Marlins Bring Back Grey Jersey, Drop Orange Caps
Miami Marlins president David Samson announced yesterday that the Marlins would be bringing back their grey road jerseys for the upcoming 2015 season. In an article posted on Marlins.com, Samson said we should expect to see the road greys “more this year”, which, technically could be once. The Marlins haven’t
MLB and Majestic Extend Exclusive Deal through 2019
Every Major League Baseball player will take the field in uniforms made by Majestic Athletic through the end of the 2019 season, this according to a report from Forbes’ Maury Brown This continues the exclusive on-field partnership the two sides have shared since the 2005 season. From Brown’s story: Majestic
Utah Grizzlies Honour Military Without Resorting to Camouflage
There’s a conundrum for sports fans who love their countries and who genuinely want to honour the military personnel who sacrifice so much for us, but who realize that most military appreciation sports uniforms—the ones of the camouflage variety—are terrible. If you point out that camo-print sports uniforms intended to
Adidas will not renew its contract with the NBA after 2016-17 season
The NBA will have a new look of sorts beginning with the 2017-18 season, which is when the league will have a new manufacturer as a sponsor after adidas announced today that they wouldn’t pursue an extension of the 11-year contract that they signed back in 2006. Ever since that
Flint OHL Team Named Firebirds, Unveil Logos
Sorry, they won’t be the Flint Stones, not the Tropics either. They won’t even be taking the loveable name Whalers with them from Plymouth. Flint, your new OHL team will be called the Flint Firebirds. Nice dig, Rob Lizotte. https://t.co/XFxhSFRl3u — Adam Biggers (@AdamBiggers81) March 16, 2015 Thanks to a
Mud Hens, MASH, and Max Klinger: The Most Iconic Team in the Minors
The Toledo Mud Hens, triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are perhaps the most iconic of all the teams in minor league baseball. If you were going to create a time capsule to tell our distant future descendants about the sport, is there another team you would pick? The name
The Great 2015 Minor League Hockey Market Shuffle
Well. That was something. A flurry of hockey franchise swaps were announced yesterday involving four cities across two leagues, and when the dust was all settled Winnipeg ended up with another team and the tiny town of Belleville, Ontario was losing their junior team of over 30 years in a complete blindside. Yesterday’s
New AHL Club Stockton Heat Unveil Name, Logo, Uniforms
The Calgary Flames are returning the “Heat” nickname to the American Hockey League. Just a season removed from relocating the AHL’s Abbotsford Heat to Glens Falls, NY where they were re-named the Adirondack Flames, the Flames are shuffling their top farm club once again, and I sure am gonna miss their Atlanta throwback logo.
Sabres Confirm: Yellow Alts Are History
Another Sabres uniform bites the dust. Buffalo Sabres president Ted Black confirmed the oft-criticized (and rightly so) half-yellow/half-blue alternate uniforms will be eliminated following the current 2014-15 season. Black originally made the comments this morning on Buffalo radio station WGR, later posted by Buffalo News reporter Mike Harrington. From Harrington’s post: Black
Minor League Baseball Starts 2015 with New-Look Teams
It was a busy offseason for Minor League Baseball, with lots of teams switching parent clubs, locations, and logos. With Spring Training in full swing, it’s time to recap all of the new looks that were introduced since the season ended last fall. New Teams in New Locations Biloxi Shuckers The
Cardiff City Makes Return To Blue Official With New Crest
Back in January, Cardiff City FC owner (and rumored Bond villain) Vincent Tan revealed that he had a change of heart when it came to the colors of his now-2nd tier English football club in the Welsh capital. After controversially changing the colors and nickname of the club from blue
NCAA Bans Crop Top Jerseys From College Football
This past season in college football saw an old fad from the late 80s and early 90s make a shocking return in our current generation: The crop top jersey. Indeed, we saw a multitude of players on the FBS level and beyond take to the field with their jerseys rolled