August, 2006:

• Tennessee Tech U. Unveils New Athletics Logos (NCAA)
  August 31, 2006
  A brand new Golden Eagle has "officially" taken flight at Tennessee Tech. The Tech Athletics Department officially presented the new brand for the Golden Eagles during pregame festivities in Regions Bank Tailgate Park prior the football season opener against Chattanooga. "Fans may have caught a few glimpses of the new logos in a variety of places in the past few weeks on material that had to be prepared for the long-term, but we presented all the marks for their first official appearance tonight," said Mark Wilson, TTU Director of Athletics, who has been the driving force behind the change.
  Source: www.ttusports.com
   
• Uni Watch by Paul Lukas - "The New Fashions of College"
  August 31, 2006
  Strike up the marching band for the Uni Watch fight song because it's that time of year again, when student-athletes hit the books and Uni Watch takes a look at what players will be wearing on the gridiron this season. Our first stop, of course, is in Oregon, where Nike once again has used the Ducks as a design laboratory, with predictably laughable results. Uni Watch knows better by now than to attempt any rational critique of this school's attire, especially as these aren't really uniforms -- they're costumes. So let's all just sit back and enjoy the ride as they continue to dig the sports world's deepest aesthetic hole, with no bottom in sight. And hey, it could have been worse -- here are some of the other design concepts Nike considered, and the tapered uni numbers are actually an improvement over the ones used in last year's Civil War game. Granted, that's sort of like saying the weather in Phoenix is refreshingly mild compared with Death Valley's, but Uni Watch figures we have to take these small morsels of sanity wherever we find them. (For more on the Ducks' new design, and the thinking that went into it, look here.)
  Source: www.espn.com
   
• Atlanta Thrashers to Wear Alternate Jersey as Home Jersey for 2006-2007 (National Hockey League)
  August 31, 2006
  The Thrashers unveiled their third jersey in 2003, but now it has proved so popular that the team will wear it for all 41 home games in 2006-07. The cobalt blue jersey — known as "Thrasher Ice Blue" in the team's media guide — is in. Gone is the "Atlanta Midnight Blue" and "Capitol Copper" jersey that the team most recently wore at home. The Thrashers will continue to wear their customary white jersey on the road.
  Source: www.ajc.com
   
• Indianapolis Colts Announce Mascot Naming Contest (National Football League)
  August 30, 2006
  The Indianapolis Colts and Regions Bank are giving fans the opportunity to win four (4) tickets to the Colts vs. Houston game on Sunday, September 17th. The winner of the voting contest will be invited onto the field for the introduction of the new Colts Mascot. Colts fans must complete entry forms to vote for their favorite Colts Mascot names at all Indiana Regions Bank branches.
  Source: www.colts.com
   
• FOXSports.com - "Five Worst College Uniforms"
  August 29, 2006
  The season's right around the corner, and as always, it's gonna be a fun one. A ton of seniors to root on, newcomers to watch, programs on the rise, and a bunch of good stuff to watch out for. So, let's see who made my lists. Here are the top five schools with bad uniforms (due to the new 2006 Oregon uniforms being weird, their eligibility for this award shall now be retired, as long as Nike's in charge, their threads are doomed) ...
  Source: www.foxsports.com
   
• Buffalo Bills to Wear Throwback Uniforms (National Football League)
  August 26, 2006
  Tonight's preseason game will be the first of three appearances this year by the Bills in their throwback jerseys. The Bills will sport their 1960s-era royal blue jerseys in their regular-season opener against the New York Jets on Sept. 24. They will wear them again at home against the San Diego Chargers on Dec. 3, according to the NFL. The Bills are one of 13 NFL teams that will sport a third jersey during the season. San Diego and San Francisco are the others that will wear throwbacks - jersey styles that the team wore in past seasons. The rest wear a "modern" third jersey. For instance, New England will wear a silver jersey for one game.
  Source: www.buffalonews.com
   
• Norwich Defenders to Unveil 2007 All-Star Game Logo (Eastern League (baseball))
  August 26, 2006
  The Connecticut Defenders will hold a news conference next Friday to formally announce Norwich is hosting the 2007 Eastern League All-Star Game at Dodd Stadium on July 11. The announcement is also going to included the unveiling of the game's logo. Altoona, Pa., the host of this season's All-Star game between the Eastern League's Northern and Southern divisions, drew a league record crowd of 9,308.
  Source: www.norwichbulletin.com
   
