MLB Play Ball Weekend to Feature Jersey Patches, BP Tops
Major League Baseball has announced that they will be holding “Play Ball Weekend” this upcoming weekend (May 14-15) which will feature in-game jersey patches and special batting practice tops as part of their promotion of youth participation in baseball and softball. The patch (shown in the image above), which will be
MLB Teams Wearing Pink Uniforms for Mother’s Day Today
When you tune in to the ball game today, you’ll notice Major League Baseball is looking a little pink. Actually a lot pink. All thirty MLB teams will be wearing pink and graphite versions of their usual uniform and all jersey wordmarks, team logo patches, ballcap logos, player names, and numbers
Nothing Normal about them: The story behind the Cornbelters
Stretching across the plains of the midwestern United States, you’ll find a part of the continent defined in many ways by its most prominent crop. Last year, four states produced more than a billion bushels of corn each: Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota. “They refer to it as the Corn
UCF unveils new uniforms with up to 64 different combinations
Yesterday, we covered Rutgers’ new football uniforms and how they went to a traditional uniform set with a limited set of uniform combinations. This was in stark contrast to their previous combo that had plenty of helmets and different uniform combos. Additionally, Rutgers head coach Chris Ash added that his
Update: New Logo for Pistons? Nope.
UPDATE (May 5/16 11:45am ET): Since posting this story we’ve learned that the logos shown in the article below will not be used by the Detroit Pistons during the 2016-17 season, this has been confirmed to us by two highly reliable sources. What remains true is that the logos did appear
Rutgers goes back to basics with new uniforms
Back in 2012, Rutgers University gave their athletic program a new look. The Scarlet Knights abandoned their regular classic look of red-white-and-black in favor of red-silver-and-black, and this included silver helmets for the football team that were supposed to look similar to a medieval knight’s armor. This happened near the
El Paso Chihuahuas to wear retro Padres uniforms
New will meet old this weekend in El Paso, Texas. The minor league baseball team that some point to as the pinnacle of the current era of wacky team names will adopt a look some point to as the pinnacle of awful Major League uniforms. The Padres’ brown and mustard uniforms of the 1970s have found a certain
The Tune Squad will be returning soon, but will they have new uniforms?
Twenty years ago, NBA legend and current meme superstar Michael Jordan teamed up with cartoon legend Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes superstars to form the star-studded but still underdog-labelled Tune Squad. They took to the court for their one-off game (which was covered in the documentary known as “Space
2016 NBA Playoffs Circle Bracket – Second Round
With the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs completed and the second round already underway, I’ve updated my circle bracket graphic. Click the image to view the full, high-resolution image. Who’s advancing to the 2016 Eastern and Western Conference Finals in each matchup? Let us know your predictions in
Phillies will wear totally sweet pillbox hats on throwback night
The Phillies will throw it back to the 1970s with retro uniforms and sweet, sweet pillbox hats for two games this summer (pictured above in a photo by Phillies beat writer Ryan Lawrence). June 3 and 5, when the Phils play the Brewers (who have some pretty nice throwbacks of their
Video: DBacks Read Mean Tweets About New Uniforms
The Arizona Diamondbacks knew some out there in the baseball world would be throwin’ shade when they introduced their new uniforms this past off-season. Spoiler alert… they were right. “There’s going to be some people that don’t like them, this is a really different look when it comes to Major League Baseball.”, Diamondbacks
Asheville Tourists proclaim their town Beer City
There are a lot of places in North America that could lay claim to the title “Beer City,” but only one of them took the initiative to put the slogan on their baseball team’s uniforms. The Asheville Tourists will change their name for one night to the Beer City Tourists, opening the