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 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are tied with the Boston Celtics for the most NBA titles by a single franchise in NBA history with 17. Eleven of those rings were earned in Los Angeles after the Lakers moved ...

George Mikan was the NBA's first superstar and led the Minneapolis Lakers to five titles from 1949-54. From NBA.com Staff George Mikan (No. 99) anchored the NBA’s original dynasty, the Minneapolis ...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) George Mikan's 1948 rookie card sold for $403,664 in SCP Auctions' Fall Premier online auction, a record for a basketball card. SCP LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) George Mikan's ...

The Best Buy director who served as its temporary CEO during a tumultuous summer, George “Mike” Mikan III, has resigned from Best Buy’s board of directors. In a regulatory filing made public Monday, ...

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It’s no stretch to say George Mikan revolutionized the game of basketball as its first truly effective big man. “He was everything,” recalled Johnny Bach, a Bulls assistant coach who played against ...

Joe Mikan, a Will County Board member and former county auditor, announced Thursday that he is running for county executive. At a noon gathering in Union Station in downtown Joliet to announce his ...