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The University of Houston isn't scared of the NFL. Even though the NFL has threatened legal action if the school keeps the school's "Love Ya Blue" uniform in its rotation, UH is going through with it anyway.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the NFL believes the uniforms, which first debuted during Houston's home opener on Sept. 2, 2023, are essentially a copy of the iconic Houston Oilers uniforms from the late 1970s. The NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Cougars in October, saying “the Houston Cougars’ attempt to free ride on the popularity of the NFL and the club violates the intellectual property rights of the NFL and (Tennessee) Titans.”
The new "Luv ya Blue" uniforms Houston now has planned for all of their athletic teams to use are very reminiscent of the old Oilers uniforms. They use a shade that's very close to Columbia blue, the color most closely associated with those Oilers uniforms. There are pops of red outlining the white script and numbers, similar fonts, and stripes on the sleeves.
Athletic director Chris Pezman told the Chronicle that a new design was developed in response to the NFL's letter, which included changes to several elements including the sleeve stripes. But the colors used in the new Houston uniforms, which is their biggest similarity to the old Oilers unis, did not change.
The combination of light blue, red, and white is a major Oilers identifier, but the NFL doesn't own that color combo. Not only has it been associated with the Houston Police Department for decades, the color is informally called H-Town Blue and its use in the city long predated the Oilers' arrival in 1959. Plus, at least 10 schools use a similar color scheme, Pezman told the Chronicle.
With the changes taken into account, Houston told the NFL that it will be adding H-Town Blue uniforms going forward. Whether that will be enough for the notoriously litigious NFL is anyone's guess. They didn't get rich by letting people use their intellectual property for free, after all.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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