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Buffalo Debut

By John Ekdahl

The Buffalo Bills wore their new uniforms for the first time last night in a preseason game versus the Chicago Bears, in what was just a brilliantly played four quarters of football. In all seriousness, what an tremendous improvement. The full gallery is available here.

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Fresno and BC Reveal New Unis

By John Ekdahl

Fresno State unveiled their new Nike Pro Combat Elite Uniforms yesterday (their first new uniforms in fourteen years). Coach Pat Hill’s reaction to the uniforms and the “football fashion show” video is available below. The Facebook gallery is available here.

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There's No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 33

Ah, my first batch of old wire photos since returning from blogcation. This bunch was contributed by Mike Hersh, Mako Mameli, and Bruce Menard.

• If I’m understanding this photo’s caption properly, it sounds like Roosevelt Brown was planning to protect his injured cheek by wearing a worse helmet.

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Raffle Me This

Reader Mike Raymer recently spotted this sign in upstate New York, and there’s so much to like about it. The understated flourish at the end of the end of the R, the diagonal lettering at lower left, the scare quotes on “Free.” Even the background color indicates a perfect medium-rare. Why don’t they . . . → Read More: Raffle Me This

What Do These Three Guys Have in Common?

As you may have heard, the defending World Series champs visited the White House a few weeks ago. Most accounts of the event focused on Brian Wilson’s mohawk or Tim Lincecum’s long hair, but longtime Uni Watch pal Tyler Kepner noticed something else: “It looks like Willie Mays forgot the last loop on . . . → Read More: What Do These Three Guys Have in Common?

Auction Action, Basketball Edition

As you may have seen in the right sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are currently running their annual Basketball Hall of Fame induction auction, and I’ve taken the liberty of singling out some of the more interesting items. Dig:

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Back in the Saddle

Hi there. Miss me?

Before you answer that question — and before I explain what I’m doing in that photo up there — let’s have a major round of applause for Phil Hecken, John Ekdahl, Morris Levin, and everyone else who stepped up and helped steer the Uni Watch ship over the past . . . → Read More: Back in the Saddle