The Blazers unveiled a new Bigfoot mascot Tuesday night at the Moda Center, digging up and re-imagining a forgotten relic from the past to partner with Blaze the Trail Cat for games, community events and other public appearances. Click here to read the story at seattletimes.com. Discussion Questions:
For four games only, the Eugene Emeralds will re-brand and become the Eugene Exploding Whales. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions:
Nissan sure gets high mileage from college sports mascots in its advertising. This capering costumed crew rock the nameplate’s Heisman House campaign every fall. Click here to read the story at musebycl.io. Discussion Questions:
Six years after unveiling a new uniform, it looks like the Detroit Lions are at it again. Team president Rod Wood revealed this week that the Lions are planning some major uniform changes over the next two seasons. Click here to read the story at cbssports.com. Discussion Questions:
Over the last few years, video games have penetrated pop culture in a big way. Everyone seems to want a piece: the most popular franchises, like Halo, The Last of Us, and League of Legends, all have hit TV shows, while Netflix is trying to make gaming a pillar of its future. Click here Read more…
When the Chicago Bulls first came to Paris for a pair of exhibition games in the 1997 McDonald’s Championship, they were on top of the basketball world. Click here to read the story at espn.com. Discussion Questions:
Fisher-Price has announced the launch of the licensed Little People Collector Super Bowl LVII Champions set. Click here to read the story at licenseglobal.com. Discussion Questions:
More often than not, my food—be it nachos, tacos, quesadillas, whatever—is just a vessel for hot sauce. I’ll douse just about anything in an entire bottle of the stuff. A sentiment that, apparently, I share with NBA super stud Joel Embiid. The 76ers star center is teaming up with Mountain Dew for the brand’s Read more…
There’s a long history (going back to 1934 specifically for Wheaties) of athletes being recognized on cereal boxes, and we’ve seen that in multiple countries. It’s more unusual to see that for media figures, though. But that’s what ESPN is doing with a particular new promotion for College GameDay this week. Click here to read the story at awfulannouncing.com. Discussion Read more…
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