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Other basketball experts sincerely believe that a bigger tournament would allow deserving teams into the Big Dance. Hall of Famer John Thompson, the ex-Georgetown coach, was against the idea before he broadcast the finals of the Colonial Athletic Conference tournament, which pitted Old Dominion against William & Mary. "I wasn't sold on it until I saw how good those two teams were," says Thompson. "Those kids deserve to be in the tournament as much as anybody. I asked myself if I would want to play against them, and I said hell no." Old Dominion won that game and faces...
...Jacques Plante was seen as a wimp. After the Montreal Canadiens goalie was struck in the face by a flying puck while playing against the New York Rangers on Nov. 1, 1959, the future Hall-of-Famer refused to return to the ice sans protection. Much to the scorn of his coach and fans, Plante returned from the locker room with a crude home-made fiberglass mask in place. Though coach Toe Blake wanted Plante to remove the mask after his wounded face healed, the Canadiens rattled off an 18-game win streak, despite Plante's obscured face. The complaints...
...Detroit without hitting a good story. In this issue, you'll read Daniel Okrent's insightful analysis of how Detroit got off track and how the hardy souls who remain are fighting for the city's future. Steven Gray profiled one of those fighters: Bing, the NBA Hall of Famer and steel entrepreneur thrust into an office once rife with corruption. Future issues of TIME will feature stories about Detroit's thriving Muslim population and the city's drive to diversify its industry, while TIME.com will cover the city every day with audio, video and the just-launched Detroit Blog...
...Crimson will be a guinea pig for NHL Hall of Famer Mark Messier, who is working to find out the best way to implement a similar helmet program in the NHL. Messier visited the locker room last week as the team tested the helmets for the first time...
...think he was more serious about his work,” Culver, a Harvard Football Hall of Famer, says. “He was determined to succeed when he came back...