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The bat Babe Ruth used to hit his 500th career home run sold for $1,000,800 on Saturday at SCP Auctions in Califorina... ... Read More »
On Sunday, August 11, 1929, the New York Yankees visited Cleveland's League Park to take on the Indians. Babe Ruth, batting cleanup, led off the second inning of a scoreless game... ... Read More »
Babe Ruth is poised to hit another home run, only this time on the sports memorabilia market when the bat he used to slug No. 500 nearly a century ago hits the auction block on Wednesday... ... Read More »
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Los Angeles -- The bat used by Babe Ruth to slug his 500th career home run in 1929 is going up for auction, nearly 75 years after he gave it to a friend whose family has kept it ever since.... ... Read More »
Writer-director Spike Lee added to his New York Knicks collection by purchasing 13 items associated with his favorite team in a recent auction. ... Read More »
Writer-director Spike Lee added to his New York Knicks collection by purchasing 13 items associated with his favorite team in a recent auction... ... Read More »
The basketball net from one of the most legendary sporting events ever -- Willis Reed's miraculous comeback in game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals -- is up for auction... ... Read More »
Red Holzman amassed, by far, the most impressive resume of any Knicks coach in history. Now his tangible rewards are available to the highest bidding Knicks fan... ... Read More »
Vin Scully is one of the most legendary broadcasters in sports history ... and you can own the piece of paper that literally got him hired by the Dodgers 70 years ago -- if your bank account's fat enough... ... Read More »
The first ever "photo-matched" Dream Team jersey, worn by Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, is expected to fetch the top price in SCP Auctions' 2019 Summer Premier Auction, which kicked off Wednesday... ... Read More »
The "Dream Team" is the most DOMINANT squad ever assembled ... and you could own the game-worn jersey Magic Johnson donned as Team USA steamrolled their way to a gold medal in 1992... ... Read More »
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Two prized pieces of San Diego sports history will be placed up for auction this week... ... Read More »
The New York Yankees contract that paid Mickey mantle a shockingly low amount of money back in 1957 can be all yours...if you've got a big pile of cash to buy it!!! ... Read More »
A Honus Wagner Card has been sold privately for $1.2 million. SCP Auctions in Southern California says the 1909-11 T206 card was graded in Good 2 condition on a scale of 1 to 10 by Professional Sports Authenticator. The auction house says this example of the ... Read More »
Built over several decades, one of the best accumulations of New York Yankees memorabilia ever assembled is about to be sold at auction. The private collection, including nearly 350 lots encompassing the entire history of the franchise will be sold through SC... Read More »
Forget $100k ... the Warriors' official scorer's sheet from Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game sold for over $214,000 at auction ... TMZ sports has learned. ... Read More »
"A collection of baseball memorabilia, at least in catalogue sales, has upstaged Vincent van Gogh's "Irises,"' John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce, and the Duchess of Windsor's jewels at Sotheby's in New York," reported The New York Times in 1991. ... Read More »
For the first time ever, the official Philadelphia Warriors scoring sheet from Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game is up for sale ... and it's expected to rake in more than $100,000!!! ... Read More »
The newly-crowned finest set of 1922 American Caramel E121 baseball cards joins items from the collection of Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson and Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith among headliners in SCP Auctions' Spring Premier Auction. ... Read More »
Evidence from the greatest pro basketball performance ever is seriously lacking. When Will Chamberlain scored 100 points on March 2, 1962 for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks, it was in front of a crowd of roughly 4,000 people. ... Read More »
The finest 1922 American Caramel E121 set of all-time is coming to auction April 10 courtesy of SCP Auctions. ... Read More »
In 1939, Paul Wunder, a visionary collector from New Orleans, embarked on a successful quest on behalf of his daughter Doris to obtain the autographs of the 11 living inaugural inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on June 12, 1939.... Read More »
What began as an adventurous trip by a rabid baseball fan nearly 80 years ago will likely end in a big payday for his descendants.... Read More »
Long before the crush of autograph seekers made spring training an annual target, the atmosphere around big league camps was much more personal for those who did make the pilgrimage to warmer climates.... Read More »
The record for the most expensive signed baseball in history has been absolutely obliterated. On Sunday, a baseball with the signatures of 11 of the first Baseball Hall of Fame inductees sold at auction for over $600,000.... Read More »
Until recently, the highest recorded price paid for an non-game-used autographed baseball was $388,375, dropped in 2012 on a ball featuring the signature of Babe Ruth. That mark has now been shattered, to the tune of a whopping $623,369, by a baseball also ado... Read More »
A 1937 Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey is now in the hands of a private collector after the family that had quietly owned it for decades decided to sell the road flannel donned by one of sports' most iconic figures in the latter stages of his brilliant, but trag... Read More »
Jake Virtue played in the major leagues well over a century ago. But the former player is in the spotlight now thanks to a rare collection of cabinet cards now for sale through SCP Auctions.... Read More »
The Jake Virtue Collection will be up for sale in an SCP auction opening on March 7. "[This is] one of the most remarkable nineteenth-century baseball card discoveries in recent hobby history," declares the California-based company in a statement.... Read More »
DENVER — Rashaan Salaam's Heisman Trophy will be sold in an online auction next month with a portion of the proceeds benefiting research into a degenerative brain disease found in nearly 200 football players. SCP Auctions announced Tuesday that bidding wi... Read More »
BOULDER, Colo. -- Rashaan Salaam's Heisman Trophy will be sold in an online auction next month with a portion of the proceeds benefiting research into a degenerative brain disease found in nearly 200 football players. SCP Auctions announced that bidding will ... Read More »
Thank you, Sylvester Stallone. And thank you, donor Bob Breitbard. The life-size "Rocky" bronze statue that, for years, raised its arms in victory in the San Diego Hall of Champions has a new private owner, who paid $403,657 for the privilege. The statue, ... Read More »
A lot of sports history changed hands in SCP's Fall Premier Auction 2017. From gamers used by legends to key sports cards to 1,800-pound statues, there was a lot of variety among the items sold. Leading the way was one of the original bronze statues cast for... Read More »
The online bidding in SCP Auctions' 2017 Fall Premier auction ended early Sunday morning with Lot #1 – an original 12-foot-tall, 1,800-pound "Rocky" bronze statue, one of two identical examples created by noted sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg for use in... Read More »
Hall of Famer Mel Ott was the Giants' career home run leader and owned the National League homers record, at least until Willie Mays came along. Ott's number 4 is retired, but his uniform still is around. At least a uniform he wore in 1948, the last year h... Read More »
What if I told you that there's a Honus Wagner card 75 times rarer than the 1910 tobacco card that sold for $3.1 million one year ago? In fact, it's the only one of its kind. And so far the price is only $3,194 (with the buyer's premium) in a SCP auction... Read More »
Utah Jazz ball boy Alex Rodriguez wouldn't take money from Michael Jordan, so MJ came up with another way to pay him for two tickets to a sold-out Jazz-Chicago Bulls game in 1993: His shoes.... Read More »
A Utah Jazz ball boy who did Michael Jordan a big favor in 1993 when home fans booed the NBA superstar mercilessly for disparaging comments about Salt Lake City, came away with a pair of valuable game-worn Nikes. Now that pair of personally gifted shoes from... Read More »
He belonged to Pittsburgh, but folks in Paterson, NJ looked at Honus Wagner like one of their own. Playing for the minor league Paterson Silk Weavers in 1896 and '97, the Carnegie, PA resident honed his game to a big league level. When his long and storied... Read More »
Hundreds of sports memorabilia items from the San Diego Hall of Champions will be auctioned off in SCP Auctions' 2017 Fall Premier Auction. Items have opened for online bidding here and runs through Nov. 4. The proceeds will benefit Hall of Champions recogniti... Read More »
San Diego sports fans were saddened when the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park closed its doors last summer. But those who have dried their tears can open their pocketbooks and bid on sports memorabilia items that were on display at the hall.... Read More »
Wanna buy the ORIGINAL Rocky Balboa sculpture from "Rocky III?" Too bad, it's not for sale. But the BACKUP statue is about to hit the auction block. The artist behind the piece, A. Thomas Schomberg, made two versions of the iconic sculpture for the 1982 flic... Read More »
What you see: A limited edition monumental bronze statue of Rocky Balboa, commissioned from sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg for the 1982 film Rocky III. SCP Auctions estimates it at $500,000-plus.... Read More »
The San Diego Hall of Champions has teamed up with SCP Auctions to put up over 200 items of San Diego sports memorabilia during its 2017 Fall Premier Auction event. From Tony Gwynn's 1986 Gold Glove to a statue of Rocky Balboa, there are pieces for all sports ... Read More »
You can now own a piece of San Diego sports history. The San Diego Hall of Champions is auctioning off items from its former museum in Balboa Park. Items up for bid include a Gold Glove trophy given to San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gywnn. "Everybody alwa... Read More »
Hundreds of pieces of sports memorabilia are hitting the auction block Wednesday via SCP Auctions' Fall Catalog. Among the headliners are a pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Summer Olympics game-worn and dual signed Converse shoes, two Olympic medals won by ... Read More »
The Rocky statue is one of Philadelphia's most iconic sights. People line up everyday, often fresh off a run up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps to pose with the bronze behemoth. A second Rocky statue, made by A. Thomas Schomberg at the same time as the ori... Read More »
Various memorabilia pieces from the late Mel Ott are available in the upcoming SCP Auctions' 2017 Fall Premier Auction. Eight different lots from the Baseball Hall of Famer's personal collection will be available, with each item accompanied by a letter fro... Read More »
SCP Auctions will be featuring 217 items from the recently closed San Diego Hall of Champions Museum in their 2017 Fall Premier auction including items from the careers of Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Gaylord Perry and other notable sports figures.... Read More »
After my beloved father passed in 2005, my brother and I cleaned out his sock drawer where we found a container of old quarters and New York City subway tokens. I can only envy one Georgia family. While sorting through their late father's sock drawer they di... Read More »
