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Riddell has released the 2020 special edition NFL helmets, NFL Eclipse. The all matte black helmets feature only the teams logo in color adding a pop to the black ‘eclipse’ theme. These helmets are not for on field use but instead a fan collectable.
The Alabama Football program has revealed the renovations to their new locker room. Each player’s locker now features their photo, name, hometown, position and number. There is also a leather recliner and plenty of storage space to the left of each locker. Along with the new locker room the facility will be getting a brand new Sports Science Center, that features advanced treatment services and technology with spaces dedicated to cryotherapy, chiropractic, massage, relaxation, recovery and mental health services.
“Mal Moore’s actually coming together here very well. I took a tour a few days ago, and it’s really impressive to see. We’re getting this building and facility set up for the next 10, 15, 20 years so it can continue to really serve our student-athletes, our coaches, our staff, and at the same time, too, it helps us make sure we always have the legacy of Mal Moore at the forefront of what we do and what a great man and what a wonderful athletic director, coach (he was). So, that’s going well.”- Alabama AD Greg Byrne
The Oregon Ducks football team received their championship rings for winning the PAC-12 and Rose Bowl this past season. Each player and coach received a ring for both of the major wins. The Rose Bowl Championship ring features the Rose Bowl logo on the face of the ring. While the PAC-12 Championship ring shows off the the PAC-12 trophy with the Oregon O on the face.
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team has released images of their 2019 Big Ten Championship rings. On the face of the ring we see "2019 Big Ten Champions" with the Block O in front of three Big Ten Championship trophies from the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons. On the one side of the ring we see the player/coach's name and position, along with the Playoff Semifinal logo. On the other side of the ring the Ohio State vs Michigan (The Team Up North) score, as well as a pair of the gold pants the players get for winning the rivalry game. To add the finishing touches to the ring the word “Brotherhood” is engraved on the bottom of the ring.
Manchester City has introduced the club’s new home kit inspired by the famous mosaics located in the creative hub of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The jersey features a mosaic pattern in the club’s city blue and white with navy trim to make it pop even more. The kit will be complete with white shorts and light blue socks.
“Mosaics have also been an important part of Manchester City’s proud history, stretching back almost 100 years to when the original City mosaic first adorned the gates of our former Maine Road home. Today, the mosaic tradition continues with many club legends having been immortalized as mosaic artworks at the City Football Academy, helping to inspire the next generation of players.” - Man City
The NFL Training Camp official headwear has been released for all teams except for Washington as they decided on a new name and logo. That hats will be featured during NFL Training Camp and worn by the players on the sideline for the opening weeks of the season. Each hat will come in the teams color with each teams nickname on the front in a split color.
FC Barcelona has released the club’s new home kit for the 2020-21 season. The new jersey features bold stripes that were inspired by 1920's look. The kit will be complete with blue shorts that has a vertical maroon stripe on the sides and horizontally striped socks.
"This season, the jersey is recovering its traditional vertical stripes, but is including gold as a distinctive element. The 'blaugrana' stripes are bordered on each side by gold strips, which evoke the design of the Club crest that the team wore on their shirts throughout the 1920s." -FC Barcelona
Madden has announced the first player to be in this year’s 99 Club, Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes was a lock to get the 99 overall rating and to let him know his rating Madden sent over a gift box that included a 99 chain.
“The Madden 99 Club is an exclusive tier of NFL talent that represents the highest level of video game prestige, reserved solely for earned and maintained excellence on the field. A 99 OVR is the maximum possible rating in Madden, and 99 Club status elevates a handful of players above even the most skilled superstars in the league.”- Madden
Texas Tech has announced the extension of their partnership with Under Armour through the 2023-24 season. With the extension comes new uniforms for the Red Raiders that now features the updated uniform template from Under Armour, the ArmourGrid. The new jerseys will now have the striping pattern from the collarbone area removed and added to the sleeves. The pants stripe is now widened with the colors flipped and the phrase ‘Guns Up’ has been removed. The team will keep the main options of red, black and white uniforms that we will see mix and matched throughout the season, with the options to bring in the retro uniforms we have seen Texas Tech wear the past few seasons.
The Premier Lacrosse League has introduced a new team, Waterdogs Lacrosse Club, and with that we get our first look at the inaugural jerseys. The PLL has also announced new updated jerseys for the rest of the League. The jerseys are designed with different patterns and each features the teams logo front and center on the chest with the team’s mantra and name found on the inner neckline.
