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By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.
Viktor is a smiling Viking caricature whose head looks similar to the Vikings logo. Previously, Ragnar was one of two "human" mascots in professional North American sports (i.e. not in any animal or caricature costume), with Lucky the Leprechaun of the Boston Celtics being the other. Ragnar was dressed as a Viking, but in 2015 did not renew his ...
One reason for the shift to more generic names is trademark law. As more teams spring up , particularly as interest in women’s sports surges, there are fewer viable mascot names to go around.
By DENNIS WASZAK JR. NEW YORK (AP) -- Broken bones. Torn ligaments. Subpar performances. They all combined to sideline some of the NFL's biggest stars a year ago, a lost season for several players ...
However, in November, 2015 Obama, speaking at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, stated, "Names and mascots of sports teams like the Washington Redskins perpetuate negative stereotypes of Native Americans" and praised Adidas for a new initiative to help schools change names and mascots by designing new logos and paying for part of the ...
That was one of six Commanders turnovers. But overall this season, Howell's development has been impressive. Howell led the NFL in passing yards before Sunday's games, and he had cut down on the ...
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