Free Shipping Day at Football Fanatics is Friday, December 16, 2011. Complete your Holiday Shopping all in one online location while enjoying Free Shipping Friday and receive it before Christmas Eve! Take your pick from the largest selection of officially licensed sports merchandise found anywhere in the world and fill up the space under your Christmas Tree this holiday season. Football Fanatics has everything from T-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, fleece, accessories, tailgating gear, collectibles and more. Our assortment of jerseys includes customizable, replica, authentic and throwback across all major leagues and hundreds of teams. Check out FreeShippingDay.com to view all 2,340 retailers participating in Free Shipping Friday!

No need to worry about the hassle of high shipping cost with free holiday shipping of $50 or more. Thousands of online retailers are participating in Free Shipping Day, but only one has the Largest Assortment of officially licensed team merchandise for the sports fan in one destination. Fanatics has apparel and gear for every fan of every league: NFL, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA, NASCAR, Soccer, Olympics, MMA, Skateboarding, Motocross, and others.

Take advantage of Free Shipping Friday and make everyone green with envy. Football Fanatics carries merchandise for every championship and bowl game from all teams including the most popular this year: LSU Tigers, Green Bay Packers, St Louis Cardinals, Alabama Crimson Tide,  Texas Rangers, San Francisco 49ers, Tony Stewart, Denver Broncos, Team USA, L.A. Lakers, Tim Tebow, New Orleans Saints, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Chicago Blackhawks, and many more. Shop Today and Save Big with this Exclusive Free Shipping Friday Offer!

Also, check out the Football Fanatics Outlet with Sales and Savings!

Holiday Shopping Online Gift Guide 2011 for the Sports Lovers in your life! December is a month filled with the smell of pine, Christmas lights, hanging ornaments, colder weather, hot cocoa, jolly old Saint Nick, carols, and shopping galore. If you’re stumped on what to give your significant other, child, mom, dad, siblings, friends or coworkers, take a peek at this Holiday Shopping Gift Guide of 2011 to help fill the space under your tree. Not only does Football Fanatics have over 200,000 quality products to choose from across hundreds of teams and leagues, the world’s largest retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise has a special holiday offer of Free Shipping Over $50, 365-Day Returns, and an Unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee. We hope this Gift Guide helps you pick out the ultimate gift for your loved ones this holiday season!  Fanatics has everything from popular gifts like Gnomes and Pillow Pets to apparel, accessories, holiday items and more. Check it out… 

Football Fanatics is excited to announce an Exclusive Holiday Sale Promotion! Now through Sunday, December 11, 2011, receive 15-50% OFF already marked down league and team merchandise. Fanatics is the World’s Largest Retailer of Officially Licensed Sports Merchandise! Wrap up your Christmas and Holiday shopping today with everything you need for the sports fans in your life. Take advantage of Free 3-Day Delivery on all orders over $50. Just use “GiftShip50″ in the promo code box during Checkout.

Enjoy quick and easy online shopping including an outstanding 365-Day Return Policy, Unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee, and Industry Leading Customer Service. Sale ends soon, so don’t miss out on HUGE Savings! Football Fanatics provides all fans with a premium and secure e-commerce experience while offering the best quality merchandise from top name brands all in one location. With over 200,000 officially licensed products across multiple leagues including College, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MMA, Olympics and more, check off everyone on your holiday list in just a few clicks!

Find all sorts of goodies and holiday gifts for sports fans around the world - LSU Tigers, St Louis Cardinals, Chicago Blackhawks, Alabama Crimson Tide, Green Bay Packers, Texas Rangers, San Francisco 49ers, Tony Stewart, Denver Broncos, Team USA, L.A. Lakers, Tim Tebow, New Orleans Saints, Oklahoma State Cowboys, and many others. Also, check out our large assortment of Championship and Bowl Game Gear such as BCS National Championship Sportswear, MLB World Series Apparel, New NBA Merchandise, 2012 NHL Winter Classic Wear, World Cup of Soccer Clothing, Super Bowl Champs Gear, Championship Collectibles and more. Shop Now and Save Big with this Exclusive Promo!  

No matter if you’re an athlete, alumni, enrolled student, proud parent, coach, or maybe even a mascot yourself, we can all appreciate a creative college mascot. Mascots are similar to cheerleaders. They get the crowd excited to watch the upcoming sporting event by cheering, dancing and doing various stunts. However, mascots are different from cheerleaders because there are no rules to being a mascot. They can do just about anything they want. The more spirit is involved, the more the crowd is going to cheer. And if the mascot is funny, outlandish or just plain impressive, fans will inevitably react in a positive way and get even more pumped up for their team to win. So check out our Top 10 College Mascots of 2011 with the help of bleacherreport.com and a few members of our Fanatics staff!

