Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to play as Udder Tuggers
When the Fond du Lack Dock Spiders, a collegiate summer league team that plays at the southern tip of Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago, debuted in 2017, there was a lot of chatter about their arachnid-based logo. As a Richmond Spider myself, I was of course charmed. But before they debuted, when
Studio Stories: An Inside Look at the Creation of the Reds 15 Throwback Uniforms
Inside the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum the chief curator, Chris Eckes, Reds staff, folks from MLB and designers from uniform provider Majestic poured over decades-old uniforms. With measuring tapes out, they took precise dimensions of everything from logo sizes to collar widths. They matched colours, looked at
Negro Leagues Throwback Uniforms in Pittsburgh Today
The Pittsburgh Pirates are holding their annual celebration of African American Heritage this afternoon and part of that celebration will include the team wearing throwback uniforms. Pittsburgh will don a uniform mostly based on those worn by the 1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords, at the time a member of the Negro National
Mariners to Wear Seattle Pilots Throwback Uniforms
The Seattle Pilots will be back on the field this Summer! In commemoration of the Pilots’ 50th anniversary of their first (and only) season in Major League Baseball, the Seattle Mariners will suit up in the unorthodox 1969 throwback uniforms on June 22nd against the Baltimore Orioles. And yes, that
Clearwater Threshers play as Beach Dogs
When the Clearwater Phillies rebranded in 2004, the nickname Threshers, a kind of shark, won out over Beach Dogs. But as with many minor league baseball teams, that did not stop the Threshers from wondering what could have been. Late last season, the Threshers, high-A affiliate of the Phillies, introduced
From A Collector to Courtside: How Drake Got His Curry Jersey
Imagine yourself, an avid sports jersey collector, sitting at home and seeing one of your most cherished pieces of that collection on the sidelines at the NBA Finals. That’s what Game One was like for Ben Weil, a 34-year-old basketball and Dell Curry fan from Queens, New York. Weil’s prized
Toronto Argos Celebrate Raptors Run With Jersey Patch
We The Six. The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League took to the field this morning to kick off their 2019 pre-season schedule and did so paying much respect to another Toronto team ready to make some history. In tribute to the Toronto Raptors first appearance in the NBA
Minor league promo supports sea turtle conservation
It will be a battle of the turtles in the high-A Florida State League when the Jupiter Hammerheads rebrand as the Loggerheads for one game against the Daytona Tortugas. The promotion will benefit the nonprofit Loggerhead Marinelife Center, located less than five miles from the Hammerheads’ ballpark. The so-called Turtle
Big East Conference Unveils 40th Anniversary Logo
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the conference’s founding, the Big East unveiled a new commemorative logo on Wednesday morning. The Big East was founded on May 29, 1979, when then-Providence head coach Dave Gavitt spearheaded an effort to create a basketball-centric conference. A release from then-assistant commissioner for public
2019 NBA Finals Uniform Schedule: Raptors vs Warriors
The Toronto Raptors against the Golden State Warriors, The North against The Town, welcome to the 2019 NBA Finals. For the first time in NBA history, the league’s championship will be played outside the United States as the Raptors clinched their first berth in the finals with a six-game series
Leaked: Canucks New Uniforms for 2019-20
The Vancouver Canucks will be making a few tweaks to their home and road uniforms for the upcoming 2019-20 season; tonight we’ve got our first look at those changes thanks to a leaked photo posted to Reddit. Via what appears to be a spec graphic for a banner, the image
Graphic: Stanley Cup Socks 1918-2019
The 2019 Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins begins tonight out of the TD Garden in Boston, so we’re looking back at Stanley Cup Finals over the years. Today I’m updating a graphic I first made back in 2017 showing the different sock designs worn