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Are they crossing guards? Beauty queens? Or perhaps some crooked Mayor? We don’t know. But a diagonal sash, by the accounts of a couple of sources, might just be the foundation of the 2016 NHL Stadium Series jerseys. At least for the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. File this one
When the New York Mets’ South Atlantic League Single-A affiliate moves from Savannah, Georgia, to Columbia, South Carolina, next season, they will drop one bug—the tiny, horrible, razor-fanged Sand Gnat—in favor of one that evokes images of pleasant summer evenings, the firefly. The Columbia Fireflies’ logo, unveiled this morning, was
The 38th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s (supposed) death is 15 days from today. But nearly four decades since he died (or had massive reconstructive surgery and went into hiding), the world still has questions. For instance, did he really die? Is he secretly celebrating his 80th birthday later this month
The Eugene Emeralds, short-season class A affiliate of the Cubs, had not played a game in historic Civic Stadium since 2009, but when it burned to the ground last month, the team took it to heart. The ballpark, which was built in 1938 and served as home to the Ems
On its own, the word zephyr does not exactly instill fear. It refers to a gentle wind, rolling in from the west and rustling the daffodils (or whatever) as it heads east. That said, the city of Denver sits just to the east of the Rockies, and the wind that
It’s a safe guess that the Lowell Spinners, a short-season class-A Red Sox affiliate in the New York-Penn League, are the only sports team whose identity is based on yarn. In the early 1800s, the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, rose to prominence as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The foundation
The NFL’s offseason is currently in a bit of a lull. You know that’s the case when the biggest NFL story right now concerns a guy who may have blown his hand to bits with fireworks on the Fourth of July. With that being said, NFL fans buy jerseys every
One of the worst kept secrets in Major League Soccer became official tonight, as the MLS franchise in Atlanta announced that the club’s name would be Atlanta United FC. However, we got a look at a tightly-kept secret: The club’s new crest. When it comes to the name, club owner
A couple of months ago, there was word going around that Nike was “recruiting” Michigan in order to bring one of the premier athletic programs in the United States back into their fold. Now, it appears that the recruitment was a success. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Michigan
“It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July, and we’re shoutin’ “hooray!” up Canada way, when the maple leaf flies high”… the words of the apparently mortal, late, great Stompin’ Tom Connors. The Toronto Blue Jays will be hosting the Boston Red Sox this afternoon in their
On July 1, 1898—117 years ago this Wednesday—the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry charged alongside other military regiments (most notably the Buffalo Soldiers) into the bloody Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba, helping to deliver a decisive blow in the Spanish-American War. With Spanish troops retreating and ultimately leaving Cuba shortly
The 2015 Major League All-Star Game will feature players wearing horizontally striped caps, this information courtesy an eBay auction first reported by Uni-Watch this morning and then later confirmed by ESPN this afternoon. Caps will have two thick horizontal stripes on a contrasting front-panel, a confusing design to say the least. While
