Phillies to wear all red jerseys for first time since 1979
The Philadelphia Phillies have joined the fray in Major League Baseball’s embrace of colorful jerseys. They’ll wear lightweight, red, Flex Base jerseys in six “Business Person Special” afternoon day games on April 14, May 18, June 8, June 20, July 6, and August 4. For the first time since 1979, the
Vancouver Whitecaps unveil “Sea to Sky” away kit
Major League Soccer’s annual kit rollout is continuing on, and this time it’s the Vancouver Whitecaps’ turn to reveal a new look for 2016. It could definitely be argued that their new away kit is probably the most eye-catching look that we’ve seen unveiled so far. The Whitecaps are referring
A Brand with Some Bite: The Story Behind the Arizona Diamondbacks
With 18 seasons under their belt, the Arizona Diamondbacks are still Major League Baseball’s new kid on the block. The team debuted along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, in a splash of purple and teal, an oasis of color in the Arizona desert. Unconstrained by convention or tradition, the
The History of the NHL All-Star Game Uniform
In honour of the National Hockey League’s All-Star Game tonight, let’s take a look back at the history of the uniforms worn during the past NHL All-Star Games, from the Ace Bailey Benefit Game way back in 1934 through to the four-division mini tournament of 2016. The first all-star game was a
LeBron James wears wrong shorts
One of the many pratfalls of having multiple alternate uniforms that are the same color is the possibility that one of the players could come out wearing the wrong gear. We’ve seen it multiple times in the past, but the latest victim is probably the highest-profile victim of the ol’
First Look: Super Bowl LI Logo
The good: Roman numerals are returning The bad: The template pretty much remains The noteworthy: At least there’s some colour this time. That about sums it up, the new logo for Super Bowl 51, which will be known officially as Super Bowl LI, was spotted in an online version of
Leafs Tease New Logo, Announce Unveiling Date
Well, I suppose it’s official now! Confirming a story we first broke last month, the Toronto Maple Leafs have announced they will be unveiling their new logo during episode five of their “The Leaf: Blueprint” video series this coming Tuesday at 9:30pm ET. They also gave us a little tease of the new
Stockton Heat Unveil New Black Alternate Uniform
Picture this, the modern Calgary Flames template… back in black. Thanks to the Stockton Heat, the Flames AHL affiliate, no need to keep this thought in your mind, they’ve done it, and they’ll be wearing it six times between now and the end of the season. The all black uniform features the logo
Are We Family? Pirates New 70s Retro Jersey Leaks
The Pittsburgh Pirates are goin’ back to the 1970s! If a potential leak on Twitter yesterday is accurate. Cue the poor, well-intending Pirates employee, sharing a photo of team uniforms hanging up; excited, he Tweets a photo showing the jerseys ready to go for the upcoming 2016 season. The problem? Yeah,
New Details: Leafs New Look A Classic Combo
When the Toronto Maple Leafs start their centennial season this fall they’ll do so while wearing a combination of classic team designs. According to several of my good friends, all of which are named “anonymous reliable source”, the Leafs new look will appear kinda like a healthy mix between the two worn during the 1966/67 season,
Whoops: Super Bowl grounds crew paints Broncos colors in both endzones
Super Bowl 50 is a week from Sunday. It’s a good thing that there’s still plenty of time remaining until the big game, because the Grounds Crew working for the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium made a bit of a flub when it came to painting the endzones. Yep, apparently
Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes reveal 2016 away kits
Two teams with long histories that predate their time in MLS revealed new uniforms that paid tribute to their history as teams and their history in their particular city in general, as the Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes recently unveiled their new clash kits for 2016. Earlier this week,