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It’s not by accident that three minor league baseball teams in the Double-A Southern League have seafood-themed team names. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp play on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, while the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Biloxi Shuckers are situated on the cusp of that sports-fishing haven, the Gulf of Mexico. These
Note: We’ll be updating this post as teams (and therefore possible Stanley Cup Final matchups) are eliminated. The majority of this post was originally written on April 10, 2019 The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and if you’re a fan of the 16 teams to qualify you’re pretty pumped for
The key to a good April Fool’s joke is striking a balance between believability and novelty, and the Florida Gators accomplished just that with their uniform reveal on Monday morning. The program’s official equipment account shared an 18-second video teaser showing uniforms meant to “represent the rich history of Florida
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the board game Trivial Pursuit, but that fact alone wasn’t enough for one minor league team to honor the game’s contribution to our cultural lexicon. The Charleston RiverDogs are going one level further down the rabbit hole, and will play a game referencing
DC Comics is reportedly upset with Valencia CF, a six-time champion in Spain’s La Liga, over their commemorative centennial logo. Batman vs. Valencia? This is the worst one of all the sequels. According to a report earlier today in the Associated Press, DC Comics has filed a complaint over the
The Calgary Flames are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and are planning to do so while wearing their retro third uniform. It will just be the Flames third appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2009. According to a Tweet by @CompleteHkyNews, Flames Director of Marketing Ryan Popowich has
Minor League Baseball’s successful Copa de la Diversión (Fun Cup) program, in which teams reimagine their brands in the Spanish language and in the traditions of Latin communities, has grown to more than twice its previous size this season. The program began with just four teams in 2017, jumped to
March Madness officially tipped off on Sunday evening with the announcement of the 68-team field for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. If spending your first day back in the office filling out dozens of brackets wasn’t evidence enough, the tournament’s official Twitter account shared a photo of the Final Four
The Northwestern basketball team last Thursday released alternate uniforms for their annual Senior Day game that ooze ‘90s nostalgia. The black uniform — designed by seniors Jordan Ash, Charlie Hall, Vic Law, Dererk Pardon and Ryan Taylor — features a retro-style font reminiscent of the Vancouver Grizzlies’ logo, with claw
Every time it seems that the wave of food-based promotional identities in minor league baseball has played itself out, along comes the perfect team with the perfect promotion to draw me back in. Today it’s the Louisville Bats rebranding as the Derby City Mint Juleps who have restored my faith
He’s yet to play a single game for them, but Bryce Harper is already setting records in Philadelphia. According to ESPN, Harper’s new number three jersey for the Phillies has established a new record for the most Fanatics jersey sales in the first 48-hours after its launch. This bests the
The Brooklyn Nets are being sued by Coogi for their City Edition uniform design. According to a report in the New York Post, Coogi filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Manhattan Federal Court naming the Nets, Nike, and the NBA all responsible for using their copyrighted patterns on the uniform.
