Carney Lansford
Oakland Athletics
Third Base
Carney Ray Lansford (born February 7, 1957 in San Jose, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball and is currently the hitting coach of the San Francisco Giants. Lansford, who played for the California Angels (1978-80), Boston Red Sox (1981-82) and Oakland Athletics (1983-92), batted and threw right-handed.
Featured Basketball Player
Karl Malone
Los Angeles Lakers
Forward
Born in Summerfield, Louisiana, he was nicknamed in college as the Mailman for his consistency ("the mailman always delivers") and his work in the post. Malone twice won the NBA Most Valuable Player award. He is generally considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, and has scored the second most points in NBA history, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Featured Football Player
Anthony Smith
Pittsburgh Steelers
Safety
Anthony Smith (born September 20, 1983 in Hubbard, Ohio) is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.
Featured Hockey Player
Martin Skoula
Minnesota Wild
Defense
Martin Škoula (born October 28, 1979 in Litomerice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
8/21/2009 UPPER DECK CAPTURES FAVRE ON A CARD
In record time, the Upper Deck Company has secured training camp photos of the most-talked-about player in the NFL – newest Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Brett Favre – and will have him appear in his new purple color scheme as early as next month. A short-printed card showing him during his first practice with the Vikings on Wednesday, August 19, will appear in 2009 NFL SPx, which is scheduled to hit store shelves on Sept. 15.
7/10/2009 PANINI AMERICA ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL WRAPPER REDEMPTION
With the National celebrating its 30th Anniversary at the end of the month, officials at Panini America are excited to announce their plans for the show. While some of the faces may look familiar, the new Panini colors will be on display for the FIRST time in Cleveland, OH at the National Sports Collectors Convention.
7/7/2009 UPPER DECK POISED TO LAUNCH GRAND SLAM OF ACTIVITIES AT 2009 MLB FANFEST
While Major League Baseball’s National League All-Stars prepare themselves to try and win their first Mid-Summer Classic since 1996, the Upper Deck Company is readying itself to entertain the tens of thousands of baseball card enthusiasts who will invade St. Louis’s America’s Center Convention Complex from Friday, July 10, through Tuesday, July 14, for the popular MLB FanFest show. In conjunction with this year’s annual MLB All-Star Game at Busch Stadium next Tuesday night, Upper Deck will be setting up inside the convention complex this weekend with its tricked-out corporate booth, complete with an area dedicated to promoting the company’s new sports-themed virtual world for kids: UpperDeckU.com!
6/26/2009 UPPER DECK TO PRODUCE DRAFT EDITION BASKETBALL SET RELEASING IN JULY
The Upper Deck Company will be releasing an impressive Draft Edition Basketball trading card set in July, one in which many of this year’s top lottery picks will be appearing complete with autographed inserts. Several of the top players selected during yesterday’s 2009 NBA Draft will be featured in the set including James Harden, the No. 3 pick overall; Ricky Rubio, No. 5; Jonny Flynn, No. 6; and Stephen Curry, No. 7.
6/15/2009 PANINI AMERICA BRINGS BACK 1989 SCORE FOOTBALL
Panini America announced the details of the exclusive card set being provided to all VIPs at the 30th National in Cleveland this summer. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of 1989 Score, so Panini America produced a six-card set in the same style as the company's famous inaugural launch.
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