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Texas-Tyler Patriots. Texas A&M Aggies. Texas A&M–Central Texas Warriors. Texas A&M–Commerce Lions. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders. Texas A&M–Galveston Sea Aggies. Texas A&M International Dustdevils. Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas. Texas A&M–San Antonio Jaguars.
The name is taken from the Rage Against the Machine song of the same name. Bungles: [17] Name referring to the Cincinnati Bengals teams of the 1990s and 2000s, whose string of losing seasons with records 8–8 or worse spanned 14 consecutive years in addition to numerous draft busts. Name also used for any failing Cincinnati Bengals team ...
The Wahoos[21] – Same as the previous. The Fighting Braves of the Cuyahoga and The Sons of Geronimo – Nicknames made famous by fictitious announcer Harry Doyle (Bob Uecker) in the 1989 film Major League. The Windians – Reference to the team that wins a lot, especially the 22-game winning streak in 2017.
The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United States and Canada. The popularity of stereotypical representations of American Indians in global culture has led to a number of teams in Europe also adopting team names derived from Native Americans.
The name "Blue Jays" came about in 1976, when the team held a "name the team" contest, which involved more than 4,000 suggestions. [33] 154 people suggested the name "Blue Jays" and Dr. William Mills, a periodontist from Etobicoke, was selected from a draw as the grand winner. Mills stated that it was traditional for a Toronto-based sports team ...
Club names containing a reference to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey. Ata Spor Kulubu. Ajax. Club names containing a reference to Ajax the Great or Ajax the Lesser. The South African and American clubs are so named due to their affiliation with AFC Ajax of the ...
Pekin High School (Pekin, Illinois) Chinks, now the "Dragons". Quebec Nordiques – (WHA 1972–1979, NHL 1979–1995) San Antonio Black Indians – (Negro league baseball team) Sonoma State University Cossacks, now the Seawolves. Washington Redskins (National Football League) – Washington, D.C., USA, now the Commanders.
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.