A Different Bracket: 2016 NCAA March Madness Circle Bracket!
If anyone out there in Sportslogos.net land has followed me on twitter, then they’ll have seen my various incarnations of the circle bracket. I first saw the idea being used for the 2010 World Cup, and have fallen in love with the format since then. It’s a much more compact and
It Is Easy Being Green: Stockton Ports to Celebrate Asparagus Night
The Stockton Ports are finding that it is easy being green. There are at least four cities in the United States alone that claim the status of asparagus capital of the world, but only one of them will send a minor league baseball team out on the field wearing asparagus-themed jerseys
NCAA will have new court designs for tournament games
After 8 seasons of sticking with a pretty bland and extremely standardized court design for non-Final Four NCAA Basketball Tournament games, the NCAA has finally decided to go with a new court design for tournament games. For reference, here’s what the courts for tournament games have looked like (for the
Seattle Mariners wear two different uniforms during spring training game
Oh, spring training. Everybody loves you because you’re the official sign that baseball (that actually counts) is right around the corner, but you’re also a prime location for all sorts of weirdness. It’s the quirkiness of spring training that can help make it go by quicker, and nothing’s quirkier than
Hamilton Bulldogs Adopt New Colour Scheme
Hamilton’s sports teams will all match nicely next season. Yesterday the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs announced they would be adopting a black and gold colour scheme for the 2016-17 season, copying the colours used by other teams in the city – the CFL’s Tiger-Cats and the long forgotten Tigers of
Mississippi Braves to support Jackson Zoo with wild jerseys
The Double-A Mississippi Braves will take to the field April 9 in jerseys commemorating the Jackson Zoo, which is less than seven miles away from the M-Braves’ stadium. The jerseys, which feature stylized drawings of zoo animals and a Jackson Zoo sleeve patch, will be auctioned after the game, with
Mighty Asparagus Has Struck Out! The Story Behind the Stockton Ports
Stockton, California, is the asparagus capital of the world. The stinky green stalk is one of the San Joaquin Valley’s major crops, and the city of Stockton is home to the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, which celebrates all things asparagussy. The problem is, Hadley Massachusetts; Oceana County, Michigan; and Isleton, California,
US Soccer home kit for Copa America Centenario leaks
Last month, we got a look at what is probably going to be US Soccer’s clash kit for the 2016 Copa America Centenario. Let’s just say that it’s an unpopular look. Also, soon after that we received details on what the home kit would look like. Now, thanks to one
Frisco RoughRiders throwback to the 1980s with promotional jerseys
The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, have only been around since 2003, but they’ll spend 2016 throwing back to the 1980s with a series of promotional uniforms. The best of the lot is “Salute to 8-Bit and Arcades Night” on July 8, when the RoughRiders will take to
Tottenham Hotspur are set to sign kit deal with Nike
As of right now, there is only one English Premier League team who’s sponsored by Nike, and that’s Manchester City. That’s obviously a low number, especially when you consider that they regularly had at least three or four Premier League teams sporting the swoosh on their chest at times during
Reading Fightins honor 50 greatest players on promotional jersey
The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils will celebrate 50 years as a Phillies affiliate (a-Phil-iate?) this season by honoring the 50 greatest players to play for the franchise since 1967. Included among those 50 are classics like Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt, and Larry Bowa; recent Phillies greats like Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy
San Francisco 49ers unveil 70th anniversary logo
One of the National Football League’s blueblood franchises will be celebrating a major milestone this year, as the San Francisco 49ers will be marking their 70 year anniversary as an NFL team. The Niners will be celebrating the occasion all year, and they’ve officially kicked off the celebration by unveiling