Sidney Moncrief

Despite injuries and a key holdout, Milwaukee is a big winner because of Sidney Moncrief's sparkling play

There are a lot of questions in the Central Division: Are three trees better than one in Chicago? Will Tree or any of the twigs be healthy in Atlanta? Can money buy love in Cleveland? Will a child lead them in Detroit?

Milwaukee easily won a division crown, but the Bucks don't want to stop there

While one of the pre-tournament favorites, Michigan State, worked its Magic in the Mideast, three upstarts—Penn, DePaul and, most notably, still-unbeaten Indiana State—qualified for trips to Salt Lake City

1977 IN REVIEWSir:I thoroughly enjoyed your special issue, The Year in Sports. The photography was breathtaking, from a patented Dr. J slam dunk to the surfer plunging through the tube of the ultimate wave. The one...