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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.
USA TODAY: Sky’s Brianna Turner thinks Caitlin Clark’s massive popularity connects perfectly to the WNBA’s expansion
Chicago Sky forward Brianna Turner thinks it isn’t a coincidence that WNBA expansion and Caitlin Clark’s rise in popularity are seemingly happening in lock-step. Turner believes that can only help the exposure women’s basketball is getting.
YAHOO: Fanatics Prepares Pro Athletes for Life After Sports
Fanatics has built a multibillion-dollar business on the backs of athletes. And the digital sports platform is doing its part to give back.
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.
AP: LeBron James inks sports trading card deal with Fanatics, will appear in card with Bronny
LeBron James and his son, Bronny, will appear together on a unique sports trading card to herald the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s new multiyear partnership with Fanatics.
ESPN: LeBron James’ Fanatics deal to feature trading card with Bronny
LeBron James and his elder son, Bronny, might not have graced the same basketball court for an NBA game yet, but they'll soon appear on the same basketball card.
SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Dude Perfect partnering with Fanatics Live for new series
Fanatics Live is partnering with Dude Perfect on a series of live shows featuring memorabilia bidding, interactive giveaways and real-time engagement with fans.