Click to enlarge To all of the problems with uniform ads, we can now add this: Sometimes the ads don’t match! That was the case yesterday for German soccer team …
Author: Paul Lukas
Jacksonville Turns That Frown Upside-Down
For all photos, click to enlarge In the 1970 NCAA basketball tournament final — 50 years ago next month — unheralded Jacksonville University went up against the John Wooden-coached powerhouse …
Some Thoughts About Shame, the Astros, and Rob Manfred
By now you’ve probably heard about the Sunday press conference in which MLB commish Rob Manfred defended his handling of the Astros and their cheating scandal. “I do take issue …
NBA All-Star Game Recap
Click to enlarge Happy Presidents Day! I was looking through NBA All-Star Game photos last night and cracked up when I came across this shot. An uncontested dunk with everyone …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Suiting Up with the Penguins
For most photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader John Baranowski, who’s going to tell us about the amazing DIY suit he’s wearing …
Let’s Stare at Ballplayers’ Butts for a Little While
Click to enlarge As MLB players hit the field yesterday for spring training workouts, an interesting thing happened: A fair number of people got in touch to let me know …
A Swing(ing Friar) and a Miss: Pads Shelve Crummy Cap
When MLB’s awful new spring/BP caps came out last week, with their brutal logo-within-a-logo designs, I singled out a few of them that were particularly bad. That included the Padres’ …
Garo Struck Gold with Necktie Label Design
Former Dolphins placekicker Garo Yepremian is remembered primarily for three things: kicking the winning field goal in the longest NFL game ever played (above); throwing — if you can call …
Talking Soccer Typography with MLS Font Designer Rick Banks
For most of today’s images, click to enlarge When FC Cincinnati announced the signing of forward Yuya Kubo last month (above), it provided our first sneak peek at MLS’s intriguing …
Buggin’ Out: Talking Score Bugs with John Muir
Over the years, we’ve had a smattering of Ticker submissions about score bugs — the little box or banner that shows the score, the game clock, and so on. Then, …
Uniforms for 2020 Olympics Start to Appear
For all photos, click to enlarge The Tokyo Olympics will be taking place this summer, and some of the uniforms have been trickling out in recent weeks. That trickle turned …
Coming to a Clearance Bin Soon: MLB, New Era Hit New Low with 2020 Spring/BP Caps
For all images, click to enlarge After a few weeks’ worth of drip-drip-drip retail leaks, MLB and New Era finally made it official yesterday by releasing the full slate of …
Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to the Topps Offices
Click to enlarge As I mentioned in December, I will soon be enshrined on an official Topps trading card, which will be part of the company’s 2020 Allen & Ginter …
Monday Morning Uni Watch: Super Bowl Edition
Click to enlarge Well, that sucked. Can’t expect to win the game if you go punt, punt, downs on three consecutive fourth quarter possessions. Still, it was a good game, …
Behind the Scenes at the Puppy Bowl
Click for full-sized cuteness Two days from now isn’t just Super Bowl Sunday — it’s also Puppy Bowl Sunday! (And Kitten Halftime Show Sunday, but that doesn’t roll off the …