Here's the history of Kansas' nickname: The expression "tar heel" has a more literal connection than some might expect. It refers to workers who accumulated tar on their heels while working ...

Things weren’t much better at UNC. The Tar Heels’ beloved mascot, 5-year-old Ramses VIII, needed emergency surgery to repair an abdominal hernia suffered when he was kicked by a cow at Hogan ...

A host of cheerleaders flocked around her as NC State University’s chancellor presented his mascot daughter to a ... the 44th anniversary has the Tar Heel-colored turquoise gemstone as its ...

No foodstuff inspires greater loyalty inside Tar Heel borders than Texas Pete ... a jingle and a fleshed-out identity for its cowboy mascot. Still faceless, still wearing a hat shaped like ...