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The term “March Madness” will take on a decided football feel this year with the release of 2011 National Treasures Football, the ultimate high-end NFL trading card set that releases March 21 equipped with more history, more collectibility and more “wow” factor than ever before. Oh, and...

Prime Cuts. Two words. Nine letters. One unmistakable reputation. It’s a brand name that’s become synonymous with the best in high-end sports cards — and in March Prime Cuts returns to the diamond better than ever, bolstered by Panini America’s new multiyear trading card agreement with...

My beautiful wife. My two wonderful sons. Sleeping in my own bed and not across from Joe White, Chris Reed or Scott Prusha. The packout process for 2011-12 Crown Royale Hockey. Yep, those are the five things I missed the most while being on the road the last two weeks. Last Friday, while the...

Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has reached a multiyear trading card agreement with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum beginning with the 2012 season. The deal grants Panini America the trading cards rights...

Man, you miss two weeks in the office around Panini America and you miss a lot. After being on the road for 10 straight days at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa and Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, I returned to HQ this morning to find a waiting treasure trove of jaw-dropping autographs...

In this special “in-home” edition of Panini Unwrapped, Panini America’s Tracy Hackler rips through one autograph-intensive box of the new 2011 Plates & Patches Football. What Super Bowl XLVI participants will he uncover? What on-card-autographed, prime-piece memorabilia Rookie Card did he...

In the interest of full disclosure, know this: I am an unabashed, unapologetic, geek-level Rick Reilly fan. His is one of the four faces proudly carved into my Man Crush Mount Rushmore, right alongside John Elway’s, Tim Tebow’s and Eminem’s. When it comes to the pantheon of great American...

In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll frequently post a list, like the one included in the attachment below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Panini America crew hit town Monday morning in preparation for an unprecedented six-day Super Bowl span that included seemingly countless blog posts, Tweets, Facebook status updates and a monumental slate of marketing activation. In fact, with so much going on, it’s quite...

INDIANAPOLIS — NFL rookie sensations Andy Dalton and Von Miller were joined by record-setting University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum in headlining the 5th Annual Pop Warner Panini Classic skills clinic on Saturday, lending undeniable star power to an event that benefited the Northern...

The first month of 2012 provided another heaping helping of collection-making hits from a vast array of Panini America products, including 2011 Limited Football, 2011 Gold Standard Football, 2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball, 2011-12 Limited Hockey and more. In this epic compilation...

INDIANAPOLIS — A brisk Friday morning in Indianapolis heated up quickly for Panini America as company officials accompanied NFL Rookie of the Year candidate Andy Dalton on a tour of the ESPN compound and famed “Radio Row” in promotion of tomorrow’s Pop Warner Panini Classic. Dalton began...

INDIANAPOLIS – On Tuesday, Panini America made history of sorts by becoming the first NFL trading card manufacturer ever to attend a Super Bowl Media Day. That’s right, The Knight’s Lance was canvassing the congested Lucas Oil Stadium turf alongside sports media giants such as Rick Reilly...

INDIANAPOLIS — As each day passes, the crowds, fun and interaction at the 2012 NFL Experience seems to intensify, with each day seemingly drawing more fans inside the sprawling Indiana Convention Center than the day before. Wednesday marked the sixth consecutive day of the annual football...

Last Friday during 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend in Ottawa, Panini America made major headlines by announcing that it had reached a multi-year trading card agreement with NHL legend Gordie Howe, making it official by presenting Mr. Hockey with a special Detroit Red Wings-inspired Panini hockey...