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Most of the schools with the name use a bird logo, therefore are not directly derived from an Indigenous people although there may be an indirect reference to Chief Black Hawk. The following use Native American images/symbols: Adrian High School, Adrian, Missouri [35] Baldwin-Woodville Area High School, Baldwin, Wisconsin
Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.
The use of terms and images referring to Native Americans/First Nations as the name or mascot for a sports team is a topic of public controversy in the United States and in Canada. The documents most often cited to justify the trend for change are an advisory opinion by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 2001 [ 1 ] and a resolution ...
Institution Nickname Location Abilene Christian University: Wildcats: Abilene, Texas: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: Golden Stallions: Tifton, Georgia
Soccer National Premier Soccer League Weiss Field Hershey FC: Soccer National Premier Soccer League Hershey High School / Hersheypark Stadium: Philadelphia Lone Star FC: Soccer National Premier Soccer League South Philadelphia Athletic Super Site Lehigh Valley United Sonic: Soccer USL League Two: Rocco Calvo Field at Moravian University ...
Arizona Cardinals, an American football team (NFL) known as the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1993; Arizona Coyotes, a hockey team (NHL) known as the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2014; Phoenix Mercury, a women's basketball team (WNBA) Phoenix Rising FC, a soccer team (USLC) Phoenix Suns, a men's basketball team (NBA)
Basketball and ice hockey each have one affiliated minor league, the NBA G League and American Hockey League, respectively. The USL Championship (USLC) is a Division II league below Major League Soccer as designated by the United States Soccer Federation that governs the various soccer leagues, although some MLS teams are affiliated with clubs ...
Basketball team navigational boxes (32 C, 16 P) Ω. Wikipedia categories named after basketball teams (2,766 C) Pages in category "Basketball teams"