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 ...

San Diego State University’s debate over the Aztec Warrior mascot is patronizing to the great indigenous nation whose name the school represents. Although well-intentioned, the controversial ...

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.

Proving that it is difficult to keep a venerable mascot down, the Aztec Warrior has emerged as the unofficial replacement for Monty Montezuma, who was banished from San Diego State athletic contests.

The university president was responding to a faculty senate resolution from last November that sought to eliminate the Aztec warrior. She formed a 17-member task force to study the situation.