A stakes schedule packed with $3,575,000 in purses will headline this year's 14-day September meet at Churchill Downs, featuring 11 black-type events over three weekends.

Watch the Seattle Kraken’s blue-haired troll mascot face a close call with a brown bear during a video shoot in Alaska ...

Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy and forward John Hayden came face to face with a brown bear while fishing in Alaska as part of a youth hockey camp. Watch the wild moment unfold.

Kraken forward John Hayden and Buoy, the team’s blue-haired troll mascot, had a close call with a grizzly bear during a promotional video shoot in Alaska.

The platypus - a top secret gift from Australia - was found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

A viral video from the Seattle Kraken shows the NHL team's mascot, Buoy, getting charged by a brown bear in Alaska.

Buoy, the mascot for the Seattle Kraken, was bluff-charged in Alaska while shooting a promotional video in Katmai National Park.

The Oregon Ducks' mascot found itself on a recent list of the nation's best mascots. Where does the Duck rank against all of college football's mascots? Which mascots is the Duck set to see this fall?

When it comes to human mascots, it's hard to find one that's more engaged than the leprechaun. As a result, ESPN's Ryan McGee recently ranked it as the top human mascot in college sports.

ESPN's Ryan McGee recently ranked the best live on-field mascots in college football, and he came away with Georgia's Uga as the No. 1 spot.