The first Purdue mascot, the Boilermaker Special, was a locomotive mounted on an automobile chassis. The 1940 mascot didn’t ...
Trains have a special history and place at the heart of Purdue. The Boilermaker Special has been Purdue’s official mascot since the 1930s to represent the school’s engineering heritage. Every year, ...
Instead? They were, well, run over by a train — a Boilermaker Special, as it were. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...
Purdue basketball has raised more than $40,000 to fund cancer research, with the annual Hammer Down Cancer Game bringing in ...
It’s a busy Tuesday in college basketball highlighted by tonight’s tilt in the Big Ten featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes (2-5, 10-8) and the Purdue Boilermakers (7-1, 15-4). Ohio State lost at home ...
With Matt Painter's new lineup playing nasty defense, and with Braden Smith leading the offense like a lumberjack Bob Cousy, ...
Purdue will sport a special uniform for Friday night's top-25 showdown with No. 21 Michigan. This week, the 11th-ranked Boilermakers unveiled the look for the annual "Hammer Down Cancer" game.