Month: August 2007

As I’ve lamented several times, basketball is by far worst-documented of the major sports, at least from a uniform perspective. So the best way to catch up on hoops history …

My college football preview column will be up later today on ESPN. I’m gonna be traveling (more on that in a sec), so Vince will add the link when it …

Ten years ago, in the middle of a month-long cross-country road trip, I stopped in Shelby, Montana, where I checked out the Marias Museum — a tiny facility devoted to …

The science fiction-ization of NFL headwear continues. Yesterday it was LaDainian Tomlinson’s facemask; today it’s the gonzo helmet design worn by Brandon Jacobs, Amani Toomer, and several other Giants players …

LaDainian Tomlinson doesn’t play in preseason games. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t doing anything uni-notable — it just means most of us can’t see what he’s up to. Fortunately, …

The Reds retired former shortstop Dave Concepcion’s number 13 last night during pregame ceremonies that included this painting. On a football note: Romeo Crennel might think there’s no way you …

Buffalo wore their gorgeous 1965 throwback uniforms against the Titans last night. Additional views here, here, here, and here. —Vince

So I was looking through the membership card gallery the other day, and I was suddenly struck by something I’d never noticed before: Most of the drop shadows and block …

New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: My Wednesday evening got completely derailed when Tom O’Grady posted a really interesting find in last night’s comments section: this jersey, …

Listen up, boys and girls, for today I bring you a bona fide scoop. It begins with a note I recieved yesterday from a source who checked in with the …

Last Tuesday morning I drove out to Seaford, Long Island, home of the sports memorabilia auction house Lelands (I’m writing a business story about them for the Financial Times). I’ve …

Last week I posted a Ticker item about how Red Sox jerseys sometimes have an upside-down 8 (the larger opening should be on the bottom). That prompted the following note …

Western Kentucky University unveiled a slew of the new Russell uniforms they will wear this year. —Vince

Tremendous feel-good story behind this photo: Jordan Leandre, the kid in the picture, is a cancer survivor and sang the national anthem at Fenway the other night. He first sang …

Look closely at the photo shown above and you’ll notice something odd: The player (who happens to be Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler) has cut holes in the tips of his …