• Great Lakes Loons Unveil Name, Logo (Midwest League (baseball))
  August 26, 2006
  The Loons are coming. The Michigan Baseball Foundation announced Saturday that Midland's minor league baseball team will be called the Great Lakes Loons. The team will begin play in 2007 after moving from Battle Creek, where it now exists as the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, a Tampa Bay Devil Rays affiliate in the Class A Midwest League. The Loons are named after a swimming bird with a striped neck, red eyes and a distinctive mournful cry. The team's mascot will be called Lou E. Loon.
  Source: www.twincities.com
   
• Idaho arenafootball2 Franchise Still Looking for Name (arenafootball2)
  August 25, 2006
  We can only hope that Boise's arenafootball2 franchise moves more quickly once it actually takes the field. It's been more than two months since the city was awarded a franchise, and the franchise lacks any shred of identity. It has no name. No logo. No color scheme. No ticket plan. What the team does have is plenty of interested fans for its inaugural season, which kicks off next March. More than 1,600 entries were submitted through the Idaho Statesman's Web site, www.idahostatesman.com, in the franchise's "Name the Team" contest.
  Source: www.idahostatesman.com
   
• Moose Jaw Warriors Unveil New Third Jersey Logo (Western Hockey League)
  August 25, 2006
  The Moose Jaw Warriors unveiled their third jersey today in a special press conference which was held at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre. The Moose Jaw Warriors are proud to represent the great city of Moose Jaw and a tremendous amount of work and thought has gone into the design of the new logo to reflect just that. The Warriors also wanted to create a design that fans both young and old would embrace.
  Source: www.mjwarriors.ca
   
• Atlanta Krunk Announce Name Change (Continental Basketball Association)
  August 24, 2006
  The Continental Basketball Association today announced that the Atlanta Krunk franchise will now be know as the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines. This name change was made to reflect their new affiliation with Morris Brown College. The Krunk Wolverines will be taking the nickname of Wolverines and will be using their mascot and colors when thy take the court in December. The team logo will feature a wolverine wearing a Krunk team jersey.
  Source: www.cbahoopsonline.com
   
• Saginaw Valley State U. Unveils New Athletics Logo (NCAA)
  August 24, 2006
  Trying to find the origins of the Saginaw Valley State University athletic logo is difficult. Sports Information Director Ryan Thompson narrowed it down to sometime in the 1970s. "That logo is decades old," he confirmed. Not any more. At an afternoon press conference today, athletics officials were to unveil a new Cardinal athletics logo that combines some different shades of red with a more modern look.
  Source: www.mlive.com, www.svsu.edu
   
• St. John's U. (NY) Unveils New Athletic Marks (NCAA)
  August 23, 2006
  "Dear St. John’s Fans, As our Red Storm athletic teams begin to take the fields and the courts this fall, you will notice a new look to the St. John’s Athletic logo emblazoned on our uniforms. If you look at sweatshirts and baseball caps in the University Bookstore, you will also notice a change. There is a new excitement surrounding St. John’s sports this fall as the University unveils its new athletics logo, meshing the acronym “STJ” as part of the design. As students begin to arrive on campus next week and as fans begin to pack the stands, you’ll begin to see the new logo everywhere – on merchandise, athletic uniforms, game programs, our athletics website, www.redstormsports.com, and in the media."
  Source: www.redstormsports.com
   
• Central Michigan U. Unveils New Men's Football Uniforms (NCAA)
  August 22, 2006
  The 2006 Central Michigan University football team unveiled its new uniforms at the team's media day on Tuesday in Mount Pleasant. The uniforms are manufactured by New Balance.
  
