What is a Boilermaker? Here's what to know about the history of Purdue's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ...

In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the ...

Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ...

With Purdue's mascot being a little more complex than some of the other teams remaining in March Madness, Fallon and his team took some shots at the Boilermakers. Once the Purdue University social ...

What is Purdue's mascot? "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon tried to help this week, but didn't quite come up with an answer. Fallon and an "audience member" (a staff member) talked over a beat ...

Purdue's sports teams are named in honor of the big, burly "boilermakers" who worked on big, heavy metal boilers like those ...

It is not labeled as a home game for Purdue but it may well sound like one when the Boilermakers (24-11) take the court against the Houston Cougars (32-4) in the Sweet 16 Friday, in Indianapolis, IN.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Did McNeese State just set up Purdue basketball for its next NCAA Tournament challenge? The Cowboys were buried early by the Boilermakers' outside shooting. Backs against the ...

The Brewers have the Racing Sausages. And now the Mets will have the “Five Borough” mascot race at Citi Field this season. The Amazin’s revealed the new in-game entertainment during Tuesday ...