Leading Off

Is Paris Running?
Thousands stream down the Champs Elys�es on Sunday at the start of the 28th Paris Marathon. Ethiopia's Ambesa Tolosa won the race in 2:08:56, his first victory at 26.2 miles.

Hydraulic Lift
Travis Nederpelt competes in a heat of the men's 200-meter individual medley during the Australian Olympic Swimming Trials in Sydney on March 31. Nederpelt, who's 18, made the team.

Net Gain
Sure, you can buy a basketball net at any sporting goods store, but what's the fun in that? Here are the NCAA champions of the last 50 years, for as long as SI has been covering the tournament. Coverage of this year's event starts on page 46.

1955 San Francisco
1956 San Francisco
1957 North Carolina
1958 Kentucky
1959 California
1960 Ohio State
1961 Cincinnati
1962 Cincinnati
1963 Loyola ( Chicago)
1964 UCLA
1965 UCLA
1966 UTEP
1967 UCLA
1968 UCLA
1969 UCLA
1970 UCLA
1971 UCLA
1972 UCLA
1973 UCLA
1974 North Carolina State
1975 UCLA
1976 Indiana
1977 Marquette
1978 Kentucky
1979 Michigan State
1980 Louisville
1981 Indiana
1982 North Carolina
1983 North Carolina State
1984 Georgetown
1985 Villanova
1986 Louisville
1987 Indiana
1988 Kansas
1989 Michigan
1990 UNLV
1991 Duke
1992 Duke
1993 North Carolina
1994 Arkansas
1995 UCLA
1996 Kentucky
1997 Arizona
1998 Kentucky
1999 Connecticut
2000 Michigan State
2001 Duke
2002 Maryland
2003 Syracuse
2004 Connecticut