Month: October 2014

Click to enlarge The photos you see above were taken two Sundays ago in Brooklyn, Wisconsin, one of the 11 Brooklyns scattered across America. The town made for a fun …

For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge Interesting move yesterday by Texas A&M, which unveiled a new 1939 throwback that will be worn this Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. …

Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was friends with Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, so Ventura was understandably devastated when he heard about Taveras’s death in a car accident on Sunday. I’m sorry …

Click to enlarge I’ve written many times about the seminal graphic designer and illustrator Otis Shepard, who did great artwork for the Cubs, plus he designed several of the Cubbies’ …

Heya — I’m back. Got home from Wisconsin on Saturday. It was a great, great trip (which I’ll have more to say about in a day or two), but it’s …

By Phil Hecken Another weekend of NCAA football is in the books, and there were a few new costumes yesterday, some odd combinations, and a few surprises — but nothing …

By Phil Hecken, with Aaron Johnson As promised, this Saturday we’re wrapping up the WFL contest, which took place during the end of the summer and in which we asked …

[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation this week, but today we have a guest entry from Kristina Cruz, who’s going to fill us in on some very interesting aspects of …

Phil here — Paul’s definitely enjoying his Wisconsin vacation — but his eagerly-awaited NBA Season Preview is now Live On ESPN. As the title of the column suggests, there are …

[Paul here. I’m on vacation this week, but here’s something for you to enjoy during my absence.] I’ve written several times about Willie Mays wearing a Cubs helmet and then …

[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation this week, but today we have a DIY project from reader Matt Malinoski. Enjoy.] By Matt Malinoski I love the look of 1960s Red …

By Phil Hecken Phil in today — pinch hitting for Paul while he’s on vacation in Wisconsin. The biggest news yesterday was probably the Washington football club wearing their throwback …

By Phil Hecken OK, Nike. You can just stop now. Last evening, against the Washington Huskies, the Oregon Ducks wore the greatest throwbacks in the history of ever. No, seriously …

By Phil Hecken With baseball season winding down (how bout dem Royals?), this post by reader Tristan Ridgeway is still quite pertinent. It started out with an e-mail in which …

Click to enlarge I spent a good chunk of yesterday in Manhattan, where I was present for the taping of several segments for Puppy Bowl XI, which will air in …