Norfolk Tides Wearing SpongeBob Jerseys August 7th
Who plays baseball in a pineapple under the sea? Norfolk Tides. On August 7th. ICYMI, we’re going to be living in a pineapple under the sea on Friday, August 7! @SpongeBob http://t.co/FPapuwKrrB pic.twitter.com/sCydRyNhu3 — Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) July 28, 2015 The Tides (AAA-Baltimore Orioles) will take to the field wearing
On the Right Track: The Story Behind the New Orleans Zephyrs
On its own, the word zephyr does not exactly instill fear. It refers to a gentle wind, rolling in from the west and rustling the daffodils (or whatever) as it heads east. That said, the city of Denver sits just to the east of the Rockies, and the wind that
Logos Unveiled for Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, Paralympics
The logos for both the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was unveiled earlier today at a press event in the host city of Tokyo, Japan. The Olympic mark features a large black “T” (not only for “Tokyo”, but also “Tomorrow”, and “Team”); beside the “T” is a red circle which
Massive Leak Shows Images of 54 New NBA Uniforms for 2015-16
Four new Toronto Raptors uniforms, Milwaukee Bucks in black, Pistons and Rockets going silver, and a whole host of other completely unexpected new looks were all leaked late last night via an image posted on Reddit. In total the image showed changes for *54* uniforms heading into the 2015-16 campaign, some of
Fresno Grizzlies celebrate taco trucks with amazing uniforms
Central California is the self-proclaimed birthplace of the taco truck, and to celebrate that local history, the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, will take to the field as the Fresno Tacos for one game this summer. For four years, the Fresno Grizzlies’ Taco Truck Throwdown has been
Indiana Pacers Unveil New “Hoosiers” Uniforms
As part of thirtieth anniversary celebrations surrounding the release of the basketball movie “Hoosiers”, the Indiana Pacers will don the burgundy and gold threads of the Hickory team featured in the film during select games over the next several seasons. “Our team will be honoured to wear the Hickory uniforms
Return of Nordiques to the NHL One Step Closer
Quebec City, get ready to go nuts. Media giant Quebecor Inc. has announced that it has submitted an official bid to bring an NHL hockey team back to Quebec City: Note that they specifically said “bring the Nordiques back”, not even entertaining the thought of using a new name. This would also be as
Quite a Yarn: The Story Behind the Lowell Spinners
It’s a safe guess that the Lowell Spinners, a short-season class-A Red Sox affiliate in the New York-Penn League, are the only sports team whose identity is based on yarn. In the early 1800s, the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, rose to prominence as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The foundation
Padres Unveil 2016 All-Star Logo, Hint at New Colour Scheme?
The San Diego Padres unveiled the logo for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at an event at Petco Park earlier today. No, it’s not brown. No, it’s not orange. But it is yellow. Call it a mixture of eras, perhaps? The logo is navy blue, like the current
Fear This: Admirals Evolve, Unveil New Logos and Uniforms
The Milwaukee Admirals have unveiled a new set of team logos and uniforms for the upcoming 2015-16 American Hockey League season during a fan event held earlier tonight. A loud applause could be heard from the crowd as the new logo first flashed on the video scoreboard at the BMO
ATL MLS has a name, colours, and logo. Or, at least someone does.
In front of over four thousand excited fans, MLS Atlanta “finally” made official their name, colours, and logo. The event was top-notch and world-class and if you didn’t get a chance to go, you really missed out. Notwithstanding the long lines to get into the facility, it was a really
This Team Bites: The Story Behind the Savannah Sand Gnats
A lot of sports teams choose to represent themselves with fierce, intimidating creatures: Tigers, Diamondbacks, Sharks, Chihuahuas, etc. But none of these sounds quite so awful as the swarming, biting insects that infest coastal Georgia twice a year. Sand gnats, colloquially referred to as biting midges, punkies, sand flies, sand