July, 2006:

• LawFuel.com - "Federal Court Rules Schools Can Protect Their Colors"
  July 31, 2006
  In a significant ruling that establishes an important precedent for the collegiate licensing industry, the United States District Court Eastern District for Louisiana has ruled that universities can protect their school color schemes as trademarks against unlicensed use by companies. In a landmark decision, the Court granted summary judgment in favor of Louisiana State University, The Ohio State University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Southern California and The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the nation’s largest collegiate trademark licensing company, holding Defendant Smack Apparel Company (http://www.smackapparel.com/index.php) liable for intentional trademark infringement based on its use of the recognizable and historic colors of some of the nation’s most powerful collegiate athletic teams.
  Source: www.lawfuel.com
   
• Reebok to Unveil Pink, Female-Friendly Sweaters for All NHL Teams (National Hockey League)
  July 29, 2006
  Don't be surprised next season if you see Maple Leaf sweaters that look as though they've been washed in hot water with a load of brights. In early September, Reebok will unveil predominantly pink, female-friendly sweaters for each of the NHL's 30 teams. In the case of the Maple Leafs, it will be a white sweater with pink striping patterns, logo, numbers and letters. Men can purchase the sweaters — not that there's anything wrong with that — but the focus of the new apparel is the untapped women's market.
  Source: www.thestar.com
   
• UCLA Men's Football Team to Wear New Road Uniforms for 2006 (NCAA)
  July 28, 2006
  The Bruins will wear new-look road uniforms. The old navy blue numbers have been replaced by a lighter shade of blue and will be outlined in gold and navy blue. The shoulder stripes will also be the lighter shade.
  
  
  
  Source: www.latimes.com
   
• Buffalo Sabres to Wear Throwback Sweater as Alternate in 2006-2007 (National Hockey League)
  July 27, 2006
  Buffalo Sabres Managing Partner Larry Quinn announced today the Sabres will wear the franchise's original blue and gold uniform and logo as the team's third jersey during 15 home games in the 2006-07 season. The team will wear  a new Blue and Gold uniform design, which will be unveiled in late September, for the remaining 26 home games and all 41 road games.
  Source: www.sabres.com
   
• Los Angeles D-Fenders Announce Name, Logo (NBA Development League)
  July 27, 2006
  The Los Angeles Lakers have become the first NBA team in history to own an NBA Development League team. The Lakers wanted to give their fans an opportunity to name the team with an online naming contest and fans selected the name LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS. The Los Angeles D-FENDERS will play their home games at STAPLES Center the same arena as their big brother team the Los Angeles Lakers. The D-Fenders games will take place either pre or post Lakers home games.
  Source: www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/
   
• Duquesne U. Unveils New Athletics Logos (NCAA)
  July 25, 2006
  There's a new Duke in town. Duquesne University Director of Athletics Greg Amodio unveiled an aggressive look for DU's 20-sport intercollegiate athletics program with the release of a new logo this afternoon on GoDuquesne.com. The primary mark, a determined top-hatted Duke with a flowing cape above the words "Duquesne Dukes," replaces the script "Duquesne" used by the department since the fall of 1998. The department of athletics will begin using the new mark immediately and will discontinue use of the old logo over the upcoming school year.
  Source: goduquesne.cstv.com
   
• Fresno State U. to Host Inaugural College Colors Day Classic (NCAA)
  July 21, 2006
  Establishing a new tradition in college football, Fresno State and Nevada will play in the inaugural College Colors Day Classic football game on September 1. The Classic, which will highlight the 83-year old rivalry between these two institutions, will cap off one of the nation's newest holidays -- College Colors Day. College Colors Day, created by The Collegiate Licensing Company and its Consortium of colleges and universities, coincides with "back to school" and the kick-off of the college football season. College Colors Day seeks to celebrate and promote the traditions and spirit that drive collegiate athletics by encouraging fans, alumni and students from across the country to wear apparel of their favorite college throughout the day of September 1, 2006.
  Source: gobulldogs.cstv.com
   
