Jordan jersey sells for record $14 million
MIAMI (AP) — A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday, calling it the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia. Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the private treaty sale and identified the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. The red jersey is the one Jordan wore in Game 2 of that series on June 5, 1998; he and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz that night to even the matchup at a game apiece. Jordan and the Bulls would go on to ...
Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the ...
Barack Obama to campaign with Ohio Democrats as he expands his outreach ahead of Election Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to shore up support for Democratic candidates in the Senate and governor’s races, both of which have been highly competitive and brought a flood of campaign cash into the state. Obama is set to campaign in Cleveland on Oct. 24 with three-term former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who is looking to oust Republican Sen. Jon Husted from the seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance. He’s also set to appear with Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor, who has been focusing her campaign on parts of the state ...
Rare fossil of T. rex cousin goes on display in New York before heading to auction
NEW YORK (AP) — On quick glance, the fossil unveiled Tuesday at a Manhattan auction house looks like an undersized Tyrannosaurus rex, with its signature gaping jaw filled with razor sharp teeth. But the proportions are off, as its arms and legs are much too long. That’s because the dinosaur skeleton isn’t actually a T. rex but a recently confirmed distant cousin. The Nanotyrannus, as this smaller, nimbler predator is known, is on view in the lobby of Sotheby’s headquarters ahead of its Oct. 27 auction. Standing 6.5 feet (2 meters) tall and stretching nearly 20 feet (6 meters) ...
Day says focus should be on this season
COLUMBUS – Ohio State's 13-10 loss to Indiana in last season's Big Ten football championship game was 10 months ago but for Ryan Day it is ancient history. The word rematch has gotten quite a workout this week with No. 4 Ohio State (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) going to No. 5 Indiana (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) at noon Saturday for what almost certainly is the biggest game ever played in IU's Memorial Stadium. “I think everybody has their own thoughts and emotions. But I think, as we talked on Sunday and we'll talk again today in our team meeting, nothing that happened in the past has anything to do ...