Reader Debbie Woodell works on the sports copy desk at The Philadelphia Daily News. While recently researching something in the paper’s archives, she came across an old piece by sports …
Month: February 2017
Artist Raymond Pettibon’s Take on the National Pastime
Click to enlarge If you’re even a casual fan of 1980s punk rock, you’re probably familiar with the artwork of Raymond Pettibon, the brother of Black Flag guitarist and SST …
Can This Fisherman Be Saved?
By Phil Hecken with Shannon Shark A couple weeks ago, news began spreading that the New York Islanders, whose lease with Barclays may terminate (either by the Islanders or by …
A Look At the New 2017 Western Conference MLS Kits
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken, with Kyle Evans & CJ Fleck Hey guys — it’s that time of year again (no, we’re not quite ready for baseball yet, but …
Daytona 500 Preview
[Editor’s Note: With the Daytona 500 set for this Sunday, today we have a guest entry from Joseph Dawisha, who’s going to bring us up to date on the new …
Salty Brings His Road Show to Toronto
Click to enlarge Jarrod Saltalamacchia and his MLB-record 14-letter surname are in Blue Jays camp this spring. As you can see, the Jays are taking the around-the-world approach to his …
Uni Watch History Lesson: When Rimas Kurtinaitis Wore a Plain Jersey in the 1989 Three Point Shootout
Click to slightly enlarge Yesterday’s Ticker had an item about Craig Hodges competing in the 1993 NBA Three Point Shootout while wearing a generic NBA jersey, because he was a …
Uni Watch Bookshelf: ‘The Official Treasures of the NFL’
I don’t think of myself as being particularly scavenger-y, but I do seem to have pretty good luck finding things that other people leave out on the street. A paella …
Look at All These Nice People
For all photos, click to enlarge Good times at yesterday’s Uni Watch meet-up in Brooklyn. Two people I really enjoyed meeting were Craig (above left, didn’t get his last name) …
A(nother) Bunch of Concepts For Your Sunday Reading Pleasure
By Phil Hecken Last Sunday I ran a whole bunch of concepts I’d been saving up over the past few months, and today I have another nice batch for you …
Mr. Vilk Looks Back at NBA All Star Games Past
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken, with Jimmer Vilk I have a confession to make — this piece was actually supposed to run tomorrow, the day of the actual NBA …
Cardinals Switch to 3-D Helmet Logos
Click to enlarge The Cardinals have become the latest team to go with a three-dimensional batting helmet logo, following the Dodgers’ lead from last year. I liked L.A.’s version last …
Red Wings Add Mike Ilitch Memorial Patch
Click to enlarge The Red Wings added a “Mr.I” memorial patch yesterday for former owner Mike Ilitch, who passed away last Friday. There’s a white version of the patch for …
Welcome to Idiocracy: NBA D-League to Become Gatorade League (yes, really)
Beginning next season, the NBA Development League will be renamed the NBA Gatorade League. Welcome to the NBA G-League! pic.twitter.com/l2jsMceBu1 — NBA D-League (@nbadleague) February 14, 2017 The NBA began …
Utah Jazz to Wear Cancer Fundraising Patch Next Season
Click to enlarge Yesterday morning the Utah Jazz announced that they’d be unveiling their jersey advertisement patch later in the day. The patch, they promised, would be “innovative.” Hmmmm, what …