Oakland Raiders Trademark Names for Las Vegas
Are they one step closer to relocation or just trying to put a little bit of extra pressure on Alameda County? Whatever their reason, the Oakland Raiders this week trademarked “LAS VEGAS RAIDERS” as a potential new name for the franchise. The trademark submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark
MiLB to contract Bakersfield Blaze, High Desert Mavericks
The Single-A California League will lose two long-tenured teams at the end of the season. The Bakersfield Blaze and the High Desert Mavericks, the league’s lowest-attended teams, will cease operations and be dissolved when the 2016 season comes to an end. To keep the equilibrium throughout Minor League Baseball, two new
Nebraska will wear chrome alternate uniforms for 2016 game vs. Northwestern
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have had an, um, interesting history when it comes to alternate uniforms as far as football is concerned. The Huskers have added another interesting alernate uniform to their uniform catalog with their newest “Chrome” uniforms. So, what’s the reasoning behind Nebraska going to this shiny, icy-white design?
MiLB scraps Shuckers’ Mad Potter jerseys
With all the silliness in minor league baseball promotions in recent years, it’s something of a surprise that there are some things Minor League Baseball will NOT let teams put on a game jersey. When the Biloxi Shuckers, Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, unveiled their promotional schedule back in March, the
Raptors Introduce Two New Uniforms for 2016-17
The Toronto Raptors unveiled two new uniforms for the upcoming 2016-17 season via a video posted by their social media accounts earlier today. First is a throwback to 70 years ago, an all-blue tribute to the Toronto Huskies, the original pro basketball franchise in both Toronto and Canada. The Huskies played just one season
Raptors Tease Huskies Throwbacks
Earlier this year thanks to a leaked image, we learned the Toronto Raptors would be wearing a Toronto Huskies throwback uniform at some point in 2016-17. Now thanks to a Tweet from the Raptors, it appears tomorrow’s the day that’ll finally be officially announced. If the leaked image above is
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