Oliver and his comedy writers went to work, dug deep and found the story of George Moon, who discovered a 12,000-year-old ...

On Saturday night, excitement was in the air in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the MiLB's Erie Seawolves started playing under a new name: the Erie Moon Mammoths.

The Erie SeaWolves gave way to the Erie Moon Mammoths on Saturday thanks to HBO’s John Oliver. The Moon Mammoth’s fell to the Chesapeake Oyster Catchers by a final score of 6-5.

On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as ...

July 19 was a sellout crowd with “Last Week Tonight's” John Oliver in attendance leading the game day comraderies and cheers.

Thousands of fans gathered at UPMC Park in Erie on Saturday for the opening night of the Moon Mammoths, a temporary rebranding of the Erie SeaWolves inspired by talk show host John Oliver. The ...

George Moon has to be the only person in history who scuba dove and discovered … a Minor League Baseball team. It was 34 years ago this summer. Moon, a resident of nearby Summit Township, was explorin ...

"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" introduced the Erie Moon Mammoths as a promotion for the SeaWolves on June 29. With the new name comes a new mascot.

What is a Moon Mammoth? The 2012 report on News 8 Today was following up on the 1991 discovery of a fragile collection of bones from an extinct woolly mammoth found in Lake Pleasant, near Erie.

The Erie SeaWolves, the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate, will play four games as the Moon Mammoths after being selected in a contest by the late-night talk show.

NEW YORK — The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver devoted a May 4 ...