It dumped Colonel Reb, a caricature of a gentlemanly Southern plantation owner that used to roam the sidelines as its mascot. It banned playing any variation of “Dixie.” And at every step ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA has a lovable mascot named Rumble the Bison. Rumble is an anthropomorphic bison whose name has been derived from the sound of thunder. Rumble made his debut ...