Well, The Chicken has once again made the top of the list. Forbes magazine released it's list of the Top 10 most liked sports mascots this week. Because when I think mascots, I think Forbes. At #1, we see our old friend Mr. Famous Chicken, after the chicken in a close second comes the Phillie Phanatic... a prior namee to the top of this … [Read more...]
Apr
29
Milwaukee Bucks Mascot Bango’s Backflip Ladder Dunk Was Epic, But Not First
The screen shot above appears to come from a recent ladder dunk video featuring the Milwaukee Buck's Mascot Bango which has gotten thousands of hits since debuting earlier this week. But the reality of the screenshot is it depicts Squatch, mascot of the Seattle Supersonics doing the same dunk... OVER TWO YEARS AGO. That was back when they had … [Read more...]
Apr
28
2010 Mascot Gold Cup Race Update: Noodle Box Wins Again!
The Fifth annual running for the Mascot Gold Cup race was this past weekend at Wetherby Racecourse in England. . If you didn't see our preview, check here. This years race was taken by the Wokon noodle box again. The noodle box took the gold a couple years ago and has returned to the top spot on the pound for pound mascot rankings. Here's the … [Read more...]
Apr
27
Milwaukee Bucks Mascot Bango Makes Dunk From Ladder, Fires Up Crowd
We saw footage of Rumble The Bison attempting a dunk like this last week. The difference here is, Bango actually made the dunk. After climbing to the top of a 16 foot ladder and firing up the crowd a bit, Bango from the Milwaukee Bucks jumps, does a backflip, and puts the ball through the rim. Crowd goes nuts! This is one of those stunts … [Read more...]
Apr
26
Chelsea FC Mascot Stamford The Lion Ran The London Marathon
What did you do over the weekend? In a feat of ridiculous awesomeness, Stafford The Lion of Chelsea FC ran the Virgin London Marathon to benefit "Help A London Child", a charity that helps London kids who are living with abuse, poverty, homelessness, disability, and illness. If you've ever been in a mascot suit before, you know how hard this … [Read more...]
Apr
23
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday… It’s The Mascot Gold Cup At Wethersby
This Sunday, April 25th is the famed Mascot Gold Cup race at Wetherby Racecourse in England. The field ranges from 60-90 mascots racing over a 200 meter course while jumping over cleverly disguised hay bales. The race is becoming quite popular, and is now in it's fifth running. This From The Official Mascot Gold Cup Website: In its four … [Read more...]
Apr
22
The Ole Miss Mascot Selection Committee Needs Your Help!
Well Ole Miss Nation, it's time to choose your new mascot. If you've followed YMS for awhile, you know that the students voted to be involved in the process, and Admiral Akbar (Of Star Wars fame) was a leading contender for the new mascot job. Well, Ole Miss has launched an official website for input and information about the new mascot … [Read more...]
Apr
21
Magic Mascot Debuts The Blue Look (For The Playoffs) And Creates A Stir In Orlando
Stuff the dragon caused quite a stir during the Orlando Magic's first round playoff game vs. The Charlotte Bobcats. First of all, he bungee jumped into the arena and came about 3 feet from being a big blue splat on the hardwood. Second of all, he changed colors! Stuff has always been green, but for the playoffs, he's turned Blue! According … [Read more...]
Apr
20
FurryFilters.com Is The First Mascot Pool Cleaning Service
I love it. If you don't know yet, GoDaddy.com is throwing a contest for the best customer generated commercial, and this one is good. The commercial centers around a very well endowed young lady who started a company called Furry Filters which is the first mascot pool cleaning company. There are some very GoDaddy-esque shots (if you know … [Read more...]
Apr
19
Oklahoma Thunder Mascot Backflip Dunk Fail
Well, it seems that TV only likes to bring out the negative stories when it comes to mascots. Forget the hundreds of times Rumble from the Oklahoma City Thunder has nailed this dunk, the one he does miss is plastered all over the NBA network. Thank goodness nobody has the NBA Network yet (call your cable provider). I do agree that this is … [Read more...]
