San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard just finished his fifth season in the NBA and he's already added to a strong resume that should spark interest in his perhaps still-overlooked cards.

He was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for the second season in a row on Monday and that puts him in some elite territory as only the eighth player in league history to win the award in back-to-back seasons and just the ninth multi-time winner.

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Mike Rotunda was a prep wrestling champ, a varsity competitor at Syracuse and a professional  for more than 20 years, but today's the day where one of his short-lived personas lives on.

It's Tax Day -- the day that Irwin R. Schyster, or IRS, might be remembered most. (April 15 was a federal holiday so today's the day to get those taxes in.)

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It's been 39 years since Joe Namath last suited up for an NFL game, but his 1965 Topps Rookie Card remains an iconic one and is among the most-valuable RCs out there.

And a high-grade specimen on eBay right now is going to prove it when the auction ends.

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off hot new cards and old cheap favorites and then a mess of over-delivering wax and odd surprises.

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What: 2015-16 Upper Deck Portfolio hockey cards
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: Two autographs or memorabilia cards per 20-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The short-printed subsets are a star here, which build upon a 200-card base set with a variety of looks and approaches while presenting the stars you'd expect and plenty of Rookie Cards from this year's talented class to build a 364-card collection.

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What's Buzzing Today: The Michigan Wolverines, best steals, big breaks in football and a big non-sport break, too.

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What: 2016 Topps Star Wars Road to Rogue One trading cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Two hits in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Star Wars movie gets a preview trading card set with a throwback design and Heritage-style stock in advance of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Dec. 16. The film will story will focus on rebel spies on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.

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Three years ago, the New York Mets privately sold a group of game-used jerseys from its first game following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The biggest jersey of them all has been re-sold -- so it can be displayed in public.

Two minority owners of the team paid $365,000 for the jersey worn by Mike Piazza during that memorable game so it can be displayed at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Baseball Hall of Fame or the Mets museum at CitiField.

The jersey had been put up for sale via Goldin Auctions, which entertained offers to end an auction for the jersey early only on the condition it be displayed. The jersey's story landed it on the back cover of the New York Daily News today.

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Four high-grade 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards sold for a total of more than $500,000 Thursday night as part of a Heritage Auctions sale.

Each had a PSA 8 NM-MT grade.

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When Upper Deck first teased its High Profile Fans cards of celebrities in its forthcoming 2015-16 Upper Deck Contours set, there was one notable hockey fan who got the attention, Chicago Blackhawks fan CM Punk.

Now, with the release of a final checklist, there are a few more.

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Many of us can't afford to land a copy of Jackie Robinson's iconic 1952 Topps card -- his first Topps card that sells for hundreds in low grade and thousands in high grade -- but a Jackie Robinson Day special today from Blowout Cards gives us all a shot at the next-best thing.

Oh, and a shot at a cut autograph, too.

In 2013, Topps released a version of its flagship factory set with Chrome bonus cards of that Robinson card as well as rarer parallels and cut autographs in the mix. The set was one of a few options for those wanting to buy the set all at once rather than build it from packs.

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Today's the day where everyone in Major League Baseball dons No. 42 as a tribute to the man who changed the game -- and America -- forever.

On this day back in 1947, Jackie Robinson became a baseball and social pioneer, breaking MLB's color barrier and helping change how the game was played. His actions undoubtedly helped with the civil rights movement, which had its landmark legal act nearly two decades later.

Collecting Robinson isn't easy on a budget, but there are a few options for fans.

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What: 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 28
Box basics: One autograph and one Relic per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The players and teams down on the farm take a trip back to 1967 with this release that includes a first for Topps' Minor League Baseball license -- on-card autographs.

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The current SCP Auctions sale includes items from the personal collections of Baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale and collections of memorabilia that include plenty of other big names, but it's a selection of championship rings here that's highlight-worthy.

Below is a gallery of 18 rings up for sale now and ending on April 23. Click below to enter the gallery, get a closer look, see who's owned them and what the bidding sits at now.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls dominate this all-breaks edition of Board Buzz with Topps Heritage, Museum Collection, Panini Contenders Draft and more found inside.

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The fourth trading card set for one of the biggest sitcoms on TV today will include one of the biggest names from the past when it arrives later this month from Cryptozoic.

The Big Bang Theory is the show and Bob Newhart is the big name with more signers likely to be announced before the arrival of The Big Bang Theory Seasons 6-7 on April July 27.

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Fans who attended Kobe Bryant's final game Wednesday night in Los Angeles received a 32-page KB20 book/program, which is now his newest piece of memorabilia lighting up eBay.

It's not 60-point finale hot, but it's not bad.

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This year's prospecting flagship brand, 2016 Bowman, arrives soon from Topps and the company released the final checklist today.

What will be found inside packs when it arrives on April 27?

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What: 2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: One autograph per box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Archives Signatures line focuses on All-Stars with buyback cards from past Topps and Bowman releases signed and encased.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Anthology hockey cards
Arrives: May 4
Box basics: At least four hits guaranteed per six-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini returns to hockey for one final release with a all-hits brand with plenty of mystery as no images for the cards were released.

Keep reading for more.

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Politicians have appeared on cardboard since the earliest years of trading cards -- you know, in packs of cigarettes back in the 1800s -- and they've appeared in countless non-sports, war and even sports sets of the last 30-plus years as collecting emerged upon the national psyche and flourished as part of the pop culture landscape.

But the new Decision 2016 trading cards arriving this week include something that we haven't yet seen in a political release -- the chance at autographs and more advanced "hit" cards along with a healthy amount of traditional cardboard.

In the midst of one of the most-tumultous political seasons in years, this is a product that offers a promising start for a perhaps-expanding trading card genre of its own -- and the potential for something more.

It already appears to be a landmark release, but don't just take Buzz's word for it.

"The idea of a set that captures that drama of an election – that is compelling," said Rick Klein, who is ABC News' Political Director and also a long-time baseball card collector. "I feel like it’s something that could start as a novelty project but catch on. You’d be surprised by how many political junkies are also collectors. People love pins, hats, signs. I’ve seen autograph-seekers at obscure conferences for senators most people could never name."

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The latest high-end baseball card brand of the year arrives today in the form of 2016 Topps Museum Collection with a familiar format for boxes but what appears to be a little extra oomph in some cases.

Each four-pack box includes one on-card auto, one auto Relic, one jumbo Relic and one quad Relic with a checklist that includes past greats and today's stars.

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Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are going into the memorabilia business (sort of) with the Bryzzo Souvenir Co.

Click here to check out their video from the MLB Network. Buzz figured a collector or two might enjoy -- and there's got to be come potential real-world marketing memorabilia -- Bryzzobilia? -- to come here.

Right?

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What's Buzzing Today: One overloaded Museum Collection box, The New Nomar, the next Trevor Story, discussing Topps Now & more.

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The recent arrival of 2015-16 Fleer Showcase hockey cards from Upper Deck included a mix of styles from the rich history of 1990s Fleer cards applied to the ice.

Like past years and other sports, the Precious Metal Gems cards have captured the attention of buyers on eBay with the card of Connor McDavid above fetching a pretty penny, despite not having one dollop of autograph ink or a jersey swatch anywhere on the card.

How much did it sell for?

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