Al McGuire

Maury's son, Elliott (Bump) Wills, was a would-be Texas Rangers second baseman when he appeared on our March 28, 1977, cover. Elsewhere, we wrote about Marquette, in coach Al McGuire's last season, locking up a trip...

Basketball coaches turned analysts are beyond belief

If the ubiquitous Dick Vitale isn't the most influential person in all of college basketball, then surely he is the loudest and talkingest—and the one most likely to make some fans toss bricks through their TV screens

•Al McGuire, ex-basketball coach: "What it takes to be a great player, beyond raw talent, is self-centeredness and a certain numbness to the crowd. Super-intelligent people can't be superb athletes. They're too aware."

The network that grabbed the NCAA tournament is scoring in other ways