Alright Cleveland, you flew too close to the sun in 2016. After 40+ years of no pro-level championships in the city the Indians were one win away, three games in a row, of taking home their second major title in the last four months. The championship gods can be cruel,
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(Adjective) (Animal)s Announced as New Minor League Name
Earlier today we got ourselves a new Minor League Baseball team name! Introducing the (Adjective) (Animal)s! The name was announced via the official team social media channels following a brief name-the-team contest which yielded several underwhelming finalist names. Reaction to the new name was met with skepticism but team officials stressed that they
Mariners Announce, Unveil 40th Anniversary Patch for 2017
The Seattle Mariners will be celebrating their 40th anniversary throughout the entire 2017 season with two special patches to mark the occasion. Featuring the Seattle skyline complete with Mount Rainier in the background, the Mariners 40th anniversary logo also superimposes the nautical compass rose from their primary logo onto the zero in the design
Sports Logo Pumpkin Carving Gallery
Pumpkins. Carving them has turned into a tradition, especially around this time of year it seems. Sometimes people carve faces, sometimes people carve sports logos. Logos can be tricky to carve into a pumpkin — it requires patience, a stencil (quite easily attainable via a Google search, for example: here’s a
MUW Returns to Athletics with Wise New Look
The Mississippi University for Women have been absent from the athletics scene for a few years, well more than a few actually — 14 to be exact. Ever since a tornado in 2002 unfortunately destroyed their primary sports venue. But all that is in the past now, and “The W”
2016 Penguins Engraved on Cup with a Typo?
The Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup victory in the 2015-16 season is now official, it’s been engraved onto the Lord’s mug. An image of the fresh engraving was posted by the Penguins to their official Twitter account earlier this afternoon and I couldn’t help but notice something seemed out of place.
World Series: What Indians, Cubs Wore Last Time They Won
Haven’t you heard? It’s been a while since either of this years pennant winners has tasted the sweet champagne that awaits following a victorious World Series. The Cleveland Indians, who last lost a World Series in 1997 to the Florida Marlins, have gone without a championship since 1948 (45 years
Pic: Raptors Set to Unveil A Throwback Court?
It’s the 70th anniversary of the first season of what is now known as the National Basketball Association, the first game of that that first season was played in Toronto between the New York Knicks and the long defunct Toronto Huskies. The Raptors, Toronto’s modern-day NBA franchise, has acknowledged the Huskies several
Los Angeles Dodgers 2016 NL Phantom Champs Merchandise
Sorry Los Angeles, the Baseball Gods felt “enough was enough” for those long-suffering fans of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubbies are off to the World Series for the first time since 1945, trying to win their first title since 1908(!) where they’ll face a Cleveland Indians team who hasn’t
Boston Bruins Announce New Alternate Uniform
The Boston Bruins today announced that their 2016 Winter Classic uniform would be their new alternate uniform for the 2016-17 season. The announcement was snuck into their pre-game notes ahead of their home opener to be held later today. Boston’s Winter Classic jersey is black with two thick yellow (they call it
Bucs Players Fail At Sketching NFL Logos
Hey, Buccaneers… don’t quit your day job (whatever that is) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had eight different players take a stab at drawing various NFL team logos, all from memory, during an episode of their official team site’s web series “Casey’s Corner”. It wasn’t pretty. For example, can you name what
Stamps Cover-Up Gun Logo on Jersey After Teammate Murdered
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League will be covering up the crossed pistols logo on their jersey shoulder after one of their own was gunned down late last month Stampeders defensive back Mylan Hicks, a former player with Michigan State, was killed following a shooting at a Calgary nightclub