Hartford Yard Goats Unveil Uniforms
Minor league baseball’s brand new Hartford Yard Goats may have gone full wacky with their logo and nickname, but their new uniforms, just unveiled today, have a definite classic feeling. Traditional home whites and road grays feature the Yard Goats word marks, which echo type taken from the logo for the
New York Knicks will wear throwback jerseys for Turnback Tuesdays
A couple of weeks ago, we got a look at a mockup of the Knicks 1950s-era throwback uniforms that they’d be wearing at what was then an unspecified date. Now, we know when the Knicks will break out the throwbacks, and that date is tonight. Apparently, the team is going
Warriors set up alt court design for Hardwood Classics Night
Tonight is the first Hardwood Classics night of the season for the Golden State Warriors, and it’s a special one for us logo/uniform nerds for a couple of reasons. First off, the throwbacks that the Warriors will be wearing tonight are simply beautiful. There’s really nothing else you can say
Blue Jays to Sport 40th Season Patch in 2016
The Toronto Blue Jays will wear a patch on their uniform sleeve throughout the 2016 season to commemorate their 40th season in the American League. Toronto’s cap/alternate logo is the centrepiece of the patch, which is a roundel with a banner laid across the bottom of it. The team name
The Art of the Patriotic Hockey Sweater
Last week’s Veterans Day and Remembrance Day commemorations brought a slew of patriotic uniforms to hockey rinks around North America. One of the designers responsible for creating the patriotic sportswear is Jeff Tasca of the Toronto-based company Athletic Knit. Tasca designed themed jerseys this year for the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings, Reading Royals, Brampton Beast, Quad
Chicago Bulls are set to wear sleeved gray uniforms on five occasions
Normally, the Chicago Bulls wear some pretty good uniforms. Their current home-and-road set is one of the best in the league, their sleeveless black alternate is a nice change of pace, and their current Hardwood Classics uniform is one of the best throwback looks currently being worn in the NBA.
Virginia Tech will wear all-black uniforms as part of Frank Beamer honors
We’ve got yet another college football team who’s decided to break out all-black uniforms, and this time it’s coming from the Virginia Tech Hokies. Now, the Hokies are no stranger to wearing all-black uniforms, but this will be the first time that they’ve gone all-black with their current, traditional-looking uniform
Fan Vote Will Decide Politically Charged Uniform Choice
In the spirit of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats are letting fans vote to decide which hat they will wear on Opening Day in 2016. The online ballot at www.WeTheFans2016.com pits a blue hat with a Democrat donkey against a red hat with a Republican elephant.
Bowling Green Hot Rods Get New Look
The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Midwest League Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, unveiled their new logos, uniforms, and colour scheme yesterday evening. The new look was designed by New York-based SME Branding. “We partnered with SME Branding when we purchased the Reno Aces and we knew they would be
The Perfect Union: The Story Behind the Winston-Salem Dash
I’ve discovered a lot of unique team name origins in the course of writing this Story Behind the Nickname series, but just when I had given up my dream of finding a team that combined two of my passions, baseball and punctuation, I stumble across the Winston-Salem Dash. The town of Salem in
Jags-Titans Color Rush Uniforms Unveiled
The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars will be the next two teams to receive the Color Rush treatment, the special uniforms officially unveiled last night during the telecast of the Bills-Jets “Color Rush” game. Round two of this series will see Jacksonville clad in “bold gold” jerseys, pants, and shoes with
Memphis Grizzlies will pay tribute to ABA legacy with Sounds uniforms
The city of Memphis has an extremely interesting basketball history in that the city’s ABA team managed to go through three different identities in five years. That’s astonishing, and proof that the 1970s were indeed a wacky and funky time. Anyways, the Grizzlies have worn throwback uniforms for the Memphis