The kid brother was reminiscing inside a west Toronto arena, just across the ice from where he would be posing for the first of what he hopes will be many NHL cards. Schenn -- whose brother is entering his third season with the Toronto Maple Leafs -- was one of 23 prospects gathered for the NHLPA rookie showcase, a day filled with media interviews and photo shoots.

The idea, according to Topps, was a tribute to the original 1909-1911 T206 cards which featured the classic images of players like Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young and, of course, Honus Wagner.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has filed a lawsuit against Upper Deck over what he claims is the unauthorized use of images featuring his likeness. The Hall of Fame center says Upper Deck’s  “Greats of the Game” series includes cards that he didn’t authorize.

On Aug. 26 afternoon, a pool report from the President’s vacation in Martha’s Vineyard contained a line about POTUS taking an envelope from an unidentified man. “One man, standing at the edge of the yellow police tape, handed the President something (it looked like a maroon 8.5x11 folder but pool was too far away to tell.) The President looked at it, then handed it to Nicholson (Obama’s trip director),” read the report.

The NFL has launched its “Back to Football 2010 Kickoff Charity Auction” in support of the New Orleans Saints Gulf Coast Renewal Fund. The NFL is offering unique experiences and autographed memorabilia from some of the league’s top stars, including Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees and Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre, who will face off Sept. 9 in the league’s season opener.

There are still great finds hiding in dresser drawers across America. Proof of that comes in the form of a collection of 154 different 1915 Cracker Jack baseball cards that recently emerged from a home in Colorado. 1915 Cracker Jack Joe JacksonThe cards belonged to Stephen Smith, a private investigator from Colorado, whose father had purchased them as a set in the year of issue. The cost? 25 cents and two box tops.

A traditional part of the annual slate of festivities held at the Basketball Hall of Fame  is the Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Auction, which this year brought in  $1.48 million – a result Grey Flannel Auctions’ Richard Russek, described as “fantastic, especially considering there were 222 lots in the sale. The average lot price was $6,671, and 100 percent of the lots sold.

He’s only been a member of the New York Red Bulls for less than five weeks, but already the Upper Deck Company has produced a collectible trading card featuring French soccer sensation Thierry Henry. The special Upper Deck Soccer card, the first of Henry’s career as a Red Bull, is now available at Upper Deck’s online store: www.upperdeckstore.com. By purchasing two blaster boxes of Upper Deck’s 2010 Soccer product, customers will automatically receive the sought-after Henry card free of charge.

Through its partnership with Little League Baseball and Softball, SUBWAY restaurants created the second annual SUBWAY® Baseball DeSIGNS tour and auction program.