The sudden jumps in WNBA trading card prices capitalize on new interest, but at what cost?

I blinked and got priced out of my personal collection. My experience as a WNBA card collector for 28 years has been a steady stream of “nobody cares about WNBA cards” when I ask most dealers. Then hobby boxes of 2024 WNBA Select sold out in about three minutes on Panini’s website at the bargain…

1994 Classic Women of Hockey #W13 Hayley Wickenheiser

Inserted in both U.S. and Canadian product at a rate of one card per pack, this 40-card standard-size set features female hockey players who represented Canada (1-21) and the U.S.A. (22-40) at the 1994 World Women’s Ice Hockey Championships. The fronts have color action player cutouts superimposed over a Canadian or American flag with a…

The tale of John Henderson

By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Hockey Editor | Commentary For years, vintage hockey card collectors have been puzzled as to why the 1951-52 Parkhurst hockey card of Boston Bruins defenseman named John Henderson, otherwise known as “Moe”, had a premium over other common cards in the set. In reality, the John Henderson on the card…

How ‘shoe doping’ changed marathon times forever – in ways we still don’t fully understand

Five years ago today, in a park in Vienna, Eliud Kipchoge ran the most significant marathon ever. The clock stopped at 1:59:40. Kipchoge was already a legend. He had won 10 consecutive marathons between 2014 and 2019, including Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. This, though, was something else. A sub-two-hour marathon was…