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There is one final bit of irony: Cornell’s longtime unofficial mascot is Touchdown the Big Red Bear, a tradition dating to 1915, when the football team once adopted a live black bear.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

In 2022, while playing the Tree, Stanford’s unofficial mascot, he unfurled a 40-foot banner that read, “Stanford Hates Fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A cartoon thistle mascot was one of the stars of Glasgow 2014.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Pro 7, which ran an advertising campaign in which their mascot held an Olympic flame or curled, skated or bob-sledded down a supermarket aisle, was fined a total of 550,000 euros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

They all liked my attitude, and it was out of their liking for ne that I soon became accepted by them—as a mascot, I know low.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

MD, which used the Olympic rings in its campaign was fined 300,000 as was Butan, which used the Olympic mascots and the rings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Love ya, Jackie and Shadow, but no more bald eagles as Olympic mascots, period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Newlywed couple Jessica Oneda Rojas and Moises Benitez celebrate with mascots Tonia and Toron after signing marriage papers before the start of Friday’s Tijuana Toros game.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Nahai says by using mascots, brands tap into people's innate impulses.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

‘No,’ Annabeth said, laughing, ‘just regular old pelicans. They’re the town mascots or something. And there’s a “Little Italy” section of town.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan