By Phil Hecken Moving forward in our Olympic uniform coverage, I’m pleased to present a new collaborator for the boards, Stephanie Suarez, who (like about three of us — Brinke …
Category: Olympics
Are You Ready for Some Football?
By Phil Hecken As promised, Uni Watch strives to bring out the best of the Olympics, and today we begin our journey into the Games. Sadly, there hasn’t been much …
No No No
By Phil Hecken It’s been a big past few days in the uni-verse, so much so that there are really three big stories on the front burner today. They’re all …
Can’t Wait for Those Rhythmic Gymnastics Finals!
I’m in no particular hurry to make fun of the Olympics. I mean, I don’t much care about them myself (I plan to be on vacation for about half of …
Everything You Need to Know About the Olympics
Click to enlarge Two brilliant murals in two days! This one’s by the street artist Mau Mau. He’s been using that character, called Evil Mac, on and off for nearly …
London Calling
Don’t look now, but the London Olympics are right around the corner, and you know what that means: sportsmanship athletic excellence more jokes about how the logo looks like Lisa …
With Glowing Hearts
By Phil Hecken The 2010 Olympics from Vancouver, British Columbia, come to a close this evening, but there’s still some big excitement ahead today. Of course, I’m speaking of the …
Design-An-NFL-Uni – Part II
By Phil Hecken It’s time for the second, and final, round of tweaks/concepts/revisions for the latest “Design a Uniform” contest, which was begun a little over a month ago. This …
Curling For Dummies
By Phil Hecken, with Mike Styczen With the 2010 Olympics in full swing, it’s time to take a look at one of the least understood, and perhaps, most maligned sports, …
Olympic Puck – Vancouver Style
By Phil Hecken, with The President of Canuckistan, Teebz Today, in this “Olympic Special” kickoff post, I’m joined by the President of the Hockey Wing, Teebz, who is helping bring …
Meet Mr. Hockey (Jersey)
By Phil Hecken He’s been a member of Uni Watch for a long time. You have undoubtedly heard of his wonderful blog (if you don’t already have that bookmarked, you …
Still Holding Out Hope for a Tonya Harding Comeback
So you’re a Winter Olympics “athlete.” You’ve spent years training for “sports” like curling, or ice dancing, or rhythmic biathlon, or whatever it is you specialize in, you’ve made sure …
Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Pittsburgh was a visit to the Heinz History Center, which includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. I took a lot of …
It’s Impolite To Stare
Yeah … Paul’s still gone. No, wait! He’s back today. But I might be back tomorrow anyway. You know, for fun. I gotta say this picture took me aback when …
Well, That Was … Umm … Unique
Paul’s still gone. This is still Bryan. Because I sometimes read too fast — apparently in a hurry to get to the point — I miss important details in stories. …