Seventy-six years ago, a chewing gum magnate and Major League Baseball owner by the name of Phillip K. Wrigley had a crazy notion, to have women play professional baseball. The world was at war, and with millions of North American men, including some of baseball’s biggest stars having been deployed
Year: 2019
BYU Cougars Unveil Retro-Inspired Alternate Uniforms
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of college football’s first game, BYU announced it will wear retro-inspired uniforms for this weekend’s game against No. 22 Washington (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN2). The jerseys follow the same design template as the Cougars’ standard road uniform, but swaps navy for royal blue on
Golden State Warriors Unveil Six New Uniforms for 2019-20
We’ve all been there, something disappointing happens and we try to turn that around by adding a few new jerseys to our collection. The Golden State Warriors, just a couple of months removed from their failed attempt at completing the rare “three-peat” have done just that, by introducing six new
New York Jets Debut New All-Black Uniforms on Monday Night Football
In 1997, Will Smith taught us that the “good guys dress in black” before encouraging us to remember that, for surely that information would come in handy some day. For fans of the New York Jets, that day is today. The New York Jets will take to the field against
St Louis Blues Bring Back 90s Trumpet Uniforms for Three in 2020
If you’re going to make a return after a quarter-century, you’d better make a memorable entrance. So here’s the 1990s storming back to the sports uniform landscape with an appropriate literal fanfare ♫ The St. Louis Blues this past weekend announced they would be bringing back their infamous royal blue
Winnipeg Jets Remember the WHA with New Heritage Classic Uniforms
The Winnipeg Jets and Adidas today unveiled the uniforms the team will be wearing against the Calgary Flames at the 2019 Heritage Classic. Based off of the look of the World Hockey Association’s Winnipeg Jets franchise of the late 1970s, the uniform is blue with a red collar and white/red/white
Villanova Wildcats Unveil New Basketball Uniforms
Villanova will celebrate its 100th season of men’s basketball this year with brand new uniform, which head coach Jay Wright unveiled on Friday morning. The white home uniform features the same arched font as the Wildcats’ previous set, but is highlighted with a light blue drop shadow. The number font
Calgary Flames Reveal 2019 Heritage Classic Uniform
The Calgary Flames have been on a retro kick recently, bringing back their old road red uniforms as their de facto regular home look for both the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs and now into the upcoming 2019-20 regular season. This trend will go one step even further this year when
Nike Adds Gold Tab To College Basketball Uniforms To Denote National Championships
In similar fashion to how the NBA recognizes past champions, Nike will outfit its premier college basketball programs in jerseys that feature a gold tab on the back collar this season. Nike’s involvement in college athletics dates back to 1985 when the apparel company delivered team-colored Nike Dunks to numerous
Skeeters jerseys challenge opponents to “Come and Take It”
The 2018 Atlantic League champion Sugar Land Skeeters will defend their title wearing uniforms defying opponents to win. The independent Skeeters, led by manager Pete Incaviglia, a former Major Leaguer, will play the entire 2019 postseason wearing the specialty jerseys. The “Come and Take It” slogan is an homage to
Edmonton Oilers Unveil New “Street-Inspired” Alternate Uniform
The Edmonton Oilers this afternoon made official what had leaked last month, their new alternate/third uniform for the upcoming 2019-20 NHL season. With the Oilers more recent shade of dark navy blue serving as the base, the uniform removes all traces of white from the team’s colour scheme, even from
Chargers Celebrate 60 Years of Football With New Logo
The Los Angeles Chargers are celebrating the 60th season in their franchise’s history in 2019, and now they have a commemorative logo to go with it. Los Angeles is rightfully including the franchise’s time in the American Football League (1960-69) and San Diego (1961-2016) in calculating the 60 season milestone