Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. to receive replacement medals after losing originals in L.A. fires

As Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. evacuated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 7, he only had time to grab the insulin needed for his Type 1 diabetes, a painting of his grandfather, a religious wooden piece from his daughter and his dog, a pug-chihuahua mix named Puddles. The 10 medals he…

Los Angeles teams, Fanatics donate $11 million in money, merchandise to wildfire victims

Twelve professional sports teams in the Los Angeles area are donating $8 million to support victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. Fanatics, the apparel company, is distributing $3 million worth of merchandise to people evacuated from their homes, along with individual teams donating items to victims. The destructive fires, which have been burning since Jan….

Topps invents trading card holiday celebrated by everyone from Emma Roberts to a rival company

The first day of the year seems like such an obvious day to create the trading card hobby given how Jan. 1 signifies the imprint every collector dreams of holding: 1/1.   Any card possessing the “1/1” or “one of one” branding induces instant excitement and jubilation for the owner, and typically the heftiest value for…

1992-93 Upper Deck Gordie Howe Heroes #27 Checklist Card

Randomly inserted in high series foil packs, this 10-card “Hockey Heroes” standard-size set showcases Gordie Howe, the NHL’s former all-time leader in goals, assists, and points. The backs capture highlights in Howe’s career. The cards are numbered on the back and continue from where the Gretzky Heroes left off. Read Less » Randomly inserted in…

1992-93 O-Pee-Chee #207 Jan Erixon

The 1992-93 set marks O-Pee-Chee’s 25th consecutive year of manufacturing hockey cards. The set contains 396 standard-size cards. The set includes 25 special 25th Anniversary Tribute cards. The same 25 players are featured in a 25th Anniversary wax pack insert set. O-Pee-Chee produced 12,000 Special Anniversary Collector sets which included the complete 396-card set and…