Bill Russell once told a powerful story. What if it had never happened in the first place? He might not have ended up sharing ...

MATSUYAMA--Global warming forced mikan farmer Junichiro Nishihara here into growing more heat-resistant avocados. Nishihara, 62, started out producing mikan mandarin oranges and other crops, but he ...

WAKAYAMA—A traditional mikan cultivation method, which dates back at least 400 years, has been recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the U.N. Food and Agriculture ...

Bud Grant, a Hall of Famer in both the NFL and CFL, knew sports. He also knew athletes. Grant, who died in 2023, either played with, coached or served as an executive for some of the greatest athletes ...

"Mikan was one of the most dominant players of his era and was voted the greatest player in the first half-century by the AP." "Nicknamed Mr. Basketball, he led the league in scoring three straight ...

The 1948 George Mikan rookie card is the closest thing basketball collectors have to the T206 Honus Wagner. In 2015, the one and only PSA 10 sold for $400K, and hasn't come up for sale since. We've ...

Determining where Michael Jordan fits in NBA history is easy. So, too, Magic, Bird and Kareem. Those of us who weren’t old enough to watch them play – or play in their prime – have seen the highlights ...

George Mikan may hot have played his home games in the state of California, but he is, without a doubt, one of the most important figures in Lakers lore. Over the course of the Lakers' 75-year history ...

PHOENIX – George Mikan, the "gentle giant" who a half-century ago brought fame and stability to the fledgling world of professional basketball and literally transformed the game, has died 18 days shy ...