Da-da-da-DAH-da-DAH! The Story Behind the San Diego Chargers
The NFL’s Chargers were born as members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. They played their first season in Los Angeles before moving to their current and longtime home in San Diego. The team has been in the news of late because they seem to be primed to
New Manchester City crest leaks few days before official unveiling
On Boxing Day, English soccer club Manchester City will be unveiling their new crest that they’ll be using for the 2016-17 season and beyond. After a consultation period with their core fanbase, City announced that the new crest would be roundel-based and would be very similar to their old crests
Ads on NBA jerseys may not be coming as soon as you think
The NBA has long been considerered to be the North American sports league that would be the first to put adverstisement logos on their uniforms. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has told us before that it’s “inevitable” that NBA jerseys will have ads on them, and although that may still be
North Stars Uniform Making a Return in February
The old green-and-gold of the classic Minnesota North Stars uniform will see the ice once more! But this time it’ll be outdoors, for the 2016 Stadium Series Alumni Game at TCF Bank Stadium on February 20th. When the combined alumni of the North Stars and Minnesota Wild take on the alumni of
Duke Blue Devils football throws it back to the 1960s with bowl helmet
The Duke Blue Devils are going to be participating in this year’s Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, which is where they’ll be facing off against the Indiana Hoosiers. Duke already has a bit of an old-school look with their current primary uniforms, but they’ve decided to dig deep into their
Louisiana Tech running back sets FBS record while wearing numberless jersey
During Saturday’s New Orleans Bowl, Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon set the FBS record for career touchdowns during the game. He accomplished this feat with no numbers on the front of his jersey. Of course, this wasn’t by design — the numbers had been ripped off during the course
Snake, Rattle, and Roll: The Story Behind the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
The origin story of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ nickname is a short one. In the succinct words of Chris Mehring, the team’s director of media relations and radio announcer, it goes like this: “A timber rattler is a snake in northern Wisconsin. It’s indigenous to the area of northern Wisconsin.”
San Angelo Bandits unveil wild new football uniforms
Do you remember back in the ’90s when teams across sports were experimenting with astonishingly anti-traditional uniforms? From the Turn Ahead the Clock uniforms in baseball to the CFL’s flirtation with weird football uniforms during their short-lived expansion into the United States in the ’90s. Well, one indoor football team
As Rated By You: The Worst New Logos of 2015
Everyone having a good week so far? Good. Mine’s been a little busy. A couple days ago we shared with you our 2015 Sports Logos of the Year Awards, an annual run-down of the best in logo design over the past twelve months, and a fine reminder to those of
St. Louis Rams go extra yellow with their field design for Color Rush
In case you’ve missed it, tonight is the final edition of this season’s Nike/NFL Color Rush program, and they’re going out with a classic matchup of Ketchup vs. Mustard…a.k.a. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the St. Louis Rams. The Rams are hosting this game, and they’ve decided that they’re going
Wizards to Wear Updated 1970s Bullets Throwbacks Saturday
The Washington Wizards will debut their 1970s-inspired throwbacks to the old Baltimore Bullets during their game this Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets. The “Baltimore Pride” uniforms are a modern re-colouring of the orange and black uniforms the Bullets wore during their years playing as the Baltimore Bullets from 1969-1973. Washington
2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this