Sports teams throughout the uni-verse wore green for St. Paddy’s Day yesterday. We’ll begin with the Cincinnati Reds, shown above, who not only wore a green jersey and cap but …
Author: Paul Lukas
Life of Pi
For all pics in this section, click to enlarge Yesterday was Pi Day (3/14), and this year there were way more uni-related references to it than I remember seeing in …
Memory Lane: My Final Day at ESPN
Nearly 15 years after my first ESPN column appeared, today is my final day with the company. They were nice enough to let me do one last column — a …
Cause for Celebration: A’s to Retain White Shoes
As some of you may be aware, MLB is relaxing its shoe-color rules this season, and the net effect is that teams will no longer have a primary shoe hue. …
Nike Releases Slew of Women’s World Cup Kits
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today Jamie Rathjen, who usually does the Tickers that appear on Mondays and is also our most soccer-savvy staffer, is stepping up to fill us …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Replicating the Celtics’ Retired Numbers
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest post from Brad Eenhuis, who’s hit upon an interesting new DIY project category. Enjoy. — PL] By Brad Eenhuis Recently I’ve been turned …
Northwestern Hoops Uni Draws Heavily on Old NBA Design
For all photos in this section, click to enlarge Fascinating series of events yesterday that raise all sorts of interesting questions about the creative process, intellectual property, and so on. …
Smell the Glove: Pitt’s Absurd Blackout Uniforms
I got a note last night from reader Rich Friedman, as follows: Has anyone ever looked into why the chest script and the NOBs on the Pitt Panthers’ black basketball …
Whalers Make Long-Awaited Return to New England
Click to enlarge Twenty-two years after they left, the Hartford Whalers finally returned to New England last night — sort of. That wasn’t really the Whalers facing off against the …
Start ’Em Young: Utah Teacher Incorporates Uni Designs into His Lessons
Click to enlarge I recently encountered a guy on Twitter named Quinn Rollins (that’s him at right). He’s a high school history teacher in Utah, and he’s devised a series …
Uni Watch Readers Catch Flaw in Bush Memorial Patch
Click to enlarge In Saturday’s Ticker, we had an item about how Phillips Academy Andover, the prep school where the 41st president, George H.W. Bush, was captain of the baseball …
What Happens When the Logo Doesn’t Match the Athlete?
The logo for the Pro Bowlers Association, shown at right, depicts a bowler silhouetted in white against a black background. Just as with Jerry Dior’s classic MLB logo, the silhouetted …
Talking Jersey Names with Mariners Prospect Dom Thompson-Williams
Lots of people have noticed Mariners prospect Dom Thompson-Williams, who’s been wearing “T-Williams” on his back this spring. We’ve mentioned him in the Ticker, but today we’re going to take …
A Prince Among Devils
For all photos, click to enlarge Some surprising people out there are Uni Watch readers. One of them is New Jersey Devils P.A. announcer Kevin Clark, who’s been emailing me …
MLB Continues Tradition of Uni Ads for Games in Japan
Click to enlarge MLB announced yesterday that the A’s will wear an MGM Resorts advertising patch on their right sleeve for the season-opening series against the Mariners on March 20 …