Goodbye, Rocky. The iconic statue of Rocky Balboa that stood victoriously, and fittingly, in Balboa Park, for years is on the auction block. The nearly 13-foot-high bronze figure is a replica of the statue featured in the 1982 "Rocky III" film that n... Read More »
Another copy of the T206 Ty Cobb with Cobb Tobacco back, one of sports collecting's rarest baseball cards has been uncovered. Freshly authenticated and graded by PSA, the century-old rarity was found by a Georgia family while cleaning out their late father�... Read More »
A jersey Aaron Judge wore in a 2013 game while playing at Fresno State is about to hit the auction block. Offered by SCP Auctions, this is the first time a game-used college jersey worn by the Yankees rookie has been put up for public sale.... Read More »
Game-used memorabilia from one of baseball's greatest sluggers is hitting the auction block next month. SCP Auctions will be handling the sale of several items from Mel Ott, a Hall of Famer who hit 511 home runs and led the National League in long balls six ... Read More »
SCP Auctions will offer several items from the career of Baseball Hall of Famer Mel Ott in its 2017 Fall Premier Auction. Eight different lots from the Baseball Hall of Famer's personal collection will open for bidding on Wed., Oct. 18. Each item will be ... Read More »
On the weekend of the annual Naismith Hall of Fame inductions, we've learned SCP Auctions will be offering a jersey that would be at home in Springfield, MA.... Read More »
It was 10 years ago tonight that Bonds hit a 99 mph Ubaldo Jimenez fastball on a line to left-center field, where three fans scrapped for his final home run ball while he slowly circled the bases.... Read More »
One earned multiple championships. The other made multiple movies. Both earned a lot of money. Fifteen years ago, Shaq and fellow Los Angeles resident Sylvester Stallone were pals who made a memorabilia trade. Now, Shaq's glitzy gift to Sly is going on the... Read More »
What you see: A road gray, game-worn New York Yankees jersey that was worn by Babe Ruth. SCP Auctions sold it for $4.4 million in May 2012, setting a record for any item of sports memorabilia at auction.... Read More »
Two of O.J. Simpson's California driver's licenses are going up for auction later this year, a California auction house announced hours before Simpson's Nevada parole hearing was set to begin on Thursday. SCP Auctions spokesperson Terry Melia told USA TODAY... Read More »
Just in time for O.J. Simpson's potential release from prison ... the Juice's old driver's license issued during the heart of his murder trial is hitting the auction block! TMZ Sports has learned 2 of O.J.'s old California licenses -- including the one issued ... Read More »
A pair of Converses worn by none other than Michael Jordan just broke a record, becoming the most expensive game-worn sneakers ever auctioned off. Jordan wore them during the final game of the 1984 Olympics, in which he scored 20 points to lead Team USA to a ... Read More »
A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers sold at auction for $190,373 yesterday, setting a record for game-used shoes. The Converse shoes were said to be used by the NBA legend in the gold medal game against Spain in the 1984 Olympics, according to ESPN.... Read More »
Michael Jordan's game worn and dual signed Converse shoes from the 1984 U.S. Olympic team's gold-medal-winning-game against Spain sold for $190,373 early Sunday morning, shattering the previous auction record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes.... Read More »
Michael Jordan's used sneakers had game, but they didn't stand a chance against Honus Wagner. One of the iconic, exceedingly rare T206 Wagner baseball cards, the most famous card in sports collecting, may have been worse for the wear over the years, but it wa... Read More »
A pair of Michael Jordan's shoes were sold at auction for the highest price on record for a pair of game-used sneakers. The shoes, said to be used in the gold-medal game against Spain in the 1984 Olympics, sold early Sunday morning for $190,373.... Read More »
For decades, the Honus Wagner card from the landmark T206 set that was issued between 1909 and 1911 has been regarded as the hobby's holy grail. Countless collectors have dreamed of owning one, but very few have even laid their hands upon it or seen it with ... Read More »
These aren't your average pair of Jordans -- and if you want them, it'll cost you. Michael Jordan's game-worn shoes from the 1984 Olympic games are being auctioned off as part of SCP Auctions' 2017 Spring Premier, and with two more days to go, they'v... Read More »
Game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers selling at auction for exorbitant prices is hardly a new phenomenon, but the pair you're about to see has the potential to be one of the most shocking sales yet. Offered by sports memorabilia specialists SCP Auctions is a p... Read More »
J. Ross Greene has plenty of reason to celebrate these days. Since stepping forward last month to reveal that he has been the secret owner of a very special Honus Wagner for the past 21 years, his card has soared to $417,724 in a current SCP Auction closing on... Read More »
George Mikan was the NBA's first big man. Standing 6' 10" tall, the late Basketball Hall of Famer helped redefine the center position during his glory years playing for the Minneapolis Lakers. Mikan broke the mold, so to speak, and along with his emergen... Read More »
The tension, the anticipation, the feeling of men girding for battle, is palpable in the left-field sections of Angel Stadium every time Albert Pujols steps to the plate with a chance to hit the 600th home run of his distinguished career. While fans throughou... Read More »
For about two decades, J. Ross Greene kept a deep, delightful secret. Outside of his circle of family and close friends and one or two people in the hobby, no one knew that in 1996 he spent the shocking sum of $46,000 on a baseball card ($103,000 in today's ... Read More »
Ross Greene has held onto the more coveted and valuable of baseball cards for 21 years, keeping it a secret to all but family and a few friends and stashing it in his sock drawer. But Greene, a Peachtree City resident and serious baseball-card collector, is re... Read More »
Michael Jordan's hand-signed 1984 Olympics kicks are up for grabs ... and their final price tag could reach more than 6 figures! One week after M.J.'s red Team U.S.A. jersey from the same Olympics hit the auction block, SCP Auctions is showcasing the highly-co... Read More »
A T206 Honus Wagner card that has had only four owners and its provenance can be traced back to 1909 will soon have a new owner. The card has been dubbed "The Original Wagner," and has been owned by J. Ross Greene since he purchased it in an auction in 199... Read More »
Honus Wagner is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. But for collectors, the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop is also one of the most elusive: In 1911, three years after the American Tobacco Company began distributing the T206 Honus ... Read More »
Key memorabilia from late Pittsburgh Pirates great Willie Stargell's historic 1979 season are being sold at auction this month. Stargell's National League MVP award and World Series ring are among 20 items being sold by his widow, Margaret Weller-Stargell, thr... Read More »
Willie Stargell's 1979 National League MVP award and his '79 World Series ring are up for auction, as part of a collection of the Hall of Famer's personal items being sold by his widow, Margaret Weller-Stargell. "Willie's collection will do very w... Read More »
Base-ball, as it was called in the mid-1800s, was a lawless enterprise. Alcohol, gambling, rudeness, disloyalty and quitting (by players and teams) in the middle of a season, players sitting among the spectators, spectators disrupting play on the field were sy... Read More »
A rare Honus Wagner T206 baseball card that could fetch upwards of $1.5 million is up for auction later this month. One of the most sought-after baseball cards in history, the T206 features a youthful Wagner in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, his hair parted ... Read More »
Can you imagine selling your most prized possession for the sake of your family? That's exactly what J. Ross Greene is going later this month when he auctions off one of the rarest baseball cards that exists in the world. Greene is one of only a handful of p... Read More »
SCP Auctions will offer one of the most significant artifacts from Michael Jordan's legendary playing career later this month: the Converse shoes he wore in the 1984 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game—the last pair of sneakers Jordan donned in competi... Read More »
The 1919 World Series was infamous because of the Black Sox scandal, where eight members of Chicago's American League baseball team conspired to throw the postseason series. It's ingrained in pop culture. There's the immortal quote — real or made up �... Read More »
A Peachtree City man is ready to part ways with a treasured baseball card. Back in 1995, Ross Greene paid nearly $48,500 for a Honus Wagner baseball card. While that may seem like a hefty price, last year someone paid $3.12 million for what's considered the ... Read More »
As we reported last month, a T206 Honus Wagner card last sold in the 1990s has been consigned to SCP Auctions. J. Ross Greene, a long-time collector from Peachtree City, Georgia has held the card since then. It's believed to be the first one ever featured i... Read More »
A low-grade Honus Wagner T206 baseball card with a lengthy lineage in the hobby is hitting the auction block as part of a meaty collection of vintage cardboard. The J. Ross Greene Collection will be handled by SCP Auctions later this month and it includes �... Read More »
It could be called the Ten Commandments of Major League Baseball, even though it's 74 pages long. Or perhaps, since it has just been discovered, it could be baseball's version of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Regardless, the 1876 "Founding Documents and Orig... Read More »
On Feb. 2, 1876, Chicago White Stockings president William Hulbert called a meeting with the owners of several National Association teams beset by financial troubles and a lack of meaningful central authority, the N.A. was floundering, and Hulbert wanted to cr... Read More »
On April 22, 1876 — 141 years ago this Saturday — the Boston Red Stockings beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5, in the first game ever played in the National League of Professional Base-Ball Clubs, the outfit that would ultimately become Major League Base... Read More »
Willie Stargell left a massive impression on baseball, particularly in Pittsburgh where he helped the Pirates win the World Series in 1971 and 1979. Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, Stargell amassed quite the collection of trophies, rings and other ... Read More »
The family of late slugger Willie Stargell has consigned a dozen key items from the Hall of Famer's career to SCP Auctions. They'll be offered for sale in the company's Spring Premier Auction which will open May 24. ... Read More »
The baseball crazy youngsters who pestered smokers and caused a major uproar in 1909 upon the release of the American Tobacco Company's trading cards knew it. Honus Wagner was a huge star but finding his picture was a pain in the Heinie.... Read More »
SCP Auctions has brokered the private sale of a uniform worn by Wilt Chamberlain during his 1959-60 rookie season with the Philadelphia Warriors. The #13 jersey and shorts were authenticated and graded A9 by MEARS and recently photomatched by MeiGray. Amon... Read More »
A unique "NEW YORK" baseball uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World's Fair has sold at auction for $227,854. SCP Auctions sold the uniform at its 2017 Winter Premier auction, which closed Sunday. The entire auction of 1,021 lots... Read More »
The Babe Ruth uniform, sold by SCP Auctions earlier this week, had everything going for it. For starters, Ruth wore it to promote the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, an epic event attracting 44 million people and participants from dozens of countries worldw... Read More »