• Pee Dee Cyclones Unveil New Logo (Southern Professional Hockey League)
  July 21, 2006
  Majority owner of the Cyclones, Bob Kerzner commented; “We received positive feedback from the fans during last season’s play-offs when we unveiled the new logo on our play-off jerseys. Overall, the fans seemed to like the new logo and jersey style. We felt that it was time for a change.” The new “twister” logo will replace the former logo which featured the Cyclones’ mascot, “Cy” the woodpecker. The Cyclones, however, will continue to use “Cy” as the official mascot.
  Source: www.peedeecyclones.com
   
• North Carolina Wesleyan College Unveils New Athletics Marks (NCAA)
  July 21, 2006
  The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics, in coordination with the Battling Bishops Club, has unveiled its newly re-designed logo. On Friday, Athletics Director John Thompson, along with Hall of Fame members Roger Taylor and Lloyd Nelson, welcomed over 300 supporters to Wesleyan’s Taylor Center where the upgraded design was introduced. The new logo, which was built around the concept of the "Circuit Rider," features 25 variations of "Wes" and "Charger," including three kid-friendly images.
  Source: www.ncwc.edu
   
• Cleveland Browns Unveil Uniform Modifications for 2006 (National Football League)
  July 21, 2006
  To help celebrate of the 60 years of memories and moments that the Browns and the city of Cleveland have shared since the franchise was born in 1946, the team has adopted several vintage uniform characteristics from years gone by for the 2006 season. Browns fans will get their first look at these changes when the team takes the field for training camp on Wednesday, July 26, at the training facility in Berea, OH. Some of these changes will be hard to spot. The numbers on the back of the helmet, for example, will now appear on the right side of the white stripe, rather than on both sides. On the brown jersey, the brown stripe that separates the orange and white stripe on the brown jersey will disappear. The most noticeable of these changes will be the color of both the face mask and shoes. The team will go back to a gray face mask, which it wore from the time the team adopted facemasks as part of the uniform in 1954 until it went to white in 1975. In addition, instead of wearing the white shoes they have worn since 1975, the players will run out onto the field next week wearing black ones.
  Source: www.clevelandbrowns.com
   
• Uni Watch by Paul Lukas - "The Uni Watch Hall of Shame"
  July 20, 2006
  It all started during last week's MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby, when several readers sent outraged letters to Uni Watch HQ, decrying the ugly Derby jerseys as among the all-time worst unis ever. "Oh, pish-posh," thought Uni Watch. "True, the All-Star attire was pretty miserable, but any halfway seasoned uni aesthete could come up with at least a dozen worse designs without breaking a sweat. And that gave Uni Watch an idea. Let's have a race to the bottom, a wallow in the muck, a toast to the best of the worst. In short, let's determine, once and for all, the worst sports uniforms of all time.
  Source: www.espn.com
   
• Carolina RailHawks Unveil Name, Logo (United Soccer League - First Division)
  July 19, 2006
  Soccer in Cary has a new name: Carolina RailHawks FC. The name, logo and colors of the United Soccer Leagues First Division's expansion franchise was unveiled at halftime of the USL All-Star Game Wednesday against Sheffield Wednesday of the English Coca-Cola Championship League. The RailHawks start play next spring. "Cary was founded as a train depot," said Cary resident and founder of Triangle Soccer Fanatics Web site Jarrett Campbell, 33, who coined the name. "And the bird of prey is aggressive."
  Source: www.carynews.com, www.trisoccerfan.com
   
• Milwaukee Admirals to Unveil New Logo on August 1 (American Hockey League)
  July 19, 2006
  Milwaukee Admirals Owner and CEO Harris Turer announced today that the team will reveal its new logo, color scheme, and jerseys on Tuesday, August 1st at 6:00 pm at the Potawatomi Bingo & Casino Stage on the Henry J. Meier Festival (Summerfest) Grounds. "We are extremely excited to reveal our new logo," said 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 look forward to sharing this big night with all of our fans and sponsors."
  Source: www.oursportscentral.com
   
