The Triple-A baseball team in Sugar Land, Texas, made it official today after the news leaked last week, they’re now the Space Cowboys. The new identity, unveiled this afternoon, features an astronaut whose visor is reflecting a field of stars, and who is wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna—paying tribute
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Independence League introduces North Platte Plainsmen
The newly formed collegiate summer level Independence League grew to nine teams with the addition of the North Platte Plainsmen this week. The team unveiled a suite of logos that feature a no-nonsense cowboy character created by Lincoln, Nebraska–based designer Adam Kovar. The cowboy character does not have a name
Rochester Honkers update logos, add purple
The Rochester Honkers, a Minnesota-based collegiate summer level team in the Northwoods League, unveiled a suite of seven new logos today. The biggest change in the updated identity is the addition of purple to the teal and black that the team has used since they were founded in 1994. “We
Introducing the Battle Creek Battle Jacks: Part of this complete breakfast!
The collegiate summer level Northwoods League’s Battle Creek Bombers rebranded today as the Battle Creek Battle Jacks. If that name sounds like something you’d see advertised during Saturday morning cartoons, it’s because the city of Battle Creek, Michigan, was once home to more than 100 cereal manufacturers, earning it the
Northern League introduces Lake County Corn Dogs
The town of Crown Point, Indiana, will be home to a new franchise in baseball’s pre-professional Northern League (formerly the Midwest Collegiate League). The Lake County Corn Dogs unveiled their nickname and logo this week, featuring a family-fun anthropomorphized corn dog sporting a baseball cap and glove, with the script
Gem City Bison roam into Independence League
Wyoming is one of three U.S. states to have adopted bison as their state mammal, and Wyoming’s state flag prominently features the animal. The state is also home to much of Yellowstone National Park, where bison—after a brush with species-wide extinction in the late 1800s—are plentiful. So it makes sense
Pioneer League’s Glacier Range Riders pay homage to National Park
Baseball’s independent Pioneer League will grow from eight teams in 2021 to ten in 2022. We’ve known for some time that the ninth team will be the Northern Colorado Owlz—freshly relocated from Orem, Utah—who will resume play after taking a season off last year. And just moments ago, we learned
Dallas Stars Wear Texas Rangers Jerseys Before Game Tonight
The Dallas Stars are holding their annual “Texas Rangers Night” tonight (January 18, 2022) at American Airlines Center and you know what that means… commemorative crossover jerseys! Yes, we’re getting to see a hockey version of a baseball jersey. During their pre-game warm-up skate before taking on the Montreal Canadiens,
Asheboro Copperheads rebrand as Zoo Keepers
The collegiate summer-level Asheboro Copperheads, who have played in the Coastal Plain League since 1999, announced today that they are rebranding as the Asheboro Zoo Keepers, an homage to the city’s most prominent institution. The North Carolina Zoo, located in Asheboro, is home to 1,800 animals of 250 species and
New York Knicks Dump Throwback Uniforms Plus A Look Back at Other Scrapped Sets
The New York Knicks have had enough with their throwback uniforms this season. According to an article in the New York Daily News, the Knicks have decided to leave this season’s “Classic Edition” set in the past, removing it entirely from the remainder of their 2021-22 uniform schedule. The Knicks
Ted Turner Considered Re-Naming Atlanta Braves In 1976
Following the 1975 season, in which they finished over 40 games out of a playoff spot and averaged under 7,000 fans a game, the Atlanta Braves were purchased by 37-year-old local television station owner and “internationally famous yachtsman” Ted Turner for $12 million ($58 million in 2022), a sum set
Virginia Tech Hokies To Wear New York Yankees’ Logo On Pinstripe Bowl Helmets
Virginia Tech will wear the New York Yankees’ interlocking “NY” logo on the right side of its helmets for Wednesday’s Pinstripe Bowl against Maryland.