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
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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
Portland State receives fresh new logo update
Ever since the late 1990s, the Portland State Vikings have used this logo to represent their athletic program. If we’re being honest, it brought back memories of the old “Buffaslug” logo that the Buffalo Sabres used, and that’s not particularly a good memory to have. However, that logo has officially
A Different Bracket: 2016 NCAA March Madness Circle Bracket!
If anyone out there in Sportslogos.net land has followed me on twitter, then they’ll have seen my various incarnations of the circle bracket. I first saw the idea being used for the 2010 World Cup, and have fallen in love with the format since then. It’s a much more compact and
KIAC Rebrands as River States Conference, Unveils New Logo
To celebrate their 100th anniversary (and to really note that this is no longer a Kentucky-exclusive conference), the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced they will be known as the River States Conference for the next academic athletic calendar. The change takes effect on July 1st. With thirteen schools residing
Kentucky Wildcats update athletic identity with new logos
The Kentucky Wildcats have once again updated their identity, but this time we’ve got a major update on their hands. Not only have they given their UK logo another facelift (and this time it’s way more obvious than their previous tweak), they’ve also added a new secondary logo, and new
Augusta University settles on name with new logos
The school that is now known as Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia has been going through a bit of an identity crisis as of late. In January 2012, Augusta State University merged with Georgia Health Sciences University to form what was then known as Georgia Regents University. In October of
Clemson Tigers 2015 Phantom Champs Merchandise
No victory stripes for this tiger… Clemson couldn’t quite pull it out last night, alas Alabama rolled on to their sixteenth NCAA football National Championship. But what if Clemson did it? The game was close, it could have easily gone their way. What would their players wear as they celebrated?
Big 12 conference is “concerned” over logo used for Ted Cruz campaign
Once again, a Republican Presidential Candidate has gotten in trouble with one of college sports’ power conferences. Jeb Bush recently caught the ire of the Southeastern Conference when he was selling merchandise with a logo that looked just like the SEC’s logo. Yeah, the images speak for themselves there. Now,
North Dakota Announces ‘Hawks’ will Replace ‘Sioux’ in Team Name
The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks! That’s the new name of the former UND Fighting Sioux, announced at a press conference held by the school today following the results of a vote. In all over 27,000 votes were cast with Fighting Hawks beating out the runner-up “Roughriders” to the tune of