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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sad news from the world of basketball – legendary big man George Mikan has died at the age of 80. It's too bad that none of the young kids today got to see Mikan operate in the low post. The Hall of ...

George Mikan died at age 80 this week, too soon for those who were close to him but, fortunately, not too soon for the Lakers, the NBA and everyone who benefited from this giant man who altered ...

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 ...

(Editor’s note: Welcome back to The Athletic NBA 75. We’re re-running our top 40 players to count down every day from Sept. 8-Oct. 17, the day before the opening of the 2022-23 NBA season. This piece ...

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 ...