This Team Bites: The Story Behind the Savannah Sand Gnats
A lot of sports teams choose to represent themselves with fierce, intimidating creatures: Tigers, Diamondbacks, Sharks, Chihuahuas, etc. But none of these sounds quite so awful as the swarming, biting insects that infest coastal Georgia twice a year. Sand gnats, colloquially referred to as biting midges, punkies, sand flies, sand
MLB All-Star Jerseys Feature Signatures, Gold Stars
Another year, another new gimmick. At least this one will be tucked away and unseen during actual gameplay. The 2015 MLB All-Star Game is just around the corner and with that we’ve gotten ourselves a look at the uniforms the players will be wearing during the game. Like years past players
Christmas in July: Reading Royals unveil specialty jerseys
The ECHL’s Reading Royals will push the envelope once again this season, not only in the content of their specialty jerseys but in the quantity. One of the many offerings will be their annual ugly Christmas sweater, which is probably the one pictured here. (They may tweak the design before
Odell Beckham Jr. leads NFL in June jersey sales
The NFL’s offseason is currently in a bit of a lull. You know that’s the case when the biggest NFL story right now concerns a guy who may have blown his hand to bits with fireworks on the Fourth of July. With that being said, NFL fans buy jerseys every
Hartford Yard Goats Unveil Logos, Colour Scheme
Perhaps it was more than just a coincidence the Hartford Yard Goats chose to unveil their logos at the former home arena of the Hartford Whalers. It’s a green, blue, silver, and gold goat chomping on a baseball bat which will grace the caps of Connecticut’s newest pro baseball team;
Atlanta United FC officially unveils name and crest
One of the worst kept secrets in Major League Soccer became official tonight, as the MLS franchise in Atlanta announced that the club’s name would be Atlanta United FC. However, we got a look at a tightly-kept secret: The club’s new crest. When it comes to the name, club owner
University of Michigan will reportedly return to Nike
A couple of months ago, there was word going around that Nike was “recruiting” Michigan in order to bring one of the premier athletic programs in the United States back into their fold. Now, it appears that the recruitment was a success. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Michigan
Cubs and White Sox to Wear Banks, Minoso Uniforms
The Cubs and White Sox will both pay heavy respect to two of their fallen legends this weekend at Wrigley Field and again in August across Chicago. For the finale of their series this weekend, the Cubs and White Sox will don the uniforms made famous by Ernie Banks and Minnie Minoso,
What a Ride: The Story Behind the Brooklyn Cyclones
More than four decades after the Dodgers broke the hearts of Brooklyn’s baseball fans by moving to Los Angeles, the sport returned to the borough in the form of a short-season class A Mets affiliate located on Coney Island—with a rickety old roller coaster called the Cyclone looming just beyond
MLB Fourth of July Stars and Stripes Uniform Matchups
The Stars and Stripes Forever! Major League Baseball will be running out that theme across the uniforms of all 29 of their U.S. based clubs for games played on American Independence Day; Saturday, July 4th. Teams will wear a sublimated waving American flag pattern on the front panel of their
Blue Jays, Red Sox to Honour Canada on Uniforms Today
“It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July, and we’re shoutin’ “hooray!” up Canada way, when the maple leaf flies high”… the words of the apparently mortal, late, great Stompin’ Tom Connors. The Toronto Blue Jays will be hosting the Boston Red Sox this afternoon in their
Are these the new Tennessee Volunteers football uniforms?
On July 1st, the University of Tennessee’s athletic program will be having its big reveal of its new Nike gear. The Vols have actually gotten pretty creative in their efforts to drum up hype for the unveiling, as they’ve decided to invoke images of (what seems to be) everybody’s favorite