Orioles Wearing Earl Weaver Memorial Patch
The Baltimore Orioles began wearing a memorial patch to honor their departed former manager, Earl Weaver last Saturday. The have announced they will wear them throughout the season. At Ed Smith Stadium, the Orioles had a moment of silence for the manager, who died last month at the age of
Lakers Add Jerry Buss Memorial Patch
The Los Angeles Lakers have unveiled the patch that is being added to their jerseys, in order to honor their owner, Jerry Buss, who died Monday at the age of 80. The patch is simple, featuring the owner’s initials JB in yellow on a purple patch, outlines in black. The
Red vs Blue at Winter Classic? Leafs, Wings Jerseys Spotted
Just a day after we posted about the Toronto Maple Leafs 2013 Winter Classic jersey popping up on an eBay auction we found the Detroit Red Wings version up for sale as well. Like the Leafs jersey, this Red Wings uniform matches exactly what we had seen in the phantom
Leafs 2013 Unused Winter Classic Jersey Leaked?
Was the 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs Winter Classic jersey design leaked earlier this month by an eBay auction? Either the answer is “yes”, or that’s a mighty impressive fake the seller put together. We first heard and reported on this being the 2013 design back way back in August, and
Adidas Adds a Signature Lionel Messi Line
Adidas is keeping pace in the race to promote its gear-wearing stars with individual lines. The latest move? Announcing today a new clothing line and personalized adizero F50 for soccer sensation Lionel Messi. Messi becomes only the third adidas star with his own signature line, joining David Beckham and Derrick
The 16 New Uniforms for Chinese Soccer
Nike today released the new uniform designs for all 16 teams in the China Football Super League, with looks that include gradient shading, horizontal stripes, vertical stripes, split-look fronts and plenty of bright colors. Of note, the Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. offers a red that darkens as it nears the shirt’s
NCAA Proposes Uniforms-Cant-Match-Turf Rule; Not Just Boise Effected
The NCAA Football Rules Committee met this week and had ten proposals for new rules for football under their watch. The most interesting of the set is a uniform matter that has been termed by some as “The Boise State rule.” See, Boise State has their infamous blue field, and
The Logocast #24 “Stupid, but neat – and how the Oregon Ducks are ready for a Russian invasion.”
FOLLOW THE LOGOCAST ON TWITTER. FOLLOW THE LOGOCAST ON TUMBLR. LIKE THE LOGOCAST ON FACEBOOK. E-MAIL THE PODCAST. [audio http://audio.chirbit.com/thelogocast_1361221805.mp3] In this episode of the Logocast, we talk about the BP hats hitting Spring Training fields, the Jaguars logo change, Oregon spring helmets, the updated Vikings Norseman logo, the Warriors new
A Preview of Ads on NBA Jerseys?
In case everyone forgot, back in July the NBA temporarily approved the use of small advertisement patches (they later decided to hold off on this plan and take another look at it in the future) on in-game team jerseys starting with the 2013-14 season. As JR wrote for us back when
Inspector Logo Presents: A Look at Equipment in Logos
Here at the Worldwide Sports Logos Headquarters, we have many leather-bound books full of league logos and our conference room smells of rich mahogany. Sometimes, in between heated discussions over the merits of new logos, or how far into the depth of sport we are willing to go, tracking new alt uniforms, we
More Sleeved Basketball Uniforms Coming from adidas
Adidas has really taken to this whole sleeve concept in basketball. On the heels of revealing the new Golden State Warriors’ sleeved concept, adidas announced this week that the April 3 McDonald’s All American basketball game in Chicago will feature two teams donning sleeves. The new “adizero short sleeve uniform”
Minnesota Vikings Spit-Shine Their Logo Into 2013 Shape
The Minnesota Vikings, in the first stages of a franchise refurbish that includes a new stadium and possibly new uniforms, announced to season-ticket-holders this morning that the team has a new, cleaned-up logo. With thicker, cleaner lines, the logo will begin to appear immediately on their web site, in March