  
  Source: www.cmuchippewas.com
   
• Boston Bruins to Retire Third Sweater for 2006-2007 (National Hockey League)
  August 20, 2006
  The Pooh bear is dead. The Bruins' third sweater, honey gold with the smiley Pooh head centered on the chest, is officially being mothballed. Beginning Oct. 26, when the Canadiens come to Causeway Street, the Bruins will sport vintage renditions of their spoked-B sweaters, styled after the ones Bobby Orr and his fellow Black-and-Gold swashbucklers wore in the late 1960s. Think: split neckline with string lace. (Bring back a bench-clearing donnybrook and the picture is a Picasso!)
  Source: www.boston.com
   
• U. of Northern Colorado Unveils New Men's Football Uniforms (NCAA)
  August 19, 2006
  There's a New Balance to the University of Northern Colorado football program, and it was unveiled on Saturday at the 2006 Fall Sports Media Day in the High Plains Club at Nottingham Field. Senior running back and All-American candidate Andre Wilson showed off the new Bears' home uniforms this season, which were custom-designed by New Balance. They feature big gold and white stripes on the sleeves, as well as bold, white numbers on the front, back and top shoulders. Another change to the uniforms this season is the removal of player names on the back, as well as the addition of "Northern Colorado" on the front.
  Source: uncbears.cstv.com
   
• Midland Midwest League Franchise to Unveil Nickname, Logo on August 26 (Midwest League (baseball))
  August 18, 2006
  Leslie Watrous wasn’t taking any chances of missing out on season tickets for Midland’s new minor league baseball team. Watrous, of Midland, arrived in front of the Michigan Baseball Foundation office on Main Street at 2 a.m. this morning – six hours before tickets went on sale for the first time. "I set my alarm for 4 a.m. and I woke up about one o’clock," Watrous said. "I laid in bed and I was so excited, I couldn’t sleep so I just came on down early."
  Source: www.ourmidland.com
   
• Uni Watch by Paul Lukas - "Catch Them If You Can"
  August 17, 2006
  It's not easy being a catcher -- the foul tips, the collisions at the plate, all those jokes about "catcher's speed," the endless "tools of ignorance" comments. But in recent years, catchers have enjoyed a small measure of uni-related revenge. Most players aren't allowed to personalize their uniforms -- no inscriptions on caps, no cutting slits in your sleeves, etc. -- but more and more catchers are adding a personal touch to that most utilitarian of accessories, the chest protector.
  Source: www.espn.com
   
• Grand Rapids Rampage Unveil "Rampage Rambler" (Arena Football League)
  August 16, 2006
  The Grand Rapids Rampage continue to rev towards their 10th anniversary season, unveiling the team's newest addition, the "Rampage Rambler." The 2007 Honda Ridgeline truck wrapped in Rampage branding will begin touring West Michigan this fall, bringing players, coaches and Blitz, the team's mascot, to various local events. The Rampage Rambler displays the Rampage's distinctive logo amidst silhouettes of cheering Arena Football fans. The tailgate features the team's website address, RampageFootball.com, along with the Rampage wordmark. The colorfully outfitted Ridgeline will serve to keep the team visible in West Michigan during its long offseason while providing the Rampage with a convenient and eye-catching method of transporting players and coaches as they reach out to the community.
  Source: www.oursportscentral.com
   
• Charlotte Bobcats Unveil Alternate Uniforms (National Basketball Association)
  August 16, 2006
  The Bobcats will have a new look in 2006-07, as they unveiled their new alternate team uniform on Wednesday, with blue as the predominant color and accented by the team’s other official colors of Bobcats Orange, black and silver. This uniform serves as the second road uniform, to be worn in addition to the orange away uniform the team debuted before the inaugural 2004-05 season. “Alternate uniforms have proven to be very popular with fans across sports and we are proud to introduce our third uniform to Charlotte Bobcats fans,” Bobcats President and Chief Operating Officer Fred Whitfield said. “Bobcats Blue is one of our team colors and the new blue uniform will look sharp on our players and complement our orange and white uniforms very well.”
  Source: www.nba.com/bobcats/
   
• Milwaukee Bucks Unveil New Court Design (National Basketball Association)
  August 15, 2006
  In an off-season that has already featured new colors and a handful of new players, the Milwaukee Bucks have introduced another new item to Bucks fans … their new court design! After four weeks of sanding, staining and painting, the court is finally ready for its first public appearance! The aspect of the court that fans will notice immediately is the two-tone look. The lighter part of the court, located inside the three-point arc, is pure, unstained maple. It is contrasted by a darker shade of wood outside of the three-point arc that has been stained to give the appearance of a more aged maple floor.
  Source: www.nba.com/bucks/
   
