they could’ve used ...

And both schools have unique and interesting mascots, the Jayhawks and the Tar Heels. And that got me thinking: How many universities, colleges, or pro teams have a mascot that uses two or more ...

Kansas plays the Michigan State Spartans once every three years, but somehow, after seven seasons and a few matchups against Sparty, we’ve never examined the origin of their mascot. That changes ...