When you think of controversial nicknames and/or logos, normally the first thing that comes to mind are controversies that are centered around Native American imagery. However, you don’t normally see this type of thing move into the area of logos that are associated with religion. That’s the case with the
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2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Logo Court Bracket
With the Sweet Sixteen now set in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, it’s time to publish my updated Basketball Court Bracket. I’ll be updating this bracket throughout the tournament until we find out the National Champion in San Antonio on April 2nd. Click the image below to see the
2018 NCAA Final Four Logo Court Bracket
With the Round of 64 now set in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, now’s the time to publish the first iteration of my Basketball Court Bracket. I’ll be updating this bracket throughout the tournament until we find out the National Champion in San Antonio on April 2nd. Click the
The 2017 Creamer Awards Winners: Best New Sports Logos of the Year
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
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
Michigan Wolverines and Florida Gators will have college Color Rush game
The Color Rush may have started as an official NFL term, but it’s starting to catch on at all levels of football. We’re about to get a high-profile example of it as the college football season really kicks off this upcoming weekend. The Florida Gators and Michigan Wolverines will be
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
California Golden Bears unveil new Under Armour-designed football uniforms
Back on June 1st, Cal Athletics made their relationship with Under Armour official, and that included a bit of a refresh with their logos and overall athletic branding. No uniforms were unveiled at the time, but here we are at the month of June and now we’ve got a look
Oregon Ducks will tone down their uniform colors for the upcoming football season
The college football uniform landscape has been one of the most volatile platforms for uniform experiment for a decently long time now, and it’s widely accepted that we have Nike and the Oregon Ducks football program to thank for that. For years, the team experimented with different color combinations, patterns,
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