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Watch thought-provoking docs at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, herald the arrival of spring with crafts and incantations, or explore Maryland history.

I was surprised that North Carolina made the field,” the longtime college hoops analyst (and former Duke Blue Devil) tells GQ. “But it certainly didn’t warrant a governor of a state threatening legal ...

Our long national nightmare of no regular season Major League Baseball has ended. I can’t wait to draft ... the “Snake” could be a reference to the Arizona Diamondbacks team mascot, which is a snake.” ...

In the South, Blooper was picking upsets early on selecting No. 12 UC San Diego’s King Triton over the Wolverine at Michigan.

The Bird Dawgs, an expansion team from the Frontier League, an independent partner of Major League Baseball, announced that ...

The Down East Bird Dawgs have introduced their new mascot and are inviting fans to help name it as they prepare for the 2025 season.

Believe it or not, IU has tried — several times — to establish a mascot for its teams. From a failed attempt at keeping a live eagle in the 1910s, to a slack-jawed cartoon from The Walt Disney ...

If you aren't a Xavier fan, you may not know much about the team's mascot, D'Artagnan the Musketeer ... two-foot-long tongue or shoving objects down its mouth. (Not scary at all.) ...

Now partners in business and love, the engaged couple aims to bring what Richter calls a “true sports bar” down to Murrells ... Zone also has an irreverent mascot to match its neighbors ...

A press conference with the official naming and mascot debuts will take place later next month at the new home of Smokies Baseball, Covenant Health Park! Stick around with Living East Tennessee to ...