RIP London Rippers… My Experience at a Rippers Game
Well… that was fast. The London Rippers, the oft-controversial Frontier League baseball team who came into the City of London, Ontario riding a wave of public uproar and media interest is gone, just as quickly as it came. Claims of unpaid wages and rent seems to be the leading cause
Mississippi State Bulldogs Unveil New Unis For 2012
Mississippi State teased via Twitter over the past month that they would have new jerseys unveiled today, and now we can all see them. The new uniforms are the traditional school colours of maroon and white and offer a new silver pant option. Silver, white, and maroon pants are available
Northwestern University will “Reclaim The Stripe” with their new 2012 Under Armour uniforms
The “Northwestern Stripe” is famous and prevalent across all manners of football and even sport. It originated in 1928 on the sleeves of the Northwestern football jerseys. (Yes, kids, football jerseys used to actually have sleeves.) Many years, the football team the started the stripes didn’t sport them. That will
Minor League Team to wear Firefighter/Police Tribute Jersey
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced yesterday that they will be wearing a special jersey this Saturday, July 28th to honour their local police officers and firefighters. A blazing inferno with the silhouettes of a firefighter and a police officer
The Faux-lympics – Londoners thumbing their nose at the Olympic Brand
The Olympic brand is notoriously well-policed so what’s a small business looking to capitalize on the games to do? With 286 brand-enforcement agents keeping the streets in London safe, it’s making it difficult for the average retailer to make a few extra bucks. Especially since they aren’t permitted to use
OHL’s Saginaw Spirit Unveil New Third Jersey
The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League have unveiled their new alternate jerseys to be used beginning with the upcoming 2012-13 season. The new uniforms are white with blue sleeves trimmed in red and also across the waist of the jersey, “SAGINAW” is diagonal across the front of the
Michigan Announces One-Use Jersey for Opening Game Against Alabama
When the Wolverines take the field in Arlington Texas, in the supersized Cowboys Stadium to take on Alabama in their opening game. They will be wearing special jerseys. Seen above, the traditional white is now shoulder-capped with maize, which in pinstriped in blue. The block M is in navy
NBA Ready to Take us all Back to the ’90s
Hey, remember the ’90s? Well if you don’t you’re about to get a rude awakening. For the upcoming 2012-13 season the National Basketball Association and their Hardwood Classics program is set to honour the most experimental period, uniform-wise, in it’s history. Thanks to a series of Tweets from SaltCityHoops.com’s Spencer
Rockets Unveil 2013 NBA All-Star Logo, Is It Templatey?
Here’s something we missed… the logo for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game was unveiled late last month by the Houston Rockets at their draft party. There’s not much to say about the logo, other than it feels template-ish… when I saw it my first thought was how predictable the design
Providence Bruins Promote Alt Jersey Logo to Primary
The American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins (you get one guess on who their NHL affiliate is… yup, you nailed it) today unveiled a new, simplified primary logo for use beginning in the 2012-13 season. Providence’s new logo isn’t much of a change from their previous primary logos, the basic elements
Big Sky Conference Unveils New Logo by SME, with a Color Set for Each Team
Monday, at the Big Sky Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah, the Conference announced a new logo by SME Inc. To follow will be logos for the conference’s 50th anniversary in the 2013-20124 season, and the 25th anniversary of women’s sports in the conference. School-colored version of the logo were also announced,
Rockies Players Honour Theatre Shooting Victims
The Colorado Rockies and their players paid tribute to the victims of the Denver-area movie theatre shooting with a special jersey and on the eye-black of the players. A jersey crested with “WE REMEMBER” and the number “7-20” (in reference to July 20th, the date of the attack) hung in