Top sports deals for Black Friday shoppers
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Apps to score the best Black Friday, holiday shopping deals
Columnist Marc Saltzman runs through the apps that will help you save money while shopping.
Marc Saltzman, Special for Paste BN
Retail therapy may be the answer to clearing your tryptophan-induced haze and healing those backyard football bruises.
And, with any luck, you can snag some deals.
While some wake up on Black Friday with the goal of buying a laptop or TV, there are bargains for everyone, including sports fans and athletes. Here are some of the best sports-related Black Friday deals.
CLOTHING
- Want to look like Bill Belichick but need the perfect Patriots hoodie? (Whether you cut the sleeves like Belichick is up to you.) Fanatics, the official partner of the NBA, NFL, NHL, NASCAR and MLB, will offer 25% off official best-selling gear.
- For the NBA fan in your life, pick up a pair of NBA On Court socks and get free shipping on any order through Cyber Monday. As a special Black Friday stance.com bonus, get a free Christmas stocking with any order of $50 or more.
GEAR
- Need a new slow cooker to make hot dip for the game? Bed Bath & Beyond is offering free shipping on all Black Friday orders, including NFL team slow cookers. (Make it a better deal -- who doesn't have a drawer full of 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupons?)
- Houston Astros fans will always remember the 2017 World Championship season, and what better gift than an official World Series baseball. Get 25% off the baseball at fanatics.com.
- Bowlingball.com is offering around 40% off a wide array of bowling balls and merchandise.
TICKETS
- Nothing says holiday season like a bowl game. The Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 23 in Birmingham, Ala., is offering a Black Friday deal of $10 general admission tickets and $30 tickets for reserved seats.
- Ready for some rodeo? The American -- set for Feb. 25 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas -- is offering buy one ticket, get one free Friday through Cyber Monday.
- On Cyber Monday, game tickets for Oakland A's opening day and opening night (March 29, 30) will go on sale for 24 hours. The A's will even throw in two Oakland scarves and two pairs of gloves with four tickets purchased for either game.
MEMORABILIA
- You can't go wrong with an autograph from a sports legend, and Sportsmemorabilia.com is offering $15 off all orders of $100 or more. From a Mickey Mantle baseball to an autographed George Brett Pine Tar Game photo, the site includes signed items from thousands of athletes.
EQUIPMENT
- Basketball hoops are up to 60% off at DICK's Sporting Goods.
- Get a "Par 3 putting green" from Overstock.com for $36.49, a 41% discount.
TECHNOLOGY
- GameStop will have FIFA '18 on sale for $27 for both Playstation 4 and XBox One, which is about half as much as the popular soccer game would cost regularly.
- Amazon will have the Jabra Elite Sport Wireless headphones on sale for $150 when they normally go for $250.
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