Confirming a story first reported on SportsLogos.Net this past weekend, the Sacramento Kings have officially unveiled their new set of logos at an event this morning. The logos were designed by RARE Design, previously responsible for the new Charlotte Hornets set among many others recently in the NBA. The logo
Month: April 2016
CFL to Launch New Adidas Uniforms May 12th
Next month the Canadian Football League will finally show off it’s long anticipated line of Adidas apparel. The event will take place late on Thursday, May 12th at Montreal’s The Supper Club during which Adidas and the league will be unveiling new team uniforms and a new line of clothing (some of the new Adidas
Leaked? Retro Penguins Logo Used in Graphic for Next Season
Is this a leak? The Toronto Maple Leafs’ official Twitter account today tweeted out a graphic promoting the 2016 NHL Rookie Tournament in which they’ll be participating this autumn, just prior to the 2016-17 regular season. Four team logos are featured in the logo being used to promote the event, the Leafs,
Tom Brady leads NFL in player merch sales at end of 2015-16 season
The Patriots may not have won the Super Bowl last season, but at least their fans can rest easy knowing that their legendary quarterback ended the season as king of the merchandise sales. According to a list released by the NFLPA, Tom Brady finished the season as the NFL’s leader
Hindsight is 2020: Tokyo (Again) Unveils Logo for 2020 Olympics
If at first you don’t succeed… or get caught plagiarizing. Try, try again. Just nine months after unveiling their original logo for both the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Organizing Committee has announced yet another new set of logos, this time featuring more of a chequered pattern and less
The Iconic Silver Fern of New Zealand: The Story of the All Blacks
I recently returned from New Zealand, a nation known for its sweeping landscapes, its creative methods of killing invasive rats, and, of course, its imposing and wildly successful rugby team. New Zealand is a place where the question of visual identity and national branding has been on the forefront of the
New Sacramento Kings Logo Leaked
What appears to be the entire new set of Sacramento Kings logos for the 2016-17 season have been “leaked” early, thanks to a European trademark filing by the National Basketball Association. This follows our report from February stating new logos were coming for the Kings as well as two other
New Orleans Zephyrs to change name next season
When the Denver Zephyrs moved to New Orleans before the 1993 season, they kept the team’s nickname, which derived from a steel passenger train that ran between Denver and Chicago. While New Orleans had no connection to the train, it did have its own Zephyr—an iconic roller coaster at a local
Purple Reigns in Minnesota: Twins, Wild Pay Tribute to Their Prince
Purple reigns today in Minnesota. Prince Rogers Nelson, an extremely popular musician better known to those of us left here on Planet Earth as simply “Prince”, died earlier today at his recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. To show their respects to their fallen hometown star, the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and baseball’s
Are the Detroit Lions phasing black out of their color scheme?
Hey look, we’ve got more Detroit Lions logo-and-uniform rumors for you! Indeed, the Lions have been the most active team in the NFL so far this offseason when it comes to these types of rumors, and that’s partly due to the fact that their team president continues to talk about
2016 NFL Color Rush colors may have been leaked
So apparently, while we were covering the Detroit Lions and their Color Rush ideas for 2016, I glossed over a pretty important detail: All 32 NFL teams are going to be participating in the Color Rush program. [Detroit Lions President]Rod Wood confirmed that the Lions will wear Color Rush jerseys
Photos: Pirates Bring Back Pillbox, Debut Retro Uniform
Yesterday afternoon the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first Major League team in thirty years to wear a “pillbox”-style cap during a game. A pillbox cap is one with a flat crown, in the shape of a pill box, popular with early baseball teams in the 19th century. The last team to wear