• Bloomington PrairieThunder Unveils Logo (United Hockey League)
  July 19, 2006
  Derek Booth said he always worried about the logo and crest on his jersey throughout a 13-year playing career. What hockey player wants to wear anything that doesn’t convey a tough-guy image and makes him look like, well, a sissy? Booth, coach of the new Bloomington PrairieThunder in the United Hockey League, doesn’t see that as a problem after seeing his team’s logos revealed Wednesday during a news conference at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. The team’s primary logo features a charging buffalo crashing its front hooves onto a sheet of ice. The word PrairieThunder covers the buffalo, with the “P” and “T” in the forms of lightening bolts. The logo incorporates the team colors of navy, silver, old gold and white and will be used at center ice.
  Source: www.pantagraph.com
   
• U. at Buffalo Unveils New Athletic Mark (NCAA)
  July 18, 2006
  The University at Buffalo athletic department unveiled its new athletic logo today as well as comprehensive changes to both its football helmet and uniforms. The new mark, which features a boldly-designed, fierce charging Bull, is the first new logo for Buffalo athletics since 1996. The logo came about through the work of the Bulls' marketing and communications departments in conjunction with University Marketing and Creative Services, which took the project from conception to completion. The lead design was done by Alan Kegler and his design team at Creative Services, with Peter Killian, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Creative Services at UB, overseeing the project.
  Source: www.buffalo.edu
   
• Major League Baseball and San Francisco Giants Unveil 2007 All-Star Game Logo (Major League Baseball)
  July 14, 2006
  The San Francisco Giants and Major League Baseball today unveiled the official logo of the 78th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 10th at San Francisco's AT&T Park. Today's unveiling took place prior to San Francisco's home game against the Philadelphia Phillies during a pregame ceremony, which was attended by MLB President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy. The primary 2007 All-Star Game logo celebrates the unique aspect of AT&T Park, McCovey Cove and the city of San Francisco. The illustration of the mark was done by award-winning, Northern California-based graphic artist Michael Schwab.
  Source: www.mlb.com
   
• Georgia Tech to Wear Throwback Football Uniforms vs. U. of Virginia (NCAA)
  July 13, 2006
  The Georgia Tech football team will wear a special 1970s-era uniform as part of Throwback Thursday when the Yellow Jackets host Virginia in a nationally-televised ESPN game on Thursday, Sept. 21 at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The Jackets will replicate the uniform worn by 1970 consensus all-American Renso "Rock" Perdoni, complete with gold jersey with blue numerals trimmed in white, white pants and white helmet. Tech wore various gold jerseys from 1968-71, first with gold helmets then with white helmets, before returning to white jerseys and gold helmets in 1972.
  Source: ramblinwreck.cstv.com
   
• ECHL and Idaho Steelheads Unveil 2007 All-Star Game Logo (ECHL (hockey))
  July 12, 2006
  The ECHL announced on Wednesday that the Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star Game would be hosted by the Idaho Steelheads and the City of Boise on Jan. 17, 2007. Boise Mayor David Bieter and ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna joined the Steelheads in making the announcement at a press conference held at Qwest Arena. It will be the 15th anniversary of the annual midseason showcase of the top prospects in the Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League while the 10th edition of the Rbk Hockey Skills Competition will be held on Jan. 16 at Qwest Arena.
  Source: www.echl.com
   
• North Dakota State U. to Get New Logo, New Football Uniforms (NCAA)
  July 12, 2006
  North Dakota State University is getting a new buffalo-head logo, and help from an athletic apparel maker in buying new football uniforms for road games. The logo, designed by Matt Mastrud, of Fargo, is the first NDSU Bison logo to display only a buffalo head. It has a more three-dimensional look, Mastrud said.  "We struggled with capturing the fierce look of the buffalo, but not being mean and overaggressive," he said. "And we also had to fit it in with the existing logo design."  The buffalo head will appear at first on the road pants for NDSU's football team, coaches' shirts on game days, and on baseball caps and jerseys.
  Source: www.grandforks.com
   