SCP Auctions, the Laguna Niguel-based auction house, sold $3.4 million in memorabilia, autographs and game-worn items during an auction that ended Jan. 22. A uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World's Fair fetched nearly $228,000 at t... Read More »
The Lombardi name still resonates. An auction of seven Lombardi-related items raised $127,599. The top seller was Vince Lombardi's 1956 New York Giants World Championship ring, which sold for $50,131. Lombardi was the Giants' offensive coordinator before beco... Read More »
Tony Gwynn has another huge hit on his hands. A baseball launched by the Padres' slugger has sold for $142,762 at auction. Of course, it wasn't just any ball. This was "Mr. Padre's" 3,000th career hit on Aug. 6, 1999. Gwynn's 2007 Baseball Hal... Read More »
A 1938 uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World's Fair sold for $227,854 in SCP Auctions' Winter Premier online auction early Sunday. The one-of-a-kind, custom-made "NEW YORK" flannel uniform was manufactured by A.G. Spalding &am... Read More »
All spread out, it looks like all the stuff your mom would have tossed away years ago after stumbling across it in the back of a closet – right along with your baseball cards. It's much closer to an exhilarating archeological excavation, a sweet, hilariou... Read More »
Your chance to bid on some of the most exclusive Mr. Padre memorabilia available will end soon. Game-worn jerseys, Hall of Fame and All-Star Game rings, and award trophies given to Tony Gwynn during and after his playing days are all up for auction until 5 p.... Read More »
The heavyweight title belt that James Braddock won in his famed "Cinderella Man" upset victory against Max Baer to claim the world championship is on the auction block. SCP Auctions, a Laguna Niguel, California-based auction house, has Braddock's Ring Magazin... Read More »
One would think that parting with items owned or used by his father would be difficult for Vince Lombardi Jr. Packers fans treat such items – anything the iconic coach signed, wore or used in the 1960s – with reverence, standing in awed silence in front o... Read More »
It's not your traditional baseball memorabilia, but in the realm of baseball and baseball literature, it's a treasure trove. Jim Bouton's the vast original manuscript archive for his best-selling book Ball Four, is up for auction. The current high bid fo... Read More »
Paula Kurman first met her husband, Jim Bouton, in 1977, at a hospital fund-raiser at a Bloomingdale's in Hackensack, N.J. She thought he was handsome, but she didn't understand why people wanted his autograph. He said he had once pitched for the Yankees, ... Read More »
Nearly two years after the family of Padres great Tony Gwynn began selling off memorabilia from his storied career, more of his personal artifacts are up for bidding. SCP Auctions is currently conducting Part 2 of the Tony Gwynn Memorabilia Auction, which bega... Read More »
A Hall of Fame ring, several awards and important pieces of memorabilia from milestone moments are among the personal artifacts from Tony Gwynn's career that are currently being sold through SCP Auctions. A total of 25 pieces of Tony Gwynn memorabilia are p... Read More »
The market for graded sports tickets has experienced a major growth spurt over the last few years, especially Super Bowl tickets. SCP Auctions opened some eyes last spring when it sold a complete run of full, unused tickets to games 1-50 for over $100,000.... Read More »
"SCP Auctions is pleased to announce that it has secured four incredibly rare, never-before-offered-at-auction items directly from the family of Babe Ruth," read the California-based company's press release. Babe Ruth's heirs are showing the same drama... Read More »
There was a time when postcards were a cool way to communicate with friends. Lush, exotic photographs of landmarks and hotels, or stunning views of nature were common on the front, with some space on the backs to jot a note — "having a wonderful time, wish... Read More »
George Yakubisin got a kick, so to speak, whenever he passed a George Blanda Boulevard sign along Route 119 through Youngwood honoring his late uncle, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Blanda's admirers now can browse or bid on 50 pieces of sports ... Read More »
The first major catalog auction of 2017 opened Wednesday morning as SCP Auctions opened the curtain on its Winter Premier event. Over 1,000 lots are on the block including never-before-offered items from Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, George Blanda and other well-... Read More »
SCP Auctions' 2017 Winter Premier online auction begins January 4 and runs through Saturday, January 21, at www.scpauctions.com. Coveted items from the family of Babe Ruth, along with cherished pieces from the Vince Lombardi and George Blanda families lead t... Read More »
If you sold rare vintage baseball cards and memorabilia in 2016, your timing was impeccable. While the speculative feeding frenzy for baseball cards has showed signs of abating in recent months, which I will address in future posts, it was a very good year ove... Read More »
Championship rings, prestigious awards and even a telegram from the president are among the items once owned by Vince Lombardi slated to sell at auction in January. SCP Auctions has seven personal pieces from Lombardi as part of their Winter Premier online sal... Read More »
From the documents that launched baseball rules as we know them to a high-grade Nolan Ryan rookie card, the most valuable sports memorabilia sold at auction in 2016 proved once again that there's a big money market for rare sports treasures.... Read More »
A championship ring awarded to legendary National Football League coach Vince Lombardi in 1956 will be among seven lots featured in SCP Auctions' Winter Premier online auction, which begins Jan. 4.... Read More »
Vince Lombardi coached his final NFL game 47 years ago this week. Now, seven lots of personal memorabilia with direct provenance to the legendary late NFL head coach will be featured in SCP Auctions' Winter Premier online auction which starts on Wednesday, ... Read More »
It was a great year for the hobby of sports collecting. Prices soared, especially those in the vintage card market, treasure troves of cards were uncovered, and the hobby in general thrived. Topping the list at $3,263,246 is the "Laws of Base Ball," the group ... Read More »
SCP Auctions is thrilled to present the George Blanda Collection as part of its 2017 Winter Premier Auction, which takes place in January. Three incredible AFL Championship rings, dozens of prestigious awards and several milestone game balls going back to his ... Read More »
SCP Auctions has announced that it has secured four rare, never-before-offered at auction items directly from the family of Babe Ruth that will be up for bid in the company's upcoming 2017 Winter Premier, which starts Wednesday, Jan. 4, and ends on Saturday,... Read More »
Christian Laettner and "The Shot" are forever linked in basketball lore. Depending on one's loyalty, it was either a miracle or a tragedy. There were 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime in the 1992 NCAA East Regional Final and Duke trailed Kentucky 103-102. �... Read More »
Three AFL Championship rings, dozens of prestigious awards and several milestone game balls going back to George Blanda's college football days at the University of Kentucky lead the SCP Auctions 2017 Winter Premier Auction in January.... Read More »
The New York Times honored the Cubs' holiest relic with its own front page story headlined "A Souvenir for Anthony Rizzo, A Gift For All Cubs Fans Everywhere." Tyler Kepner reported that "a week ago [the Cubs third baseman Kris] Bryant said, [Cubs firs... Read More »
In addition to his slugging prowess, Babe Ruth was the consummate showman. Ruth liked being the center of attention, and even after his retirement in 1935, the Bambino remained popular. That popularity is a central theme behind one of four items from the Ruth... Read More »
SCP Auctions will present the George Blanda Collection as part of its 2017 Winter Premier Auction, which takes place in January. Three AFL Championship rings, dozens of prestigious awards and several milestone game balls going back to his college football days... Read More »
Three AFL Championship rings, dozens of awards and several milestone game balls going back to his college football days at the University of Kentucky will be on the block early next year when SCP Auctions offers items from the career of football legend Georg... Read More »
Not surprisingly, "The Robin Yount Collection" hit a home run with collectors. Seventy-one of the 72 items from the personal collection of the former Milwaukee Brewers icon and Baseball Hall of Famer sold in SCP Auctions' "Mid-Summer Classic" online auction, ... Read More »
A pair of iconic pre-war baseball cards led the bidding in SCP Auctions' 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction, which concluded early Sunday morning. The top card, which sold for an astounding $667,189, is one of just two examples of the legendary 1909 E90-... Read More »
A Stephen Curry mouthguard found by a fan at a Golden State Warriors road game in December was sold for $3,190 on Sunday morning in an online auction. California-based SCP Auctions handled the sale. In June, SCP vice president Dan Imler said he expected the m... Read More »
His Olympic medals had been won—and then stripped. His football career was over. 1922 would also mark the final year of his professional baseball career. Jim Thorpe's life wasn't always easy after that but his remarkable athletic career is celebrat... Read More »
LeBron made good on his promise to give Cleveland the championship the city so desperately sought. It took 7 games, a historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit, and a Kyrie Irving three to seal the deal, but it actually happened. SCP Auctions is taking us back to t... Read More »
Were you in County Stadium on Sept. 9, 1992, when Robin Yount collected his 3,000th career hit? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to possess the baseball or bat the Milwaukee Brewers' Hall of Famer used for that magical milestone? Well, those items a... Read More »
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in conjunction with its new auction and appraisal partner, SCP Auctions, will start its 2016 online auction Wednesday, August 3, running through Saturday, August 20, at www.scpauctions.com.... Read More »
After a one-year hiatus, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Auction has returned with new partner SCP Auctions now handling the annual event. The auction is now an online only affair that tips off Wednesday, August 3, and runs through Saturday, August 20, at... Read More »
Carl Horner's famous image of Honus Wagner that appears on the world's most famous baseball card wasn't just used to sell tobacco. The studio portrait appears on other collectibles, including a remarkable photo composite that pre-dates the T206 set by ... Read More »
Hall of Famer Robin Yount has consigned dozens of items from his personal memorabilia collection including the bat and ball from his 3,000th hit, to SCP Auctions. The company will offer the items in its upcoming 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction.... Read More »
SCP Auctions will be offering the prestigious Robin Yount Collection as part of its upcoming 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction. Drafted by the Brewers third overall in 1973, Yount made his debut for Milwaukee in 1974 at the age of 18 and quickly became th... Read More »
Fans will soon have a chance to buy a type of Steph Curry memorabilia that's never been on the market before: a game-used mouthguard. SCP Auctions, which is based in California, said it obtained the mouthguard from a fan who picked it up off the floor near the... Read More »
A single at-bat, which resulted in a strikeout, comprised the playing career of the late Walter Alston. But four World Series titles, seven National League pennants and 2,040 regular season triumphs later – all realized in a managerial capacity at the helm o... Read More »
