Earning a spot as Sparky was no easy feat. For students interested in becoming a college mascot, here's what to know about the tryout process, time commitment and rules to follow in the suit.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new mascot of the Chicago Sky was introduced Monday. Skye the Lioness posed with basketball in hand under the south lion at the Art Institute of Chicago for X, formerly Twitter.

Walking away with a victory didn't always seem like a possibility for the Missouri Tigers, after narrowly defeating ...

The Chicago Sky introduced a new mascot earlier this week, and the jokes immediately started flying. Chicago seemingly knew that its previous mascot — Sky Guy — wouldn’t cut it anymore with ...

Vanderbilt football entered Saturday’s season opener against Virginia Tech as the 13.5-point underdog, but new Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia didn’t seem to care all that much about the ...

From Wednesday to Thursday, all 13 players remained on the report with no additions or subtractions. Mizzou made no changes to it whatsoever with two players staying out and one remaining questionable ...

After pulling an upset over Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt football will be back at FirstBank Stadium to face Alcorn State on Saturday (6:30 p.m. CT, ESPNU). In the opener, quarterback Diego Pavia was ...

The space tourism flight is suborbital and sub-optimal in a way for a Vanderbilt University cardiologist who has spent a lifetime dreaming of — and, lately, training for — walking on the moon.

The twist: the SEC team was the one doing the upsetting. Vanderbilt, that oft-forgotten minnow of college football’s titanic conference, defeated Virginia Tech 34-27 in overtime to put some ...

The Vanderbilt Commodores will be looking for a competitive start to the 2024 season when they host the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday afternoon. Vanderbilt lost all nine of its games against ...

Vanderbilt staved off a Virginia Tech comeback to start the season with an upset win. The Commodores came out on top in the first overtime of the college football season to defeat the Hokies 34-27 ...

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