Where the Teams Have No Name: The Story Behind PRO Rugby
In five American cities, anonymous rugby teams are taking part in a unique sports experiment this year. It’s not just that the Professional Rugby Organization (PRO Rugby, for short) is a league of professional rugby union teams—something rare enough in the United States. It’s that the five teams are playing
Toronto Raptors 2016 Eastern “Phantom” Champs Gear
I’ll admit, going into that series against Cleveland, I didn’t have a lot of hope for my Toronto Raptors, but there was a moment after that win in Game Four where I thought, “hey, they might actually win this thing!”. About ten minutes into Game Five I was smacked back to reality.
Blues, Lightning 2016 NHL Conference “Phantom” Champs Merch
The Pittsburgh Penguins finally took down the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 last night to clinch their first Eastern Conference championship in seven years, in the process ending the Bolts oh-so-close “back-to-back” Cup final appearances. It also sets up our 2016 Stanley Cup Final matchup where for the first
Columbia Fireflies to celebrate Carolina connection to Prince
In 2011, Prince performed a concert in Columbia, South Carolina, the hometown of his drummer, John Blackwell. After the concert, Prince donated a quarter-million dollars to a charity called the Eau Claire Promise Zone, which benefits preschoolers in the city’s poorer neighborhoods. Since then, the donation has had a substantial effect.
New USL team Reno 1868 FC unveils official crest
The United Soccer League will have a team in Reno, Nevada for the 2017 season, and we’ve known for a while now that the name of the club will be Reno 1868 FC. Now we have an idea of what the team will look like when they take the field,
Pirates and Diamondbacks combine for an ugly uniform matchup
Folks, we’ve got a bit of a uniform crisis going on in Pittsburgh today. The Pirates are currently playing the Diamondbacks in some matinee baseball action. Day baseball is always fun, but that fun can be dampened a bit when the two teams involved aren’t exactly dressed to the nines.
Blue Wahoos to go as Pensacola Mullets on What If Night
There’s an alternate universe in which the Double-A baseball team in Pensacola, Florida, is called the Mullets. In our universe, when fans voted back in 2012 on a team name, Blue Wahoos was chosen over Mullets, Aviators, Redbones, Salty Dogs, and Loggerheads. But this week, the team will take the pan-dimensional journey to that
Top cat no more: Lynchburg Hillcats changing names
The Lynchburg Hillcats, High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, are playing their last season with their current nickname. The team announced this week that after 21 seasons with their current nickname, they’re holding a name-the-team contest to decide on a new name for next season and beyond. The open submission
MLB Announces New On-Field Sock Designs Afoot
Major League Baseball this morning announced a new long-term partnership with Stance as the official on-field sock of the league. The deal begins with players wearing Stance socks at the 2016 All-Star festivities in San Diego featuring the All-Star Game logo right on the sock itself and will continue throughout the remainder
Portland State receives fresh new logo update
Ever since the late 1990s, the Portland State Vikings have used this logo to represent their athletic program. If we’re being honest, it brought back memories of the old “Buffaslug” logo that the Buffalo Sabres used, and that’s not particularly a good memory to have. However, that logo has officially
If Pigs Could Fly: The Story Behind the Texas AirHogs
When the Grand Prairie AirHogs debuted on May 8, 2008, against the Saint Paul Saints, their unusual name warranted an explanation in the game’s media notes. The AirHogs, a brand-new independent franchise based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, were visiting Minnesota to take on one of the American Association’s classic teams, the Saints,
Florida Panthers New Logo, Uniforms Coming June 2nd
The Florida Panthers have announced they will be officially unveiling their new logo as well as their new uniforms at a fan event on Thursday, June 2nd. Panthers players Aaron Ekblad, Steven Kampfer, Vincent Trocheck, and Shawn Thornton will be on hand to model the new uniforms, the press release