I just read an article out of the Vancouver Sun – it’s one of those sad stories, but has a happy ending. Ron Schindel owns a framing shop in Vancouver, home of the NHL’s Canucks. Last May, his framing shop was broken into and among the items stolen were three autographed NHL Jerseys – signed by Gordie Howe, Trevor Linden and Roberto Luongo. The jerseys belonged to customers. You can imagine how devastated everyone felt.

The NFL regular season is officially over and the playoffs are less than a week away. The two AFC Wildcard spots came down to the wire. All Baltimore and New York had to do was win their games to get in – they both did it. The NFC was pretty much set last week, but Cowboys victory over the Eagles propelled them to a division title. If your team made the playoffs, check out Football Fanatics huge selection of NFL Gear and NFL Division Champs apparel. Now let’s take a look at the first round playoff games.

The 2009-2010 College Football Bowl Season has already begun with several of the small bowls kicking off in late December. The major bowls and BCS Games are just a few days away and you know Football Fanatics is getting ready for them. Like in years past, we will have championship apparel for most of the bowl game winners. In today’s post let’s take a look at some of the college football bowl matchups.

The 2009 NFL regular season is one week away from completion. We’ve had some great surprises in 2009 and some disappointing failures. One thing is for sure though – it happens like clockwork every year – we will see turnover in the NFL coaching ranks. Usually, the NFL sees around 3-5 new coaches every year. In today’s post we’ll take a look at some of the coaches in the hot seat this winter.

Over the weekend, Gator fans were hit with some shocking news. On Saturday evening, Urban Meyer announced that he would resign as head coach of the Florida Gators football team, citing medical issues. The entire nation was shocked. What was wrong with Urban Meyer? What would happen to the Florida football program? Who would coach in 2010? There were so many initial questions. However, on Sunday Gator fans were relieved to find out that Meyer changed his mind and instead of resigned opted to take a leave of absence.

Fan voting for the 2010 Pro Bowl has officially ended and the NFL released the Top 10 vote-getters. Peyton Manning led the way with 1,545,642 votes. He was followed by Drew Brees, Brett Favre and others. The fan vote only makes up a portion of determining the 43-man rosters. The AFC and NFC teams will be announced on December 29 on the NFL Network. In today’s post, I’ll go over my top picks for each position.

The BCS National Championship game is still several weeks away – and I’ll be sure to give you a full breakdown of the Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide matchup as we get closer to January 7. But today I wanted to talk to you (and show you) the huge selection of BCS National Championship merchandise we have for sale. These items are great to have when you sit down to watch the game.

Week 15 of the 2009 NFL Season is in the books (except for tonight’s New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins MNF game). We saw some amazing plays, shocking comebacks and historic days from players and teams across the league. The playoff picture isn’t much clearer – there are still six teams in the AFC at 7-7 and fighting for a Wildcard spot. There aren’t as many teams in the NFC still in contention, but it will still likely come down to Week 17.

Did you know the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Championship game is tonight in Chattanooga, TN ? This year we have the 13-1 Villanova Wildcats fighting for their first ever championship against the 14-0 Montana Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are definitely the favorites tonight. They’ve won 12 straight Big Sky Conference titles and are making their fifth appearance in the national championship game this decade.
I’ll be honest – I’m looking at Montana’s roster and stats for the first time ever right now… all I can say is wow! They are impressive. The …

We would like to take the time to congratulate our very own Jennifer S. She managed to recruit 49 new Fanatics Rewards Club members in a friendly, internal contest here at Football Fanatics.

The three month contest allowed us to see the good and bad before rolling out a real recruiting program to our FRC members. Here she is sharing her competitive strategies and feelings toward the name Francis.

Enjoy!