The National Football League has several outstanding teams in the AFC West division, including the Kansas City Chiefs. The team was founded in 1960 under the name ‘‘Dallas Texans’’ by entrepreneur Lamar Hunt and was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In the spring of 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City … Read more
The sport industry is no stranger to trademark law. Successful athletes and universities have adopted strict policies in order to protect reasonable revenue streams from dilution or compromise. While the extent of registered marks between universities varies, Penn State rests among the more extensively defined of institutions with comparable licensing programs. In the process, the storied … Read more
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a North American professional ice hockey league, which is considered the top-ranked professional ice hockey league in the world. The league consists of 32 teams (25 from the United States and 7 from Canada). After the 1909 National Hockey Association (NHA) folded, the NHL was founded in Montreal in … Read more
Tom Brady is a former American football quarterback and is considered the most successful NFL (National Football League) quarterback of all time. Born in California on August 3rd, 1977 as Thomas Edward Partick Brady Jr, he played in the NFL for 23 seasons. Brady was selected in the sixth round of the NFL draft in … Read more
Professional American football team, the New York Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the club’s National Football Conference (NFC) East Division. Often referred to as just “the Giants”, the franchise has been part of the NFL since 1925, joining alongside four other teams, and is the only one of … Read more
The Houston Astros is a professional American baseball team based in Houston, Texas. Since 2013 they’ve competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Often referred to as simply the “Astros”, they originally played as part of the National League (NL) under the name “Houston Colt. … Read more
The University of Kentucky was founded in 1865 in Lexington, Kentucky. Often referred to as “UK”, “UKY” or “U of K”, it is a public land-grant research university. A land-grant university was one that was designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. This was typically in … Read more
Professional American baseball team, the Los Angeles Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Often known as simply the “Angels”, the franchise was founded in 1961 in Los Angeles by Gene Autry – an American actor, singer, composer, and musician known as the “Singing … Read more
The Chicago Blackhawks are an American professional ice hockey team that competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. Often known as the “Blackhawks” or just the “Hawks”, the team is based in Chicago and shares its home arena – the United Center with the … Read more
The St. Louis Blues are a professional American ice hockey team. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, they compete as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Often referred to as simply the “Blues”, they were named after the popular W.C. Handy 1914 jazz song “Saint Louis … Read more
The New England Patriots are an American professional football team with a solid fan following and some impressive accolades to their name. The Greater Boston-based team competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team was founded in November 1959 by Billy … Read more
The New York Yankees are one of the most iconic sports teams in the world. The professional American baseball team is based in the Bronx, New York City. Often referred to as simply the “Yankees”, they compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The team … Read more
The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona, and compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference until 2021 when the Seattle Kraken entered the league, so they moved back to the Central Division. The Coyotes were founded … Read more
The Detroit Pistons were founded in 1937 as a semi-professional basketball team. They were originally named the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, after their owner – Frank Zollner who manufactured pistons for cars, trucks, and train engines in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They became a professional team in 1941 when they joined the National Basketball League (NBL), … Read more
Professional American baseball team, the San Diego Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL). Often referred to as simply the “Padres”, they are based in San Diego and are one of just two teams to originate from the state of California – the other team is … Read more
Founded in 1970 as an expansion team in the Eastern Conference Central Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Cleveland Cavaliers (also knowns as the “Cavs”) have had a tumultuous history. The Cavs lost the first 15 games of their opening season and didn’t have a successful first five seasons. Despite several coaches, trades, … Read more