• Mount St. Mary's U. Unveils New Athletics Logo (NCAA)
  August 15, 2006
  Mount St. Mary’s University unveiled its new athletics logo, a symbol of consistent color scheme that brings “uniformity and identity” to the Mount athletic department, earlier today. The logo was unveiled at a ceremony in Knott Arena on campus. The primary Mount logo features the words “The Mount” with a mountain above the words. Secondary marks featuring the college name, the nickname of Mountaineers, and sport specific marks were also created.
  Source: www.mountathletics.com
   
• Southeastern Oklahoma State U. Unveils New "Savage Storm" Logo (NCAA)
  August 15, 2006
  The wait is over and the tradition continues at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. University officials unveiled the school’s new “Savage Storm” athletics logo this morning during a news conference in the lobby of Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium. A large group of student-athletes, coaches, faculty, staff, community members and media attended the event. “This is indeed an historic day at Southeastern,” said University President Dr. Glen D. Johnson as he was joined by Dr. Jeff Hale and three student-athletes in unfurling an 8 x 10 banner of the logo. “We are proud of our outstanding tradition in intercollegiate athletics and look forward to an even brighter future.”
  Source: www.sosu.edu
   
• Lakeland Tigers to get New Logo, Maybe Name (Florida State League (baseball))
  August 12, 2006
  The Lakeland Tigers, traditionally near the bottom of attendance and merchandise sales for Minor League Baseball, will have a new logo for the 2007 season. They may also have a new name -- that might not include the word "Tigers." Ron Myers, the director of Florida operations for the Detroit Tigers, has wavered in the past year about whether to keep the Tigers moniker. He wants to do what's best for business, but has been reluctant to mess with tradition.
  Source: www.theledger.com
   
• Middle Tennessee State U. Unveils New Men's Football Uniforms (NCAA)
  August 10, 2006
  Football Camp Notebook for Thursday - Following practice, the Blue Raiders donned their new Nike uniforms to "Stock Holders" as part of the "Stock Party" held tonight on campus.
  
  
  Source: www.goblueraiders.com
   
• Robert Morris U. Unveils New Athletics Logo (NCAA)
  August 10, 2006
  Robert Morris University Director of Athletics Craig Coleman, M.D., unveiled a new athletics logo for use by the program’s 23 Division I intercollegiate teams this morning at a press conference on RMU’s Moon Township campus. The primary mark, the head of a Colonial atop the Robert Morris Colonials wordmark, replaces the current dome atop “RMU” used by the department since 2002. The department of athletics will incorporate the new logo immediately and gradually phase out use of its old logo. “With 23 intercollegiate athletic teams, Robert Morris University has the largest NCAA Division I program in the Pittsburgh area,” Coleman said. “The growth of our department, with six new sports added since 2003, is the biggest reason why we are making this change at this time. The new logo is something our student-athletes, coaches, faculty, staff and alumni can rally around and feel proud of.”
  Source: www.rmu.edu, www.post-gazette.com
   
• Petition Seeks to Cancel "Redskins" Trademark (National Football League)
  August 9, 2006
  Six American Indian young people from across the country will file a joint petition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 11 for the cancellation of the Washington Redskins football organization (Pro-Football Inc.) trademarked term, “Redskins.” In 1992, a group of prominent American Indian leaders filed a similar petition that is still pending 14 years later. Both petitions call for the cancellation of the federal government’s registration of the Washington “Redskins” trademark because its use is disparaging to American Indians. The petitions cite extensive evidence concerning the history of the use of the term “Redskin” and public perception of the objectionable term. Both sets of petitioners are represented pro bono by the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
  Source: www.msnbc.com
   
• Western Illinois U. Unveil New Football Uniforms (NCAA)
  August 8, 2006
  The defense will still play with three down linemen. The offense will still balance its air and ground attacks. The Leathernecks will don new uniforms for the first time since 1988. And the athletics department will unveil a new Web site in early September. For as many changes that were unveiled at today’s Media Day at Western Illinois, just as many things will remain the same this upcoming football season.
  Source: www.wiuathletics.com
   
