John Underwood

In 1963 U.S. manufacturers of that remarkable Yankee invention, the basketball, produced three million new ones, or roughly enough to provide every man, woman and child in Omaha with 10 apiece. Since only a few...

TARNISHED MEDALSSirs:Your articles on the Winter Olympics (Jan. 27) would be interesting were it not for the implication between the lines. We gather that Austria will dominate the Alpine events because her skiing is...

Fabulous Doc Kearns, boxing's famous manager, completed his memoirs before he died, including his scandalous version of what happened in the Dempsey-Willard fight.

College Basketball bounces in next week, and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S annual Special Issue includes a selection of the 20 best teams that will surprise most fans and many who fancy themselves experts. Readers will get a...

Pro basketball begins its season with newness everywhere, from executive offices to playing courts. A look at the NBA's new faces and its new image, plus scouting reports.