Design-A-Uniform Contest

By Phil Hecken

You guys will recall several weeks ago I ran a “Design-A-Cap” contest, for Coach Jerome Nemanich and his Sartell Sabres, and the results were outstanding. Reader Marc Walls saw the original contest, and thought our fantastic readers could do the “Design-A-Cap” one better — to wit: Design A Whole Uniform!

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The Sweet Science Never Looked Sweeter

Today is the 35th anniversary of a seminal sports event: the Rumble in the Jungle, which pitted George Foreman against Muhummad Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire. And No Mas honcho Chris Isenberg is marking the occasion with some seriously gorgeous video animation.

Some quick background: Most of you probably think of No Mas as . . . → Read More: The Sweet Science Never Looked Sweeter

The Shirt Off His Back

[Editor's Note: Today we have a guest entry from Thomas weeks, who had a remarkable uni-related encounter on the streets of New York last week. -- PL]

By Thomas Weeks

I’ve always been a fan of hard work. For that reason, the only two NHL players whose jerseys I own are Adam Graves’s . . . → Read More: The Shirt Off His Back

‘Are you running for something, Mr. Caple?’ ‘No, CC — are you?’

Tremendous moment at Yankee Stadium yesterday, as my ESPN colleague Jim Caple and CC Sabathia had the following exchange during an afternoon press conference (you can watch the exchange by skipping ahead to the 7:02 mark of this video clip):

Caple: CC, this is a little [bit of a] goofy question. It’s always . . . → Read More: ‘Are you running for something, Mr. Caple?’ ‘No, CC — are you?’

No Shots of Jane Goodall Playing Tennis with a Chimp, But Still…

Brothers and sisters, I am excited to announce that reader Zac Neubauer has made a remarkable discovery, to wit: Noted soft-porn magazine National Geographic, in addition to photographing all those adorable naked tribespeople, has published a surprising amount of high-quality sports imagery over the years. Really! Many of these photos are very much . . . → Read More: No Shots of Jane Goodall Playing Tennis with a Chimp, But Still…

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Fairly quiet day in the NFL yesterday: Got our first looks at the Chargers’ and Jets’ road throwbacks (both really nice, right?), and this year’s London game featured a new patch. Aside from that, nothing major, unless you maybe count Larry Fitzgerald’s silver cleats. I might’ve missed a few things, though — I . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch

History Lesson: Why Getting It Right Does Matter

By Phil Hecken, with Tim Brulia and Rick Pearson

It struck Ricko and me at about the same time. We were trading E-mails before the Denver Broncos played the San Diego Chargers in their throwbacks this past Monday, and exchanging some barbs about the uniforms as depicted on the 1960 AFL section of . . . → Read More: History Lesson: Why Getting It Right Does Matter

Road Uni Poll Results … And Please Tell Us: What’s The Worst. Uni. Ever.?

By Phil Hecken & James Huening, with Adam Walter

Back again with UW pollster James Huening, who is here to tell us the results of our second Uni Watch poll, in which we asked you to rate the NFL road uniforms. At the conclusion of this piece, we’re going to describing our next . . . → Read More:

Road Uni Poll Results … And Please Tell Us: What’s The Worst. Uni. Ever.?