Virginia Middle-Schooler Wins Grand Prize in Panini Super Bowl Kid Reporter Contest

When 12-year-old Virginian Curtis Case completed his Christmas list late last year, the sixth-grader at Scott Memorial Middle School in Wytheville, Va., made sure to scribble "a box of football cards" somewhere near the top. A few weeks later, that holiday wish came true in the form of an eight-pack blaster box of Panini America's 2013 Rookies & Stars Football that…

Find It! Friday: Win Boxes of 2012-13 Prime, Rookies & Stars in Panini America Hunt

It's been an absolutely huge week for us here at Panini America. Both 2012-13 Elite Series Basketball and 2013 Rookies & Stars Football went live to rave reviews on Wednesday. Not to be outdone, though, 2012-13 Prime Hockey launched in Canada today, with the U.S. release arriving in just five days.Given that backdrop, and in keeping with the Panini America…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Rookies & Stars Football (110 Pics)

Great photography? Check. Bold, vibrant designs? Check. Key free agents updated in their new NFL uniforms? Check. Reimagined renditions of venerable key inserts and parallels? Check. Abundant helpings of rocketing rookies and generational stars? Check. Highly collectible memorabilia and autograph cards? Check. Indeed, next week's release of Panini America's 2013 Rookies & Stars Football is equipped with everything longtime brand loyalists…

Panini America Explores Undeniable Beauty of 2013 Rookies & Stars Football’s Crusade

Next Wednesday, Panini America's 2013 Rookies & Stars Football will release in hobby shops across North America boasting a bevy of the bells and whistles that have made the brand a collecting industry staple for more than 15 years. But it's one insert in particular -- the colorful, legendary, technologically unparalleled Crusade -- that's likely to command most of the…

Panini Peek: 2013 Rookies & Stars Football

So much about collecting has changed since the venerable Rookies & Stars Football brand first hit the scene back in 1998. Thriving for 15 years in any industry is a remarkable accomplishment by itself, but doing so in the hyper-competitive, hyper-creative sports card hobby is worthy of a lifetime achievement award. But when Panini America releases 2013 Rookies & Stars Football…