The Diamondbacks' mascot, Baxter, was fired after he was pulled over on an Arizona highway and accused of having a blood-alcohol content of nearly twice the legal limit- with the costume in the back seat - and police say he also admitted smoking marijuana earlier in the day. Click through for other cases of mascot misconduct.
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The Penn State senior who plays the Nittany Lion mascot was suspended after being hit with a DUI charge in November was forced to miss the Rose Bowl.
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One of the actors who dresses up as the Pittsburgh Steelers' team mascot, Steely McBeam, was arrested and accused of driving under the influence in April.
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Last March, there was a spectacular brawl between Oral Roberts' Eli the Eagle and IUPUI's Jawz the Jaguar. Watch the Fight
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The Oregon Duck got into a fight with Houston's Cougar in 2007, and earned himself him a suspension and a spot in the YouTube Hall of Fame. Watch the Battle
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In August 2007, the Mariners' Moose drew the ire of Boston fans when he hit former Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp with his ATV during a game in Seattle.
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The Dodgers-Giants rivalry is fierce, and that spreads even to San Francisco's mascot Lou Seal. He was caught on tape in 2007 challenging an unruly Dodgers fan to fisticuffs.
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Benny the Bull got in hot water for shooting a T-shirt gun at two Celtics last April. Unfortunately, this wasn't Benny's first brush with the law. He also got in trouble for hitting an off-duty police officer three years ago.
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The actress inside the Stanford Tree was fired in 2006 for being drunk on the job. Campus police spotted her taking nips from a flask during a basketball game.
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Burnie was sued by a fan who was dragged onto the court by the Heat mascot. Unfortunately for Burnie, the woman was the wife of a judge and slapped a $1 million lawsuit on the orange fuzzball.
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