New York Third-Grader Earns Dream Trip to Miami as Grand Prize Winner in Panini America’s Super Bowl LIV Kid Reporter Contest
When the phone rang in the Briody household Monday morning, 8-year-old Jack couldn’t possibly have known the call was for him. Or that the person on the other end of the line was a Super Bowl-winning quarterback. Or that the ring-wearing passer had some monumental news to share. So, you can imagine Jack’s surprise when mom Jeanne handed him the…
15-Year-Old California Collector to Hang with 49ers RB Matt Breida as 2019 NFL POD Winner
Nate Ware of Danville, Calif., is like thousands of other young sports card collectors across America. He saves up his allowance to make regular visits to his favorite hobby shop with the hope of finding his favorite players or a rare collectible inside a Panini America pack. But, unlike most other collectors, Nate’s card collecting hobby opened the door for…
2018 Knight’s Lance Easter Egg Hunt: Locate the Panini America Eggs & You Could Win!
Whether it’s tracking down eggs or tracking down those last few Panini America cards to finish your set, collectors and Easter celebrants share one very important emotion: The thrill of the hunt. And today, for the sixth straight year, The Knight’s Lance honors that fact with a special Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt that will allow 10 lucky collectors to fill their collecting baskets with some special…
Girl Power: Tennessee 10-Year-Old Going to Big Game as Super Bowl LII Kid Reporter
Make no mistake about it: 10-year-old Natalie Blank from Franklin, Tenn., is a bona fide history-maker. The fifth-grader at Clovercroft Elementary School is a soccer-playing art lover who also dabbles in Panini America football cards with younger brothers Davis and Brady. But it was Natalie who turned her packs of 2017 Donruss Football from Target into the experience of a…
Panini America ‘Where Is It? Weekend’ Back with a Special Thanksgiving Edition
They say time flies when you’re having fun, which is why it must be so hard to believe that more than four months have passed since we last conducted an edition of our popular “Where Is It? Weekend” scavenger hunt here on The Knight’s Lance. Clearly, it’s time to do it again with a special Thanksgiving edition. So if you’re equipped with…
Larger than Life: Shaquille O’Neal Comes Up Big During 2017 NBA Player of the Day Event
On the court or in your living room, NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal is all about making an impression. He always has been, really -- at least since he first stepped those mammoth size-22 feet into the NBA. Simply, from his size to his personality to his smile, Shaq is larger than life. He was that way on the court in…
California’s MVP Sports Cards Preparing for Shaq, NBA Player of the Day Grand Finale
Tomorrow night in Laguna Hills, Calif., NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal will make his presence felt in the hobby in a huge way when he helps Panini America deliver the 2017 NBA Player of the Day grand prize to 15-year-old collector Bryce McMahon and MVP Sports Cards. You may recall that McMahon, the grand-prize winner in this year's promotion, was on…
Watch: Panini America Surprises Winner of 2017 NBA Player of the Day Promotion
In many ways, 15-year-old card collectors Bryce McMahon and his father, Andy, are just like millions of fathers and children who bond through collecting sports memorabilia and making trips to their local hobby shop. But unlike the thousands of collectors who live in the Los Angeles area, when it comes to their NBA fandom, the McMahons root for the Lakers’…
Panini America Box Wars Electrify the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention
ROSEMONT, Ill. – It was hard to miss the constant energy flowing at the Panini America booth throughout the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention -- and hundreds of collectors helped spike the buzz daily during the Box Wars contests that yielded some truly unique prizes. The Box Wars crescendo came Saturday afternoon when Matt Shelton of Lansing, Mich., walked away…
Panini America ‘Where Is It?’ Weekend Back with Elite Football, Excalibur Basketball
They say time flies when you’re having fun, which is why it must be so hard to believe that two months have passed since we last conducted an edition of our “Where Is It? Weekend” scavenger hunt here on The Knight’s Lance. Clearly, it’s time to do it again. So if you’re equipped with a searching spirit and just a little free…