Men of Teal: The Story Behind the San Jose Sharks
More than one-third of all recorded great white shark attacks in the United States have occurred in an area of the Pacific Ocean called the Red Triangle, which lies along roughly 200 miles of the California coast from just north of San Francisco to just south of Monterey. Smack dab
College Football Uniform Roundup: 10/25/14 Weekend
It’s Friday, so other than being the best day of the week for anybody still in school or with a regular 9-to-5 job, it’s also the day where we try out best to round up the most important uniform news in this past week, so that there won’t be too
LA Kings 2014 Win Engraved on Stanley Cup
Earlier today the Los Angeles Kings had their 2014 Stanley Cup victory added to the lower ring of the Stanley Cup. The photo showing the new engraving was tweeted out by their official Twitter account a few hours ago. There are 52 names included on the 2014 LA Kings spot
Tennessee Smokies Reveal New Cubs-Inspired Logo Set
After giving us a shadowy sneak peek last week (which resulted in Chris giving it an extremely crude guess), the Tennessee Smokies of the AA Southern League have finally unveiled their new logo set, and it’s definitely easy on the eyes. After 7 years of being affiliated with the Cubs,
Random Observations on the 2014 World Series Branding
A few random observations and opinions of mine about last night’s World Series opener in Kansas City, from a uniform and logo point-of-view, of course. By far, the 2014 jersey and cap patch designs are the least interesting in the history of this patch. A simple wordmark, and nothing more, adorned
NHL15 New Uniforms Available Today
EA Sports has officially released all the new third jerseys previously unavailable for the PS4 and XBox One versions of their NHL15 video game. To avoid having new uniforms leaked early by the game (which used to happen, like, constantly) games now are manufactured and shipped to customers without any
Waterfalls, a Crown, and Sasquatch: The Story Behind the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
The hottest team in baseball is the Kansas City Royals, and their surge to the World Series has been sparked by players who came up through their minor league system. Players like Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez, and American League Championship Series MVP Lorenzo Cain are among 13 out of 25 players
College Football Uniform Roundup: 10/18/14 Weekend
So if you missed last week’s post, here’s the deal: College football teams are busing out brand new looks nearly every week at an alarming rate, to the point where it’d be crazy to cover each of them individually. So instead of doing that, we’re going to cover them in
Austin Toros Now the Spurs, Unveil New Logo
The Austin Toros of the NBA’s Development League today have announced that they are becoming the Austin Spurs and also introduced a new logo. The new name and logo will be in place in time for the upcoming 2014-15 season which gets underway next month. “The rebranding of the Austin franchise
Midnight Green Eagles Jerseys Arrive But Not In Time To Avoid All-Black Unis
Remember during the preseason when news came out that the Philadelphia Eagles would be unable to wear their Midnight Green uniforms for the first part of the season because Nike couldn’t get them manufactured on time? Well, the good news is that the jerseys have finally arrived, and are probably
Moon Shot: The Story Behind the Asheville Tourists
For nearly 100 years, the minor league baseball team in Asheville, North Carolina, has gone by the name Tourists. If you’re familiar with the area, you know that tourism is a major industry in Asheville—with visitors coming for attractions like the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Biltmore Estate, all sorts of
College Football Uniform Roundup: 10/11/14
In what is probably going to be a regular feature here, we’ve decided that instead of trying to cover each and every college football uniform happening by itself, we’re going to round them all up and cover every college football uniform rumor that we can find in one weekly catch-all