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Worst Logos in Sports

By C. Raymond Hidalgo,  Newser User

Posted Jul 11, 2009 7:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – A sports logo is a team's badge of pride—or a complete joke.  AskMen.com rounds up the worst:

  • Carolina Hurricanes: Don’t forget to flush!
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Stingrays and Manta rays would have been cool, but the team found it more appropriate to represent light shining on the state of Florida—how intimidating.

  • Memphis Grizzlies: While in Vancouver, the team’s bear-with-claws logo was mildly threatening. In Memphis, the updated logo has more of a teddy bear feel.
  • Portland Trailblazers: The logo has been around for a while, for no good reason; the gray and red lines represent the 10 players on the court.
  • Toronto Raptors: A dinosaur in high-tops? Looked great in 1993 on the coattails of Jurassic Park. Now, not so much.
Click below for the entire list.

Portland Trailblazers' Greg Oden could be thinking about how boring his logo is.
Portland Trailblazers' Greg Oden could be thinking about how boring his logo is.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward waits out a third-period timeout in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals.  He must be regretting his logo.
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward waits out a third-period timeout in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals. He must be regretting his logo.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Memphis Grizzlies draft pick Sam Young probably isn't scared of his team's teddy bear logo.
Memphis Grizzlies draft pick Sam Young probably isn't scared of his team's teddy bear logo.   (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)
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kokuaguy
Jul 11, 2009 5:42 AM CDT
This is rather pointless without the visuals.

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