Alvin Kamara’s impressive start intensifies after Saints make moves

It wasn’t the flashiest day in the NFL for rookies, but a slow-building superstar scenario might be happening with the New Orleans Saints with their recent trading of a future Hall of Famer.

Rookie RB Alvin Kamara put up his strongest game of the year so far in a 30-10 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday with 10 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown and six catches for 84 yards and a score.

He’s still sharing time with Mark Ingram — a seventh-year pro and former Heisman winner — but both have picked up steam since the Saints traded Adrian Peterson on Oct. 10. For the year, Kamara has 311 yards on 52 carries — Peterson had 37 on Sunday alone for the Cardinals — and 341 yards on 37 catches with a total of five TDs for the year.

First Buzz: 2017 Leaf Best of Basketball Unopened Edition

What: 2017 Leaf Best of Basketball Unopened Edition
Arrives: Aug. 25
Box basics: One unopened NBA wax box plus one new Leaf card per box (six boxes per case)

What’s buzz-worthy: The elite basketball brands from the past will be found here via unopened buyback wax boxes accented along with some new creations featuring notable players in the history of the game as the cherry on top.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (June 8)

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

What’s Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks today as we inch closer to the weekend.

Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (May 15)

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

What’s Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls from around the collecting world as we start a new week.

Gallery: 2016 Panini Spectra football cards (updated)

When 2016 Panini Spectra football cards arrive on Wednesday, there will be some new looks for the premium brand with a dazzling array of textures and some colorful ink choices along with the newest crop of NFL rookies.

First Buzz: 2016 Panini Spectra soccer cards

What: 2016 Panini Spectra soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 29
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (five boxes per case).

What’s buzz-worthy: Panini brings Spectra to the pitch with plenty of hits, parallels and diecuts as we have seen in the past with the same super-thick stock and crazy color but with the stars of the past and present included.

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