The remembrances of Muhammad Ali continued to flood in Friday as the boxing great was laid to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. But for a legendary figure like Ali, his life is remembered in more than just stories and fleeting memories —... Read More »
Walter Alston's collection of personal memorabilia is being sold through SCP Auctions. The collection, which is being consigned by his estate, includes game-worn gear, championship rings and other artifacts from his career. Highlighting the auction, which he... Read More »
On one end of baseball evolution is the supremely talented Mike Trout, and on the other is a couple of pieces of paper from 1857 under lock and key at an auction house in Laguna Niguel. The handwritten "Laws of Base Ball" documents just sold at auction to ... Read More »
Setting one of the highest prices in the history of sports memorabilia, SCP Auctions has sold the Magna Carta of baseball for $3.3 million. While serving as president of the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball club, in 1857 Doc Adams established base paths at 90 ... Read More »
A handwritten "Laws of Base Ball" document sold for $3.3 million at a sports memorabilia auction conducted by SCP Auctions on Sunday. It took $3,263,246 to secure the 1857 baseball pages whose author was recently identified as Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams... Read More »
A group of documents from 1857 that set down some of the fundamental rules of baseball was acquired at auction Sunday by an unidentified buyer for $3.26 million, making it one of the highest-priced pieces of sports memorabilia. "Laws of Base Ball" was put ... Read More »
A trove of historical documents that shed fresh light on the origins of baseball sold at auction on Sunday for more than $3.2 million, a record auction price for papers related to the sport that became America's "national pastime." The 23 pages of yellowed doc... Read More »
Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions of Southern California says the 1857 papers called the "Laws of Base Ball" sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after m... Read More »
Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the "Laws of Baseball" sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of biddin... Read More »
Documents laying out some of the original "Laws of Base Ball" sold for $3.26 million early Sunday morning, setting a new record for the highest-priced baseball document. A spokesman from SCP Auctions told ESPN that the buyer wished to remain anonymous.... Read More »
Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams may never be a household name like baseball's imagined inventor Abner Doubleday or basketball's actual inventor James Naismith. But a newly verified set of documents, titled "Laws of Base Ball," being sold at an auction that ends Satu... Read More »
Two items have crossed the $300,000 mark heading into the final hours of bidding in SCP Auctions' Spring Premier catalog. The groundbreaking and much publicized 1857 "Laws of Base Ball" documents soared to $379,757 on Friday. Originally purchased at auct... Read More »
With just days remaining in the initial bidding phase of SCP Auctions' 2016 Spring Premier, a rare, impeccably preserved 1956 Sandy Koufax Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn jersey is leading the way with a high bid of $285,316 at www.scpauctions.com (at the time of... Read More »
Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate, and with it a new birth date – and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authenticity and significan... Read More »
Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate. And with it a new birth date, and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authenticity and significance ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate. And with it a new birth date, and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authentic... Read More »
SCP Auctions' 2016 Spring Premier online auction begins today and runs through April 23, at www.scpauctions.com. The Don Drysdale Estate Collection, led by the late Hall of Famer's 1962 Cy Young award and 1963 and '65 Dodgers World Series championship ri... Read More »
Over 1,300 lots hit the block Wednesday as bidding began in SCP Auctions Spring Premier catalog. The auction, which continues through Saturday, April 24, includes dozens of items from the estate of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, including his 1962 Cy Youn... Read More »
Baseball historian John Thorn calls it baseball's equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls. It's a good parallel. The 159-year-old "Laws of Base Ball" that is headed to auction next month may not have the religious significance of the scrolls found in th... Read More »
In Cooperstown, N.Y., the National Baseball Hall of Fame displays a plaque dedicated to Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. that dubs him the "Father of Modern Base Ball." Further text cast on the regal monument credits Cartwright as having "set bases 90 fe... Read More »
A 159-year-old document that helped establish the modern rules of baseball will be on the auction block this spring and may bring an historic price. Drafted in New York City during the game's infancy, the "Laws of Base Ball" outlined the rules and guidel... Read More »
Since his rookie season in 2011, every time Cam Newton has scored a touchdown he has rewarded a young fan in the first row of the end zone seats with the football he used. These moments are as pure as a Norman Rockwell painting and as sweet as Mean Joe Greene ... Read More »
Any NFL player will tell you the ultimate prize in pro football is a Super Bowl ring. But the hefty hunks of 10K gold emblazoned with diamonds and iconic team imagery are not easily won. They're even harder to obtain if you're a collector of sports memorab... Read More »
Last summer, we told you that items from the personal collection of Hall of Famer Don Drysdale would be coming to auction. Now, we know a little more about what items from the late pitcher's career will be offered and when. Game-worn uniforms and other gam... Read More »
Next to Bob Gibson, there is only one other major-league pitcher from the 1960s who could intimidate batters just by standing on the mound. Big D. Don Drysdale stood 6-foot-5 and surprisingly weighed only 190 pounds — but he looked much bigger. He won 209 ga... Read More »
Even though George Mikan was dubbed "Mr. Basketball" and voted the best "basketball player of the half century" in a 1950 Associated Press poll, he doesn't exactly rival Stephen Curry in household name recognition. Fans and collectors may finally acc... Read More »
Another rare Ernie Banks uniform up for auction, another hefty sale price. For the third time in a year, a jersey worn more than 40 years ago by the late Chicago Cubs legend fetched a six-figure sum at SCP Auctions. The latest—a gray road jersey worn during ... Read More »
George Mikan's 1948 rookie card sold for $403,664 in SCP Auctions' Fall Premier online auction, a record for a basketball card. SCP Auctions said Sunday that the buyer wished to remain anonymous. The card of the Minneapolis Lakers' Hall of Fame center is from ... Read More »
Patricia Burris met "Uncle Carl" in 1977, when she married into the Shy family. She soon would learn one heck of a hoops story and would – 37 years later – wind up in possession of his 1936 Olympic gold medal. Burris used to visit Carl Shy in Seal Beac... Read More »
Dan Imler, the vice president of SCP Auctions, may have been destined to specialize in sports memorabilia: He was born into a family of auctioneers and grew up on baseball (a Massachusetts native, he roots for the Red Sox). On Imler's watch, SCP has handled ... Read More »
Joe DiMaggio and Thurman Munson were great players who led the Yankees to World Series titles, but they didn't have much in common besides their commitment to excellence. The graceful DiMaggio made everything he did look effortless, while Munson was a gruff ... Read More »
I must admit that I barely ever heard of George Mikan, dubbed "Mr. Basketball" for his pioneering play and dominance, until his card came up for auction. But now I'll have a hard time forgetting him. His 1948 Bowman rookie card— the only specimen ever ... Read More »
SCP Auctions is offering two game-worn uniforms from the final season campaigns of two New York Yankees legends – Joe DiMaggio (1951) and Thurman Munson (1979) – as part of its 2015 Fall Premier online auction. The uniforms originate from the estate collec... Read More »
Following in the (size 23) footsteps of former Celtics big man Robert Parish, C's great Jo Jo White is selling some of the valuable keepsakes he accumulated during his Hall of Fame career. White is auctioning the championship ring he received after the Celts... Read More »
A jersey worn by famed Cubs infielder Ernie Banks was posted by an online auction company last week, and the seller hopes it fetches more than the six-figure sums two other Banks jerseys sold for in recent years. The auction company, SCP Auctions, hopes the fi... Read More »
A rare 1969 Ernie Banks road jersey that had been stashed in a garment bag for more than 30 years was put on auction online Wednesday. Bidding is set to run until Dec. 5 and represents the third jersey since December to be auctioned off by SCP Auctions. Its di... Read More »
SCP Auctions' 2015 Fall Premier online auction opened for bidding Wednesday, highlighted by a 1948 George Mikan Bowman rookie card, the only one of its kind that's been graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA; Joe DiMaggio's 1951 game-worn Yankees road uniform from hi... Read More »
SCP Auctions' 2015 Fall Premier online auction is live, running through Dec. 5 at www.scpauctions.com. Top lots include a 1948 George Mikan Bowman rookie card, the only one of its kind that's been graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA; Joe DiMaggio's 1951 game-worn ... Read More »
Hall of Famer Jo Jo White, who helped the Boston Celtics win a pair of NBA titles in the 1970s, has consigned some of his career memorabilia to SCP Auctions, which will offer it at auction in 25 lots beginning next week.... Read More »
Another jersey worn by Ernie Banks nearly a half-century ago has hit the auction block in the wake of two six-figure sales of rare jerseys worn by the Chicago Cubs legend. For the second time since "Mr. Cub" died in January, Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based auction... Read More »
The late E. Lisk Wyckoff Jr. was a serious collector of baseball memorabilia, more specifically N.Y. Yankees memorabilia. A lifelong fan of the sport, he had a special fascination with perfect games and went to great lengths to acquire symbolic keepsakes of on... Read More »
Jose Bautista's historic ALDS game five home-run baseball bounced off the 300-level stands into the 200s, where it nearly hit a man in a peach shirt. If you look closely at the broadcast video, you can see the man search for it as the crowd around him ch... Read More »
In a recent post I took a break from my upbeat coverage of the bullish market in baseball cards and memorabilia to step back, play the devil's advocate, and give the bears their day. My column provoked more reaction than any other I have written for Forbes.... Read More »
A basketball signed by members of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team from the Chuck Daly Estate Collection sold for $230,041 to tally the highest bid in SCP Auctions' Mid-Summer Classic, which concluded early Sunday morning. The multi-signed basketball (au... Read More »
A rare game-worn 1968 Ernie Banks jersey sold in an online auction for $137,865. Banks, also known as "Mr. Cub," hit 32 home runs that season. It's the second Banks jersey that California-based SCP Auctions has sold in the past 12 months. The auction hou... Read More »
While a jury decided last week that using Michael Jordan's likeness in an ad without his permission will cost supermarket chain owner Safeway $8.9 million in damages, collectors were uninspired by the value of some of the basketball legend's game-worn shoes. F... Read More »
