Star Spangled Baseball: The Story Behind the Frederick Keys
Fort McHenry, a star-shaped military facility in Baltimore, Maryland, was built in 1798. It’s been a national park since 1925, but before that, it featured prominently in a handful of wars, including World Wars I and II, and, most notably, the War of 1812. It was during a battle in September
Minnesota United FC will keep their name and logo for move to MLS
Next season, MLS will see two new expansion teams enter the league. We’ve known for a long time now that those two teams would be Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC, with the latter making the jump from the North American Soccer League. There were questions, though, as to
USA! USA! Baseball Team Wears Miracle on Ice Jerseys
Do you believe in miracles?! Well you better, because the Rochester Red Wings and Buffalo Bisons are about to pay tribute to the biggest miracle to hit upstate New York since Kodak colour film. Tonight those two Triple-A International League clubs, Rochester (affiliate of the Twins) and Buffalo (AAA Blue
Pin Trading: The Other Cooperstown Baseball Tradition
The hobby of baseball pin trading is no bigger than it is in upstate New York. займ без отказаFor those who don’t know, Cooperstown, New York, in addition to being home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, plays host to three amazing youth baseball facilities in All Star Village,
What We Know So Far About New 2016-17 NBA Alternate Uniforms
Every season, the NBA (and Adidas) selects certain teams to add alternate uniforms to add to the respective teams’ brand, and next season is of course no different. I have obtained confirmation, via an official Adidas catalog, of the 7 teams next season that will receive the new designs*. (We have already
SWB RailRiders to adopt Pierogies nickname for a day
The Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will join an increasingly long line of minor league baseball teams donning promotional uniforms based on food. August 26, the RailRiders will go as the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Pierogies, an homage to the doughy Polish dumpling popular in eastern Europe. August
Sports Logos Gone Awry and Why!
Logos are vital to the energy a sports team wishes to evoke. A solid logo can be timeless, creating a legacy that will prevail with the onset of new generations of sports fans. However, such is the same when logos go awry. Poorly designed logos prevent people from connecting with
Manchester United will let their fans design their next third jersey
We already know what Manchester United will look like on the pitch this season when it comes to t heir kits. However, Adidas and United already have one eye on the future, and they’re putting the future in the hands of the fans. Adidas and Manchester United have decided that
SAP Announced As Jersey Sponsor for World Cup of Hockey
The National Hockey League today announced that SAP, a software engineering company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, will be sponsoring every team jersey for the upcoming 2016 World Cup of Hockey. A SAP logo will appear as a patch on the shoulders: No details, that we can find, were made about
Greensboro to take the field as Jeansboro Grasshoppers
Greensboro, North Carolina, is home to the Single-A South Atlantic League Greensboro Grasshoppers, as well as the headquarters for that famed purveyor of denim, Wrangler. The hometown baseball team will stake their city’s claim to “Denim Capital of the World” and pay homage to their noteworthy neighbor by taking to the
Air Force football will wear historically awesome alternate helmets
College football season is rapidly approaching, which means that we should all get ready for a bunch of special alternate helmets since that’s currently the popular wave in the sport right now. With that being said, I think that we already have a winner for “coolest alternate helmets” this season,
Los Angeles Rams turn back the clock with new endzone design
The NFL is making its return to action in Los Angeles tonight, as the Rams open up their preseason slate for the 2016-17 campaign. As such, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is getting a “fresh coat of paint” around the stadium and on the field too. The team has decided