May 12, 2006

Mascot Dispute Escalates

By BRAD WOLVERTON

Universities consider suing the NCAA after it rejects appeals over the use of American Indian images

The National Collegiate Athletic Association denied appeals last month from three universities who want to continue using American Indian mascots and nicknames that the association has deemed to be "hostile and abusive."

The ruling, by the NCAA's Executive Committee, means that Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University

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