CFL Eskimos Facing Pressure to Change Name
The United States isn’t the only country facing calls to change pro sports names, the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos, like the Washington Redskins, have been served an ultimatum from a corporate sponsor because of their name. Belairdirect, a Canadian-based insurance company issued the warning to the Eskimos yesterday that
Let’s all Choose the Best Baltimore Orioles Logo Ever
The Baltimore Orioles played their first season in the American League in 1954 after spending fifty seasons in St. Louis as the Browns. In their nearly 70 years since moving to Baltimore, the Orioles have won three World Series championships and six American League pennants. I mean, that’s great and
Pelicans to Wear Flag-Inspired Uniform in 2021
The New Orleans Pelicans will wear a uniform next season based on the design of the city flag, this according to NBA sources of Fletcher Mackel, a sports anchor from WDSU — NBC’s New Orleans affiliate. SportsLogos.Net can confirm Mackel’s sources. We can further add that the new uniform will
The History and the Controversy of the Washington Redskins Name and Logo
The Washington Redskins are, following some significant corporate pressure, reportedly considering a name change. This is a frequently debated topic with each side deep in their respective corners — either you want to keep the name and preserve the history of the team, or you feel the name is offensive
New Sugar Land Skeeters league includes “Lightning Sloths”
The Sugar Land Skeeters, an independent minor league baseball team in the Atlantic League, have created a temporary four-team league that will play from July 10 to August 30 at the team’s ballpark near Houston, Texas. In addition to the Skeeters, who have been around since 2012, the Constellation Energy
MLB Cancels 2020 All-Star Game, Dodgers Awarded 2022 Game
Major League Baseball today announced that the 2020 MLB All-Star Game, originally scheduled to be played at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on July 14th. The game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and likely coupled with the fact that the game was set to be played while Spring Training
Redskins To Undergo “Thorough Review” of Name
Just one day after stadium sponsor FedEx requested a change, the Washington Redskins on Friday morning announced they will conduct a thorough review of their controversial nickname. “This process allows the team to take into account not only the proud tradition and history of the franchise but also input from
FedEx Asks Redskins to Change Nickname
FedEx Corporation, a delivery service that holds the naming rights to the stadium in which the Washington Redskins play, made a request on Thursday evening asking the team to change its nickname. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx said
That Thing They’ll Do: Erie to Play as Wonders
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, will play a game in 2021 as the Wonders, an homage to the 25th anniversary of the movie That Thing You Do! The nickname comes from the name of a fictitious rock band from Erie, Pennsylvania, featured in the movie, initially
Lansing Lugnuts to host Lemonade League
When COVID-19 restrictions gave them lemons, the Lansing Lugnuts made the Lemonade League. In the absence of affiliated Minor League Baseball in 2020, the Single-A Lugnuts will host a self-contained wood bat league in July and August at their ballpark, Cooley Law School Stadium. The league, which will feature seven-inning
Memphis Adds ‘Black Lives Matter’ Decal this Fall
The University of Memphis football team will wear helmet stickers this fall in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, head coach Ryan Silverfield announced on Tuesday evening. “The use of the ‘BLM’ logo on a helmet decal was an idea from our student-athletes,” Silverfield told The Commercial Appeal. “It doesn’t
MLB Announces 2020 “Summer Camp”, Unveils Logo
What’s the Summer equivalent of baseball’s Spring Training? A question we never thought we’d need an answer to until we entered the Upside Down. The official name has been announced as 2020 MLB Summer Camp presented by Camping World. Based on the feedback my Tweet announcing this news garnered, many