Brooks Peck

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Peck |Michael Salfino |Larry Holder |Hannah Vanbiber

Fanatics Fest might be the best value for money in sports today. Anyone who hasn’t attended either of the three-day events held at New York’s Javits Center might find that shocking, but its case has only strengthened from year one to year two of its existence.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Peck

For decades, ice cream in a plastic mini helmet has been a ballpark staple across the country, unrivaled in its combination of deliciousness and collectibility. But last year the NHL’s Las Vegas Golden Knights changed the game by selling chicken fingers in a tiny Zamboni. Suddenly, the race to innovate in the realm of stadium food put inside miniaturized sports things was on. Three Major League Baseball teams have quickly struck back this season with new items to rival the chicken finger Zamboni.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Peck

The WNBA collectibles market is booming and now hall of famer Sue Bird is getting involved. Bird has curated a " Dream Draft " auction of 190 notable WNBA trading cards and memorabilia items for eBay covering some of the league's biggest names from the past and present. "I wanted to recognize the players who've paved the way and highlight the ones pushing the game forward," Bird said in a press release announcing the auction.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Peck

The '90s were a more innocent time for NBA jerseys. The only patch worn by players across the league during the 1995-96 regular season was one depicting the NBA logo on either the left or right shoulder depending on the team. No manufacturer or sponsor logos, just a stitched silhouette of Jerry West.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Peck

NFL fans commemorate their team's Super Bowl victories in all sorts of ways, but Mike Trout might be the first to do it on a bat knob. The South Jersey native who is often seen in his end-zone seats at Lincoln Financial Field through the fall and winter wrote a special inscription on the bottom of one of his game-used bats after his Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LIX:"Eagles 40 Chiefs 22.