The jersey hung above Randy Berman's crib. When Berman was in college, it hung above his "Kegerator." Until three months ago, it was still hanging above the cool-beer dispenser in the 36-year-old bachelor's Rogers Park apartment. But Berman, who goes b... Read More »
Tucked in a bend of Newport Center Drive across the street from Fashion Island, the Newport Sports Museum is now nearly empty of its treasures. The walls and displays in this 8,000-foot space used to include a 1965 Sandy Koufax-signed and game-worn home Dodger... Read More »
Michael Jordan may not do any endorsement deals for less than $10 million, but bids so far for a handful of his game-worn shoes have been relatively cheap. Five pair of the former Chicago Bulls great's sneakers are up for grabs this week from Laguna Niguel, Ca... Read More »
Collectors now have a chance to own some really big shoes, whose soles once belonged to a player who was the heart and soul of the New York Giants. The white, size 13 Nike/Pro cleats worn by Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor during Super Bowl XXV at Tamp... Read More »
A game-used basketball from the gold-medal game at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 — signed by 11 members of the Dream Team and coach Chuck Daly — is the centerpiece of a current auction of the former Detroit Pistons coach's memorabilia at SCP Auctions. ... Read More »
Gary Reasons not only picked up a championship ring after the Giants squeaked past the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV, he picked up a pair of shoes, too. Reasons has consigned the shoes – Nike/Pro cleats Lawrence Taylor wore in the Giants' 20-19 victory �... Read More »
Is there any debate that the 1992 USA Basketball squad, dubbed the Dream Team, was the greatest to ever take the court? Featuring such all-time greats as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, they made short work of their opponents en route to the Gold... Read More »
Bidding for a Chicago Cubs home pinstripe jersey worn by Ernie Banks in 1968 soared past $30,000 in the opening hours of bidding Wednesday as SCP Auctions launched its 2015 Mid-Summer Classic.... Read More »
Long before the dishonest steroid denials, the season-long drug suspension, Biogenesis and Tony Bosch, Alex Rodriguez was a teenage baseball prospect with awe-inspiring talent and sky's-the-limit potential. A Southern California sports memorabilia compa... Read More »
SCP Auctions has been named the new official auction and appraisal partner for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As part of their multi-year partnership, fans and collectors will be able to experience an annual auction where the Hoop Hall will ben... Read More »
An authenticated Cubs jersey Ernie Banks wore in 1968 could fetch at least $150,000, auction house SCP Auctions estimates. The No. 14 jersey, a white home jersey with blue pinstripes and a navy blue, tan-faced Cubs head patch, will be open to online bids Aug. ... Read More »
A Chicago Cubs jersey worn during the 1968 season by late team legend Ernie Banks is going up for auction next month and will likely fetch more than $150,000. For the second time in eight months, Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based auction house SCP Auctions is sellin... Read More »
The fan who wound up with Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th hit Friday night knows a thing or two about catching home run balls. David Kohler of SCP Auctions, which sold Rodriguez's 500th home run ball for $105,000, told ESPN.com's Darren Rovell that the 3,000th hit ba... Read More »
Mr. Padre: An online auction of Tony Gwynn's personal memorabilia has brought in $217,770. The sale of 105 items was arranged by the Baseball Hall of Famer's widow, Alicia Gwynn. She cited two objectives in the SCP Auctions material: "To share his baseba... Read More »
A pair of Nike Air Ships that Michael Jordan wore during his rookie season have sold for $71,553, according to an auction house. It's the second biggest haul for a pair of Jordan or NBA shoes, coming in second to the Bulls legend's "flu game" sneakers that fet... Read More »
Another piece of authentic Michael Jordan memorabilia has sold in auction for an eye-popping figure. Nearly two years after the shoes worn by the Bulls legend during Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals (the famous "Flu Game") sold for nearly $105,000, a pair of Nike... Read More »
Jim Brown's one-page rookie contract from 1957 sold at auction for $21,228 to an anonymous bidder Sunday morning. The auction drew nine bidders with a minimum bid of $7,500. SCP Auctions of Laguna Niguel, California, who handled the auction, said only Johnny U... Read More »
A pair of Nikes that were the earliest NBA-worn shoes of Michael Jordan's that have ever come to market have sold for $71,553. That's the second-highest price paid for game-worn Jordan shoes. In 2013, the shoes that Jordan wore during the "Flu Game" in the 199... Read More »
Football fans who want to own a piece of Cleveland sports history have a few days remaining to bid on Jim Brown's rookie contract. Bidding has topped $12,000 on the one-page document, which should go for "$30,000 to $50,000," according to Dan Imler, vice presi... Read More »
An auction of 105 items from the collection of Padres great Tony Gwynn will close Saturday. The auction, which is being conducted at scpauctions.com, began April 8. The initial bidding period runs until 5 p.m. PDT Saturday. SCP Auctions spokesman Terry Melia s... Read More »
If you love sports memorabilia or if you're just a fan of Tony Gwynn, then you can check out some of Tony's personal memorabilia at an auction. A collection of 105 of his items are being auctioned off and part of the proceeds will benefit a cause close to Tony... Read More »
A Babe Ruth will from December 1933 is being put up for sale by SCP Auctions. Internet bidding is scheduled to close April 25, the company said Tuesday. The nine-page document includes the player's ''George Herman Ruth'' signature and the signature of three wi... Read More »
Just in time for the Padres home opener, an online auction featuring Tony Gwynn memorabilia launched Thursday morning. Laguna Niguel auction house SCP Auctions is featuring 105 one-of-a-kind items from now until Saturday, April 25.... Read More »
Items from the collection of Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn, who passed away last year, will be put up for bid by SCP Auctions. The auction house has secured more than 100 items from Gwynn's widow, Alicia, including three All-Star Game rings, a pair of Silver Slugger b... Read More »
Snider High School graduate and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Rod Woodson has collected plenty of memorabilia during his 30-plus years in the game of football. Later this month a good chunk of his personal collection will be up for auction. Woodson has part... Read More »
A Mickey Mantle signature model bat that might be the first one he used in Major League Baseball is going up for auction, with an expected selling price of about $200,000. The minimum bid for the bat in next month's online sale by SCP Auctions Inc. is $30,00... Read More »
They could be the Holy Grail for any diehard Michael Jordan fan. A pair of Nike hightops billed as the earliest known NBA game-worn shoes worn by Jordan could be yours, if you're the highest bidder, CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.... Read More »
An auction company says it has Michael Jordan's earliest known pair of game-worn shoes from his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls.SCP Auctions expects to get $50,000 or more when it auctions off the shoes beginning April 8. Jordan wore the shoes in a road g... Read More »
A pair of Nike basketball shoes, believed to be the earliest NBA game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers to ever hit the market, will be auctioned off next month. Khalid Ali, who was a ball boy for the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1984-85 season, has consigned the Nik... Read More »
Pittsburgh Steelers great Rod Woodson is selling nearly his entire collection of memorabilia, including his rings, trophies and jerseys. The collection being auctioned by California-based SCP Auctions has more than 70 items from the legendary safety's career, ... Read More »
In the fall of 1951, Ollie Matson did everything right. As the punishing, 220-pound senior running back for the University of San Francisco, Matson – a 6' 2" African-American – led the nation in rushing (1,566 yards) and scoring (21 touchdowns, 126 points)... Read More »
Gene Tenace says he doesn't need the money. Says he's not selling his memorabilia to get over the financial hump. Nevertheless, he hooked up with an auction house to sell some of his most prized possessions.... Read More »
Few coaches in history have come close to the success of John Wooden, the late men's basketball coach at UCLA. The "Wizard of Westwood's" coveted UCLA Basketball Coach's Jacket Headlines SCP Auctions 2015 Spring Premier Event with bidding beginning on Ap... Read More »
World Series rings seemed to be drawn to Gene Tenace like a magnet. Four of the six he earned throughout his career as a player and coach are among more than 50 items recently consigned to SCP Auctions by the former big league catcher. They'll go on the aucti... Read More »
SCP Auctions is proud to present the "Gene Tenace Collection" in its 2015 Spring Premier, which is scheduled from April 8 through April 25. ... Read More »
Deflated footballs may lead to inflated prices when the National Football League auctions off some of its Super Bowl game balls for charity. That awareness could raise prices as much as 50 percent when the NFL sells many of the 108 official balls set to be use... Read More »
SCP Auctions, one of the nation's largest auctioneers and private sellers of sports memorabilia and cards, has just unveiled its new website. Implementing vibrant colors, a fresh design and user-friendly navigation, the new look highlights the company's re... Read More »
A recently discovered Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $403,664 in an online auction. "Unveiling a fresh T206 Honus Wagner card is a dream scenario for any hobby professional," Dan Imler, vice president at Laguna Niguel, California-based SCP, said in... Read More »
A wristwatch once worn by Lou Gehrig will go up for auction Wednesday, the crown jewel among the sports collectibles being sold online by Laguna Niguel-based SCP Auctions. But the Gehrig watch is more than a timepiece. It's a time capsule, an artifact of ... Read More »
SCP Auctions, who announced Monday it had obtained the jersey though didn't divulge from whom, said the jersey is authentic and thought the item could go for as much as $100,000, making it the most expensive collegiate jersey ever auctioned. According to SCP... Read More »
"In high school … I started buying and selling baseball cards, going to shows; back then, they had all the conventions," Kohler said. "And I started running some ads in the trade publications back then because that's really the only way you could com... Read More »
A pocket watch given to baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth during his last appearance at Yankee Stadium in 1948 sold at auction for $650,108, while a game-worn autographed Sandy Koufax jersey went for $268,664.... Read More »
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Online Safety Community for PPE Professionals
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Ansell, Red Bank, NJ, a manufacturer of hand-protection products and safety apparel, has launched The Online Safety Community, a free social network where personal-protective-equipment (PPE) professionals can share ideas. The community, at www.safetycommunity.com, is designed for safety engineers and managers, foremen and factory workers interested in staying up to date on emerging trends, learning about new safety products and procedures, and wanting to interact with PPE experts across different industries.
