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Month: August 2014

Ohio State’s Jeff Heuerman Is Switching His Number to 5 in Honor of Braxton Miller

Only right that part of him stays on the field with us @BraxtonMiller5 pic.twitter.com/9y3YvXx2PV — Jeff Heuerman (@JHeuerman86) August 30, 2014 By John Ekdahl Last week, Braxton Miller underwent season-ending …

You Won’t Be Seeing This Jersey on the Field Again

Paul here. I’m returning to the site today, then webmaster John Ekdahl will have tomorrow’s content, and I’ll be back for good on Monday. So: The controversy regarding Vanderbilt’s “Anchor …

On Authentic Historic Jersey Reproductions

By Morris Levin The Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co. in 2014 is the official licensee of NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB authentic reproduction jerseys. Mitchell & Ness was solely an …

And So It Goes…A Thank You To All

By Phil Hecken Well, dear readers — we’ve arrived at the last Thursday in August — which means this is my last weekday lede (at least until Paul’s next vacation …

Ti-Cats New Third is Stealthy

By Phil Hecken First up: Paul has a new ESPN Column coming today — it’s the highly-anticipated NFL Uniform Preview Edition. Here’s the column. Now then — We’re about 3/4ths …

Mo’ Better Blues…A Very Positive Note

By Phil Hecken Last evening, to much fanfare, the St. Louis Blues unveiled new jerseys, and boy — did they score the proverbial hat trick with these beauties. Let’s take …

Cubs Celebrate Strike Season, Cuban Independence

By Phil Hecken First, and most important thing: Paul has his annual College Football Preview today (one of the most anticipated columns of the year). Here’s the link. Now then. …

Yankees Retire Joe Torre’s Number 6

Runnin’ out of numbers. There will never be another New York Yankee with a No. 6 on his back. During a pregame ceremony Saturday, the Yankees officially retired Hall of …

Kent State Will Wear Ohio 54 Helmet Sticker To Honor Jason Bitsko

Redshirt junior Jason Bitsko was found dead in his dorm room this week from what the police are calling “an undetermined medical issue.” Kent State will honor his passing this …

The 1990 Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co. Catalog

By Morris Levin The online resources for those of us who track historic baseball uniforms are abundant in 2014. We have Bill Henderson’s Game Worn Jersey Guide; Chris Creamer’s MLB …

Next Uni Design Contest: The WFL Today

By Phil Hecken This will be a SHORT lede today (yay), since Paul has a great ESPN column. Link here. But I wanted to announce the next UW uni design …

Strange Brew – The CFL Introduces ‘Stunning New Third(s)’

By Phil Hecken I’m back with my CFL partner today, Mike Styczen, who you’ll recall penned an article earlier this summer on the CFL — we warned you at the …

40 Years Later – Looking Back at the World Football League

By Phil Hecken, with Aaron Johnson . . . . . This article has literally been over a year in the making, with Aaron Johnson first approaching me last summer …

The Worst MLB Giveaways of 2014

By Phil Hecken Last week I was joined by Joe Mueller, who brought us his version of the Best MLB Giveaways of 2014. Today he’s back with the worst. (Click …

Let’s Look at Last Night’s Braves/A’s Throwback Game

Click to enlarge Paul here, still pinch-hitting this weekend. The Braves and A’s wore turned back the clock 100 years last night, as both teams wore 1914 throwbacks. How’d they …