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  • July 2008

    • Spoiler Cubs Fan Offered $25K for Autograph

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Jul 23, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Spoiler Cubs Fan Offered $25K for Autograph

      Will Steve Bartman—the fan blamed for costing the long-suffering Chicago Cubs a trip to the 2003 World Series—come out of hiding for $25,000? A pair of sports memorabilia outfits are offering the bounty, the Orlando Sentinel reports, if Bartman shows up at a July 31 convention in suburban Chicago and autographs a single copy of a photo showing him reaching for a key foul ball. More »

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      Chicago Cubs  • sports memorabilia

    • All-Star Memento Today, Nest Egg Tomorrow

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jul 15, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      All-Star Memento Today, Nest Egg Tomorrow

      When it comes to souvenirs, some athletes are as memorabilia-hungry as fans. Albert Pujols has great success stockpiling mementos—for his son, or so he says—but even megastars experience slumps: Tiger Woods won’t sign for Roger Federer. “It is more important for me to talk to them and remember the moment,” says Woods. Bloomberg looks at celebrity autograph hounds. More »

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      baseball  • basketball  • Tiger Woods  • Roger Federer  • memorabilia  • Albert Pujols  • sports memorabilia  • sports collectibles  • MLB All-Star Game  • autographs

  • April 2008

    • Yanks, Mets Dig In for Stadium Sell-Offs

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 17, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Yanks, Mets Dig In for Stadium Sell-Offs

      Demolition isn’t usually very profitable—unless you’re knocking down Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium and auctioning off every last brick. When New York’s stadiums close at season’s end, they’ll transform into a merchandising windfall, Newsweek reports. Seats, lockers, scoreboards and maybe even infield dirt will be up for sale, and should easily net the clubs upward of $10 million. More »

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      baseball  • New York Yankees  • New York Mets  • Yankee Stadium  • sports memorabilia  • Shea Stadium

    • McNamee Selling Clemens Mementos on eBay

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 2, 08 8:01 PM CDT

      McNamee Selling Clemens Mementos on eBay

      If Roger Clemens wants to get any of his stuff back from ex-trainer Brian McNamee, all he has to do is log on to eBay. McNamee, who split with Clemens in the great steroids war, is putting up everything from autographed baseballs to hats to photographs of "all the steroid guys"—Clemens, Canseco, and Pettitte, the AP reports. He's donating the proceeds to his juvenile diabetes charity. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • sports  • Roger Clemens  • auction  • human growth hormone  • Andy Pettitte  • memorabilia  • Brian McNamee  • Mitchell steroids investigation  • online auction  • anabolic steroids  • sports memorabilia  • Jose Canseco

  • January 2008

    • Air Jordan Turns 23

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 9, 08 6:06 PM CST

      Air Jordan Turns 23

      Basketball's most iconic shoe turns 23 this year, a number any sports lover worth his Air Jordans knows means a little something extra—and Nike isn't missing the significance, the Chicago Tribune reports. Neither Nike nor Jordan—who wore No. 23—will squelch rumors that this is the final incarnation of the shoe, which debuted in 1985 and was initially banned by the NBA for violating design rules; Nike picked up Jordan's $5,000 per-game fine. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • sports memorabilia  • shoes  • Michael Jordan

  • December 2007

    • Lock, Stock, and Orange Bowl

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Dec 26, 07 3:24 PM CST

      Lock, Stock, and Orange Bowl

      College football fans can literally take home a piece of the action when Miami officials auction off every salable piece of the soon-to-be-demolished Orange Bowl in February. On the block are the giant scoreboard, players' benches, trees, and even the urinals. "You name it, it will be available,'' says the president of the auction company. More »

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      football  • sports  • college  • auction  • sports memorabilia  • University of Miami  • autographs  • Dan Marino  • Jim Kelly

  • November 2007

    • OJ Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 28, 07 2:37 PM CST

      OJ Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set

      OJ Simpson pleaded not guilty today to 12 felony charges that could land him in jail for life, CNN reports. The Juice and two co-defendants will go on trial April 7 on charges relating to a September incident in which they're alleged to have broken into a Las Vegas hotel room, brandishing at least one gun, to retrieve sports memorabilia. More »

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      OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • Alfred Beardsley  • Bruce Fromong  • Clarence Stewart  • Charles Ehrlich

    • Judge Orders OJ to Stand Trial

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 14, 07 6:45 PM CST

      Judge Orders OJ to Stand Trial

      Former NFL star OJ Simpson must stand trial on charges including armed robbery and kidnapping stemming from a September altercation inside a hotel room, a Las Vegas judge ruled today. The trial date was set for Nov. 28, the Los Angeles Times reports. Simpson could face life in prison if convicted on the kidnapping charges alone. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia

    • OJ Told His Buddies to Bring Guns

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 5:15 PM CST

      OJ Told His Buddies to Bring Guns

      OJ Simpson asked his buddies to bring guns to their confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel room with two sports memorabilia dealers, one of his accomplices testified today. Walter Alexander, one of OJ's golfing pals, said Simpson wanted everyone to bring "heat." OJ also told another accomplice to draw his weapon before entering the room, he said. More »

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      OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • armed robbery

    • OJ Scheme 'Went South,' Witness Says

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 9, 07 6:18 PM CST

      OJ Scheme 'Went South,' Witness Says

      A collectors dealer testified today that OJ Simpson was trying to get back memorabilia stolen from his own home when he and others entered into a hotel room to confront two men, the Los Angeles Times reports. The situation quickly "went south," said Thomas Riccio. He said, though, that OJ did not have a gun and had no interest in taking memorabilia that did not belong to him. More »

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      OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • armed robbery

    • Dealer Describes OJ 'Invasion'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 9:30 PM CST

      Dealer Describes OJ 'Invasion'

      OJ Simpson led several men into a memorabilia dealer’s hotel room “in a military-style invasion” and took tens of thousands of dollars worth of items, the dealer, Bruce Fromong, testified yesterday. He kicked off a 2-day hearing in Las Vegas to determine whether Simpson and others should stand trial on charges that could put the disgraced NFL great away for life. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • robbery  • sports memorabilia  • Bruce Fromong

    • OJ Hearing Kicks Off in Vegas

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 8, 07 3:00 PM CST

      OJ Hearing Kicks Off in Vegas

      OJ Simpson arrived in a Las Vegas court today to begin a two-day probable cause hearing to determine if his robbery case goes to trial. Eight witness were expected to testify against Simpson, including several who will confirm that guns were used in the Sept. 13 incident in which the ex-footballer took sports memorabilia he claimed was stolen from him, CNN reports. OJ's lawyers will not call witnesses. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • robbery  • sports memorabilia

    • FBI Was Warned of OJ Heist Scheme

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 3, 07 6:20 AM CDT

      FBI Was Warned of OJ Heist Scheme

      Three weeks before he participated in OJ Simpson's ill-fated attempt to retrieve sports memorabilia the Juice said was stolen from him, Thomas Riccio told FBI agents that a "self-organized sting operation" was in the works, reports the AP. Riccio said the FBI brushed him off, not wanting to become "involved in another weird celebrity case." More »

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      FBI  • OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • Bruce Fromong  • Alfred Beardsley  • Thomas Riccio

  • October 2007

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