Ben Simmons: Sixer, Rookie of the Year, Uniform Desiger?
Ben Simmons’ 2018 NBA Rookie of Year Award may come with an additional perk most wouldn’t have thought, the opportunity to design a uniform for the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s turn the clock back a few months, Simmons, then just a month into his NBA career polled his Twitter followers in
Brewers Honour Nellie With Jersey Patch
The Milwaukee Brewers are paying respects to one of their fallen this weekend during a four-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals by wearing a memorial patch for Dave Nelson the entire series. Nelson played many roles with the Brewers since he was hired by the club in 2001, after
PawSox to play as Hot Wieners
The Pawtucket Red Sox—or PawSox to friends—will become the Pawtucket Hot Wieners for a game later this summer. It’s the latest entry in the trend sweeping through every level of minor league baseball, the temporary, food-based, alternate identity. Wieners—which Rhode Islanders differentiate from hot dogs because you can identify the
Philadelphia Flyers Quietly Unveil Third Jersey
The Philadelphia Flyers appeared to have quietly unveiled their third jersey for the 2018-19 season yesterday via a post to their official Instagram account. The jersey is a direct copy of their 2017 Stadium Series uniform, minus the commemorative patches (we presume). The all-black uniform with large orange stripes was
Coyotes Bring Back the Kachina as New Third Uniform
Like some sort of mythical bird whose name I just cannot recall, the Phoenix Coyotes original “Kachina” uniforms have returned. Banking on a wave of 90’s nostalgia, the Arizona Coyotes introduced their “new” throwback third uniforms tonight at their NHL Draft party. The uniform was worn originally for the Coyotes
Carolina Hurricanes Unveil New Black Third Uniform
The Carolina Hurricanes are advising you “take warning” to the fact the club has unveiled their new alternate/third uniform, one which updates some old looks worn by the club while also introducing some North Carolina state pride. One of two new uniforms unveiled throughout the National Hockey League tonight on
Memphis Grizzlies Appear to be Tweaking Logos
The Memphis Grizzlies appear to be making some tweaks and changes to at least a couple of their logos for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Confirming what our Conrad Burry posted several weeks ago, we can now see that by looking at the Grizzlies 2018 NBA Draft cap there is a
The 2018 NBA Draft Cap Collection
The 2018 NBA Draft is tonight, so let’s talk about this year’s draft cap design. Looking at the front of the cap, the design appears simple, clean, a nice basic cap with the crown in the primary team colour and the club’s logo front and centre. Things change on the
Five Minor League All Star Games Take Place Tonight
It’s that time of year in the Minors—we’ve reached the halfway mark of the season in many leagues, and there’s no surer sign of the midway point of a baseball season than all star games. To that end, five leagues in the Minors are holding their summer classics this evening,
Series of Portland NHL Domains Registered by Winterhawks
New challenger approaching! The Portland Winterhawks, a major-junior team in the Western Hockey League appears to be ready to throw their hat into the NHL ring, if a series of interesting domain name registrations can be trusted. Via domain detective Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net, the Winterhawks registered numerous new domain
Jumbo Shrimp to honor Negro Leagues’ Jax Red Caps
Long before the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp became one of the poster children for minor league baseball’s era of wacky logos—and long before the Jacksonville Expos of the late 1980s, or the Jacksonville Suns, who played the better part of five decades off and on from the 1960s through 2016—there were
Aberdeen IronBirds to play as Star-Spangled Banners on Sundays
The Aberdeen IronBirds, short-season Single-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, will play every Sunday home game in 2018 as the Star-Spangled Banners. The name change is a way “to honor the military and Maryland as the birthplace of the national anthem,” the team said. The IronBirds’ permanent nickname is a