#10 Brutus Buckeye – Ohio State Buckeyes

Brutus is a nut, literally. Ohio’s state tree and buckeye nut is represented by the mascot, who might I add was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame just a few years ago.

#9 Osceola & Renegade – Florida State Seminoles

Chief Osceola and his horse Renegade have been with FSU since 1978. The actual Seminole tribe has a great relationship with FSU and Seminole women are selected to design Osceola and Renegade’s mascot attire.

#8 Mike the Tiger – Louisiana State Tigers

There have been six tigers for LSU since 1936, all of which lived 17 years if not longer. The interesting fact is that tigers generally live between eight and ten years. LSU must take great care of their tigers!

#7 Puddles – Oregon Ducks

Not only is Puddles a reminder of Donald Duck – a favorite Disney character, the mascot has also been in a SportsCenter commercial. No wonder Oregon had a successful year in 2010.

#6 Ralphie the Buffalo – Colorado Buffaloes

Did you know Ralphie is a female? Although female buffaloes are smaller in stature, I wouldn’t get too close to this wildly fierce animal.

#5 Traveler – Southern California Trojans

Debuting in 1961, Traveler is a beautiful Trojan horse with a warrior accompanying the striking creature. Although Traveler looks snow white, he is actually a gray horse with hair that turned completely white.

#4 Sebastian the Ibis - Miami Hurricanes

Miami gets an “A” for effort in creative mascots. The Ibis is a native bird that is the last to seek shelter prior to a hurricane.

#3 Bucky Badger – Wisconsin Badgers

Although Bucky is as cute as a mascot can get, don’t let that deceive you. Badgers are known for their fighting nature, so beware of Wisconsin.

#2 Bevo – Texas Longhorns

One of the most popular mascots in sports history, Bevo is celebrated throughout the university and the Longhorn Steer has even influenced the uniform’s color scheme.

#1 Uga – Georgia Bulldogs

Unfortunately, Uga VIII passed away in February of this year, so now we wait for the next UGA Bulldog to occupy a pimped-out red and black dog house with air-conditioning and bags of ice at his beck-and-call.

Be aware of websites that look fishy! We are cracking down on websites that imitate Fanatics and want to help you spot these sites that claim to sell authentic merchandise by reputable brand names. In recent years, the increase in false merchandising has skyrocketed throughout the internet. The Federal Government has made a massive effort in stopping these internet abusers and bringing this crime to justice. Just last November the Feds seized 82 website domain names for selling counterfeit goods. According to an article about the raid by the Los Angeles Times, “The theft of ideas and sale of counterfeit goods threaten economic opportunities and financial stability, suppress innovation and destroy jobs.” Below are a few ways you can tell if you’ve landed on a counterfeit website. And trust us, there are sites that look JUST LIKE OURS, but with the following key indicators you will be on top of your game regarding sites that want to con you out of your hard earned money.

CAUTION! Sites Containing These Features May Be Harmful To Your Wallet and Sanity!

#1: Language Doesn’t Make Sense (Grammatical Errors/Misspellings)

#2: Contact Info is Difficult to Find, Not Available, Not Toll-Free, or Number Does Not Work

#3: Prices are Exactly the Same

#4: McAffee Secure Logo is Outdated or Unclickable (Find in Footer)

#5: Company is Based in an International Location

#6: Site is Very Slow to Load

#7: No Clickable Better Business Bureau Logos

#8: Live Chat Does Not Work or Constantly Offline

#9: Suspicious Payment Section 

#10: Outdated Messaging like this New Year’s Headline in June

#11 Jerseys are Unusually Marked Down, aka ”Too Good To Be True”

It’s a good thing sharks don’t like burgers because you will look mighty tasty in these new boardshorts! Take a peek at these quirky LRG Burger Boardshorts featuring a whopper of a burger with all the condiments and veggies needed to fulfill your appetite! Plus, check out the LRG ketchup and mustard logo patch, a tie front laced with silicone for a secure fit, a sewn-in bungee lanyard and a side pocket complete with a wax comb, bottle opener and fin key.

Engines for the 53rd Annual Daytona 500 will rev up next week and we’ve got you covered! Gear up for the big 2011 race with official merchandise for your favorite NASCAR driver at Football Fanatics.