Florida State University have revealed a new brand identity for their athletic program after a collaboration with Nike.

Florida State Athletics and Seminole Boosters said they has recognized that the Seminole Head primary logo, sales while as recognizable and iconic as any in all of sports, unhealthy does not reproduce well in a number of mediums. FSU asked Nike for help in refining the logo so that consistency can be achieved without diminishing the identity of the iconic image. 

FSU worked closely with Nike designers to develop a look that accurately represents the excitement and tradition of today’s Seminole football.  In commissioning the creative changes, Florida State welcomed Nike’s concept of making the uniforms even more symbolic of its relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida while maintaining its iconic look. 

FSU debuted today a refined Seminole Head logo that has been approved by Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman James Billie.

“We unveil today the state-of-the-art uniforms and the look that is the future of Florida State Athletics,” said FSU Director of Athletics Stan Wilcox.

“Florida State will now be the only Nike team, college or professional, wearing our garnet color. FSU now has a unique font called Unconquered that has already helped define our program, and we have added a consistent numerical font that will be applied across all our uniforms,” Wilcox added. “The Seminole Head logo has been modified to raise the prominence of the iconic symbol throughout our athletics programs. Today’s release of these dynamic, cutting-edge uniforms will keep Florida State at the forefront of college athletics and will further amplify our great tradition.”

“Florida State University has one of the most iconic athletic programs in college sports,” said Todd Van Horne, VP and Creative Director for Nike Football and Baseball. “ We wanted to celebrate the past while adding some fresh enhancements that are consistent with the university’s direction moving forward.”

Leyton Orien chairman Barry Hearn has revealed that West Ham might not be the only tenants of the Olympic Stadium and cannot block the League One side from renting the venue.

The League One club’s chairman says the news emerged from a meeting he had had with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).

West Ham won the bid to be the anchor tenants, but Hearn says the LLDC confirmed the Premier League club could not block other companies or clubs agreeing deals to use the Olympic Stadium when it was not being used by the Hammers.

Hearn’s meeting with the LLDC follows a House of Lords report into the Olympic legacy that recommended Orient should be allowed “occasional use” of the stadium.

Hearn said: “West Ham have no say about it, that was the most important thing that came out of the meeting.

“I was not sure if West Ham were guaranteed to be the only football club using the stadium and the breakthrough news for me was that the answer is no, they are just a tenant.

“It is a little light at the end of the tunnel, at least we know there are no legal restrictions to us playing there and the next step is to see what the price would be and then make a decision.”

The LLDC confirmed that once a stadium operator is appointed anyone, including Orient, can approach them and agree a separate deal but West Ham’s matches would have priority.

An LLDC spokesperson said: “We will be appointing an organisation next autumn to manage, maintain and operate the stadium and programme activities and events.

“Once they are appointed Leyton Orient are free, as are anyone, to approach the operator to discuss using the stadium. If long-term use is proposed this would be subject to a further competitive process.”

Biennial golf tournament the Solheim Cup have announced their 2017 event will be played at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club, LPGA announced Monday.

The contest between teams of European and American golfers was held in Colorado last month with Europe winning 18-10.

The Solheim Cup, which features 12 golfers on each team in a match-play format, will be in Germany in 2015 before going to Iowa.

LPGA commissioner Michael Whan said that Iowa’s history of supporting major golf events — most notably the 250,000 fans the course drew for the U.S. Senior Open Championship in 1999 — played a key role in its selection.

“I believe in 2017, we’re going to blow the standard out of the water of what a Solheim Cup should be,” Whan said. “That’s going to come from a course. That’s going to come from a city. That’s going to come from a state. Most importantly, that’s going to come from a people that respect the game and respect the country.”

The Solheim Cup will be arguably the most prestigious golf tournament ever held in central Iowa.

In addition to the U.S. Senior Open Championship in 1999, Metro Des Moines has hosted a Champions Tour event, the Principal Charity Classic, since 2001.

“We look forward to getting to know you much better, and we’re really excited about the fact that you’re coming back in 2017. I’m delighted that our state will be the home of the 2017 Solheim Cup,” Iowa governor Terry Branstad said. “Iowans are well-known for their generosity, their strong sense of community and their welcoming attitude.”

Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen, who tried to buy the Kings and relocate them to the Seattle earlier this year, was revealed to provide funds for an anti-arena effort in Sacramento by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission.

The organisation sued the law firm Loeb & Loeb on Thursday in an attempt to force them to disclose whose $80,000 had been spent to gather signatures that could have derailed the city’s arena effort that is required to keep the Kings.

According to Gary Winuk, chief of the enforcement division for the FPPC, Hansen donated $100,000 to gather the signatures necessary to put the arena to a vote because of the $258 million in public subsidy. If the effort was successful and the arena wasn’t built by the NBA’s required completion timeline, then new owner Vivek Ranadive and his group that bought the team for a league-record $535 million in mid-May would be at risk of losing the team.

“While I’m sure everyone can appreciate how easy it is to get caught up the heat of battle, with the benefit of hindsight, this is clearly a decision I regret,” Hansen said in a news release. “I wish the city of Sacramento and Kings fans the best in their efforts and they have my commitment not to have any involvement in their arena efforts in the future.”

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The Russian Grand Prix promoters said on Monday they have reached an agreement and resolved their differences with the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) concerning the staging of the next year’s event.

Last week the RAF official site announced that next year’s inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix in Sochi has been thrown into doubt over a dispute between the Russian Automobile ruling body and the race’s promoters.

But these issues are seemingly been resolved.

“We just couldn’t miss the chance to reach an agreement,” the Omega Centre company (promoters) general manager Oleg Zabara was quoted as saying by Sport Express daily. “We are really interested in a good partnership with the RAF for years.”

“We’re set to sign an official contract with RAF this week before sending an application to stage the 2014 race to the F1’s ruling body, the FIA. We’ve already reached the agreement, which we now need to formalise.”

Earlier the federation had said that as a result of the row they had missed the deadline to submit their application to stage the 2014 race with FIA, adding that the Sochi GP’s only chance of making next year’s calendar was for the RAF to persuade the FIA there was an important reason for missing the cut off point.

Last month, Sochi promoters announced October 19, 2014, as the proposed date for their first race to be staged at the venue set to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.