A jersey worn by Babe Ruth during the 1920 season, his first as a New York Yankee, sold during an auction last month for $4,415,658 (US). The Yankees road jersey, manufactured by Spalding and pre-dating uniform numbers (so no famous #3 on the back), was purchased by Lelands.com who plans on
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2013 CHL Memorial Cup Logo Unveiled
The Canadian Hockey League unveiled the new logo for the 2013 Memorial Cup on Friday. The 2013 edition of this annual event will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The logo features the standard elements which could be found in the previous six Memorial Cup tournaments, dating back to 2007. The
The life and times of the Syracuse logo
An interesting read on the history of the athletic branding for Syracuse University came across my inbox today from the University itself. Complete with a handy timeline of all the logos the Orangemen have used over the years. What I really enjoyed was the essay this article linked to which
Tigers, Pirates Pay Tribute with Negro Leagues Uniforms
The Detroit Tigers held their 18th annual Negro Leagues Tribute game yesterday at Comerica Park in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Both teams donned uniforms paying homage to the Negro Leagues teams which once represented their respective cities during the 1920s and 1930s.
Adidas Suing Sporting Goods Store and Shoe Manufacturer for Infringement. Is it legit?
Adidas, always fiercely defensive of its three stripe design, has filed suit against sporting goods store “Big 5 Sporting Goods” (which, if you haven’t heard of, is a west coast chain) for a shoe by World Industries which they claim infringes on their design, with three stripes of its own.
Redskins Unveil 80th Anniversary Throwbacks
The Washington Redskins today unveiled their new alternate throwback jerseys for the upcoming 2012 National Football League season. Based off of the uniforms worn by the Redskins’ first season in Washington in 1937, the new uniforms are a part of the franchises 80th anniversary celebrations. They will be worn for
Rutgers New Uniforms With Distressing – PICS
On May 1st, Rutgers University of New Jersey announced its new uniforms for the 2012 season. Three separate sets of jerseys, pants, and helmets were shown in a press release. The hallmark of this new uniform is the new helmet. Moving away from their previous red helmet, they showed a
Practicality Trumps Accuracy with Chicago’s ’72 Throwbacks
In January the Chicago White Sox announced they would be wearing their 1972 red-and-white home uniforms each Sunday home game during the 2012 season. During the announcement the uniform and cap shown contained a few inaccuracies from the original 1972 look. In this article I examine those inaccuracies and chat
Utah State Presents New Football Jerseys for 2012
Utah State announced not only a new athletics logo, but a new set of football uniforms on 4-28-2012. They will have a three color set, with choices from Navy, White, and an extremely light grey. The new logo is featured on the white and on the blue helmets. The blue
Further details about Missouri’s New uniforms – PICS
Missouri‘s athletic department officially announced that 5 of their sports will wear new uniforms for the 2012 season, via their twitter feed on April 14th. Shown were new unis for men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball, and football.
The West’s Turn: New CFL Uniforms Take Flight
We at SportsLogos.Net, always working hard to bring you the best in uniform & logo news, are greatly excited about the CFL’s new uniforms. (Check out our post about the East uniforms here.) Today, we’re eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the Canadian Football League’s West Division team uniforms; as they
Reebok Redesign: CFL introduces new uniforms
While the Canadian Football League prides itself on its’ distinctions from the NFL, some things naturally follow north; after the NFL’s recent rebrand, the CFL turned to Reebok, looking to follow suit. Much like when the kid down the block has some new duds, before long, other kids are beseeching