The Perfect Union: The Story Behind the Winston-Salem Dash
I’ve discovered a lot of unique team name origins in the course of writing this Story Behind the Nickname series, but just when I had given up my dream of finding a team that combined two of my passions, baseball and punctuation, I stumble across the Winston-Salem Dash. The town of Salem in
Jags-Titans Color Rush Uniforms Unveiled
The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars will be the next two teams to receive the Color Rush treatment, the special uniforms officially unveiled last night during the telecast of the Bills-Jets “Color Rush” game. Round two of this series will see Jacksonville clad in “bold gold” jerseys, pants, and shoes with
Memphis Grizzlies will pay tribute to ABA legacy with Sounds uniforms
The city of Memphis has an extremely interesting basketball history in that the city’s ABA team managed to go through three different identities in five years. That’s astonishing, and proof that the 1970s were indeed a wacky and funky time. Anyways, the Grizzlies have worn throwback uniforms for the Memphis
Jacksonville Jaguars gold NFL Color Rush uniforms are leaked
Tonight, we’re going to see the debut of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football Color Rush program, which means that we’re going to get a large dose of the Buffalo Bills’ blood-clot red uniforms and the New York Jets’ chrome kelly green uniforms. However, we also got a sneak preview of
Appalachian League Gets New Logo for 2016
The Appalachian League, a ten-team Single-A MLB affiliated Minor League, unveiled their new logo earlier this week, the second MiLB league to update its logo so far this off-season. The Double-A Southern League changed their mark late last month. Just like the Southern League logo update, the new Appalachian League brand was
Florida Gators break out white helmets for Homecoming
This past Saturday, the Florida Gators clinched their spot in the 2015 SEC Championship game by rolling to victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores. They did so wearing a pretty interesting uniform combo: Orange jerseys, white pants, and white helmets. While the Gators have taken to wearing their orange jerseys on
Honouring Our Veterans Via The Sports Uniform
Today is Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom and Canada, the 11th of November is a day set aside for paying respects and remembering those who fought to keep our nations free all those years ago. While several teams in the United States (and even some in Canada)
Adidas moves three stripes to the side for new Germany home kit
The European Football Championships are right around the corner, which means that a bunch of teams are about to start unveiling their kit designs for the 2016 event. Naturally, it’s going to be a big deal to see what the current World Champions have in store for their particular kit
Kane County Cougars Unveil New Logo and Uniforms
The Kane Country Cougars, Single-A Midwest League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, have unveiled their new logo and uniform set for the 2016 season. The unveiling took place via the Cougars’ respective social media channels. Designed in-tandem by Cougars graphic designer Emmet Broderick and Dan Simon of Studio Simon, the
Saskatoon Blades Unveil Star Wars Uniform
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… teams didn’t do Star Wars jerseys every couple of weeks. Hard to remember those days but there was once a time. The Saskatoon Blades of the junior Western Hockey League are the latest to join this club with the unveiling
Texas Longhorns wear 1969 Throwbacks in honor of Freddie Steinmark
In the crazy world of college football uniforms, it’s pretty hard to break out a special uniform and have it go under the radar. However, that’s exactly what the Texas Longhorns did when they decided to wear 1969 throwbacks in honor of Freddie Steinmark, whose life will be depicted in
Royal Treatment: The Humble Beginnings of KC’s Logo
In 1968, Shannon Manning was one of what he figures to be 500 to 600 artists working for Hallmark Cards, headquartered in Kansas City. The city had just been awarded a Major League Baseball franchise called the Royals, and the new team needed a logo. To that end, the Royals