You might not find Katie Uhlaender in the newest Topps Winter Olympics card set that officially arrives in stores beginning today, but there's still plenty to collect for those who remember her story from last time around and are looking forward to a new chapter soon.

In the 2014 Winter Games, she came up four-hundredths of a second short of winning a bronze medal in skeleton, but that story isn't yet final even all these years later. Why? Russia's Elena Nikitina was stripped of her bronze after doping violations late last year -- and it's quite possible that an adjustment of results will be done soon. Plus, just last week Uhlaender was named to this year's squad, making her the first four-time Olympian in her sport.

But when it comes to Uhlaender cardboard, it's actually not all about her, and there's a pretty good chance we'll soon see a 1969 Topps baseball card of her father, Ted Uhlaender, on her sled and his 1972 Cincinnati Reds National League Championship ring as part of a necklace she wears while competing around her neck during the action in South Korea.

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Topps will have a big name in baseball on hand for its inaugural Industry Conference next month in Scottsdale, Ariz.

It's Cincinnati Reds prospect Hunter Greene, who was the No.. 2 pick in last year's MLB Draft, and his first Topps autographs will be part of a meet-and-greet session with those in attendance.

Set in the heart of the Cactus League just as play begins, the conference will include several speakers during the three-day event. Check-ins and a welcome reception are set for the evening of Sunday, Feb. 18 before the full slate begins the following day at the Talking Stick Resort.

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The box: 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Series 1 trading cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard plus one medallion pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 62
Base set completion: 
40 of 90 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls reign as we work toward the weekend.

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The call to the Hall also means new baseball cards via Topps Now. 

Two of the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame voted in on Wednesday are signing cards for Topps' real-time card program and two others voted in via the Modern Era committee will be inking up, too.

Jim Thome, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell also will all have standard cards printed to order after a 24-hour window.

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The box: 2017 Topps Series 1 baseball cards 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (several formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
78 of 350 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Kris Bryant, Francisco Lindor, Albert Pujols, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Arrieta, Mookie Betts

Rookie Cards (8) – Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi, Alex Bregman, Yuliesky Gurriel, Ryon Healy, Braden Shipley, Joe Musgrove, Robert Gsellman

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What's Buzzing Today: Hall of Fame chatter, looking forward to 2018 Topps and 2018 Topps Heritage arrivals, big pulls and two 1/1s in the same box.

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The box: 2018 Topps WWE Road To WrestleMania
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 166
Base set completion: 
99 of 100 (99 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Kurt Angle, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Braun Strowman, A.J. Styles, John Cena, TJP, Elias, Mick Foley, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, The Miz, Maryse, Goldberg, James Ellsworth, Finn Balor, Brock Lesnar, Alexa Bliss, New Day, The Revival, The Hardy Boyz, Samoa Joe, Tye Dillinger, Jinder Mahal, Charlotte Flair, Maria Kanellis, Mike Kanellis

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We're just a week away from the arrival of 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards and Topps has revealed the bonus promo packs' content for those buying via hobby shops and via BlowoutCards.com.

Its a Chromed 1983 Topps homage with some modern touches that will arrive along with the hobby's flagship product next Wednesday.

Keep reading for the full details.

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Update (Jan. 24): Topps has added two Relics and a base card for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to the lineup one day later. The standard Relics (/25) are $39.99 and the 1/1 version is $499.99.

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A big event for the WWE to kickstart its march to WrestleMania has spawned the first 2018 Topps Now WWE cards of the year after the 25th Anniversary of Raw last night in New York.

Four cards will start things off and are up for grabs for the next 24 hours in advance of this weekend's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which will likely see some additional returns of past greats just like last night's nostalgia-filled special -- and some additional cardboard next week.

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Update (Jan. 24): Topps has added two Relics and a base card for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to the lineup one day later. The standard Relics (/25) are $39.99 and the 1/1 version is $499.99.

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A big event for the WWE to kickstart its march to WrestleMania has spawned the first 2018 Topps Now WWE cards of the year after the 25th Anniversary of Raw last night in New York.

Four cards will start things off and are up for grabs for the next 24 hours in advance of this weekend's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which will likely see some additional returns of past greats just like last night's nostalgia-filled special -- and some additional cardboard next week.

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What: 2018 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: Two autographs per 16-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club brings its traditional lineup of inserts and photography-focused cardboard to the masses once again but with the new Chrome touches found last year as well as autos of the rookie you see above, Shohei Ohtani.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big questions, chewing on Baseball America's Top 100 and waiting for 2018 Topps to arrive are among today's highlights.

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Some who ripped into Topps' recent Transcendent Party VIP packs found a bit more than they had expected.

They found stamped cards with identical serial-numbering in some cases -- multiple 1/1s of the same card, for example -- and Topps has issued a list noting what the actual production volumes are for the cards found inside the packs.

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What's Buzzing Today: The Super Bowl is set but the board buzz is just building up, meanwhile big pulls are popping up from around the collecting world.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big fixes and pondering the NBA's biggest wastes of talent.

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What: 2018 Topps UFC Knockout MMA cards
Arrives: May 9
Box basics: Four autos/auto Relics and four Relics per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: UFC Knockout once again packs just four packs in a box, but there are still plenty of hits and a Tier One presence in this one once again.

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When Topps' new Winter Olympics card set arrives next Friday, it will feature one new athlete who'll likely become a household name with her autographs in big demand once the action begins.

She's Chloe Kim and she's a 17-year-old already being called the "new face of American snowboarding" who is "poised to become the most-famous Korean-American female athlete in history" according to Bleacher Report writer Joon Lee.

But don't take his word for it.

"Watching her at a young age was like watching Shaun White," said Tommy Czeschin, a former coach with U.S. Snowboarding, in the story. "She was leaps and bounds better than anyone her age, her height, anyone she would ride with."

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When Topps' new Winter Olympics card set arrives next Friday, it will feature one new athlete who'll likely become a household name with her autographs in big demand once the action begins.

She's Chloe Kim and she's a 17-year-old already being called the "new face of American snowboarding" who is "poised to become the most-famous Korean-American female athlete in history" according to Bleacher Report writer Joon Lee.

But don't take his word for it.

"Watching her at a young age was like watching Shaun White," said Tommy Czeschin, a former coach with U.S. Snowboarding, in the story. "She was leaps and bounds better than anyone her age, her height, anyone she would ride with."

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The box: 2017 Topps The Walking Dead Evolution trading cards (Walmart-version blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one hit pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 61
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: Box-topper storage issues, big retro pulls, graded card debates and a Bill Murray autograph for $50?

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What's Buzzing Today: Cards that don't exist, Tom Brady's hand injury, big pulls & more.

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We're just two weeks away from the arrival of 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards and Topps has revealed the checklist of what will be included once the first set of the new season arrives.

We learned yesterday that will be more than 40 players getting the RC logo and nod in the set, which is set to arrive on Jan. 31, but now we know everybody else.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls and big highlights lead the way today.

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One of the NBA's greatest teams has lost one of its greats.

Hall of Famer Jo Jo White who won two championship rings and was the NBA Finals MVP in 1976 as part of a 12-year career with the Celtics, Warriors and Kings has died after battling several health issues for years. He was 71.

"He was a champion and a gentleman; supremely talented and brilliant on the court, and endlessly gracious off of it," the Boston Celtics said in a statement. "His contributions to the team's championship legacy may have only been surpassed by the deep and lasting impact that he had in the community. The thoughts and sympathies of the entire Celtics organization are with the White family."

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