Ansell: 732/345-5400; www.ansell.com
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Drone Regulations: Understanding What You May And May Not Do ( or else risk going to jail!)
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Web Interface : How To Get The Most Out Of The PiCopter And The Drone Community
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CONCLUDING REMARKS : Are You Now Ready To Become A Drone Inventor?
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RSL Picks Up CONCACAF Champions League Play Wednesday v. Toronto FC at Rio Tinto Stadium;
Utah Side Looks to Claim MLS Home Unbeaten Streak Record as Its Own Saturday against Chicago Fire
SANDY, Utah (Sunday, September 12,
2010) – Real Salt
Lake will begin the busiest stretch of its hectic late-season schedule – a
run of six games in 18 days – this week with a pair of pivotal contests
at Rio Tinto Stadium. The challenging run begins this Wednesday,
Sept. 15, when Real Salt Lake welcomes fellow MLS side Toronto FC to
Sandy for Matchweek 3 of the CONCACAF Champions League group stage, and
continues on Saturday, Sept. 18, when the new-look Chicago Fire
will head to Sandy with recent acquisitions Nery Castillo and Freddie Ljungberg
in tow in a match presented by Cricket Wireless.
Tickets for both contests remain available and can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com and www.RioTintoStadium.com, over the phone at 801-727-2700, and in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekdays and on gamedays beginning at 10:00 a.m. MT. Both contests will air on RSL's official radio partners – ESPN 700 (English), ESPN Deportes 1600-AM and Homero 106.1-FM (Spanish) – and fans can also follow the club's official Twitter feed, found at www.twitter.com/RealSaltLake, for live updates from Sandy.
Wednesday's match could go a long way in sorting out who might advance from the CCL's Group A, as both Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC and the group's two other foes – Mexico's Cruz Azul and Panamanian side Arabe Unido – all stand tied on three points from 1-1-0 records after their first two contests. Wednesday night's match is set for an 8:00 p.m. MT kickoff at Rio Tinto Stadium and can be seen live on Fox Soccer Channel. This will mark the middle of three meetings in one month's time between the two sides, who fought to a 0-0 draw in MLS play at BMO Field on Aug. 28 and will meet again in CCL action (Matchweek 5) on Sept. 28. First half goals by DF Jamison Olave (14') and MF Andy Williams (42') helped propel Real Salt Lake to a 2-0 win over the "Reds" in their League meeting in Sandy back on May 1.
Real Salt Lake (12-4-8, 44 pts. in MLS play) will then turn its attention back to League action – and, more specifically, the chase for the MLS Supporters Shield – with a rare Saturday afternoon matinee at 2:00 p.m. MT against a desperate Chicago Fire side looking to claw its way into the MLS Cup Playoff picture. In that contest, which will mark RSL's season debut on TeleFutura and also will be broadcast on KUSG 2.2 / Comcast 111, the Utah side will be looking to snatch a piece of MLS history all to itself by becoming the first-ever MLS team to go 23 straight games at home without a defeat in League play. RSL evened the 2008-09 Columbus Crew's mark on 22 games with its 1-0 defeat of the New York Red Bulls the last time out in Sandy on Sept. 4.
Real Salt Lake Schedule: Sept. 13-18, 2010 (all times MT unless noted)
All RSL practices are open to members of the media and the general public unless otherwise noted, with media availability for all players and coaches to immediately follow each session. Those planning on attending any session can confirm the time and location of that day's training by calling 801-918-5050.
Monday, Sept. 13: Training at XanGo Field in Lehi – 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14: Training at TBD – 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 15: Real Salt Lake (1-1-0, 3 pts.) v. Toronto FC (1-1-0, 3 pts.)
- CONCACAF Champions League, Group A – Matchweek 3
- 8:00 p.m. MT kick-off at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah
- TV: Fox Soccer Channel
- Radio: ESPN 700 (America First Credit Union Pre-match Report begins at 7:00 p.m.), ESPN Deportes 1600-AM, and Homero 106.1-FM
Thursday, Sept. 16: Training site/time TBD
Friday, Sept. 17: Training site/time TBD
Saturday, Sept. 18: Real Salt Lake (12-4-8, 44 pts.) v. Chicago Fire (6-8-8, 26 pts.)
- MLS Regular Season – RSL Match #25
- 2:00 p.m. MT kick-off at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah
- TV: KUSG 2.2 (Comcast 111) / TeleFutura
- Radio: ESPN 700 (America First Credit Union Pre-match Report begins at 1:00 p.m.), ESPN Deportes 1600-AM, and Homero 106.1-FM
www.RealSaltLake.com / www.RioTintoStadium.com / www.RSLtotheCore.com / www.ESPN700Sports.com


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All of our shoes are sold without a heel so that you can create your very own dream combination by adding the heel in the height, color, finish and style that exactly meets your needs and fulfills your desires. The combinations are endless.
Upper Polyester
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made in Europe
All of our footbeds are made out of memory foam so that they will never lose their spring so as to provide maximum shock absorption.
Our leather soles are already coated in rubber which not only means you won't slide but also that your soles will last a little longer.
Colored soles will wear out with use. This is not a manufacturing defect. It is simply normal wear and tear.
TANYA HEATH Paris recommends that you consult a cobbler if you have a doubt about how to take care of specific leather so you have the best professional advice.
For daily upkeep of your shoes and heels TANYA HEATH Paris recommends the following:
• Keep the leather clean by wiping with a soft dry cloth
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Putin signals Russia can be more flexible on Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia should listen to some of the French arguments about Syria — over a bottle of vodka, not merely wine.
Putin made the comment after talks in Moscow with French President Francois Hollande, whom Putin said made some new proposals on dealing with the nearly 2-year-old conflict in the Arab state.
The Russian leader did not offer any details on the French ideas or elaborate which of them Moscow should heed, but his remarks were unusually conciliatory for a man who has spent most of the past two years criticizing the West's stance on Syria's civil war and insisting Russia's approach is best.
"We should listen to the opinion of our partners on some of the aspects of that difficult problem," Putin told reporters. "It seems to me that we would need to sit over a bottle of vodka — a bottle of good wine wouldn't be enough — to sort things out. We would need to sit down and think it over."
Hollande responded jokingly that he would prefer port.
On a more serious note, he said that Russia and France agree on the need to avert the breakup of Syria, but differ on a way to help launch a dialogue. "We believe it's impossible to do that in cooperation with (Syrian President) Bashar Assad," Hollande said.
Russia has backed Assad throughout a conflict that has killed more than 70,000, using its veto at the U.N. Security Council to shield Assad's regime from sanctions for cracking down on what began as peaceful protests. Moscow also has rejected calls for Assad to quit, saying his government and rebels should pursue talks.
France, meanwhile, has been among the most vociferous critics of Assad and a major booster of the Syrian opposition. Before the Kremlin talks, Hollande told the Ekho Moskvy radio station that Putin's position on Syria could determine how soon peace would arrive there.
"A lot will depend on President Putin's stance," Hollande said, adding that he is encouraged by the fact that Russia has acknowledged the influence of the Syrian opposition but that he would like to see Russia promote talks on a political transition in Syria.
"We see that the Syrian opposition grows stronger and taking on legitimacy as well as some responsibility for the future of the country, and this opposition does not see itself getting engaged in a dialogue with Bashar Assad," he said. "We're going to discuss this, and hopefully will have a discussion about a transition of power."
Hollande also lauded Putin for "creating conditions" for the opposition to engage with the Syrian government. Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Damascus to hold negotiations with the opposition and offered to host them in Moscow.
Nataliya Vasilyeva and Vladimir Isachenkov contributed to this report.
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While fully acknowledging its potential for creating an international incident, I urge you to take The Rotund's dare today:
I challenge you – no matter what your stance on the whole anti-dieting debate – to go a full day without saying anything negative about your body to another person. Don't discuss your thighs or your plans for when you lose that final ten pounds. If someone compliments you, don't casually put yourself down.
You know the proper response when someone says something nice to you? It's "Thank you."
