As many as 15 NCAA Division I schools have bulldogs as their mascots. Schools such as the Yale Bulldogs, Drake Bulldogs and Gonzaga Bulldogs will all have the breed represented in March Madness.

A rumor had seeped out that Handsome Dan H, Yale's mascot, had been kidnapped. A bulldog, clutched by two young men with caps pulled low over their eyes, had reportedly been seen in a Chrysler ...