The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League by wearing throwback uniforms at Kaufmann Stadium on September 22, 2020. Kansas City will wear the uniforms of the Kansas City Monarchs, the jersey will be white with royal
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The Most Successful Promo in Sports History
As the Chicago White Sox entered their farewell season at Comiskey Park, 15-year-old Ken Adams, the son of the club’s media relations chief had an idea… what if they turned back the clock and made it feel like a game from when the stadium first opened. A brilliant idea, and
Whalers Retro Uniforms Returning Saturday
Guess who’s back? Back again. Whalers are back. Tell your friends ♫ On Saturday, January 11th, the Carolina Hurricanes will once again wear their oh-so-very-great green Hartford Whalers throwback uniforms. The ‘Canes had previously worn this 1985-89, 1990-91 design for two games against the Boston Bruins during last year’s 2018-19
Angels Rock Sweet California Throwback Unis
The California Angels were back in action again last night in Anaheim, as the *Los Angeles* Angels took to the field wearing throwback uniforms based off of what the club wore originally from 1976 through 1985. Paired up against the Colorado Rockies, an incredibly inappropriate opponent for a game in
NFL: Bills, Redskins In Throwback Uniforms This Weekend
Two NFL clubs will be wearing throwback uniforms for their Week 8 games this weekend. Yesterday the Buffalo Bills announced they’d be sporting their familiar red “standing bison” logo on their white helmets for their game against fellow AFL alumnus the Oakland Raiders. The Bills’ jerseys will also be slightly
Independent Baseball Teams Revive Nordiques, North Stars
A couple of independent baseball leagues are joining together to bring back some long-lost, never-forgotten hockey teams. An interleague game between the CanAm League‘s Quebec Capitales and American Association’s St. Paul Saints tomorrow night will see the return of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and Minnesota North Stars… sort of. It’s
Astros, Orioles to Wear Throwbacks for Civil Rights Game
The Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles will wear Negro League throwback uniforms when they take part in the 2014 MLB Civil Rights Game on May 30th. Houston will be wearing the uniforms of the Houston Eagles, the only Texas team in the Negro Baseball Leagues. The Eagles played in Houston
Braves, Giants Wearing Throwbacks Tonight
The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants will both wear throwback uniforms for their 7pm ET game tonight in Atlanta. It’s all a part of the Braves’ first annual “Atlanta Braves Heritage Weekend”, which the club says is held “To celebrate Atlanta’s rich diversity”, and “to honour baseball’s role in
Ten MLB Teams Who Wore Uniforms of Another City
This afternoon the Chicago Cubs will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first baseball game played at Wrigley Field. As part of those 100th birthday celebrations both the Chicago Cubs and their opponents, the Arizona Diamondbacks, will be wearing uniforms based off of the two teams that squared off in
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Return next month
As part of their 20th anniversary celebrations the Anaheim Ducks will be taking to the ice wearing the original uniforms of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on October 13th vs Ottawa. Although if I were the Ducks I’d have used the one game at home this season against Ottawa, the
Ti-Cats Change Throwback Uniform Because of Argos Rivalry
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will kinda honour a bit of their franchise history this Saturday afternoon when they wear the uniforms of the 1943 Hamilton Flying Wildcats against the BC Lions. The Flying Wildcats won the Grey Cup in ’43 before changing their name to the Wildcats and eventually merging with
LA Angels Have Throwback Weekend with Two Retro Unis
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim celebrated “Throwback Weekend” this past weekend against the Houston Astros wearing two different throwback uniforms. First up, on Friday night the Angels went back to (what can be best described as a combination of) their 1973-85 and 1989-92 designs with that classic navy blue