Offbeat

Bikini Basketball League to Begin Playing Nov. 1

A new basketball league is being created with women players in bikinis. With the Lingerie Football League an unofficial hit, creating quite the buzz, other sports are also starting to receive the sexy treatment.

Christie's Offer Bond Items on 50th Anniversary

Christie's will offer 50 items of James Bond memorabilia over the coming week in a charity sale that culminates in a live auction next Friday, the 50th anniversary of the release of the first 007 movie "Dr. No".

'Original Mona Lisa' Given Geneva Launch

A Swiss-based art foundation on Thursday unveiled what it argues is Leonardo da Vinci's original "Mona Lisa", backing its claim with evidence from a U.S. research physicist, a forensic imaging specialist and a top Italian expert on the artist.