The MLS offseason hit a major milestone on the calendar after this past week’s SuperDraft and two of the league’s charter clubs also unveiled new kits for 2018 as well. For starters, DC United unveiled their new home shirt. It’s pretty interesting up close with the subtle horizontal pinstripes, but
Month: January 2018
Phantom Merch: Jaguars, Vikings 2017 Conference Champs
Facing Tom Brady in a championship game? Odds are you’re gonna get some phantom gear comin’ your way. Jacksonville Jaguars, welcome to the club. As for the Minnesota Vikings, ouch… it would’ve been the first time a team played in a Super Bowl in their home stadium. But hey at
Kraken, Whales Among 13 Names Registered by Seattle NHL Group
Could “The Whale” be returning to the National Hockey League? How about the Seals? Because both classic names appear to be possibilities within a large list of domain names registered Thursday by an employee of Oak View Group, the organization behind Seattle’s NHL bid process — so says a post by
Charleston RiverDogs to celebrate Jamaican Bobsled Night
The Charleston RiverDogs, who are playing their 25th season this year, will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the movie Cool Runnings with Jamaican Bobsled Night May 3. The RiverDogs, Class-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will wear uniforms derived from those worn by the 1988 Jamaican Olympic team, including
Washington Capitals Going Big and Blue For Outdoor Game
When you’re playing at the home of the Navy, you go big and you go blue. Today the Washington Capitals and Adidas unveiled the special uniform the team would be wearing for their outdoor game, the 2018 NHL Stadium Series at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland on March
Padres Considering Big Changes, Maybe Brown for 2020
The San Diego Padres just might finally find their look… maybe. Padres owner Ron Fowler appeared on a San Diego-based sports radio station yesterday and shared some of the club’s thoughts on their potential new look. Via The San Diego Union-Tribune: “It’ll probably be the 2020 season before we see
Miami Heat tease new Vice City alternate uniforms
Over this past Holiday season, the NBA unveiled City uniforms for the vast majority of the league. Only a handful of teams were left out, but now those teams are starting to unveil their new uniforms as well. The Toronto Raptors were one of those holdovers and they just recently
Hornets to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of First Season
The Charlotte Hornets are getting set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first season of NBA basketball in their city. Plans for the milestone season next year include a new “classic edition” uniform, the selection of the 30th anniversary team via fan voting, 1980s and 1990s music played throughout
Birmingham Barons unveil MLK-inspired jerseys
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a centerpiece of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. King wrote the letter on scraps of newspaper and delivered it piecemeal to Civil Rights leaders through his lawyers while imprisoned in 1963. More than half a century after its writing, King’s letter,
Richmond Flying Squirrels unveil Funnville identity
Ask any minor league baseball executive what the game is all about and you will hear the same answer every time: Affordable, fun, family entertainment. At this level, teams know that attracting fans to the ballpark is about the experience, not the product on the field. This revelation has led
Pittsburgh Pirates Introduce New Camo Uniform for 2018
The Pittsburgh Pirates will once again be saluting the troops during the 2018 season, but they’ll do so in a slightly different (and much improved) getup. Joining the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates are dropping their camouflage-base jersey in favour of a white one with camo green wordmarks, piping, and patches;
NFL quietly releases 2018 Pro Bowl uniforms
The end of January will bring about the game that everybody wants to be invited to but nobody actually wants to play in since playing in that game means that you missed the Super Bowl — the Pro Bowl! While the NFL has yet to officially unveil the uniforms, all