Babe Ruth road jersey fetches $4.4 million at auction

SPORTS MEMORABILIA:BABE RUTH’S first season with the New York Yankees, 1920, is still reverberating. He batted .376, hit 54 home runs and drove in 137 runs. Attendance at the Polo Grounds more than doubled to 1.29 million. It was the season when the future Yankees dynasty began to take shape.

Ruth Jersey Sells for $4.4 Million, Nearly Quadruple Previous High for Ruth Memorabilia

The auction price for a 1920s Babe Ruth jersey, nearly quadruple the previous high for a piece of his memorabilia, surprised appraisers and reflected his enduring star power.

‘Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin shows off his hobbit gear for Syfy’s ‘Hollywood Treasure’ — VIDEO

For the second season premiere of Syfy’s showbiz memorabilia show Hollywood Treasure (airing May 22 at 10 p.m. ET), Sean Astin

Get your treasures appraised Sunday

Tulsa made a big impact on the world of antiques and collectibles last year when a Tulsa man's collection of Chinese rhino horn bowls was valued at $1.5 million by an appraiser for "Antiques Roadshow."

A Place to Play

On a recent evening, 66-year-old Daniel Johns walked around the 138-acre Kidsports Complex off U.S. Highway 93 in north Kalispell. He visits often and has for almost 20 years. It used to be all open prairie covered in alfalfa. Johns would gaze across the empty landscape and imagine baseball diamonds and soccer fields for kids.