I received an interesting note on the other day from reader Erik Siemers, as follows: I came across an interesting tidbit regarding the recent rebranding of my alma mater, the …
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The Story Behind Team Israel’s ‘Jew Crew’ T-Shirt
[Today we have a guest article by Mickel Yantz, who’s going to tell us about an excellent WBC-related project he’s been involved with. — PL] By Mickel Yantz For a …
Nothing But Net: Lakers Suspected Foul Play in ’68 Finals
Longtime Uni Watch reader Jerry Wolper spends a lot of time researching his way through old Pittsburgh newspapers. Along the way, he often spots things that would be of interest …
And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Ribs: Deep South Road Trip Report
Brunswick, Ga., March 7; photo by Mary Bakija; click to enlarge “Hey,” said the Tugboat Captain about two months ago, “JetBlue is having a crazy sale. Let’s go somewhere!” And …
Michigan Wins While Wearing Makeshift Practice Unis
Bizarre scene yesterday in DC, as the Michigan basketball team took the court wearing yellow practice jerseys, navy shorts, and a hodgepodge of different shoe designs for a Big Ten …
Does Nike’s New Running Shoe Create an Unfair Advantage?
Hey there. Remember me? First and foremost, please join me in thanking Alex, Mike, and Phil for keeping the Uni Watch world spinning while I was away on vacation. They …
A Look Back at a Particularly Bad Bullets Uni
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation. Today we have a guest entry from David Versel. He’s written for Uni Watch before, about his childhood uniform drawings. Today he’s taking a …
Rams Announce Fan Vote for New Pants; More News to Follow This Week, New Unis in 2019
Click to enlarge The evolution of the Rams’ identity continues. Last night the team announced several changes, beginning with the news that there will be a new pant design for …
Blast From the MLB Past: Stan Hochman Goes Uni-Watching
Reader Debbie Woodell works on the sports copy desk at The Philadelphia Daily News. While recently researching something in the paper’s archives, she came across an old piece by sports …
Artist Raymond Pettibon’s Take on the National Pastime
Click to enlarge If you’re even a casual fan of 1980s punk rock, you’re probably familiar with the artwork of Raymond Pettibon, the brother of Black Flag guitarist and SST …
Daytona 500 Preview
[Editor’s Note: With the Daytona 500 set for this Sunday, today we have a guest entry from Joseph Dawisha, who’s going to bring us up to date on the new …
Salty Brings His Road Show to Toronto
Click to enlarge Jarrod Saltalamacchia and his MLB-record 14-letter surname are in Blue Jays camp this spring. As you can see, the Jays are taking the around-the-world approach to his …
Uni Watch History Lesson: When Rimas Kurtinaitis Wore a Plain Jersey in the 1989 Three Point Shootout
Click to slightly enlarge Yesterday’s Ticker had an item about Craig Hodges competing in the 1993 NBA Three Point Shootout while wearing a generic NBA jersey, because he was a …
Uni Watch Bookshelf: ‘The Official Treasures of the NFL’
I don’t think of myself as being particularly scavenger-y, but I do seem to have pretty good luck finding things that other people leave out on the street. A paella …
Look at All These Nice People
For all photos, click to enlarge Good times at yesterday’s Uni Watch meet-up in Brooklyn. Two people I really enjoyed meeting were Craig (above left, didn’t get his last name) …