The historical and sporting origin of the 'Gamecocks' nickname at the University of South Carolina is a symbol of fighting and pride. The University of South Carolina is known by its nickname ...

The story behind the choice of the Siberian Husky as UConn's symbol and its connection to the spirit of Connecticut. Jonathan the Husky has been the face of the University of Connecticut for decades, ...

SIU faces funding cuts and political backlash as it fights to remain a vital force in rural Illinois education and economy.

The Tufts University doctoral student was detained by immigration officials as she walked along a street in the Boston suburb ...

BOSTON — A Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order, a ...

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, a doctoral student at Tufts University, was swiftly moved out of Massachusetts, a demonstration of how ...

The university, known for its engineering, took its name-calling from others to heart. In 1940: "The Boilermaker Special (the official Purdue mascot in the form of a locomotive mounted on an ...

Surveillance video appears to show six people, their faces covered, taking away Rumeysa Ozturk's phone as she yelled and was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. North Carolina guard Reniya Kelly (10) and SMU guard Nya Robertson (3) try to win a loose ball during the ...

Q: How did the UVM come to embrace it as its mascot? A: In 1926 the Vermont Cynic asked students to vote for a mascot. According to UVM's Vermont Quarterly, the four candidates were: the tomcat ...

The Round of 64 had some choppy play in games –– and in the booth. TNT announcer Jim Jackson had a slight gaffe on Thursday during Wofford’s 77-62 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, calling ...

The Atlanta Braves’ mascot, Blooper, has taken matters into his own hands to make March Madness something everyone can get excited about. On X, Blooper posted letting his followers know that he ...