The Rays have a road gray again, it debuts Tuesday against the Yankees, and it is the best thing in the closet

Tampa Bay revealed a new gray road uniform with TAMPA BAY arched across the chest in a gradient running light blue into green into yellow, the ray mark beneath it, and navy piping, navy swoosh and a navy helmet with the TB ray. The club framed the set around its commitment to the community.

It is the first traditional road gray the Rays have carried since 2023. They abandoned it and have travelled in the navy and Columbia blue alternates ever since.

It also answers the criticism we have made twice about this wardrobe: the Columbia blue alternate has worn a small sunburst on the right chest instead of a wordmark since 2022, and we called it a gorgeous colour wearing almost nothing. This one puts a full arched wordmark back where it belongs.

It debuts Tuesday, September 22, in the second game of the doubleheader against the Yankees, with a week left in the 2026 season.

I absolutely love these. An A from me. I hope they move in this direction as their main road and their main home, or the white version of these, and I am happy the Rays are going this way.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: @RaysBaseball·Full breakdown and grade→

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The Pacers debut their ABA Classic Court tonight, with both teams in ABA throwbacks

The Pacers posted "Debuting our ABA Classic Court today" on Sunday morning with a photo from the rafters at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The floor has yellow paint with plaid lanes for coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard, the Pacers P at center court with the ABA championship trophy silhouette, and 1970, 1972 and 1973 for the three ABA titles.

It is a throwback night on both sides. The Nets visit at 5 p.m. Eastern, and both teams are scheduled to wear their ABA Classic Edition uniforms: the Pacers in their blue Classic Threads and the Nets in their ABA set. The same two teams met in throwbacks in Brooklyn on October 25, the first Classic Edition against Classic Edition game of the season, and Indiana won 136-109. We ranked the Pacers' jersey and court No. 1 of the four ABA teams in our Classic Edition rankings.

The plaid lanes look even better on the real floor. Best court in the league tonight.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: @Pacers·NBA Classic Edition jerseys and courts, graded→

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Wumbo is back: Tulane brings back its oversized Angry Wave helmet for Halloween weekend

Tulane posted "WUMBO is BACK" on Wednesday with four photos of the helmet against a dark New Orleans skyline. It is a white helmet with an oversized green Angry Wave, the wave's eyes and curling crest spread across the whole shell, and a green facemask.

Wumbo is what Tulane and its fans call the big version of the Angry Wave logo. The program used #Wumbo when the helmet first came out in 2018, and it has come back a handful of times since, including in 2024. Tulane has not shown the jersey or pants yet.

The Green Wave play at Charlotte on Friday night, October 30, at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2, the night before Halloween. Every other Halloween weekend look is in our college football Week 9 uniforms guide.

Wumbo is back, and it's a nice one for Halloween.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: @GreenWaveFB·Tulane uniform schedule→

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Oregon goes black helmet with white wings for Northwestern

Oregon posted its Game 8 combo on Wednesday night with the line "Bold by design." It is a matte black helmet with white wings and a black facemask, a black jersey with silver numbers outlined in green and diamond-plate texture across the shoulders, and white pants.

The white wings are the story. Oregon's helmets usually carry chrome, green or yellow wings, and a flat white wing on a black shell is about as stark as the Ducks get. The green only shows up in the outline around the numbers.

No. 20 Northwestern visits Autzen Stadium on Saturday, October 31, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on Peacock. Oregon is 4-3 after losing 21-10 at Illinois. Every other Halloween weekend look is in our college football Week 9 uniforms guide.

It's a bit boring, but I like the helmet. I just wish there were green outlines around the feathers on the helmet.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: @GoDucks·Oregon uniform schedule→

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Arkansas says no to Mizzou's color-on-color request for the Battle Line game

Missouri asked to wear its home jerseys at Arkansas on Saturday, and Arkansas said no. Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz shared it this week, as Saturday Down South reported. The Tigers wanted a color-on-color game, with both teams in their home colors. Arkansas has not commented.

Under NCAA rules, the visiting team wears white unless the home team agrees to something else. So unless the Razorbacks change their minds, Missouri will be in white on Halloween night in Fayetteville, and Arkansas will be in a dark jersey for its Homecoming game. Arkansas fans have been calling for a blackout, but the school has not announced one, so cardinal is still the call until it does.

Kickoff is 7:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network, Saturday, October 31. Every Week 9 look is in our college football Week 9 uniforms guide, and both teams' full seasons are in the Missouri and Arkansas uniform schedules.

It would have been so cool to see color-on-color. I especially love it in football for special occasions, and a Halloween rivalry game is exactly that, so I don't agree with the decision.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: Saturday Down South·Every college football Week 9 uniform→