Last week, we caught some glimpses of the New Era 9FIFTY series related to the to-be-released NBA City Edition uniforms. Today, the entire New Era “City Series” hat collection has been released on Lids.com. I’ve scoured most of the hats to find some unknown details that we have not seen
Month: December 2017
Hershey Bears unveil Outdoor Classic jersey
The AHL’s Hershey Bears, 11-time Calder Cup champions, will take to the ice for the 2018 Capital BlueCross Outdoor Classic in a specialty jersey that hearkens back to the early days of the team’s 80-year history. The diagonal HERSHEY on the front of the jersey echoes that of the Bears’ 1969 championship
Video Game Leaks Nearly Full Set of NBA City Edition Alternate Jerseys
UPDATE: I’ve received a 1080p video of the menu screen of a 2K user on PC, so we’ve got much cleaner, color-accurate versions of all 28 uniforms now. Thanks to Twitter user @JMoneyMikita for the video! The saga of the Nike NBA City Edition uniforms has hit fever pitch this afternoon,
Colts wear all-white in snowstorm and it ruins film study for Broncos
Well, this is a first. This past Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts visited the Buffalo Bills and the two teams played in a blizzard. The first half of the game was basically unwatchable due to the heavy snow. Here’s a screencap from Sunday’s game that illustrates my point. When I say
Triple-A Reno Aces don’t love the name of the new WNBA franchise
When the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars announced that they were relocating to Las Vegas for the 2018 season, the speculation was that they would go by the name Vegas Stars. When the team changed direction and announced that they would be called the Las Vegas Aces instead, a certain Triple-A
Single-A Tampa Tarpons spring surprise name change
Two minor league baseball teams have announced name changes in the last few days, and in both instances, they’ve ditched their parent club’s nickname in favor of a unique, fish-based nickname. On Friday, the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves became the Gwinnett Stripers, and today, the High-A Tampa Yankees of the Florida
New Era Hats Reveal More NBA City Edition Uniform Details
In the last month or so, I’ve revealed some information and created some rough mockups of many of the yet-to-be-unveiled Nike NBA City Edition uniforms. Today, some of that information has been solidified and/or slightly altered via the release of New Era’s newest line of snapback caps. A couple of
Altoona Curve introduce alternate caps for 20th season
The Altoona Curve, double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, introduced two alternate caps that pay homage to different eras from the team’s history yesterday. The first features the team’s “Keystone A” logo, a reference to their home state of Pennsylvania, the “Keystone State.” That logo has been part of the
Bait and Switch: Gwinnett Rebrands as Stripers
After deciding to rebrand, the triple-A Atlanta Braves affiliate in Gwinnett, Georgia, offered fans six choices in their name-the-team contest last May: Big Mouths, Buttons, Gobblers, Hush Puppies, Lambchops, and Sweet Teas. After a six-month process, the name that was chosen from that list was … none of those. The fan
Birmingham Barons to Wear “Magic City” Alternates
Birmingham, Alabama, has been known as the Magic City since the late 1800s, when miners discovered that all the three major components of steel—iron ore, coal, and limestone—could be found in the area. The city’s population exploded from just 100 in 1865 to a quarter million in 1878, earning it
The Open Branding Project: Q&A with Makers of Sport
This is part 6 of a multi-part series chronicling the real-time development and design of a new logo for Baseball New Zealand. Check out our past “The Open Branding Project” posts here. *** It’s time for another Q&A session here at the Open Branding Process. Both Brandon Moore and Brian
Dallas Cowboys will wear white pants with primary navy jerseys
This Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium will be one of the more unique uniform matchups in the history of the Dallas Cowboys/New York Giants series. The Giants made it known all the way back in preseason that they were going to be wearing their Color Rush uniforms from last season.