With over three weeks left in the regular season the Washington Nationals have clinched the National League East Division championship. Suffice to say, there is no “phantom merchandise” coming out of the NL East in 2017. While all of this merchandise will be red, white, blue, and full of curly
Month: September 2017
A Dog’s Purpose: The Story Behind the Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Like many industrial towns, Niles, Ohio, has had its share of ups and downs. The town thrived with the iron industry in the late 1800s, then struggled through an economic depression and a flood in the early 1900s. The steel industry took over, with mills lining the Mahoning River, and
Flag Patches on Caps Across Baseball for 9/11
Major League Baseball will once again pay tribute to those lives lost and affected from the events of September 11, 2001 during their games played on the anniversary. Beginning with Sunday the 10th and continuing through the 11th on Monday, all thirty MLB teams will wear a special waving US
Sabres, Rangers Logos Revealed for 2018 NHL Winter Classic
“eXcellent!”, “NYce!”… Just two examples of the terrible puns I seriously considered using in the headline of this article. Today the 2018 NHL Winter Classic event and team logos were unveiled today at New York’s CitiField, the annual event now ten years on to be held on January 1, 2018
What We Know About the New Nike NBA Alternate Uniforms
As we’ve seen in the past couple of months, each NBA team has been officially releasing their new “Icon” and “Association” (the new name for what was previously known as “home” and “road”) uniforms. Now, in the coming months, each team is set to unveil their remaining 3rd and 4th
Atlanta Gladiators Unveil 15th Anniversary Logo
Who said hockey left Atlanta? The Atlanta Gladiators, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Boston Bruins today kicked off their 15th anniversary season by unveiling a series of commemorative logos in recognition of the milestone season. Here’s a look at all the anniversary logos unveiled today by the Gladiators, you’ll notice
Seattle Seahawks Unveil New Alternate Logo
The Seattle Seahawks snuck one past all of us today as the team announced would have a new alternate logo for the 2017 season. The team made the new logo official via a post on their Facebook page Tuesday evening. First spotted over the weekend on player caps, the new
K-Wings to Wear Mighty Ducks Inspired Uniforms
Perhaps for just one night they can be the Kalamazoo Wild Wings? The Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, have announced they will be wearing these “Mighty Ducks” (the 90s movie, not the 90s NHL team) inspired jerseys for their game on Friday, December 22nd against the Toledo
Fear the Stache: The Story Behind the Lexington Legends
Baseball goes way back in Lexington, Kentucky. But after playing host to a handful of teams dating back to the 1800s, the city went without baseball for most of the second half of the 20th century. After the Negro Leagues’ Lexington Hustlers and the independent Lexington Colts disbanded in 1954,
New England Patriots will wear Super Bowl LI patch for 2017 season opener
Another NFL season officially kicks off on this upcoming Thursday, when the New England Patriots will host the Kansas City Chiefs in the league’s season opener. As is tradition, the game will serve as a coronation of sorts for the five-time Super Bowl champions, who got their latest Lombardi Trophy
Jersey Foul: FAMU Penalized for Illegal Uniform
The Florida A&M Rattlers learned a valuable lesson yesterday… don’t wear the same colour numbers as your jersey. Ever. When the FAMU Rattlers took to the field to start the first quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks they were penalized for illegal jerseys, their white jersey featured white numbers – that’s