Indian mascot ban irks Siletz - The Register-Guard

Indian mascot ban irks Siletz
The Register-Guard
By Winston Ross On the list of 15 public schools in Oregon that will have to change their mascots in the wake of a state school board decision last week to ban the use of Native American mascots: the Siletz Warriors. As in, the Confederated Tribes of ...

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Mascots react to Forbes 'favorite' list - ESPN (blog)


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Mascots react to Forbes 'favorite' list
ESPN (blog)
By Patrick Dorsey | ESPN.com Forbes recently released its list of America's Favorite Sports Mascots, which used a fan survey to judge the popularity of sideline characters who support our professional teams. On the list? Mr. Met (No.

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Where's Youppi? Mr. Met named top sports mascot by fans - Yahoo! Sports (blog)


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Where's Youppi? Mr. Met named top sports mascot by fans
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
(No, it's not the "Dave Brown Index," as the New York Daily News originally reported, for I would have thrown out the results because of the mascots they omitted.) The top 10 list excludes Canadian mascots, which means it doesn't have Youppi!
The Mets Beat The Phillies…For Top Mascot in Sports CBS Local

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NATION - News of the Day From Across the Nation - San Francisco Chronicle


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NATION - News of the Day From Across the Nation
San Francisco Chronicle
1 American Indian mascots: Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their American Indian mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on American Indian mascots, ...
Oregon Schools Banned From Native American Mascots The Inquisitr

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Local sports announcements: Spring and summer sign-ups on the horizon - Gaston Gazette

Local sports announcements: Spring and summer sign-ups on the horizon
Gaston Gazette
To list an announcement, call 704-869-1841, fax it to 704-867-5751 or e-mail it to sports@gastongazette.com. Please let us know how long your announcement needs to be listed. Is your announcement out of date or need to be updated? Please let us know.

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South Park javelin thrower scales back before PIAA meet - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

South Park javelin thrower scales back before PIAA meet
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Rawlins had about 20 scholarship offers, but had narrowed his list to West Virginia, Tennessee and Duke. Some schools had wanted Rawlins to possibly play another position. He is a dual-threat quarterback who passed for 991 yards and rushed for 623 last ...

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Gorilla Included in 'Most Popular Sports Mascots' - Fanster.com


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Gorilla Included in 'Most Popular Sports Mascots'
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Despite being born for his role in the NBA, one news outlet doesn't think he's the best mascot in the league, let alone in all of sports. That source is Forbes, which put out its “Most Popular Sports Mascotslist – as opposed to its “Most Popular ...

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Myrtle Beach Pelicans among best sellers of merchandise in minors - SCNow

Myrtle Beach Pelicans among best sellers of merchandise in minors
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Myrtle Beach was also named on the list in for 2010. The MiLB National Licensing Program generated $52.2 million in sales of licensed merchandise across all of Minor League Baseball. That's the third largest number since the program began in 1991 and a ...

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How Facebook could destroy the US economy - MarketWatch

How Facebook could destroy the US economy
MarketWatch
Over at BusinessWeek they're warning investors that the growing number of “cutesy mascots” is a dangerous reminder “of the dot-com boom's irrational exuberance.” They're also red flagging new reports that “more Chinese investors are betting on US ...

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Featured blog partner: Q&A with Mandy Zelinka - OregonLive.com


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Featured blog partner: Q&A with Mandy Zelinka
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I grew tired of venturing to Portland whenever I wanted to eat or do something, so I started MR! simply so that I could have a list of good places to go in the city I live in. I can now say that I continue to do the site so that others can know how rad ...

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