Do your best not to look at your body and think negative things. This one is a little harder because we get into habits of thoughts but give it a try. If you find yourself having a negative thought about your body, stop and replace it with something positive. And I don't mean a weasely kind of positive like, "Well, I guess my skin is okay." No, make it something fierce and positive and really mean it.
Don't get a salad for lunch unless you really want one and don't assign moral value to food.
If other people are talking about their bodies in a negative way, change the subject.
Give this a try, a real try just for today. Then tell me about it. In the meantime, spread this around! Share it with your friends. Work together to think and say only positive things about your body and food today.
It seemed like many people in The Great Diet Debate expressed the feeling that they could get behind body positivity for everyone else but not for themselves. I don't know how many of our readers are women, but I suspect this type of self-denial is especially common among those of us with two X chromosomes. Women in our culture are taught all of our lives to put ourselves last, to sacrifice our comfort and well-being for the sake of our children or our partners or our colleagues. It's so easy to translate that mindset into hating our bodies: "Oh, you look beautiful, but I need to [lose 10 pounds / eat only celery / be punished]." I know the golden rule says that you should treat others as you'd want to be treated — that's a pretty damn good rule of thumb, but you know what? Treat yourself as you want to be treated, too.
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SAN JOSE — Two men have been arrested in the Dec. 11 shooting death of an 18-year-old San Jose man in what police described as a drug-related robbery attempt near a neighborhood park.
Police announced Friday that they arrested Louis Sanchez Reyna, 21, and 20-year-old Jacob Craig Whitley, both of San Jose, in connection with the slaying of Cody Sonenberg near Paul Moore Park off Hillsdale and Cherry avenues.
Detectives believe that the pair was trying to rob Sonenberg of drugs when the shooting occurred. They also suspect Reyna and Whitley have robbed others at the site known as cherry park, and that those victims have been reluctant to come forward because of their own drug activity. Police said they should come forward without fear of arrest.
"Our homicide unit is asking them to come forward. We are interested in them as robbery victims only," said Officer Albert Morales. "We're looking for them as witnesses and as victims."
Sonenberg's death was first reported about 3:20 p.m. Dec. 11 when police dispatchers were alerted to a pickup truck that crashed into a tree in the 1400 block of Fairhaven Drive, just steps away from the park. Officers found Sonenberg a few feet away lying unconscious in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and an autopsy confirmed that he had been shot before the crash.
Both suspects were arrested Dec. 15 and are being held without bail at Santa Clara County Jail.
The shooting was a tragic milestone for San Jose, marking the city's 44th homicide of the year, a 20-year high. That tally increased early Friday morning with a deadly stabbing in North San Jose.
Anyone with information about the shooting or robberies with connection to the suspects can contact homicide detectives at 408-277-5283, or leave an anonymous tip with Silicon Valley Crimestoppers at 408-947-STOP (7867) or http://tipsubmit.com.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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Efficient training.
The Lean Hybrid Muscle Program is designed to build muscles that are:
Lean and aesthetic like a bodybuilder's
Powerful and explosive like a powerlifter's
Strong and adaptable like a strongman's
Most people don't know about Hybrid Training.
Your body can build muscle and burn fat simultaneously when you learn to activate "Type 3" (Type 2c) hybrid muscle fibers. These fibers have high mitochondrial density and are large in size… a superior mix of slow-twitch (type 1) and fast-twitch (type 2) muscles.
With the right programming, you can build more "Type 3" hybrid muscle. See the studies below about the Type 3 muscle fiber.
How much does it cost?
Coaching with me costs over $500 per hour, and this is what I'd teach if you came to Strength Camp. And remember -- no one else out there is teaching how to use "Type 3" muscle.
Because the program doesn't take any of my personal time to teach you, it won't cost anywhere near $500.
My Lean Hybrid Muscle System is only one tiny payment of $77 $47
Less than the price of a tub of protein.
I'll probably be bumping up the price since everyone's telling me it's too low.
So grab it now.
Try it out, and if you don't get results (I know you will) in 60 days, let me know. I'll personally refund you -- no questions asked.
Results speak for themselves. Here are some of the Strength Camp members who used and experienced the Lean Hybrid Muscle program.
You Got Questions? I Got Answers. Below are the most frequently asked questions about the Lean Hybrid Muscle program
Do I need any special equipment to do the Lean Hybrid Muscle RELOADED workouts?
Nope. We want as many people as possible to benefit from this training so you don't need any special equipment. You can do these workouts at home or at a gym. You just need basic stuff like barbells, dumbbells and bands. If you're itching to use some fancy equipment don't worry we'll come out with an underground version in the near future.
What's new or different about the Lean Hybrid Muscle RELOADED version?
Last time we didn't have a synergistic diet plan to compliment the training. This time you'll get access to the Hybrid Diet which is a nutrition rotation approach. Every diet works until it doesn't, so with this approach we keep your body guessing by combining several nutrition plans into one. The workouts are all brand new and you get access to the training logs right away.
Why not just do a bulking or mass gaining cycle followed by a leaning out or cutting cycle?
Speed and sanity. Let us explain… first, we're impatient. We both like to get what we want as fast as possible. We were sick of having PMS (Puffy Muscle Syndrome) but didn't want to lose any muscle or strength. We've both tried bulking and cutting in the past and the result was always the same. We'd wind up either lean and weak or strong and fat. With this program we build muscle and burn fat at the same time. It's much faster and more effective.
How long are the workouts?
Usually about an hour. Sometimes quicker than that since you don't have to do an extra hour of cardio after you lift weights with this style of training.
Can women use your program?
A common myth is that men and women need to train differently. I am no scientist but I can tell you from experience that women do very well training with Hybrid Muscle Variables. In fact, the results that women get at my gym are often better than the men.
This is simply because this is the first time they have been exposed to strength training. So, all types of cool things start happening like their posture improves and this means that the boobs stand up a little higher.
Since we include so many squats in the programs there is a significant tightening and firming up of the glutes. We may design a program specifically for women in the future but the foundation will still be exactly the same.
What if I don't like certain foods in the meal plan?
Just use the exchange system to swap it out for something else.
I want to start tomorrow, do I have to wait for everything to come in the mail?
No. The entire system is digital so you can download it right away. Since we don't have to pay for shipping and printing we can pass those savings on to you.
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Low-deposit mortgages will not only be harder to get from the end of this month, but they will be a lot more expensive.
From October 1, banks will be required to keep the amount of new lending to borrowers with a deposit of less than 20 per cent to no more than 10 per cent of their total mortgage lending.
That means banks will have to turn away up to two-thirds of low-deposit applications they receive.
But even those able to squeeze across the line won't be counting their lucky stars. Whereas first-home buyers six months ago were able to negotiate on rates and get assistance with things such as legal fees, and in some cases cashback offers from banks wanting to capture business, new low-deposit borrowers will have to take whatever they're given.
Banks are already hiking fees for people with less equity in properties, even among existing customers.
Kiwibank's one-year special of 4.89 per cent is only available to people with equity of 20 per cent or more. On a two-year rate, people with more than 20 per cent equity can have 5.75 per cent but those with less can only have the higher rate of 5.95 per cent.
ANZ charges a one-off fee to low-deposit borrowers, of 0.25 per cent of the loan for borrowers with an almost 20 per cent deposit, to 2 per cent for borrowers with a deposit of less than 10 per cent. It also reserves its best interest rates for people with more equity.
Westpac charges higher interest rates until a borrower's equity gets above 20 per cent, either through paying off the mortgage or an increase in the property value.
Borrowers with a deposit of 5 per cent pay an extra 1.15 per cent on top of the advertised interest rates. BNZ charges similar fees.
Broker John Bolton said no one was being let off the fees, and the situation had changed quickly.
First-home buyers six months ago would have been able to lock in a rate of less than 5 per cent, and had a range of sweeteners to choose from. Now they are paying up to 6.5 per cent and fees of about $4000 on loans of $500,000.
But Bolton said it was good news for borrowers with more equity - the banks would be keen to pick up that business and would be a lot more interested in negotiating.
"People below 80 per cent can still get a rate as low as 4.9 per cent. If you've paid off a bit of your loan, there are rewards there."
New Zealand Home Loans chief executive Mark Collins said low-deposit borrowers had no hope of looking for a better rate with another bank. The refinance market - where banks have tempted borrowers across from other lenders - would dry up under the new rules.
Banks can only refinance loans without them being counted under the new cap if the amount stays exactly the same.
Because almost all low-deposit borrowers are now charged a low-equity fee, it will usually not be possible to move to a new bank unless the borrower can pay it upfront. Collins said: "What does that do to competition between the banks? I'm not sure that's what the Reserve Bank intended."
Low equity fees a reality for new buyers
When Belinda Burns and partner Matariki Mitchell bought a house in Avondale recently, they knew paying a low-equity fee was going to have to be part of the deal.
They paid more than 1 per cent of the price of their $670,000 property.
Mitchell said: "Some people say you're losing a percentage of your equity straight away, but at least we're in the market and paying down the mortgage."
They scoured Trade Me listings for properties that weren't going to auction to reduce their buying costs. Most Auckland properties are sold under the hammer.
"But when you have to spend money on a valuation and a builder's report, that's $1,200 just to attend an auction and you might miss out - you start going backwards really quickly."


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Ghostly lore, Viking poop make York tour kid-friendly
Somewhere below where the Duke of York's head was displayed on a pike in 1461, and a thousand years above the remains of the Roman city of Eboracum, it occurred to me that we'd landed, literally, in the bowels of York.
We were standing atop Jorvik, an 11th century Viking village discovered in the 1970s buried beneath York's medieval center, while a docent in a tunic and a sinister-looking metal helmet explained the significance of a curious 7-inch brown blob.
