The origin story of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ nickname is a short one. In the succinct words of Chris Mehring, the team’s director of media relations and radio announcer, it goes like this: “A timber rattler is a snake in northern Wisconsin. It’s indigenous to the area of northern Wisconsin.”
Month: December 2015
San Angelo Bandits unveil wild new football uniforms
Do you remember back in the ’90s when teams across sports were experimenting with astonishingly anti-traditional uniforms? From the Turn Ahead the Clock uniforms in baseball to the CFL’s flirtation with weird football uniforms during their short-lived expansion into the United States in the ’90s. Well, one indoor football team
As Rated By You: The Worst New Logos of 2015
Everyone having a good week so far? Good. Mine’s been a little busy. A couple days ago we shared with you our 2015 Sports Logos of the Year Awards, an annual run-down of the best in logo design over the past twelve months, and a fine reminder to those of
St. Louis Rams go extra yellow with their field design for Color Rush
In case you’ve missed it, tonight is the final edition of this season’s Nike/NFL Color Rush program, and they’re going out with a classic matchup of Ketchup vs. Mustard…a.k.a. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the St. Louis Rams. The Rams are hosting this game, and they’ve decided that they’re going
Wizards to Wear Updated 1970s Bullets Throwbacks Saturday
The Washington Wizards will debut their 1970s-inspired throwbacks to the old Baltimore Bullets during their game this Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets. The “Baltimore Pride” uniforms are a modern re-colouring of the orange and black uniforms the Bullets wore during their years playing as the Baltimore Bullets from 1969-1973. Washington
2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this
Leafs to Wear St Pats, Arenas Throwbacks, Host Winter Classic in 2017
Some new details are starting to trickle in here to SportsLogos.Net on the plans the Toronto Maple Leafs have for their 100th season in 2016-17. In addition to the new primary logo and home/road uniforms we reported on this past weekend, thanks to an anonymous source from within the organization we’re
A New Logo for an Original 6 Team Is Nothing New
The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a new logo? Sacrilege! I mean… how could they do that?! An “Original 6” team should never change their logo! Woah, woah, woah… woah. Let’s simmer down now, folks. This has happens far more often than you think. When it comes to the “Original
Miami Dolphins paint their field in throwback design for throwback night
The long wait is finally over — the Miami Dolphins are finally going to wear their amazing throwback uniforms. They unveiled these uniforms during the preseason, but they also teased us by saying that they wouldn’t wear these uniforms until their appearance on Monday Night Football in mid-December. Well, the
Maple Leafs Will Get New Logo, New Uniforms in 2016
For the first time in over 45 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be getting an entirely new logo. Confirmed to SportsLogos.Net by several reliable sources, the Maple Leafs are expected to unveil both a new logo and entirely new uniforms in time for the 2016-17 season which will be their 100th as a franchise
Honoring a Legend: The Story Behind the Kannapolis Intimidators
As with most baseball stadiums, Intimidators Stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina, has a standings board that shows up-to-the-minute league results. The board at Intimidators Stadium, home of the South Atlantic League’s Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators, however, is a bit different from what you might find at most ballparks. “We’ve got a NASCAR Cup
2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this