Why you should never include birds in your pre-game ceremony

"Condor goes WILD during Bakersfield Condors Game"

Something like this happened to Atlanta Hawks a few years ago too...

Animals in sports: Hawk & dog delay games

Two animal stories came across our desk today:

1. In Atlanta, a Hawks basketball game was delayed by their mascot -- a real, live hawk: "Spirit, the Hawks mascot, has a set pattern of flight whenever he is allowed to go out on his own. But the mascot deviated from the schedule and flew a bit through the stands, landing on a shot clock camera. The game had to be stopped early in the first quarter so that Spirit could be coaxed down." (source: Associated Content)
   
   
2. In Greensboro, Yogi the dog was ejected from a baseball game after, um, soiling the field. Read more from Ben's Biz Blog...