The one bit of significant uni-related news that emerged from last night’s NFL draft came when the 49ers selected defensive lineman Solomon Thomas with the third overall pick. As you …
Author: Paul Lukas
Our Long National Nightmare Is Over (except maybe in Cleveland)
For all photos, click to enlarge As the NFL prepares for tonight’s draft, assorted teaser photos are showing various teams’ jerseys rendered in Nike’s latest tailoring template (the one with …
Reimagining All 32 NFL Franchises as Soccer Teams
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Angus O’Keefe, who recently tried his hand at one of those “What if NFL teams were actually soccer teams?” projects. I …
The First Player to Wear the Bengals’ Striped Helmet
I’ve sometimes written about the first player to wear a given uniform (like Don Zimmer and Bob Miller being the first to wear Mets uniforms). Today we’re going to talk …
Of Ducks and Dogs: Connecticut Road Trip Report
Photo by Mary Bakija; for all of today images, click to enlarge Back on April 4, we had a Ticker entry that read like so: “Alex Shuman recently went duckpin …
NFL’s Worst Uniform to Get High-Tech Patch
Click to enlarge This fall will mark the start of the Bengals’ 50th season, and yesterday the team announced a series of moves to mark that milestone, including a new …
That’s Where It’s At (or @t, as the case might be)
There are many letters of the alphabet that can only be written only one way. But there are others that can be rendered in multiple styles, like the lowercase “a,” …
Minimum Wage, Minimalist Uni: Mickey D’s Goes BFBS
Click to enlarge Sports teams aren’t the only organizations that wear uniforms. And they’re apparently not the only ones who go BFBS, either. That’s the obvious conclusion to be drawn …
Too Good for the Ticker!: Vintage Football Observations
Longtime reader Gene Sanny was recently doing a bit of football research for some art projects and came across some interesting stuff. One thing at a time: • Here’s something I’ve …
Detroit Lions Unveil New Uniforms
Click to enlarge The Lions unveiled their new uniforms last night. They’re not perfect, but they’re definitely an upgrade. You can read my full assessment in in this ESPN piece, …
Uni Watch Bookshelf: ‘Architecture on Ice’ Looks at Hockey Arena History
Serious discussions of architecture don’t usually involve sporting venues. And when they do, the venues are usually baseball or football stadiums. So I was intrigued when I recently learned about …
Happy Holidays From Major League Baseball!
Click to enlarge Hectic afternoon yesterday, as MLB unveiled all of its holiday and All-Star uniforms. Here’s the short version: • The holiday unis will be worn for the full two-, …
Cubs Celebrate Title With Subtle Gold-Trimmed Unis
Embed from Getty Images After a rain delay, the Cubs finally had their home opener last night. As you can see above, the gold trim on their championship uniforms was …
MLB Team Set to Debut First Patterned Batting Helmet
Photos courtesy of Rawlings; click to enlarge What you see above is a new Braves batting helmet with a hydro dipped carbon fiber pattern, similar to the ones we’ve seen …
Ball Sticks to Molina, Molina Sticks to His Story
🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/2oHBDV6q8q — MLB (@MLB) April 6, 2017 I’ve seen a baseball get stuck in glove webbing, in a jersey, in the outfield padding, and in a few other places. …