Wednesday, January 5, 2011

First group of nominees for the 2010 Sports Card Awards announced

The nominees for the 2010 Sports Card Awards will be released in two posts.   Here is the first group.


Best Baseball Trading Cards

2010 Bowman Baseball
2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball
2010 Topps Allen & Ginter
2010 Topps Baseball Series 1 & 2
2010 TriStar Obak Baseball


Best Premium Baseball Cards

2010 Topps Tribute Baseball
2010 Topps Triple Threads Baseball

Best Basketball Trading Cards

2009/10 Panini Adrenalyn XL Basketball
2009/10 Panini Classics Basketball
2010/11 Panini Rookies & Stars Basketball
2009/10 Panini Season Update Basketball
2010/11 Panini Threads Basketball

Best Premium Basketball Cards

2009/10 Panini Absolute Memorabilia Basketball
2009/10 Panini Hall of Fame Basketball
2010/11 Panini Limited Basketball
2009/10 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball
2010 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection

 Best Alternative Sports Cards

2010 Panini FIFA World Cup South Africa 
2010 Press Pass PBR 8 Seconds
2011 Press Pass NASCAR Racing
2010 Press Pass Wheels Main Event Racing
2010 Upper Deck MLS Soccer

Best Ultra Premium Cards

2010/11 In The Game Ultimate Memorabilia 10th Edition $600 – 15 cards
2010 Press Pass Five Star Racing $550 – 5 cards
2010 Panini Century Collection $200 – 5 cards
2009/10 Panini National Treasures Basketball $400 – 8 cards
2009/10 Upper Deck The Cup $400 – 4 cards

Football and Hockey in the next post.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

NFL Wild Card Schedule set. Divisional and Conference schedule set. Here are all the times for the remaining NFL Playoff games.

Here is the schedule for all the wildcard, divisional and conference playoff games, including times and TV schedules.  Please check your local listings for last minute changes.  All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS

Saturday, January 8, 2010
NFC: New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks  - 4:30 PM on NBC
AFC: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts - 8:00 PM on NBC

Sunday. January 9, 2010
AFC: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs - 1:00 PM on CBS
NFC: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles - 4:30 PM on FOX

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

Saturday, January 15, 2010
AFC: Colts or Chiefs or Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers  - 4:30 PM on CBS
NFC: Seahawks or Saints or Packers at Atlanta Falcons - 8:00 PM on FOX

Sunday, January 16, 2010
NFC: Eagles or Seahawks or Saints at Chicago Bears - 1:00 PM on FOX
AFC: Chiefs or Ravens or Jets at New England Patriots - 4:30 PM on CBS

CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS

Sunday, January 23, 2010
NFC Championship Game - 3:00 PM on FOX
AFC Championship Game - 6:30 PM on CBS

And here are the team rankings that will determine who gets home field.

AFC
1 - New England Patriots  (14-2 AFC East)
2 - Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4 AFC North)
3 - Indianapolis Colts (10-6 AFC South)
4 - Kansas City Chiefs (10-6 AFC West)
5 - Baltimore Ravens (12-4 Wild-card)
6 - New York Jets (11-5 Wild-card)

NFC
1 - Atlanta Falcons (13-3 NFC South)
2 - Chicago Bears (11-5 NFC North)
3 - Philadelphia Eagles (10-6 NFC East)
4 - Seattle Seahawks (7-9 NFC West)
5 - New Orleans Saints (11-5 Wild-card)
6 - Green Bay Packers (10-6 Wild-card)

The New York Giants (10-6) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6) will be watching from home, contemplating a move the West Coast.