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
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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.
Durham Bulls unveil new jerseys with classic look
Freshly off a Triple-A national title and recognition as Minor League Baseball’s “Team of the Year,” the Durham Bulls unveiled three new jerseys that hearken back to a different era in the team’s history. The home white and road gray jerseys will looks familiar to movie buffs—they’re modeled after the
Fish Sticks edge Seal Slingers in close vote for Dub Sea team name
Baseball fans on social media engaged in a hotly contested ballot to determine a new name for the Highline Bears, a Seattle-based collegiate summer level team in the Pacific International League. In October, the team released two brands developed by Brandiose, the Dub Sea Fish Sticks and the Dub Sea
The Emperors’ New Clothes: Kansas City Royals Unveil Updated Uniforms for 2022
Biggest change is a new “KANSAS CITY” wordmark on the road uniforms that is set in vertically arched varsity block letters
Aberdeen IronBirds go back to the future with new logo
The Baltimore Orioles are unique in minor league baseball in that three of their four farm teams play in the same state as their parent club, and the one that doesn’t is the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, who play next door in Virginia. But even with all those Orioles affiliates nearby,