Mantle

Major League Baseball was once so concerned about gambling it banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays just for working as casino greeters. Now MLB itself and almost all of its teams have official casino sponsors. …

Ben Stokes hopes the 'Bazball' revolution that has shaken up test cricket and led an English resurgence can also fire up the domestic county game.England have won nine of their last 10 tests since captain Stokes and head coach Brendon…

On Earth, shifting tectonic plates reshuffle the planet's surface and make for a dynamic interior, so the absence of such processes on Mars led many to think of it as a dead planet, where not much happened in the past 3 billion years. In…

A form of blood cancer known as mantle cell lymphoma is critically dependent on a protein that coordinates gene expression, such that blocking its activity with an experimental drug dramatically slows the growth of this lymphoma in…

Photo: Getty ImagesThey say, “out of sight, out of mind.” Thankfully, that hasn’t been the case for Brittney Griner, largely due to her wife and the women of the WNBA.But now it’s time for reinforcements. With the 76ers and Celtics tipping…

Earth has a sixth ocean, a new study suggests, but not where you can see. It's hundreds of kilometres below the surface. The international study published in Nature Geoscience says this vast reservoir of water is located in the so-called…

Styles worn by Kate, 40, have been known to spark buying frenzies. The polka dotted dress by Jenny Packham she wore in 2013 after the birth of eldest child Prince George subsequently sold out. It was seen as an homage to Diana, also…

A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million US Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years.The rare…

A 1952 Topps card showing a then-20-year-old Mickey Mantle sold for $12.6 million through Heritage Auctions, breaking the record for the largest total ever paid for a sports item, card, or memorabilia, ESPN reported Saturday…

NEW YORK - A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for US$12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially…