Kentucky’s best moniker doesn’t have a mane; it’s a Briar Jumper
When you think of Kentucky and mascots, you think of horses. Right? What is the Bluegrass state if the epicenter of horse country? While there are a handful of horse-related mascots in different...
View ArticleNation’s most respected cross country coach fired for pointing out lockers...
A longtime California cross country coach has been ousted for an act that he felt was actually helping correct a serious problem: He was marking lockers that had been broken into so the school could...
View ArticlePrized LSU baseball recruit from Georgia arrested on drug trafficking, gun...
Georgia authorities arrested LSU baseball signee Dylan Williams among seven men booked on drug and gun charges, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate. Williams, 18, faces charges of possession with...
View ArticleThis 13-year-old just might be the next great Philadelphia boxer
James Barnett trains in an old-school boxing gym for an old-school boxing trainer in an old-school boxing town. Only James Barnett is not so old school. In fact, Barnett, known formerly as "Meatball"...
View ArticleKansas’ Greenbacks are notable for frogs, not dollars
Kansas: the Heart of the Midwest and home to corn, corn and more corn. There could be no great mascot in the state without a strong agricultural bent, surely. As it turns out, that’s not the case....
View ArticlePee Wee football practice is host to one of the biggest hits you’ll ever see
It's hot. Summer is rolling on and, in some places, youth football is even kicking off. With those practices come the initial foray into new Heads Up tackling training and, at the collegiate level,...
View ArticleRenowned baseball coach’s position in peril after being caught shoplifting...
Of all the ways for a prominent coach to imperil their job, shoplifting sporting goods from a Walmart isn’t a common one. In fact, before Greer (S.C.) Blue Ridge High baseball coach Travis Henson was...
View ArticlePrep pole vaulters complete fabulous, elaborate medal stand celebration to...
You can call competitive pole vaulters in the state of Wisconsin a lot of things -- freakishly athletic, eccentric -- just don’t call them unoriginal or disorganized. In fact, if the video below proves...
View ArticleIn Iowa, Norsemen vs. Midgets. Who ya got?
When in doubt, when choosing between a full crop of very literally interpreted mascots, pick the one who seems the most fierce. At least that seems to be the tact that was taken by Iowa voters, who...
View ArticleAlma mater to to play football game in honor of Aaron Hernandez’s alleged victim
The Roxbury (Mass.) John O’Bryant School of Math and Science has scheduled a football game to honor erstwhile star Odin Lloyd, the alleged murder victim of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron...
View ArticleIowa sophomore finishes regular season with astonishing .667 batting average
Everyone makes a big deal about Miguel Cabrera’s triple crown. He's an impressive hitter, but he's no Nicole Schutt. The Iowa softball star’s batting average makes Cabrera’s penchant at the plate seem...
View ArticleOhio prep football teams face off in Nathan’s-style hot dog eating contest...
What happens when you bring together 11 high school football teams and tell them to send their best two eaters forward to devour as many hot dogs as possible in a three-minute span? Here’s a hint: The...
View ArticleDubois Indiana, where Jeeps are more than an off road car
Ever wonder what a Jeep was before it was an everpresent automobile? It was a character in a popular comic strip, one who later would prove to be the inspiration for the best mascot in the state of...
View ArticleNothing to worry about at Deion Sanders’ Prime Prep Academy, says standout...
While the NCAA recently ruled the first two Prime Prep (Texas) Academy basketball products ineligible for 2013-14, raising concerns about the academic standards at a school co-founded by Pro Football...
View ArticleTexas guard throws down monster slam in major summer event
How fitting that a Texas guard would flush home a break out slam dunk at the Reebok Breakout Camp? Competing at the Philadelphia incarnation of the top prep hoops event, 6-foot-4 Tylon Charles, an...
View ArticleWalt Disney World is host to one of the nastiest youth soccer brawls you’ll...
Walt Disney World is supposed to be the Happiest Place on Earth. It was anything but for two youth soccer teams.The championship game of a premier youth soccer tournament at Walt Disney World devolved...
View ArticleIllinois as a mascot mecca for Orphans and fantastic agricultural pastimes alike
Who would have thought that the epicenter of bizarre mascots would be in Chicago’s home state … but definitely not in Chicago itself?As it turns out, the Land of Lincoln is also the land of truly...
View ArticleEight-year-old mysteriously dies from cardiac arrest after being struck in...
An Indiana Little League is recovering from horrific tragedy following the strange death of an 8-year-old who was struck with a batted ball. As reported by Indiana Fox affiliate WXIN, Dylan Williams...
View ArticleCalifornia 6-year-old baseball player makes sensational diving catch
Plenty of full-grown ballplayers have trouble going back on a fly ball. Like Jose Canseco, for one. But one 6-year-old third baseman showed us all how it's done.During a Pony league baseball game over...
View ArticleMeet the new California Mrs. Galaxy: Boys varsity volleyball coach Melanie...
Usually, the winner of a beauty pageant is occupied as a teacher or college student. Occasionally a lawyer emerges. The winner of the 2014 California Mrs. Galaxy pageant holds a more unique...
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