The year has come to a close and with that comes our announcement of the winners of the 2017 Creamer Awards, our sixth annual recognition of the best in new sports logos over the course of the past twelve months. Before we reveal the results I’d like to take a
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Golden Knights Trademark Dispute Continues, Maybe Sand Knights?
Could the Vegas Golden Knights end up having to change their name? Well, we’re going to find out. A trademark dispute was initiated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office against the NHL’s newest team on behalf of both the Army and by The College of Saint Rose in
Jersey Foul: FAMU Penalized for Illegal Uniform
The Florida A&M Rattlers learned a valuable lesson yesterday… don’t wear the same colour numbers as your jersey. Ever. When the FAMU Rattlers took to the field to start the first quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks they were penalized for illegal jerseys, their white jersey featured white numbers – that’s
UNLV refreshes their Hey Reb! Spirit Mark
In their press release announcing their logo “refresh,” UNLV noted that they’ve made changes to their primary mark approximately once every decade since going with the Hey Reb! look back in 1982. Well, the Rebels have decided that 2017 was the time to make their once-in-a-decade change, because they’ve released
Rice Owls update their identity with new logos
Rice’s athletic program will have a new look going forward, as the school has officially unveiled its new athletic identity for the Owls. What’s interesting is that they’ve basically kept their primary logo fully intact. The Old English “R” logo remains as the primary logo, and that was done on
2017 Phantom National Champs: Gonzaga, Oregon, South Carolina
The “Madness” in “March Madness”? That it’s actually decided in April. (Not good, right? I’m tired) North Carolina took the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship last night with a victory over Gonzaga. It’s the sixth time the Tar Heels have won the Final Four tournament, their first since 2009. As for
U.S. Presidents: Sports, Logos, and Uniforms
Happy President’s Day to our friends in the United States! Here’s a series of sports and/or logo-related president things. The modern American President usually leaves office with a fairly swell personalized jersey collection, recent tradition dictates a winning sports club visits the White House in Washington and presents the President
Crimson Titles? Alabama 2016 National Phantom Champs Merchandise
The Tigers finally did it, our phantom champions from last season at Clemson rolled away the tide to get their revenge to the tune of 35-31 in last night’s NCAA Bowl Championship Series finale. The win was Clemson’s first national football title since 1981 and stopped Alabama from winning back-to-back championships
Vegas Golden Knights Trademark Refused by USPTO
Oh the saga that is the naming of the National Hockey League’s shiny new Vegas Golden Knights team refuses to end. Speaking of refusing… The trademark filing of the name and some of the logos has been refused by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, at this point for
NCAA Drops Template, Unveils 2018 Final Four Logo
It appears the template introduced by the NCAA for its logos two years ago is no more — the 2018 Men’s Final Four logo, unveiled yesterday, has broken itself out of the mould in a slick new mark designed by Joe Bosack. It’s not yet clear if this template break
MUW Returns to Athletics with Wise New Look
The Mississippi University for Women have been absent from the athletics scene for a few years, well more than a few actually — 14 to be exact. Ever since a tornado in 2002 unfortunately destroyed their primary sports venue. But all that is in the past now, and “The W”
Radford University goes plaid-ford with new logo set
The Radford University Highlanders of Virginia may be one of the smaller schools that we’ve covered here on the website (even though they’re still Division 1 and members of the Big South Conference), but they’ve recently unveiled new identity for their athletic program that’s definitely worth talking about. That’s because