It was announced on Monday morning, that come Fall 2018, Sam the Minuteman will be retired, as John Cena was named the new mascot of the University of Massachusetts. “Sam the Minuteman represented ...

The debate continues over an East Bay school’s mascot. Concord High School’s minuteman has sparked outrage for months and now, parents are demanding the name stays, but with modifications.

For the first time ever, the University of Massachusetts’ own Sam the Minuteman has been named to Capital One’s All-America Mascot team, and with it moves on to the 12-mascot pool called the “Capital ...