Sports Collectors Digest

‘The Pine Tar Guy’

Hall of Famer George Brett regales fans with his version of the infamous pine tar incident, other fun baseball tales.

The ‘Grandyman’

Former MLB star Curtis Granderson introduces kids to collecting, and he has some wonderful hobby stories to share.

Fun & Games

Milton Bradley produced some popular board games in the 1960s and ’70s. Its 1969 baseball game gave collectors some neat cards to collect.

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Dream Chaser

Brian Lee has started four companies, but it’s his growing Arena Club hobby business that he loves most.

Jumpman

Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant Logoman leaps Mantle for all-time sports card record.

Star Power

Big names, cool collectibles steal show at TRISTAR.

Operation Bullpen Revisited

With a massive fraud and forgery case once again rocking the hobby, former SCD editor T.S. O’Connell takes a look back at one of the industry’s biggest scandals.

Return to Chicago

The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. has become a second home for card collectors. This year will mark the 11th time in the last 23 shows that the National Sports Collectors Convention will be held at that venue in the northwest...

Let’s Play Two

When MLB played two All-Star games from 195962, it left behind some cool pieces of baseball memorabilia.

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Making Memories

Former minor league pitcher Rodney Tafoya once cracked the bat of an MLB legend. It’s now a prized possession in a neat memorabilia collection.

MLB star Bobby Witt Jr. races into game as hobby investor

The Knock

Four NFL legends get special call from Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Hoops Dream

Many call “Hoosiers” the greatest sports movie of all time. Yet there is something more to the movie than just basketball. There is more to “Hoosiers” than a story of a small school defeating a big school. There is more to the movie than the excitement...

Cards of Champions

From tobacco cards of the 1880s to Sport Kings of the 1930s, several iconic card sets pay tribute to champions of sports, adventure and entertainment.

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Gridiron Greats

Ranking the hobby’s top vintage football cards brings back memories of the alltime greats.

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Hit & Run

Baseball fans celebrate the game, and pick up some new books at SABR convention.

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CHIEF JUDGE

Is Aaron Judge now among Yankee greats?

1970s Fleer World Series Cards

Many vintage baseball card collectors know that Fleer issued World Series cards in both 1970 and 1971 but might not know that they did it in collaboration with Laughlin. In fact, Laughlin originally designed and issued his own set of monochrome World...

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