"This is the largest and most valuable piece of fossilized feces ever found in the entire world," he announced with a reverence you might expect on a survey of the Crown Jewels. The enthralled throng of kids, my son included, crowded in for a closer look. Fascinated as I was by the sight of thousand-year-old Viking poop, I was glad this portion of the tour wasn't in smell-o-vision.
Part Danish Disneyland, part archaeological dig, Jorvik - like much of York, it turns out - is designed not just with kids in mind, but with a direct appeal to kids' mind-sets.
From the walkable medieval walls that ring the city and the hidden (and haunted) covered passages that crisscross its center to an interactive museum devoted entirely to chocolate, York gives London a run for its Minster as the most family friendly city in all of England. But unlike London, you can walk it in less time than it takes to find a cab at Heathrow.
On a recent trip with my husband and tween-age son, York started out as a stopover between London and Edinburgh, but quickly proved that it deserved more than a passing glance.
The Snickelways
Arriving in town at dinnertime, we made our way to the Dean Court Best Western with all the modest expectations that go along with a stay at a reasonably priced chain hotel (free breakfast! close to transportation!). Instead, our GPS led us closer and closer to the city's historic center, until the little checkered flag appeared literally over the top of York Minster Cathedral.
In the dining room that evening, as we dove into excellent lamb three ways, grilled hake (a cod-like white fish), and local sausages, we stared out at the 200-foot towers of majestic York Minster glowing golden in the setting sun. Any closer and we'd be sitting in a pew.
After dinner, we took advantage of lingering twilight to explore our neighborhood - a honeycomb maze of cobbled streets and secret passages, deliciously dubbed the Snickelways, that cut between buildings and through the gates (the York term for streets) of the old city.
Sporting storybook names like Mad Alice, Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma, and the Shambles, the Snickelways are so tucked away that Barley Hall, a half-timbered house dating to 1360 that was once home to the Lord Mayor of York, was only discovered along tiny Stonegate in the 1980s.
Wandering these back streets was like being on a medieval scavenger hunt. Plaques posted along the stone walls revealed delightful historic tidbits: One led to a carved figure of Minerva leaning on a pile of books that marked the entrance to the old Bookbinders Alley; another pointed to meat hooks that line the overhanging storefronts along the Shambles, a restored 15th century shopping street once known as the Street of Butchers (the name refers to the sills where vendors displayed their wares). Doormat-size Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate didn't seem nearly as cute when we found out that its name hails from the stocks and whipping posts that once stood there.
The next morning, we fueled up on a lavish cooked-to-order English breakfast of eggs, rashers, potatoes, beans and grilled tomatoes before heading out to walk the fortress walls. Stretching nearly 3 miles, the walkway is the most complete example of medieval city walls still standing in England - a remarkable preservation feat even before you consider that it sits atop the remains of a ninth century wall erected by Vikings, which sits atop the original Roman wall built in A.D. 71.
We picked up the trail near the banks of the River Ouse, just past an A.D. 310 defense tower built by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. For my son, climbing through a fortress cut with archer slits and exploring dank dungeons would have been motivation enough, but York stacks the wall with all kinds of additional kid-friendly attractions.
Inside the stairwell, the City Walls Rubbing Trail invited us to reassemble four parts of a scattered ancient York map by taking a rubbing of each panel as we discovered it. Farther down at Micklegate Bar, one of four original entryways to the old city, a small museum detailed the colorful and gruesome history of the bar where all reigning monarchs stopped before entering York, and where dozens of traitors' heads were put on display-including that of Richard II, Duke of York in 1461. A re-creation of the event, complete with skulls and the duke's bloodied head, adds to the creepy allure.
Vikings and Kit Kats
Other bars along the wall have been renovated to accommodate cafes and pubs, with tables set on the battlements offering views through the crenellations. Stopping for ice cream, we surveyed the riverfront architecture - a pretty pastiche of medieval gray stone, Georgian red brick and imposing gothic structures - before heading over to explore York's earlier incarnation as a Viking stronghold.
Jorvik, the name the Norse gave the city in 876 following an invasion by the bloodthirsty Ivar the Boneless, has become one of the city's biggest tourist attractions. Discovered in 1976 when workers were excavating a new shopping center, the dig unearthed the vast and perfectly preserved remains of a thriving Viking settlement, complete with homes, workshops, and some 40,000 artifacts-among them the world's largest outhouse deposit.
Jorvik Viking Centre is squarely aimed at the short-attention-span set, replete with animatronic Vikings, talking holograms, costumed docents hammering coins and wielding battle-axes, and a Haunted Mansion-style ride that takes you on a tour - in full smell-o-vision - through the town's bedrooms, backyards, marketplaces, garbage heaps and even latrines. While some of it definitely borders on the cheesy, the archaeological remains, viewable through Plexiglas flooring, keep Jorvik from spilling into Velveeta territory.
Later, we dug deeper into the city's rich and redolent heritage at York's Chocolate Story, a multimedia attraction chronicling the city's famed confectioners: Rowntree, inventor of the Kit Kat bar, and Terry's, maker of the Chocolate Orange. Inventors' stories are brought to life through talking holograms and old newsreel footage of factory workers boxing chocolates, a la Lucy and Ethel. Along the way, there are chocolate-making demonstrations and of course, lots of samples.
Hopped up on ganache, we decided to walk it off on a twilight tour of the city's haunted past. Ghost tours these days seem to be as ubiquitous as gold-painted human statues and juggling unicyclists, but York's long legacy of murder and mayhem gives it an extra measure of street cred that even skeptical tweens can't dismiss. Specter sightings in York are so frequent, in fact, the International Ghost Research Foundation declared it Europe's most haunted city.
We met up with Original Ghost Walk guide Mark Graham under a streetlamp on the riverfront. Clad all in black, he gave off the doleful and unsettling air of a Victorian undertaker. Graham has been weaving tales of murder, revenge, tragic accidents, orphanage fires and love gone horribly wrong for more than 30 years.
Outside 13th century Clifford's Tower, we learned of the tragic fate of namesake Roger de Clifford, who in 1322 was left hanging in a cage outside the tower for a year and a day and whose spirit is said to haunt it to this day.
Under the leering gargoyles of Minster Cathedral, Graham recounted York's most famous ghost story, the vision of plumber Harry Martindale. In 1953, while working in the cellar of the Minster Treasurer's House, Martindale claimed he saw a group of downtrodden Roman soldiers emerge through the brick wall marching on their knees. He was labeled a loony until two years later, when archaeologists discovered a massive Roman road buried 15 inches below the cathedral floor (artifacts from the excavation are now on display in the Minster crypt).
Hands-on history
Our venture to the Castle Museum the next day proved that "history museum" and "kids" don't always lead to "endless whining" and "gift shop." Housed inside an 18th century debtors' prison, the museum is a showcase for the collection of founder Dr. John Kirk, who amassed thousands of items from York households over the years. The centerpiece is a meticulously reconstructed Victorian street with original gas lamps, carriages, and shops and homes filled with fascinating vintage objects - all of which you can pick up and play with.
After strolling the streets of "Kirkgate," we headed downstairs to investigate the old jail, where an exhibit documents the plight of inmates such as Elizabeth Boardingham, the last woman to be burned at the stake in Yorkshire in 1776. Inside the cells, we traced our fingers over graffiti carved by prisoners more than two centuries ago.
Next stop was iconic York Minster Cathedral. Built between 1220 and 1472, it's the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe (at 230 feet, its central tower is nearly 10 feet taller than Westminster Abbey's), boasting one of the most spectacular displays of medieval stained glass in the world.
After a fun and informative self-guided audio tour (for younger kids, there are also free backpacks stocked with torches, magnifying glasses and other goodies), we climbed 275 steps to the top of the tower, where we were rewarded with sweeping views over the chimneys, rooftops and spires of the city that stretched all the way to the Yorkshire dales and beyond.
We emerged back onto the square just as the shiny steam-engine shuttle for the National Railway Museum pulled up to the corner. Given that the museum's only a 10-minute walk from here, a tram ride seemed a bit gratuitous until I saw the grateful smiles of parents piling their tired, Thomas-obsessed toddlers aboard. Just one more way York sees its grown-up city from a kid's-eye view.
If you go
British Airways, KLM and Air France all have connecting flights from London to Leeds-Bradford Airport, 31 miles from York. Regular trains run between London and York, a two-hour trip.
Best Western Plus Dean Court Hotel: Duncombe Place, +44 (0)1904 625082, www.deancourt-york.co.uk. A big step above your average Best Western, housed in a stately brick building opposite York Minster, once dwellings for Minster clergy. From $265/night, with full breakfast.
Grange Hotel: 1 Clifton, +44 (0)1904 644744, www.grangehotel.co.uk. Chic 1830s town house with 36 rooms and a well-rated restaurant, five minutes from town center. From $180/night, including breakfast.
York Pass: In terms of value, city passes can be a mixed bag, but York's is worth it. A two-day pass (adults $80, kids 5-16 $40) grants free admission to all the major attractions, including York Minster, Jorvik, Chocolate Story, and the Castle Museum. Available from the visitor information center, 1 Museum St., 1904 550099, or at www.yorkpass.com.
York tourism: www.visityork.org
Café Concerto: 21 High Petergate, +44 1904 610478, www.cafeconcerto.biz. A locals' hotspot in a prime tourist location just off Minster Plaza, with a comforting menu of kid-friendly favorites, including cottage pie and cheesy potatoes Dauphinoise. Dinner entrees $16.50-26.50.
Betty's Café Tea Room: 6-8 St. Helen's Square, +44 (0)1904 659142, www.bettys.co.uk/bettys_york.aspx. Traditional Yorkshire tearoom and bakery, with all the lovely trimmings: miniature cakes, finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream. Snacks from $6.50; afternoon tea $44.
Freelance writer Bonnie Wach lives in San Francisco. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com