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75 Years of the NCAA TOURNAMENT

The 10 Greatest Players

No. 5

Larry Bird

How Brackets Satisfy a Primal Urge

by STEVE RUSHIN

PORTFOLIO

The Man Who's Shot 59 Final Fours

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COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE TIEDEMANN/GT IMAGES (BIRD); JOHN W. MCDONOUGH (BACKGROUND)