Philly is home to some unique mascots. The original oddball among them is Phillie Phanatic, the beloved and inconceivable fuzzy, green, tube-mouth-toting bird-monster. Before the world famous Gritty ...

But Yabusele was not alone—just inches away from Jerome, the Sixers mascot, Franklin the Dog, was doing everything he could to make an impact on the play. Whatever it was, it worked, as Jerome ...