Pillboxpalooza: Two Teams Wear Classic Style Yesterday
Remember last year when a pillbox cap at Cincinnati’s MLB All-Star Game just couldn’t be done? Those days are just a distant memory today. Two, yes two, Major League Baseball teams donned the classic 19th-century style cap during games this past weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates during their usual Sunday home game
Gimme Some Fin: The Story Behind the Daytona Tortugas
For 22 seasons, the Florida State League was home to the Daytona Cubs. But after the 2014 season, when Chicago switched its High-A affiliate from Daytona to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the team in Daytona signed on with the Cincinnati Reds and started the process of developing a new identity. “We
Florida Panthers Unveil New Look Logo and Uniforms
The Florida Panthers today took a step toward the future, unveiling the first major logo and uniform overhaul in the franchise’s 23-year history. A military-style badge, a nod in honour toward the 101st Airborne, replaces the long standing leaping Florida panther as the main focal point of the set, it becomes
Roadrunners Trademarked as Name of New Coyotes AHL Club
Oh the good folks at ACME will get a kick out of this one, it looks like the Coyotes will be teaming up with the Roadrunners. The Arizona Coyotes recently purchased and relocated the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, the team was moved to Tucson, AZ a city
NHL Sells Ad Space on World Cup Jerseys
The 2016 World Cup of Hockey will be the latest major North American sporting event to have ads on in-game player uniforms. After basketball’s Philadelphia 76ers announced they would be wearing StubHub patches on their jerseys in 2017, NHL CMO Brian Jennings told Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal that
A look at the 2016 NBA Christmas Day uniforms
You may not be feeling anything close to the Christmas spirit right now — I don’t blame you since the calendar has just flipped to June. However, you may want to throw on your tackiest Christmas sweater and your cute little elf hat just for the time being, because we’ve
Cleveland Indians will drop cream alternates after 2016 season
Ever since 2008, the Cleveland Indians decided to spice things up by adding a cream alternate jersey to their uniform set, and they wore those uniforms during the weekend. The uniforms were pretty popular, and they also signaled the introduction of a red cap with a navy block C, which
Richmond Spiders to play as Araignees in France this summer
The Richmond Spiders, known in the world of college basketball as the first-ever 15-seed to win an NCAA tournament game (in 1990, over 2-seeded Syracuse), will take to European courts this summer in uniforms featuring the French word for spiders, “Araignées.” Very cool: Richmond Spiders playing in France this summer,
ESPN Euro 2016 Posters Released
ESPN has released the images of their commissioned European Championship 2016 posters. Renowned graphic designer and illustrator Florian Nicolle has created these beautiful works of art. All 24 teams’ posters and a poster for the event itself can be seen below. Let us know in the comments below which is your
Photos: 2016 MLB Memorial Day Uniforms In Action
Yesterday all thirty Major League Baseball teams wore camouflage uniforms in honour of the Memorial Day holiday — caps, jersey wordmarks, and player numbers were all clad in USMC “woodland” style digital camo (Blue Jays wore CADPAT style) while sleeve patches and player names were recoloured to match the camo
Oklahoma City Thunder 2016 West “Phantom” Champs Merchandise
They almost pulled off the impossible, eliminating a team that went 73-9 in the regular season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t finish it off despite taking a 3-1 lead in the best of 7 after game four. So it’s back to the NBA Finals for the Golden State Warriors, setting up
All MLB Clubs Camouflaged Today for Memorial Day
As has been the case over the past four seasons, all thirty Major League Baseball teams will be clad full-out in camouflage caps and jerseys today in honour of the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. The uniforms this season will make use of a new “woodland” camouflage pattern licensed