Starting in 2017-18, Nike will be uniform supplier of NBA
Earlier this year, we got word that adidas decided that they weren’t going to extend their contract with the NBA as the official uniform supplier of the league. Naturally, Nike’s name was at the top of the leaderboard when it came to speculation as to who would be the replacement.
UND Considers Blaze, Force, Spirit as Fighting Sioux Replacement
The University of North Dakota has released their list of finalist names to replace Fighting Sioux, the name the NCAA forced the school to drop in 2012; part of the NCAA’s crackdown on Native American mascots in use without permission from the tribe. According to an article in The Bismarck
RoughRiders Full House Night will be “spectacularly awful”
Last winter, when the double-A Frisco RoughRiders started planning their “Salute to Full House” theme night for this Friday, June 12, no one knew anything about the forthcoming and much-ballyhooed Full House spinoff on Netflix. That was just a stroke of luck—or maybe the result of some sort of sixth sense from
Manchester United is labeled as “most valuable soccer brand of 2015”
The Red Devils may not have won a trophy this season, but they did come out on top of at least one table. That table ended up being Brand Finance’s ranking of the Top 50 Most Valuable Football Brands in the World. After coming in third in 2014, Manchester United
Philadelphia 76ers put out teasers ahead of uniform unveiling
Today, the Philadelphia 76ers announced an official date for the unveiling of their new uniforms. That day will be June 18th, and we’ll finally get to see what the uniforms look like alongside their new set of logos. However, the Sixers also decided to give us a few teasers. First,
Fear the Deer: Milwaukee Bucks Unveil New Uniforms
The Milwaukee Bucks have unveiled their new home and road uniforms for the upcoming 2015-16 season, this at the first annual Bucks’ “Summer Block Party” fan event held this afternoon in Milwaukee’s Schlitz Park. The new uniforms come two months after the team launched their new logo and colour scheme. It’s
Doing the Twist: The Story Behind the Omaha Storm Chasers
There are a lot of sports teams named after severe weather or natural disasters—Avalanche, Hurricanes, Quakes, Storm, Thunder, etc. But very few teams are named for the people who actually head out into the world in intentional pursuit of extreme weather events. The term storm chasing is most commonly associated with
NBA moves NBA Finals patch from chest to back of jerseys
As you all noticed during this NBA season, the league made the decision to move the NBA logo from the front of the jersey from the left side of the chest to the back of the jersey above the player’s name. Now, it appears that the change has also affected
WHL Prince George Cougars Unveil New Logo
The Western Hockey League’s Prince George Cougars unveiled their new logo earlier today, the logo is the same one we posted a black-and-white version of two weeks ago. A cougar head is the main focal point of the logo, the cougar is created out of the negative space in a
100 Years of Roundels in Sports Logos
Roundels. They’re all the rage in the world of sports logos these days, both in terms of clubs adopting them and the reaction many fans have when they ultimately do. For the 2015 season we’ve seen seven teams (across the 5 major leagues in North America) introduce a new roundel logo as
Atlanta Hawks officially unveil new logos
This past weekend, we basically received confirmation of what would be the Atlanta Hawks’ new primary logo when the design was spotted on things from hats, to websites, and even McDonald’s cups. The logo was all over the place, which made it hard to dispute that this was the new
“My Story Is Complete”: Our Chat with Jerry Dior
The creator of the iconic Major League Baseball logo has died. Jerry Dior passed away last month at the age of 82 following a battle with cancer in his New Jersey home. We were fortunate enough to have Jerry call and write to us from time-to-time, he was extremely passionate about