10-year-old survivor to captain Wichita Thunder on Go Red Night
The ECHL’s Wichita Thunder will do away with their traditional blue in favor of red for a good cause Friday night. The team’s jerseys have been turned red and covered with an inspirational word cloud in support of the American Heart Association‘s mission to raise awareness of women’s heart health
Philadelphia Union implements snakeskin design in 2016 home kit
The Philadelphia Union are the latest Major League Soccer team to unveil their new home shirt for the upcoming season, and while it isn’t a drastic change from what they normally wear, it’s still got a very interesting element. That interesting element is the snakeskin design that’s present on their
Miami Heat throw back to the 90s
The Miami Heat have joined the throwback craze. They’ll wear “Hardwood Classics” uniforms throughout February, beginning with tonight’s game against the Mavericks. Described by the team in a statement, “The uniform features chunky numbers with a large drop-shadow and a scoop neck silhouette, as well as the original design of
The new DC United home shirt for 2016 has a bit of an error
This weekend, DC United will unveil their new kit, and as expected, it’s an all-black number with red-and-white trim. The new shirt coincides with the sharp new crest that the team unveiled at the end of last season, and the shirt itself is a very good compliment to a solid
New York Mets will wear 1986 throwbacks “multiple times” this season
This season will mark the 30th anniversary of the New York Mets’ famous run to the 1986 World Series title, and the team will be marking the occasion by breaking out the uniforms that they wore for that season. That’s right: The racing stripes will be coming back, and not
Maple Leafs New Logo Takes Traditional Turn For Centennial
The Toronto Maple Leafs are finally embracing a unified traditional look. Timed perfectly to debut with the team’s 100th season, the Maple Leafs will be going all in on a heritage look to their identity; this after years of dancing with the idea via throwbacks worn as alternate uniforms, shoulder patches paying tribute to
LA Galaxy update sponsor logo on away kit; all but confirm new home kit
Back in January, we got a hold of an image that appeared to show the Los Angeles Galaxy’s new home kit. One of the elements that was different from previous Galaxy kits was that the Herbalife sponsor logo on the chest went through a bit of a change. Now, the
Phillies to wear all red jerseys for first time since 1979
The Philadelphia Phillies have joined the fray in Major League Baseball’s embrace of colorful jerseys. They’ll wear lightweight, red, Flex Base jerseys in six “Business Person Special” afternoon day games on April 14, May 18, June 8, June 20, July 6, and August 4. For the first time since 1979, the
Vancouver Whitecaps unveil “Sea to Sky” away kit
Major League Soccer’s annual kit rollout is continuing on, and this time it’s the Vancouver Whitecaps’ turn to reveal a new look for 2016. It could definitely be argued that their new away kit is probably the most eye-catching look that we’ve seen unveiled so far. The Whitecaps are referring
A Brand with Some Bite: The Story Behind the Arizona Diamondbacks
With 18 seasons under their belt, the Arizona Diamondbacks are still Major League Baseball’s new kid on the block. The team debuted along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, in a splash of purple and teal, an oasis of color in the Arizona desert. Unconstrained by convention or tradition, the
The History of the NHL All-Star Game Uniform
In honour of the National Hockey League’s All-Star Game tonight, let’s take a look back at the history of the uniforms worn during the past NHL All-Star Games, from the Ace Bailey Benefit Game way back in 1934 through to the four-division mini tournament of 2016. The first all-star game was a
LeBron James wears wrong shorts
One of the many pratfalls of having multiple alternate uniforms that are the same color is the possibility that one of the players could come out wearing the wrong gear. We’ve seen it multiple times in the past, but the latest victim is probably the highest-profile victim of the ol’