The University of Akron is holding a “Social Media Night” when they host Ohio in a nationally-televised game Saturday night. There will be hastags on the floor (#theplacetobe #GoZips#ThinkBigger), but the NCAA has swooped in and made sure the team didn’t make the huge mistake of adding the Men’s Basketball Twitter
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New Orleans Hornets Rebrand as Pelicans, Unveil New Logos
Ladies and gentlemen, your New Orleans Pelicans! The New Orleans Hornets will be changing their name to the New Orleans Pelicans effective the beginning of the 2013-14 NBA season. Ending months of speculation and all sorts of leaks the club sorta finally made it all official via a leaked video
New Orleans Pelicans Logo Leaked?
And we’d like to make that question mark as big as possible in the headline please. According to a poster on TigerDroppings.com, one who had previously posted “insider information” which later turned out to be accurate, the image you see above will be one of the new logos for the
Hornets to Unveil New Name, Logos Tomorrow
According to a Tweet from New Orleans Hornets Spanish-language broadcaster Emilio Peralta, the team will hold a press conference tomorrow afternoon at 4pm ET (3pm local time) to announce the team will be re-named the New Orleans Pelicans and also unveil the new logos and uniforms. The now deleted tweet,
2013 NBA All-Star Game Uniforms Unveiled
The 2013 NBA All-Star Game uniforms were unveiled earlier this morning courtesy a press release on adidas.com. This years game will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston. SportsLogos.Net first posted what we then suspected were the Western Conference jerseys back in August 2012 via the mascot logo designed
Sonics? Kings? NBA possibly back in Seattle this Fall
Just a few months after approving a new arena deal, the City of Seattle may be ready to welcome back the National Basketball Association. The rumour mill is a-buzzin’ with news that the Maloofs, owners of the Sacramento Kings (who reportedly nearly moved the club to Anaheim in 2011, even
Raptors Player Gets Team Logo Haircut
Toronto Raptors player Amir Johnson just may the team’s biggest fan, in addition to being their starting power forward, after showing up to today’s team shootaround sporting his newest haircut. The new look features the Raptors secondary “claw” logo in red cut and coloured into the back of his hair.
Nike Unveils New Christmas Colorways of Three Signature Shoes
The newest “colorways” of Nike’s three signature basketball shoes are starting to look a lot like Christmas. The Kobe 8, Lebron X and KD V will all debut new looks on Dec. 26. The Kobe 8, which was unveiled in November with black and yellow snakeskin-like designs behind a new
Phoenix Suns Bring Back All-Black Jersey for 2013
The Phoenix Suns unveiled their Hardwood Classic jersey on Wednesday, bringing back their all-black alternate uniform originally worn from 1994/95 – 1999/2000. “Every basketball player wants to wear their team’s throwback jerseys. It reminds me of Barkley and those good old days. Obviously, those black uniforms always stood out. As
Source Claims Hornets to Become Pelicans in 2013-14
According to “numerous sources” the New Orleans Hornets will be re-branded and re-named as the New Orleans Pelicans as early as next season. The rights to the name “Pelicans” is said to belong to new Hornets’ owner Tom Benson, the pelican is also the state bird of Louisiana, there’s four
NC State to Honor Jim Valvano With Special Jerseys for Jimmy V Classic
Few things are as inspiring and touching as Jim Valvano’s speech at the 1993 ESPYs. As any level of sports fan, you must remember it, or have seen it replayed. If not, watch now. We will wait. Jimmy V The speech motivates everyone who hears it, not the least
NBA’s “BIG Color” Jerseys a BIG Ugly Cash Grab
I tend to feel when a new design, or jersey is unveiled that the team genuinely wanted to do something to make the fans happy or try to turn their club in a new direction rather than say just try to cash in on a quick buck through new merchandise sales. I’m