From Jackrabbits to 'King Triton': March Madness boasts unique mascots

• March Madness mascots take center stage during NCAA men's and women's tournaments

  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. Furry, animated characters used as ...
  
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  Ranking all 68 of the 2025 men's March Madness teams by mascot

  Ranking all 68 NCAA tournament teams by mascot and team name as we get set for 2025 March Madness.
  
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  Sports Illustrated: Xavier's mascots are best of all the March Madness 2025 teams

  March Madness isn't just about highlighting the best NCAA Division I Men's Basketball teams. It's also about the mascots.
  
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• The distraught Clemson mascot turned into a hysterical March Madness meme

  March Madness isn't complete without a sad mascot.
  
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• 2025 March Madness printable bracket for men's, women's NCAA Tournament

  March is upon us, which means it's time to fill out our brackets. Here are printable brackets for the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments.
  
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• What is a Zip, and why is Akron's mascot a kangaroo? | Just Asking

  For a school in the Midwest, a kangaroo is a unique mascot. What's the story behind Akron being the Zips, and the history of its female mascot Zippy?
  
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• Women’s March Madness projections 2025: Full NCAA Tournament bracket odds

  Welcome to ’s 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament projections, where you’ll find every team’s chances of advancing through each weekend of March Madness and cutting down the nets in Tampa on April 6. ...
  
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• Michigan State is playing in the NCAA tournament. But how does their mascot stack up?

  Sports Illustrated says Sparty, from MSU, ranks among the top mascots. How he stacks up.
  
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  NCAA Tournament 2025: Stories of trash cans, a boom box, underhand free throws and a terrifying mascot

  Learn these obscure stories entering March Madness 2025 and impress your friends while filling out your NCAA Tournament brackets.
  
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• 11-seed Drake holds off Mizzou rally for upset

  Drake, a No. 11 seed relying heavily on D-II transfers, had a 15-point lead whittled to one with 4:28 left but held off Missouri to advance in the NCAA tournament.
  
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• Warriors' Curry exits win early with pelvis injury

  Warriors star Stephen Curry was ruled out in the second half of Thursday's 117-114 win over the Toronto Raptors because of a pelvic bruise, the team said.
  
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• McNeese scripts 'biggest day' in upset of Clemson

  McNeese coach Will Wade and his boom box-toting manager are moving on in March Madness after the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off No. 5 seed Clemson on Thursday in the first bracket buster of the NCAA ...
  
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• Ovechkin nets No. 888, Caps clinch playoff berth

  Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal Thursday to move seven away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record.
  
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• No. 5 seed Michigan holds off UC San Diego 68-65 in March Madness nailbiter

  Vladislav Goldin and Michigan proved a bit too much for UC San Diego when the Russian center scored 14 points Thursday night and the fifth-seeded Wolverines overcame Tyler McGhie's 25 points to ...
  
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  Stephen Curry injury: Warriors star ruled out with pelvic contusion after hard fall vs. Raptors

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• Japan become 1st side to qualify for '26 World Cup

  Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
  
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• Men's NCAA tournament: Live updates, highlights, analysis from Day 1

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• New Caledonia beats Tahiti 3-0 and advances to the Oceania World Cup qualifying final

  New Caledonia's 36-year-old striker Georges Gope-Fenepej scored twice in his team's 3-0 win over Tahiti in an Oceania qualifying semifinal Friday which left it one step away from the 2026 World ...
  
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