Back in April, the expansion Grand Rapids, Michigan NBA D-League team held a fan vote to decide what the new name of the team would be. The fans voted overwhelmingly for the nickname “Drive,” and today, the logo was officially unveiled and as far as the relation to their parent
Month: June 2014
Miami Heat Phantom “Three Peat!” Champs Merchandise
Sure, it wasn’t quite a “Three-Peat” but the Miami Heat are still in the midst of an incredible run, 2014 was their fourth consecutive trip to the NBA Final, two of which resulted in winning the whole thing. Instead it’s San Antonio getting revenge on their Game 7 loss to this
The story behind the Las Vegas 51s: Coolest logo this side of Gunga City
Here’s how much I like the nickname and logo of the triple-A Las Vegas 51s: I bought myself a 51s hat and shirt, even though I am a Phillies fan and the 51s are a Mets affiliate. I love their primary logo (above), the stand-alone alien head with the baseball seam
New York Rangers Phantom Stanley Cup Champs
For the first time since I was 9 years old (and that was a LONG time ago, folks) I missed the Stanley Cup presentation. The combination of double overtime and being a parent of a toddler was a little too much for me to stay awake for. Alas, congrats to the
World Cup 2014: Preview and History of all 32 Team Uniforms
World Cup 2014 is finally here and to mark it’s arrival I’ve been spending the last two weeks going through every teams home and away uniforms, as well as their uniform histories, to share with you what each club is wearing and how it compares to those of years past. Each uniform preview/history lesson has been broken down
Baseball Team to Wear Michael Jackson Jerseys
The Gary Southshore Railcats, an independent baseball club in the American Association, will pay tribute to one of their own next Saturday, June 21st, when they wear special Michael Jackson themed jerseys. Jackson was one of the most famous pop musicians of all-time, he was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958
Patriotic Caps Worn by MLB Teams this July 4th
Major League Baseball and New Era have unveiled the special patriotic “Stars and Stripes” caps which all MLB clubs will be wearing this 4th of July. The designs feature a blue crown with red bill for National League teams and the opposite, a red crown with blue bill, for the American League.
What changes should be made to the Clippers?
In case you may have been spending the past two months living under a rock or in a cave somewhere (in which case, I envy you because this fiasco in Los Angeles has melted my brain), longtime Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is now soon-to-be former Clippers owner Donald
Penguins Getting New Jerseys, Yellow Returns!
This will be welcome news to most of you — the Pittsburgh Penguins will be bringing back their traditional shade of gold (or yellow) to their uniform set for the 2014/15 season. Totally burying the lead in his Pittsburgh Tribune-Review column, Rob Rossi threw in this gem in at the end: The
2014 July 4th MLB Cap Designs Spotted
Thanks to a tip posted on the SportsLogos.Net message boards, and confirmed by subsequent Minor League clubs, we have gotten our first look at the 2014 4th of July Patriotic MLB Cap designs. Our early look at the 2014 design is courtesy an anonymous hat shop employee who sent in
The Tale of the Whale: The Story Behind the Hartford Whalers
It’s been 17 years since the Hartford Whalers last played hockey, but their logo lives on in ways that no one could have predicted when it was unveiled in 1979. You would expect fans of the team to carry the torch for their beloved Whalers, who left Connecticut to become
2014 World Cup Uniform Preview: Group D
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup starting up next week we’ve been taking a group-by-group look at what each of the uniforms the 32 participating nations will wear and how they compare to their kits of World Cups past. We’ve already previewed the uniforms of Group A, Group B, and Group C today we move on to Group D