Mascot Blotter

We interrupt the year-end festivities to bring you late-breaking news about a football team being sued for $20 million because its mascot injured a player:

T-Rac is played by Pete Nelson, director of mascot operations for the Titans. As T-Rac, he wears a raccoon costume.

"It was the duty of the mascot to perform his job in a manner that would not cause injury to the opposing players," the complaint said.