Kansas City Royals will continue wearing gold-trimmed uniforms for Friday home games
If you were a fan of the special gold-trimmed uniforms that the defending World Series Champion Kansas City Royals wore for their season-opening series against the New York Mets, then we’ve got good news for you — they’re going to keep on wearing them for the remainder of the season.
Zenit St. Petersburg engages in Twitter war with Daily Mail over logo
Today, The Daily Mail’s sports section decided to share its opinion on what they felt were the ugliest logos in world soccer. The inspiration for this article was Bundesliga club Wolfsburg’s crest, which isn’t exactly a shining beacon of soccer crest design. However, the Daily Mail ended up incurring the
Penguins Throwing Back Throughout Playoffs, Full-Time Next?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they will be wearing their extremely popular throwback alternate uniforms for every home game during the upcoming 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The news comes on the heels of rumours the club will be switching to the retro look full-time for next season. “The team did
Golden State Warriors may have Oakland tribute uniforms in the future
The Golden State Warriors are already paying tribute to San Francisco by wearing “The City” throwbacks for this season. This is despite the fact that the Warriors have been playing in Oakland since the early 1970s. However, with the team preparing for a big move back to “The City” for
Pics: Mets Debut 1986 Throwbacks
It’s the thirtieth anniversary of the unforgettable New York Mets World Series championship team of 1986, and to help celebrate that big round number the club is wearing throwback uniforms for a series of games this season. Complete with a pullover style top, racing stripes down the sides, and the original
The Malty, Mountainous Tacoma Rainiers: The Story Behind the Nickname
If you’re not familiar with the history of minor league baseball, and, more importantly, beer in the Pacific Northwest, then the nickname for the Triple-A franchise in Tacoma, Washington, seems to be about as straightforward as they come. The Rainiers’ name is obviously inspired by Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain
MLSE is already naming their price for ads on Raptors jerseys
In the latest sign that ads on NBA jerseys are on the way and will inevitably be here soon, the owners of the Toronto Raptors have actually set a target price for potential advertisers on their jerseys. According to TSN, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment have set their target price
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup reveals new logo
The oldest soccer competition in the United States will have a new look for the 2016 edition of the tournament, as US Soccer unveiled their new logo for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This was as good of a time as any to update the new logo, especially since
Idaho Stampede will become Salt Lake City Stars; Unveil logo and uniforms
Today, the Utah Jazz’s D-League affiliate officially announced that they’ll be relocating to Salt Lake City to join the NBA team in the city. As such, the Idaho Stampede will be rebranding for their arrival to SLC, and they’ll be known as the Salt Lake City Stars. So, what’s the
Edinson Volquez wears the wrong hat for Opening Day
Tonight, the Kansas City Royals are kicking off their defense of the World Series championship, and they celebrating the 2015 title victory in style. The team is wearing special gold-tinged uniforms, and their hats in particular are blue with gold lettering, instead of the usual blue with white lettering. The
Worcester Railers HC Name of New ECHL Team
Worcester Railers HC has been announced as the name of the newest ECHL team, set to join the “Double A” league for the 2016-17 season. The team is claiming they are the first professional hockey team in North America to add the very European-esque “HC” (for Hockey Club) at the
Cool Cats: The Story Behind the Sacramento River Cats
In the course of writing this series, I have been surprised on many occasions to learn of connections between the names of sports teams and their home towns. So when I called up the Sacramento River Cats to learn the story behind their nickname, I was expecting to find that