The NHL and the Chicago Blackhawks have lost one of their greats.

Hall of Famer Stan Mikita lost a long-term health battle and died on Tuesday at age 78. He had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a disease similar to Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s in its symptoms, in 2015.

“There are no words to describe our sadness over Stan’s passing,” the team said via a statement. “He meant so much to the Chicago Blackhawks, to the game of hockey, and to all of Chicago.”

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Jon Gruden's return to the Oakland Raiders looks to be a pricey one when it comes next week -- a mere 10-year contract worth close to $100 million.

One thing the former coach turned analyst turned coach again might not be doing anytime soon after signing that massive deal, though, is signing autographs for card companies -- but thankfully for collectors he's already got a heavy volume of ink out there (at least for a coach) from more than a decade ago if they want one.

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There's no formal record book, but Honus Wagner and LeBron James are helping write it.

A pair of sports cards set sales records Saturday night in a Goldin Auctions event -- a PSA 5 (MC) copy of Wagner's iconic T206 baseball card and a modern-day Upper Deck creation from King James' rookie year also graded and slabbed by PSA.

"The demand for rare, high-grade vintage cards has exploded so we were confident that there would be some eye-popping results and new record prices established," said Ken Goldin, the founder of Goldin Auctions. "Every time one of these rare collectibles is offered for auction, serious collectors realize that it may be the last time for a long time. The booming market for high-grade rare trading cards, coupled with the limited supply, created the perfect storm for these remarkable prices."

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: New-product breaks, old-product breaks and a Super Break.

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We're less than two weeks away from the arrival of 2015-16 Ultimate Collection from Upper Deck and all of its high-end inclusions that include highly sought-after NHL Shields like the Connor McDavid seen above.

It's not alone in the product.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, retro breaks, Leaf Trinity, a big finder's fee offered & more.

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What: 2015-16 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection hockey cards
Arrives: July 6 for standard, July 20 for e-Pack
Box basics: five autographs or memorabilia cards per box (five boxes per inner case; two per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Ultimate will be the next product to hit Upper Deck's e-Pack format with all hits in this one there and also in its physical form.

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