• New Orleans Saints to Wear Smaller Logos on Helmets in 2006 (National Football League)
  August 8, 2006
  For the first time this training camp the Fleur-De-Lis, the team’s logo, was present on a few helmets at practice. Head coach Sean Payton had said prior to camp that the team would have to earn their logos, but said after this morning’s practice that those with the decals received them for no special reason. The only players with the logos were all of the quarterbacks and kickers. The logo is different from last season’s; it’s smaller on the helmet. The flower is still black with a white border.
  Source: www.wwl.com
   
• Bridgeport Sound Tigers Unveil New Colors, Uniforms (American Hockey League)
  August 8, 2006
  The Bridgeport Sound Tigers unveiled new uniforms - featuring the Islander colors - at a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the team's practice facility, The Rinks at Shelton. Sound Tigers President Howard Saffan, Head Coach Dan Marshall, Assistant Coaches Joe Ferras and Bernie Cassell and goaltender Wade Dubielewicz were on hand for the announcement and met with members of the media to discuss the fast-approaching campaign. Bridgeport will use the original Tiger face logo on home and away jerseys, although this focal point of the uniform will be orange instead of blue as it was in the past. The home white jersey will feature sharp orange designs along the sides, sleeves and on the shoulders. The away uniform is navy blue and strongly resembles the Islanders' traditional look with orange and white stripes.
  Source: www.soundtigers.com
   
• U. of Alaska-Fairbanks Unveil New Athletics Logo (NCAA)
  August 5, 2006
  With little fanfare, the University of Alaska Fairbanks announced Friday evening that its varsity athletic teams will now be known as the “Alaska Nanooks.” The announcement came in a press release that included the new logos for the teams that will be used once the Nanooks begin the 2006-07 sports season. “It’s important to note that the university is not changing its name to the University of Alaska,” the press release said. “The Alaska Nanooks are the official name of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (athletic teams).”
  Source: www.newsminer.com
   
• NFL Referees to Sport New Uniforms (National Football League)
  August 4, 2006
  Coming this fall to an NFL stadium near you: fashion-forward referees. Gone are the traditional vertical black-and-white stripes that have been a staple of the league seemingly since its inception and that live on in Foot Locker stores and DJ booths around the country. Officials John Schleyer, Bill Schuster and Bob Waggoner are in their new uniforms at Panthers camp. In their place is a flashier look that features wide white stripes and thin black stripes that flare around the shoulders and upper arms.
  Source: www.nfl.com, www.allheadlinenews.com
   
• Mount Olive College Unveils New Athletic Logos (NAIA)
  August 3, 2006
  Mount Olive College ushered in the 2006-07 academic year as the athletics department unveiled a new official logo Wednesday. Coaches, faculty, staff members and friends of the college got a first look at the new Trojan logo during the on-campus ceremony. The new logo, designed by North Carolina artist Jordan Sain , features a Trojan helmet atop the blocked initials MOC, with "Mount Olive College" on the bottom of the logo. A sword runs through the initials.
  Source: www.moc.edu
   
• Uni Watch by Paul Lukas - "The Ugliest Ducklings in Sports"
  August 3, 2006
  You people sure aren't shy about expressing your opinions. Uni Watch is referring to the avalanche of e-mails that arrived in response to last column's call for "worst uniform ever" nominees. So many readers sounded off on this robust topic -- many of them nominating two, four, or even a dozen different teams -- that Uni Watch had to enlist the aid of an intern to help sift through all the data. (A standing O, please, for Mike Orr -- couldn't have done it without you, buddy.)
  Source: www.espn.com
   
• Milwaukee Admirals Unveil New Logo (American Hockey League)
  August 1, 2006
  The Milwaukee Admirals unveiled their new logo, home and road jerseys, and a new color scheme featuring black, silver, and ice blue today at a party at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage on the Summerfest Grounds. "We are extremely excited to reveal our new look," said Admirals Owner and CEO Harris Turer. "This is a new era for the Milwaukee Admirals and we want to start it off in a tremendous way on the 1st. We are thrilled to share this big night with all of our fans and sponsors."
  Source: www.oursportscentral.com