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SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Rubin, Travis Scott kick off college merch tour
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin and rapper Travis Scott last night at midnight kicked off their college campus tour promoting the "Jack Goes Back to College" merch collection that was launched recently with Fanatics, Mitchell & Ness and Lids.
LEGAL SPORTS REPORT: Fanatics Closes $225M Acquisition of PointsBet US Assets
The nearly 11-month journey of PointsBet selling its US assets to Fanatics is over as of Wednesday.
BILLBOARD: Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Teams Up With Mitchell & Ness for College-Inspired Collection
Travis Scott is going back to college — sort of. La Flame’s Cactus Jack company has teamed up with Fanatics, Lids and Mitchell & Ness to design the Jack Goes Back to School collection.
FORBES: Fanatics Offers Elite Career Program For Professional Athletes
The cheers of the crowd upon scoring the winning goal, the sense of invincibility crossing the finish line first, and the excitement of competing at the highest echelons encapsulate the life of a professional athlete. Athletes epitomize commitment, resilience and optimal physical prowess.
NBC CONNECTICUT: Fanatics Sportsbook opens at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport
A new Fanatics Sportsbook location has officially opened its doors in Bridgeport.
ESPN: Topps announces first ever March Madness trading cards
Under the Bowman brand, Topps has announced the release of the first officially-licensed March Madness trading cards, available starting Monday.
WRAL NEWS: Fans head to Backyard Bistro to place bets as sports betting begins
Mobile sports betting operators began taking bets in North Carolina, the culmination of a long legislative process to legalize widespread gambling on sporting events.
BLEACHER REPORT: Tom Brady, Kevin Durant, OBJ and More Stars Join Fans for 'Topps Hobby Rip Night'
Several NFL, MLB, and NBA stars made appearances at trading card stores and hobby shops across the country on Saturday to celebrate Topps Hobby Rip Night.
SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: B/R, Fanatics Live partner on content, digital shop
TNT Sports’ Bleacher Report is hosting a new sports card-breaking show and opening a digital shop in the Fanatics Live commerce platform as part of a new content partnership between the two.
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: Speakeasy, spa, card signings await MLB at Topps Spot house in Scottsdale
Tucked deep into Scottsdale is a rented 10,000 square-foot, three-story mansion, where thousands of baseball cards wait to be signed by more than 160 ballplayers who are in the Phoenix area for spring training.
SPORTICO: MLS, Fanatics Collectibles Launch Debut Patches to Open Season
When Inter Miami forward and former Liverpool and Barcelona star Luis Suarez makes his Major League Soccer debut on Wednesday against Real Salt Lake, he will be part of a new MLS collectibles launch.
DEADLINE: ‘WWE World At WrestleMania’ Fan Event to Bow With Five-Day Show in Pennsylvania
The WWE and Fanatics Events have set details for “WWE World at WrestleMania,” a five-day interactive fan experience taking place from Thursday, April 4 through Monday, April 8 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
USA TODAY: Brand new 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball cards are a ‘rebellion against monochrome’
Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., coming off his historic MVP season, will now be the cover star for the 2024 Topps Baseball Series cards that launches Wednesday.
THE ATHLETIC: How Topps reinvented Series 1 for 2024: “We have color at our disposal; why not use it?”
Topps’ flagship Series 1 debuts February 14th and this year’s release refreshes the brand with an innovative design featuring a neon border and black smoke backdrop.
CNN: NFL jersey sales: See who were the most popular this season
Three of the stars playing in this weekend’s Super Bowl — San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, quarterback Brock Purdy and Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes — have dominated jersey sales throughout the NFL season.
ESPN: Fanatics to release UFC trading cards under Topps brand
UFC and Fanatics Collectibles have entered into a multiyear partnership granting Fanatics the exclusive rights to produce UFC trading cards.
WWD: Fanatics Commerce’s New CEO Beefs Up Management Team
Fanatics is adding to its C-suite
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Will Fanatics Upend the World of Sports Collectibles?
On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, thousands of people filed into a dated convention center near O’Hare Airport to participate in the very American pastime of buying and selling sports trading cards.
SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST: New Fanatics program to reward collectors for pulling ‘The Ten’ hottest sports cards on the market
Fanatics Collectibles and Fanatics Live launched a new program Wednesday that will highlight 10 of hottest sports cards on the market and reward collectors for finding them during card breaks on the Fanatics Live platform.
REUTERS: Clark’s rookie trading card smashing auction records
Iowa sharpshooter Caitlin Clark is rewriting the college basketball record books and now her trading card is doing the same on the auction block, shattering the previous top price for a women's basketball card.