The court a team plays on is part of the look. Every court, end zone, field and stadium design we have covered, newest first.
NBA Cup, City Edition, playoff and Finals floors, and college basketball courts.
NBAEvery NBA Cup game on Friday, November 13: nine home teams in their Statement jerseys on painted Cup courts, eight road teams in white and the Warriors in royal blue at San Antonio. Every court, every jersey and our matchup grade for each game.
NBAEvery new NBA uniform, logo, court and jersey patch for 2026-27 in one place, with our grade for each and the date every team first wears it.
NBAAll 30 Emirates NBA Cup 2026 courts ranked and graded A+ to F, from the Jazz to the Bucks, plus the schedule and how the painted floors work.
NBAThe Nets, Nuggets, Pacers and Spurs ABA Classic Edition jerseys and courts for 2026-27, graded and ranked, plus every date each uniform is worn.
NBAThe Nuggets revealed a new Ball Arena floor for 2026-27. The navy borders are gone, mountains are in, and the center logo shrank. Every change, graded C.
NBAThe Rockets revealed two new Toyota Center floors for 2026-27. We grade the Core Court and the Dunkstronaut Statement Court, and the better logo lands on the weaker floor.
Court ReviewThe Lakers posted two words and a pair of photos on Tuesday afternoon, August 18, and set off a day of speculation. "Fresh court", with the eyes emoji, and a look at a floor that does not resemble any Lakers court we have seen. Before anyone panics about the Lakers playing on this in October, look at the wide shot again. There are two full courts side by side in the same room, UCLA Health signage on the far wall, retired numbers mounted
Who designs NBA courts? Not Nike or the league, the teams do, and they color-match the floor to the actual jerseys. Here's how NBA court design really works.
NBAThe 2026 NBA Finals court paints the Larry O'Brien Trophy at center court for the first time since the 2009 Lakers vs Magic Finals. Four differences after 17 years: new trophy, flipped orientation, smaller center logo, new sideline NBA Finals logo.
NBAThe Spurs 2026 NBA Finals court at Frost Bank Center is now painted and installed. First in-arena photos of the Larry O'Brien Trophy at center court, The Finals script in the keys, and the new sideline NBA Finals logo.
NBAThe 2026 NBA Finals courts for the Knicks and Spurs are revealed. Larry O'Brien Trophy back at center court, Finals script back in the keys, brand new Finals logo painted on the sideline. A+.
NBAThe NBA brought back the Finals logo on the court for 2026 but skipped the Conference Finals. We break down the court branding gap and what the NBA could fix before Game 2.
NBAAdam Silver went on Pardon My Take and confirmed the NBA is dropping the slippery Finals court decal and painting the Finals logo directly on the 2026 court. The fix the postseason has needed for years.
NBAWe graded all 18 NBA playoff courts used in Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers primary takes #1 with a perfect 10. The Suns court lands dead last at 3/10. Plus the Spurs Fiesta court, the Cavs LeBron throwback, the Sixers throwback at Wells Fargo, and the Lakers black alternate that drove us crazy.
NBAThe NBA will paint the Larry O'Brien Trophy at center court and The Finals script logo on the home team's floor for the 2026 NBA Finals. It's the first time the trophy has been on the court since 2009 and the first time the script has been back since 2014. We love it, we wish they'd go further, and we think the NBA Cup proves the safety argument was nonsense all along.
NBAEvery NBA Playoffs and Finals court logo from 2010 to 2026 in one place. The center-court logo disappeared after 2015. Here is the full visual history.
CollegeThe Final Four court is actually growing on us. The baselines, the uniforms, and the center logo all look great on TV. The broadcast graphics are a different story.
CollegeThe 2026 Final Four court in San Antonio is here and it's... fine. We break down what went wrong, what's missing, and why we miss the old days.
Painted end zones, special fields and turf, from the NFL to college football.
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CollegeTexas A&M posted a black uniform with an Aggies script helmet decal and painted script Aggies end zones at Kyle Field this week, ahead of Tennessee's visit on Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. What both look like and what we know.
For the Week 9 game against the Texans, the Chargers wear their all-navy Super Chargers uniform at SoFi Stadium, and the field changes with it: the navy helmet replaces last year's white bolt at midfield.
NewsThe New York Jets wear the Classic, their all-white throwback, against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, October 25, at MetLife Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS), and the field is getting a throwback too. The team posted a rendering on Saturday that replaces the usual midfield logo with the green oval "JETS" logo with the NY behind it and fills both end zones with the italic JETS wordmark, with the oval logo in the corners. It is the Jets' First
NFLThe Falcons unveiled red end zones for Sunday Night Football against the Ravens, with a stadium red-out and red jerseys over black pants. We grade it an A.
Boise State revealed a helmet marking 40 years of The Blue. Every element on it refers to a specific piece of the field's history, including the 1986 numerals.
GradedUpdate, Sunday, September 27: Nickel City's regular-season debut is in the books. The Bills beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 at Highmark Stadium in the full set: the metallic royal Charge helmet with the single red stripe and red buffalo, the gray jersey and the gray pants. The Chargers wore all white. The game photos confirmed everything we worried about at camp and one thing we did not see coming, which we break down in the new sec
New stadiums and ballparks, renderings, roofs and the places teams play.
StadiumThe Panthers pulled the wraps off a new batch of Bank of America Stadium renderings this week, and the price tag went up with them. Carolina now says the renovation is a $1.3 billion project, and the imagery finally shows what that number is buying: a reworked exterior crowned by a glowing halo over Uptown Charlotte, wide open social decks, and a stadium meant to feel like a year-round destination rather than a ten-Sundays-a-year buildi
Four MLB retractable roof stadiums host July 4th, 2026 games. Expected roof status for the Rangers, Astros, Mariners, and Diamondbacks, plus the full 15-game holiday schedule.
Roof StatusAmerican Family Field has one of the busiest and most distinctive roofs in baseball. The fan-shaped panels swing open and closed like a hand-held fan, a design unlike any other ballpark, and the Brewers move it constantly. Over the course of a year the club opens and closes the roof around 230 times, chasing the best possible weather for every home game in a Milwaukee climate that swings from snow to summer heat. For today's Brewers hom
Roof StatusThe Daikin Park roof is closed for the vast majority of Houston Astros home games in 2026. The retractable roof stays shut through the brutal Houston summer, and the Astros only open it on the cool, dry evenings of early spring and late fall. Heat, humidity, and rain risk keep the roof down by default for most of the schedule. For today's Astros home game roof status at Daikin Park, the fastest sources are:
Roof StatusloanDepot Park has the least-open roof in Major League Baseball. The Marlins play the vast majority of home games with the roof closed, because a Miami summer means brutal tropical sun, oppressive humidity, and near-daily afternoon thunderstorms. The retractable roof exists to keep all of that out, so for most of the season it simply stays shut and the ballpark runs as a climate-controlled, indoor venue. For today's Marlins home game ro
Roof StatusRogers Centre, still called "the dome" by most Blue Jays fans, opens its roof more than any other stadium in baseball when the weather allows. The catch is Toronto's climate. From the March and April cold straight through to May, the roof stays closed, and the dome only really opens up once spring finally arrives. Once it does, Rogers Centre plays as open-air as any retractable-roof park in the league. For today's Blue Jays home game ro
Roof StatusThe T-Mobile Park roof works differently from every other retractable roof in baseball. It is a giant umbrella, not a dome. The roof slides over the field to keep the rain off, but it never fully encloses the building, so the sides stay open to the Seattle air even when the roof is shut. For the Mariners, the roof is about rain, not heat, and it is open more often than the roofs in the hot-weather markets. For today's Mariners home game
MLBThe Royals and Hallmark Cards unveiled renderings for a new $3 billion downtown ballpark at Crown Center. Populous is designing it. Here's everything in the first look, opening 2030.
Roof StatusIf you are going to a Diamondbacks game and want to know whether the Chase Field roof will be open or closed tonight, you are not the only one. This is one of the most searched questions before every home game in Phoenix, and for good reason. The weather in Arizona changes everything about the ballpark experience depending on whether that roof is open or shut. We put together the full breakdown on the Chase Field retractable roof, inclu
The Jaguars will play the 2027 season at Camping World Stadium in Orlando while Jacksonville builds one of the most exciting new stadiums in the NFL.
Roof StatusThe Globe Life Field roof is closed for the vast majority of Texas Rangers home games in 2026. The retractable roof has stayed shut for over 80% of regular season games every year since the ballpark opened in 2020, and 2026 is tracking the same. Texas heat, humidity, rain risk, and the team's climate-controlled philosophy keep the roof down by default. For today's Rangers home game roof status at Globe Life Field, the fastest sources ar
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MLBDodger Stadium has a naming rights partner for the first time in its 60+ year history. Here's what the new signage looks like, and why we're okay with it.
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