The former NFL player forged many relationships throughout his life with some prominent people. JFK anyone?

Next year's industry trade conference will take place at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., from April 19-23.

The current film 'Diminished Capacity' features baseball cards as a prominent theme. It also puts dealers in a bad light.

In an interview at SportsFest, Pete Rose covers a variety of topics, includes steroids in baseball and how that compares to him betting on baseball.

Hobby shop registration for popular NFL Player of the Day program now open through July 21. Prizes announced.

Associated Press

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Asterisk or not, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record-breaking 756th home run won't land in the Hall of Fame. The Hall said Tuesday recent talks with fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the souvenir for more than $750,000 last September, had "unfortunately reached an impasse."

The New York Post reports that autograph authenticator Donald Frangipani has filed a defamation lawsuit against HBO and “Real Sports” host Bryant Gumble for $5 million, claiming the show incorrectly tied him to an autograph forgery ring.The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, accuses HBO show of “grossly irresponsible” and “biased” reporting in a “Real Sports” segment that piece described Frangipani as the “authenticator of choice” for the ring. The complaint says HBO reported that Frangipani signed off on “thousands” of fakes for the ring. Frangipani claims he looked at fewer than 500 items and declared about 60 as fakes. “I had an excellent reputation, and, all of a sudden, I lost it all,” said Frangipani.

The National Sports Collectors Convention will let dealers decide if the 2010 show site will return to the East Coast.

Premier Auctions is selling one of the largest collections of game-used hockey sticks and equipment in its next sale.

One week after a temporary restraining order halted the shipment of Upper Deck's SP Legendary Cuts, a judge drops the order.