While Clayton was taking a family photo after the game, the Florida Gator mascot learned the hard way of not being wanted in ...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and Florida coach Todd Golden made the same sideline decision for the NCAA men's basketball ...

In a delightful twist to the celebrations following Florida's 2025 men's NCAA tournament victory, star guard Walter Clayton Jr. shared a hilarious moment with the university's Gator mascot. This ...

The NCAA Tournament just got started and we may already have the greatest meme of the entire event, thanks to a viral moment and a sad mascot. The No. 5 Clemson Tigers were getting absolutely crushed ...

Drake University’s beloved live mascot, Griff II, won’t attend when the Bulldogs take on Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. NCAA regulations bar the English ...

In an alternate universe, the NCAA tournament is decided trial-by-combat style, with each school's mascot serving as its champion. Mascot basketball, as we all know, is the sport at its purest form.

Griff II, an English bulldog, has been Drake's mascot since July 2020 ... created a petition for live mascots to be allowed at NCAA Tournament games. "The NCAA only allows live mascots at the ...

The Drake men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament without its live mascot, Griff II, a six-year-old English Bulldog.

The NCAA men's and women's tournaments are meant ... or the simple joy of filling out a bracket. Because of the tournament's simplicity—68 teams, single elimination—it lends itself well ...

Sports Illustrated released its list of the top mascots in the 2025 NCAA tournament. Michigan State's Sparty mascot was created in 1955. The University of Michigan has never had an official mascot ...

In a Sports Illustrated ranking, Zippy came in as the second-best mascot in this year's NCAA Tournament. The University of Akron's bouncing kangaroo was No. 1 in the rankings last year. Overtaking ...