Blake Griffin, LAC – 14 games averaging 20.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists with 63 double-doubles & 2 triple-doubles on the season Other Rookie Highlights & Top Performances (more…)

Panini America’s newest basketball product — 2010-11 Totally Certified — was guaranteed to command collector attention based on its captivating core content and unparalleled parallel structure. But the recent announcement that the company will also be adding its pioneering Panini HRX video trading cards to the late-June release simply ensures that the product will make headlines all over the world, too. (more…)

In a year full of headline-making hockey firsts for Panini America, it’s likely that no product on the roster has generated more pre-release buzz than 2010-11 Dominion, the unabashed summer blockbuster slated for a late-July release. Although complete details — and additional images — of the opulent offering will be released in the coming days, we simply couldn’t wait any longer to…

In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, we’ll post a list, like the one below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll…

Donruss Elite’s fabled Throwback Threads insert has enjoyed a hobby hall-of-fame career since bursting onto the scene in 2000, enchanting collectors with elegant unions of football’s greatest players — along with their legendary game-worn memorabilia and autographs — on one card. In fact, some of the most poignant two-player pairings in the history of sports cards have called a Throwback Threads checklist home.…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjlEt47MTAA&w=555&h=446] In this better-late-than-never edition of Panini Unwrapped, Tracy Hackler hastily rips through one box of 2010-11 Classics Basketball and gives collectors a chance to win the hits. Watch to learn how you can win.

For the 6,974th example of why collecting sports cards — especially Panini America ones — is so darn worthwhile, look no farther than the personal collection of New York resident Joshua Waldman. In a hobby often overflowing with collectors who — rightfully so — covet cards honoring only the biggest superstars in the sports universe, Waldman instead focuses his efforts on Brian Leonard, the often overlooked running back…

The 2011 NFL Draft kicks off April 28, which means we’re now less than two weeks from welcoming a new rookie class — and unlimited potential — to the wonderful world of football cards. Of course, the impending player-selection process also triggers the official countdown to the release of the first fully licensed 2011 NFL trading card set: 2011 Prestige Football, which hits streets May…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f07LFlFVt8s] Panini America marketing mavens Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha make collecting history by busting a box of 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey, the first Pinnacle Hockey product in 13 years. Want to win some of the hits they found inside? Simply comment on this post with what you’re most excited about with Pinnacle Hockey’s triumphant return.

Panini NBA Sticker Album When alarm clocks started ringing early Sunday morning, NBA fans around the globe started turning to the sports section of their local papers to read the box scores from their favorite teams’ first-round playoff games. The NBA entertained us by scheduling four games to begin the 2010-11 playoffs.   But NBA fans in Dallas and Miami were treated to something extra special Sunday morning,…