$25 logo / Buttons contest

I am holding 2 contests in 1. Here is what I need

1. ($15 contest) Logo for my sports forum. I am after a logo like this - http://www.prosportsaddicts.com I would prefer the logo be .png so it can blend in with any background (as I allow users to pick the theme they like best). The forum is for MLB, NHL, NFL, and NBA. I would prefer some players on the logo. Here are some players if you dont know any good players.

NBA: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony
MLB: Joe Mauer, Derek Jeter, Cliff Lee, Evan Longoria
NFL: Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, Peyton Manning, Andre Johnson
NHL: Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk

Please make sure you use the text: Sportz Chat or SportzChat

2. ($10 contest) I need some buttons for the forum for when there is a thread/post, no new thread, and the topic is closed. The this I am looking for a "chat" bubble type thing that just says "SC" and goes along with the design/theme of the forum. Please include all 3 images for this part.

You can join both parts of the contest, or just join 1 or 2. I will mix and match, meaning if I like the logo of one person and the buttons of another person, each person will win that contest.

site - http://www.sportzchat.com

 

Here you go

 

Okay here is my attemp,i also possess PSD file and we can make changes what we want without any problem.

Demo:


or direkt link.

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/7944/bannereha.png

 

My try for the buttons:

 

@ iLegitimate - try change the text font and make the text a little bigger.

@ gigiex - I like that logo, can you try with a different font and text a little bigger also

@ etekiller - those are great. I need them like half that size tho!

 

Ok, I've resized those. I hope you will like them

 

updated

 

Logo for you:


Buttons for you in preview:


PM If interested!
-Todd

 

You wanted some JPGs of players included in the logo, but photos have nothing to do with vector graphics so I didn't include them. That will make it possible to resize the logo freely without a loss in quality. If there were photos in the logo the quality would drasticaly drop during any future resizing.

According to those facts I've made this logo. Hope you like it .

 

Sure,here is my update.

I try to change font also i made some changes to players.



Here i changed background color,and text style.


Also i design and buttons.


Hope you like these.

 

My attempts:

 

my try:

2.

 

I have picked the buttons. I will go with the buttons by etekiller. As per the description, I need the logo as a .png I am going to try test the logos with the design to see which one I like the best. Right now, some of the logos are to big, and some are not .png so the colors throw me off.

PLEASE use the same font or something similar to what etekiller used for the buttons. Also make the background invisible/see-through and .png so I can see how the logo will look. I will not steal the image you post, I will pay the person who makes the best logo for the site. Thanks

edit: the height on most of the logos is fine, its the width...

 

Payment for the buttons recieved. Transaction succesfull. Thank you very much !

 

misterbadz - I like the logo, but as you see on the site right now (I have it up so you can see) it looks a little strange having ovechkin cut off. I have 2 suggestions.

1) Move the players over and put "chat" inside the bubble
2) Remove the bubble and move the players over (left)

 

heres the revision: