Later tonight in Las Vegas, New Mexico’s Cuauhtemoc Vargas battles Tomas Villa to unify the WBC Continental and NABA Super-bantamweight titles. The 21-year-old Vargas is taking it one step at a ...

Legend has it that Ixcateopan, in the southern state of Guerrero, is where loyal Aztec warriors smuggled Cuauhtemoc’s bones after his execution on the order of Hernan Cortes in 1525.

She added, "The Aztec Warrior, similarly a source of pride for the collective majority, will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot. There will be immediate and visible changes in demeanor ...

Cuauhtémoc's tortured legacy: The story of Descending Eagle, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire. (photo credit: Jose Francisco Del Valle Mojica from Xalapa, Ver., Mexico is licensed under CC BY 2.0) ...

Members of the Alumni Assn. and Aztec Athletic Foundation backed Aztec Warrior by 88% to 12%. Of 12,537 alums eligible to vote, 38% cast ballots.