Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is going after Upper Deck for at least $1 million. The lawsuit was filed by Martin Singer with Lavely & Singer today in LA. According to the lawsuit “Abdul-Jabbar never authorized the production of the cards. In fact, at all times, Upper Deck was fully aware that Abdul-Jabbar had never authorized Upper Deck [...]

Panini America (www.paniniamerica.net), a subsidiary of The Panini Group, the leading global publisher of sports and entertainment collectibles, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive relationship with Evan Turner, who was the second overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft and selected by the Philadelphia 76ers.  This partnership with Panini America, the exclusive trading [...]

The Upper Deck Company is pleased to announce that it will be releasing an impressive 2010-11 Ultimate Collection Basketball trading card set in September, in which many of this year’s top lottery picks will be appearing complete with autographed inserts. Several of the top players selected during yesterday’s first round of the 2010 Basketball Draft [...]

2009-2010 Panini Platinum NBA Preview View more presentations from Boxbusters.net. Each 18-pack box will include a pair of autograph cards as well as three rookies. Also included are 2 Prizm Green inserts, 1 Jam Masters card, 1 Future Stars card, 1 The Franchise card and four other inserts. Among its notable inclusions are on-card autographs [...]

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After nearly a decade of waiting for the championship to return home, the 2009 Yankee’s clinched their 27th World Series. It is only fitting that a legendary victory such as this one be immortalized by famed seven-time World Series Celebration artist Opie Otterstad. On Saturday, April 17, 2010, Otterstad will unveil his Official World Series Victory Piece at Pop International Galleries, in SoHo (473 West Broadway). For more information, click here for details.

In what has become a tradition of its own, the World Series victory art piece transports fans back to the glorious moment when a historic team clinches its destiny. For the past seven years, Major League Baseball fans have looked to legendary sports artist Opie Otterstad to create spectacular panoramic paintings capturing these wins. Known for narrating each winning team’s history on canvas, Otterstad celebrates not only the winning moment but often the path that led the team there. With Otterstad painting in Pinstripes, this piece will preserve the 2009 World Series story for all-time. A limited quantity of 209 hand-signed and numbered pieces, measuring 24”x36”, are available for $1650 each.

A formal press release will be coming in the next few days but word from Upper Deck sources is they were unable to renew their football card license with NFL Properties for the 2010 NFL season.  Richard McWilliam, Upper Deck founder and CEO was quoted as saying: “Over the past year, Upper Deck has attempted [...]