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In the late 1800s, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was home to more millionaires per capita than any other town in the United States. The source of their income was a booming lumber industry that put the town on the map. So when a short-season Single-A baseball team started playing in Williamsport in
Pillbox caps are returning! After the so-close, yet so-far misfire that was the 2015 All-Star Game caps we just assumed such a thing was impossible in this modern age of universal cuts and templates. No more excuses, it can be done, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are the first to bring them
The Utah Jazz’s D-League affiliate has come up with a unique way to pay tribute to prominent African-American figures of both the past and present for their upcoming Black History Night on February 20th. The Idaho Stampede will do so by wearing the faces of Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglass,
Yesterday we let you know that the Sacramento Kings had something up their sleeves when it came to an alternate court. I guessed that they’d be coming out with a powder-blue court design and, lo-and-behold, that appears to be the case. The court is a near-identical recreation of the opening
So far during this NBA season, basketball teams have proven that they’re willing to not only go with a crazy number of alternate uniforms, but also bring in alternate courts. The Warriors and Bucks have rolled out alternate courts this season, and apparently the Sacramento Kings may be the next
Fans of the Kalamazoo Growlers, a baseball team in the independent Northwoods League, will have the opportunity to vote a “pile of chocolate” (as the team calls it) onto their team’s jerseys for a game this season. The team, which won Baseball Digest’s “Promotion of the Year” award for its Salute
Jaromir Jagr is 44 years old today, when he played his first game in the NHL 43% of the teams in the league today had yet to play their first game. Around 35% of the players in the league today weren’t even born. Did we mention he’s still playing pretty
The OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs (the former Belleville Bulls or possibly even the former Hamilton Bulldogs AHL team, depending on what crazy timeline you personally believe in) have opened up a vote to allow fans to choose their new uniforms and colours for the 2016-17 season. Uniforms were created via a fan
Ask anyone who knows Dave Winfield to describe him—as a baseball player or as a person—and you’ll start hearing the same words over and over: dependable, classy, consistent. His aura is as much about his longterm greatness on the field as it is about the goodness of his heart. He was a
The Great Lakes Loons, Class A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, just moments ago unveiled a new suite of logos. The new look, designed by the prolific firm Brandiose, is a substantial update to the team’s previous logo, which had been around since the Loons’ inception in 2007. It’s the
The baseball season is rapidly approaching, and fans of wacky minor league promotions are rejoicing as teams unveil their schedules. Never one to disappoint, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, are celebrating their home state’s boozy heritage with Bootlegger Night July 16. Per the
The Flint Firebirds are making a splash in their debut season in the Ontario Hockey League. This Saturday, February 13, they’ll bring to life the fictional Flint Tropics, first imagined by Will Ferrell as a basketball team in the 2008 movie Semi-Pro. The Firebirds will adopt the decidedly un-Michigan color
