The backboard, hoop, net and stand that was the recipient of Michael Jordan's last shot with the Chicago Bulls sold for $41,825 by Heritage Auctions at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

At the plate was 21-year-old Mickey Mantle ... him to the outfield in spring training 1951. Mantle's first major league homer was off Chicago's Randy Gumpert on May 1, 1951.

Part of that history encompasses the lore of National Baseball Hall of Fame member Mickey Mantle, who was raised in Commerce, Oklahoma, and was known as the “Commerce Comet.” With that Mantle ...

Mickey Mantle's legend was greater than his statistics ... Mantle's first major league homer was off Chicago's Randy Gumpert on May 1, 1951. His last homer was off Boston's Jim Lonborg on Sept.