The Expedition League, a wood-bat collegiate summer league based in Rapid City, South Dakota, will play its inaugural season in 2018. Teams have started unveiling nicknames and logos, including the Pierre Trappers, whose identity plays on the history of Pierre, South Dakota. Per the team’s statement: The name “Trappers” was
Month: October 2017
Hornets Unveil Uniform Schedule for 2017-18
The National Basketball Association announced earlier this year that the league would be doing away with the idea of a home, a road, and an alternate uniform; instead each team would have either four or five uniforms and they could just wear whatever they want whenever they want, as long
Columbus Crew, MLS Preparing for Move to Austin
But what will become of the Trillium Cup? According to a report by Sports Illustrated, Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer since the very beginning, is getting set to relocate to Austin, Texas for the 2019 MLS season. The sticking point, as it usually is, is stadium related, the
Mexican Hockey League unveils eye-catching logos and uniforms
Let’s be honest here: You would not normally associate Mexico with ice hockey. Yet and still, our neighbors to the South are proving that if you can get an ice rink together and plenty of people with a passion for the sport, hockey can and will grow in Mexico. In
The Bear Facts: The Story Behind the Tennessee Smokies
Ask most people what the most-visited national park in the United States is and their minds will almost certainly go first to one of the iconic sites out west. But the answer to that question is not the Grand Canyon or Yosemite or Yellowstone, but Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which
Golden Knights Trademark Dispute Continues, Maybe Sand Knights?
Could the Vegas Golden Knights end up having to change their name? Well, we’re going to find out. A trademark dispute was initiated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office against the NHL’s newest team on behalf of both the Army and by The College of Saint Rose in
ECHL teams to wear Marvel Super Hero uniforms in 2017-18
The Avengers will take a break from defending the Earth from evil to take to minor league hockey rinks all over the continent in the coming months. All 27 teams in the ECHL will wear Marvel-themed Super Hero uniforms on theme nights during the 2017-18 season. The league-wide partnership between
Florida Gators decide to dress up like actual Gators for upcoming game
Oh man, do we have a doozy for you. Just when it seemed like college football teams were moving past the era of wearing wacky alternate uniforms in an effort to catch the eyes of the rest of the football world (including the lifeblood of college football: recruits), Nike and
New York Knicks Add Advertiser Patch to Jersey
The New York Knicks today announced they would be sporting an advertisers’ patch on their uniform tops for the 2017-18 NBA season. Like the other NBA teams to go this route, the patch is small and in the upper left corner of the front of the jersey. The logo is
A History of Misspelled Jerseys, Sabres Okposo Latest Victim
Buffalo Sabers (sic) forward Kyle Okposo (sc) took to the ice for last night’s game against the New Jersey Devils… an appropriate opponent for a player who would quickly realise he required a (dad joke warning) new jersey. The poor equipment manager, or whomever, responsible for stitching the player names
Bird on the Run: The Story Behind the Rochester Red Wings
The Triple-A baseball club in Rochester, New York, has a remarkable history. Founded in 1899, it lays claim to being North America’s longest continuously operating non-Major League franchise. It also lays claim to being part of the longest baseball game in professional history—a 33-inning affair against the Pawtucket Red Sox
Golden Knights Add Inaugural Season Patch, Memorial Decal
The Vegas Golden Knights will be playing the first real game in their franchise history tonight, a 5:30pm (Vegas time) start on the road in Dallas, Texas against the Stars. Today the team surprised us with a photo posted to their official Instagram account showing that they’d be wearing an