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Just a Bunch of Nice Jewish Boys

Thanks to everyone who came down to last night’s Uni Watch confab in Dallas. It was great meeting all of you. Photos of the Dallas and San Francsico gatherings to …

Uni Watch Cold Case File

Uni Watch Book Club: Baby, It’s Friggin’ Cold Outside

By Vince Grzegorek A moderately warm December has given way to a winter that seems to have had snow, ice, and cold on repeat. It wasn’t too long ago that …

Block That Kick Puck!

Greetings from San Francisco, where I’ll be spending the next coupla days. Had a classic Uni Watch moment on the way out here yesterday: I was flying JetBlue out of …

Uni Watch Book Club: The Hockey Sweater

New ESPN column today tomorrow (my bad, I thought it was gonna run today). Meanwhile: With all the recent fuss about the new NHL uniforms, several readers have mentioned a …

Cézanne Estate Nets Hefty Licensing Fee from Bucs

Back in September, I was given a look at the new MLB designs for the 2007 season, on the condition that I not divulge or discuss any of them prior …

Yet Another Zebra Changing Its Stripes

There was big news at last night’s NHL All-Star Game, but it had nothing to do with Reebok’s much-vaunted new uniform system. The real story, flying beneath everyone’s radar, was …

Insert Huge Sigh of Relief Here

As we look forward to what should be a very aesthetically pleasing Super Bowl, let’s all chip in and send a muffin basket or something to the Bears, as a …

Red(head) Alert

So I’m watching football and looking at old magazines the other day with Uni Watch design director Scott M.X. Turner, and I tell him how reader Byron Wages recently sent …

And Shamu Looks Pretty Sharp, Too

Yesterday’s ESPN column generated so much response that I’ve created an FAQ page for it. To see it, scroll down to the entry immediately after this one. One comment that …

If It’s Not Scottish, It’s Crap!

New ESPN column today. Check that — it’s been bumped to Monday. Meanwhile: One thing I love about Uni Watch is how an offhand comment sometimes leads to a series …

Just One Little Problem…

You know how it is. You’re thinking how something or someone is really gorgeous — magnificent, even — but then you notice that the something or someone has a teeny …

If I Take Out A4, I’ll Sink Your Submarine

[Editor’s Note: I’ll be off the grid for most of today. Fortunately, intern Vince Grzegorek has cooked up a doozy of an entry. It’s lengthy, but stick with it — …

Will Work For… Free?: Motor City Bowl Recap

[Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is by Uni Watch intern Vince Grzegorek. Unfortunately, we’re having trouble with his login on the site, so the little note at the very end of …

Dead Presidents (Or, NYC to Ford: Drop Dead Nice Uni!)

New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Recognize that kid with the golf clubs and the letter sweater? It’s 13-year-old Gerald Ford, in front of his childhood home …