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  2. List of college team nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Abilene Christian University Wildcats. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Golden Stallions. Academy of Art University Urban Knights. Adams State College Grizzlies. Adelphi University Panthers. Adrian College Bulldogs. Agnes Scott College Scotties. Aiken Technical College Knights. Aims Community College Aardvarks.

  3. Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots

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    Many American sports team names and mascots are based upon or use religious symbolism. The majority are scholastic teams at institutions founded by various denominations of Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant. Saints is the most popular of these names not only at religious schools but public schools.

  4. College athletics in the United States - Wikipedia

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    College athletics in the United States. College athletics in the United States or college sports in the United States refers primarily to sports and athletic training and competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education (universities and colleges) in a two-tiered system. [1] The first tier includes the sports that are ...

  5. List of college sports team names and mascots derived from ...

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    (The women's teams, though by the 2010s long since re-dubbed "Marlets", had previously been known as the "Squaws".) [7] Others, including indigenous students and Washington State University professor C. Richard King, argue that the name itself is generally used as a disparaging term for indigenous peoples, reinforcing stereotypes and white ...

  6. National Collegiate Athletic Association - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) [b] is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada. [3] It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. [3]

  7. List of college mascots in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Freddy the Falcon – mascot of the Concordia Wisconsin Falcons, the Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons and the Friends Falcons. Freedom – live bald eagle mascot of the Georgia Southern Eagles. Friar Dom – Dominican friar, co-mascot of the Providence Friars. Flash – Golden Eagle mascot of the Kent State Golden Flashes.

  8. List of college nickname changes in the United States

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    In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.

  9. Athletic nickname - Wikipedia

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    Athletic nickname. The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States and Canada is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. Typically as a matter of engendering school spirit, the institution either officially or unofficially uses ...