True Blue: The Story Behind the Auburn Doubledays
Minor league baseball teams have been drawing inspiration from popular myths for team names for decades—from knights and dragons to alien creatures to the elusive Chihuahuas of El Paso. In upstate New York, nestled among the Finger Lakes just south of the Canadian border, the tiny town of Auburn, New
Fifty Years of Super Bowl Logos
With the 2015 NFL Playoffs getting underway this weekend it’s a fitting time we take a look back at the past half-century of Super Bowl logos. The 50th annual Super Bowl game will be played less than one month from today, it is the first time the league has used
Top Selling NHL Player Jerseys of 2015
The National Hockey League has announced the top ten selling player jerseys during 2015 and surprise, surprise the Chicago Blackhawks tandem of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane once again take the top two spots. I’m sure yet another Stanley Cup ring for the pair didn’t hurt their cause. Rankings are
Minnesota Twins Adding Red Uniform in 2016
The Minnesota Twins will have a new red alternate cap and jersey for the 2016 season. According to a Tweet from Dave St. Peter, the president of the ballclub, the Twins will add the scarlet set as a new home alternate uniform and will not be discontinuing any jersey from 2015: Minnesota has previously
Los Angeles Football Club reveals colors and crest
Major League Soccer’s second Los Angeles team officially has an identity now, and they’ve gone with a bit of a glamour look here with a stylish color combo of black-and-gold, and a simple “LA” logo with a winged “A.” Obviously, the first thing that catches your eye here is the
Hall of Fame Open to Backwards Cap on Griffey Plaque
The Kid is in. Ken Griffey, Jr. was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday evening with a record 99.3% of the vote, longtime catcher Mike Piazza joining him to round out the “Class of 2016”. As is almost always the case when a player gets elected the debate
2016 NHL All-Star Jerseys A Musical Tribute
It’s about to get country-music all up in here; the National Hockey League has unveiled the jerseys players will be wearing during the 2016 NHL All-Star Games later this month in Nashville aka “Music City”. The colours of the jerseys are black and white, symbolic of the keys on a piano; the player numbers
Pic: Canucks Goalie to Wear Retro Mask
When the Vancouver Canucks wear their throwback 1990s black-yellow-red uniforms next month, Ryan Miller’s going to look the part. Posted to the Facebook page of goalie mask designers Bishop Design, Miller’s custom mask is black with red and yellow stripes and features the classic “flying skate” logo on the side. Those stripes on
Chargers, Raiders, and Rams all file for relocation to LA
In news that has been somewhat inevitable, three NFL teams with close ties to the Los Angeles area all filed for relocation to the City of Angels on late Monday night. The San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, and St. Louis Rams all have stadium issues in their current locations, and
Details, Mockup of New Florida Panthers Logo & Uniforms
So, what if I told you the next uniform of the Florida Panthers was going to resemble a classic NHL team from Quebec? Yeah, sorry… they aren’t moving, and it won’t look like the Nordiques. According to a series of INCREDIBLY helpful Tweets courtesy George Richards of the Miami Herald, we’ve learned the
Old Time Hockey! And Beer! The Story Behind Nighthawk Brewing
This story begins with a hockey fan who simply wanted a T-shirt for the minor league team he grew up with. It culminates with a brand-new beer that has reawakened an entire community’s love affair with its long-defunct team. The New Haven Nighthawks played in the American Hockey League for
Pics: Beauty Habs-Bruins Uniforms at 2016 Winter Classic
Happy New Year! The National Hockey League kicked off 2016 with their annual outdoor “Winter Classic” game, this year taking place at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. For the matchup this year the teams wore “fauxback” uniforms, a term we use to describe