Washington player blames their nickname for bad calls
We’ve hit another watershed moment in the Washington Redskins nickname controversy, and this time it’s coming from the players themselves. On Sunday, Washington lost to the currently-undefeated Carolina Panthers 44-16. Now, you’d think that with a scoreline like that, it’d be kind of hard to find blame with the officials.
The Horse He Rode In On: The Story Behind the Arkansas Travelers
There are two versions of the mid-1800s legend of a minstrel who gets lost in rural Arkansas and stumbles across a squatter playing a never-ending tune on a fiddle. The first is told by Arkansans themselves, and has its roots in a tale told by Colonel Sanford Faulkner, an important figure in the
Texas League Adopts New Logo
Certain things come in groups of threes: celebrity deaths, stooges, and now apparently new league logos for Minor League Baseball. Following in the footsteps of new logos for the Appalachian League and Southern League comes the new logo of the Texas League, designed this time by Schilling/Sellmeyer and Associates, an advertising/marketing agency
Dallas Cowboys bring back Double-Star look with Color Rush uniforms
The Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers have both unveiled their Color Rush uniforms for their Thanksgiving clash, and one team is bringing back a familiar look while another is adding to an already solid look. The Cowboys are bringing back their old Double-Star alternate, and since this is the Color
Florida State will finally wear their black football uniforms this weekend
Last season, when Florida State brought out their then-new football uniforms, they also unveiled an all-black uniform. There were rumors that they were going to wear the uniforms at some point last season (and we ran with those rumors. We’re silly.), but it turned out to be a false alarm.
Harrisburg Senators Celebrate 30 Years, Revive Uncle Slam
The Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, will commemorate their 30th season with a specialty logo. More importantly, the team will revive long-missing mascot Uncle Slam, who was last seen in the team’s logos in 2005 (at right). Uncle Slam will be featured on the Senators’ alternate cap in 2016, and
Syracuse Chiefs Change Colours, Add Native Logo
Among a series of brand changes unveiled today, the Syracuse Chiefs have added a Native American-inspired logo to their set. Yes, in 2015. Not the sort of move you’d expect these days; coincidentally the announcement coming the same day as the University of North Dakota’s name change. The biggest change to
The gray fad in the NBA reached its peak with Hawks-Nets
Gray uniforms in sports are all the rage right now. We all know that black-for-black’s sake isn’t going away any time soon, and it appears that gray-for-gray’s sake will be joining its darker counterpart as well. Nowhere is this more evident than in the NBA, which is seeing teams pick
North Dakota Announces ‘Hawks’ will Replace ‘Sioux’ in Team Name
The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks! That’s the new name of the former UND Fighting Sioux, announced at a press conference held by the school today following the results of a vote. In all over 27,000 votes were cast with Fighting Hawks beating out the runner-up “Roughriders” to the tune of
Hartford Yard Goats Unveil Uniforms
Minor league baseball’s brand new Hartford Yard Goats may have gone full wacky with their logo and nickname, but their new uniforms, just unveiled today, have a definite classic feeling. Traditional home whites and road grays feature the Yard Goats word marks, which echo type taken from the logo for the
New York Knicks will wear throwback jerseys for Turnback Tuesdays
A couple of weeks ago, we got a look at a mockup of the Knicks 1950s-era throwback uniforms that they’d be wearing at what was then an unspecified date. Now, we know when the Knicks will break out the throwbacks, and that date is tonight. Apparently, the team is going
Warriors set up alt court design for Hardwood Classics Night
Tonight is the first Hardwood Classics night of the season for the Golden State Warriors, and it’s a special one for us logo/uniform nerds for a couple of reasons. First off, the throwbacks that the Warriors will be wearing tonight are simply beautiful. There’s really nothing else you can say