Story of the Coast Guard Academy’s many mascots is bear-ly believable Editor’s note: This story was drawn from the archives ...

Weier, 46, was killed in an accident at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Colorado, where he worked as a tour guide. He was with 10 others on an elevator when it malfunctioned Thursday.

Weier was one of the men behind Billy Cub—the former unofficial Cubs mascot who posed for photos for years with fans outside Wrigley Field. The best late-night host of all time isn't Leno or ...

Billy Cub stood outside Cubs games as an unofficial mascot for several years. In April 2014, the man performing him, Patrick Weier, admitted to throwing a punch at someone who took the head off ...

It was the academy's escaped mascot, a 100-pound ball of fun named ... But back in the day, he was the genuine article, a black bear cub who attended games on a leash under the eye of a keeper.