• National Lacrosse League Announces New Franchise in New York City (National Lacrosse League)
  July 12, 2006
  The Attack Apples, anyone? The Slashing Skyscrapers? The Edgy Egg Creams? For the first time in a decade, New York City is getting a new major league professional sports team, officials said yesterday, an as-yet-unnamed men’s indoor lacrosse franchise that is to join the Knicks, the Rangers and the Liberty in playing at Madison Square Garden. In making the announcement, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg showed off his command of the sports esoterica, playfully acknowledging that the game’s appeal may still be a bit lost on the urban hordes who packed bars to watch the World Cup.
  Source: www.nytimes.com
   
• ESPN.com / Page 2 - "Your Jersey is Talking"
  July 11, 2006
  Tuesday's All-Star Game in Pittsburgh allows for two rare happenings: actual baseball talent in Pittsburgh and a chance for fans of different major league teams to congregate since they last saw each other at Tampa-area strip clubs during spring training. It's the most touristy event on the baseball calendar, so you can expect to see fans from all parts of the U.S. and Canada adorned in baseball jerseys and assorted regalia.
  Source: www.espn.com
   
• York Revolution Unveils Nickname (Atlantic League (baseball))
  July 10, 2006
  With nearly 3,000 total votes received, fan voting for the “Name York’s Team” contest has concluded, with Revolution narrowly edging out White Roses as the most popular among the five finalists. The York Revolution is scheduled to begin play in the spring of 2007. “The thousands of votes received is another indication of the tremendous momentum that is building for minor league baseball in York,” stated Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson, who in 1955 played his first professional game in York. “I am excited about the name ‘Revolution’ as it pays homage to the historical significance of York County, while representing a new era of baseball in this great city.” The name Revolution connects with York’s colonial past, when the Continental Congress met in York and passed the Articles of Confederation during the Revolutionary War. Following the American Revolution, York briefly became the first capital of the United States.
  Source: www.yorkrevolution.com
   
• Florida State U. to Wear Special Throwback Football Jerseys (NCAA)
  July 10, 2006
  Florida State football fans could be treated to a new look when FSU hosts Boston College. Nike, according to FSU athletic director Dave Hart, approached the school about a special uniform to be worn for one game as a tribute to the Seminole Tribe. But nothing would please FSU football fans more than a throwback look - a jersey with a patch of the national championship game on the jersey sleeve. It has been five years since FSU played in the 2001 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma for the national title. FSU fans are restless. Hart saw it coming.
  Source: www.tdo.com
   
• Milwaukee Admirals to Sell Off Old Equipment (American Hockey League)
  July 10, 2006
  Milwaukee Admirals President Jon Greenberg announced today that the team will hold a sale of game-worn jerseys and other team equipment and memorabilia at the Bradley Center on July 18th through July 20th in preparation for the team’s upcoming logo change. The first day of the sale, July 18th, will be exclusively for Admirals’ season tickets holders and will run from 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The general public is invited on Wednesday, July 19th with the same time slot of noon until 8:00 pm, while on the final dale of the sale, Thursday, July 20th, the hours will be from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm. People should enter the Bradley Center from the West side of the building through Gate D.
  Source: www.milwaukeeadmirals.com
   
• Uni Watch by Paul Lukas - "What's Under Your Bill?"
  July 7, 2006
  After Kirby Puckett's death, several MLB players saluted him at the beginning of the 2006 season by inscribing his initials or uni number on their caps. But the MLB office quickly put the kibosh on that, telling players they couldn't write extracurricular messages on their headwear.  But there's one part of the cap where graffiti has always been permitted, and many players are continuing to write things there: underneath the visor.
  Source: www.espn.com