We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat: The Story Behind the Clearwater Threshers
In late 2003, residents of Clearwater, Florida, were startled to see this billboard appear in their hometown without explanation: And this one: The cryptic message caused some concern. “People started freaking out,” said Jason Klein, co-founder of the baseball-centric design firm Brandiose. “They called Viacom, and they wanted Viacom to disclose who
Miami Hurricanes unveil “305 Ice” alternates and fixed nameplates
We’re only a few weeks into this young season, and the Miami Hurricanes have had an extremely interesting start to their uniform history with Adidas. They added to that interesting start by unveiling their “305 Ice” alternates in response to the Cincinnati Bearcats deciding to welcome the Hurricanes to town
Black Ohio State jerseys have been leaked
We already know that the Ohio State Buckeyes will be wearing black uniforms for their October 17th game vs. Penn State. What we didn’t know was what those uniforms would look like. Now, we’ve got a pretty clear look at what the jerseys will look like, as the jerseys have
Washington Wizards unveil Baltimore Bullets-esque Pride uniforms
So, does everyone remember that time during the Washington Wizards’ history when they played in Baltimore, were known as the Bullets, and wore these uniforms? Do you remember when the Wizards decided to break them out as throwback uniforms (albeit with a few tweaks) for a night? Do you remember
Good News, Bad News With 2016 CFL Grey Cup Logo Leak
Good news: The CFL has stopped templating the Grey Cup logo from year-to-year. Bad news: It’s now got a corporate logo on it. According to an article in The Toronto Star the Canadian Football League will announce that Grey Cup 104 will be held at Toronto’s BMO Field in November 2016.
Nike could lose Texas Longhorns to Adidas or Under Armour
Slowly but surely, Adidas and Under Armour have been picking up some big names in college athletics, and the extremely lucrative athletic program at the University of Texas could be the latest school for one of those two companies to add to their clientele. Fortune Magazine is reporting that Nike
Got Our Eyes on You: The Story Behind the Chattanooga Lookouts
Back in February of this year, baseball fans in Minnesota attending an event called Twins Fest were introduced to the Chattanooga Lookouts, their team’s new affiliate in the Double-A Southern League. It’s not that the Lookouts are a new team—they’ve been around off and on since 1885—but they are new
Atlanta Hawks go simple-but-unique with their new court
The Atlanta Hawks are now the third NBA team this week to show off their new court design for the 2015-16 season, joining the Bulls and Nuggets among those ranks. From a distance, it just looks like your typical run of the mill court and not too dissimilar from what
Fix It Friday: Cleveland Browns
For 2015 the Browns added a new logo, a brighter orange, and some significant uniform changes to their identity. What Nike has said about the uniform doesn’t add up for me; they’d make you think they felt obligated to honour tradition of a football team that resides in a blue-collar,
Denver Nuggets add sublimated pickaxes and mountains to their new court design
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a few NBA teams decide to add sublimated designs to their court, and the Denver Nuggets are the latest team to hop on this trend. They’ve removed nearly all of the powder blue from their court and replaced it with sublimated designs,
Kamloops Blazers Unveil New Uniform
Slipping this one in just before the buzzer, the Kamloops Blazers have unveiled their new home and road uniforms in time for their 2015-16 Western Hockey League season opener this weekend. The new look are a vast improvement over what the team wore last year (see graphic at bottom of
Pittsburgh Penguins 2015-16 Third Jersey Schedule
The Pittsburgh Penguins today announced the schedule of games in which they will wear their immensely popular throwback-style alternate uniforms during the 2015-16 season. The uniforms will be worn a dozen times with eleven of those games taking place at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the Penguins will take