Click to enlarge When it was announced that the Lakers would be wearing late-’80s throwbacks for last Friday night’s game against Golden State, several people felt obliged to quip, “Are …
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Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Rare sight yesterday in Cleveland, as the Browns wore white at home, which forced the Cowboys into giving us a look at their seldom-worn blue jerseys and …
A Patriotic Uniform That’s Worth Feeling Patriotic About
Click to enlarge So this is pretty cool: Eastern Michigan will wear Election Night helmets, complete with the surnames of all 44 presidents and a “Vote” nose bumper, for next …
World Series Wrap-Up
I know what you’ve all been wondering, so let me be the first to tell you: Yes, that was the first time both teams wore colored jerseys and a pitcher …
Which One of These Uniforms Do You Prefer?
So here’s a question: Yesterday I tweeted the before and after photo pairing shown above. The shot on the left is last year’s Princeton basketball uniform, and the one on …
Corporate Theater Unfolds on NHL Gear
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Brian Rowland, who maintains an L.A. Kings equipment-tracker blog and has some observations to share regarding hockey gear. This entry was …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Good-looking game yesterday in Buffalo, as the Bills wore their white throwbacks at home, complete with the standing buffalo helmet. Naturally, I’m particularly fond of the striped …
A Close Look at Striping on NFL SpeedFlex Helmets
The Riddell SpeedFlex helmet presents a challenge for NFL equipment managers, because its shell includes a cutout on the crown, right where striping tape would normally be passing through. Several …
Blue Meanies: Cubs & Indians Go Alternate vs. Alternate
It was mood indigo at last night’s World Series game, as Cleveland once again wore navy and the Cubs wore royal. Lots of people asked me if it was the …
2016 World Series Game 1 Report
Photo by the Tugboat Captain; click to enlarge That was the scene last night at Uni Watch HQ as we all settled in to watch the World Series. I thought …
Great Meowments in Sports History
Photo illustration by Olivia Brestal; click to enlarge You all know the photo shown above — it’s “The Catch.” Except, as you can see, it’s actually “The Cat-ch.” The ball …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
For most of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge Serious orange-o-rama action yesterday in Cincy, as the Bengals wore orange over white and the Browns countered with white over …
Bears and Packers Go ‘Mono a Mono’
Click to enlarge Disappointing game last night in Green Bay, as the mono-white Packers hosted the mono-might-as-well-be-black Bears. Not a good look for either team. Did anyone else think the …
Falcons Pull Surprise Move with 1966 Fauxback
For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge Unexpected move yesterday by the Falcons, who unveiled a set of black fauxbacks that will be worn for this Sunday’s …
Hawks Add Early-’70s Racing Stripe Throwback
Click to enlarge We’ve known for a while that the Hawks would be wearing an early-’70s racing stripe throwback this season (Conrad Burry broke that news, along with the rest …