Before the championships. Before the mythology. Before Larry Bird became "Larry Legend," he was a kid from French Lick, ...

An excerpt from the new biography Heartland reveals why Bird left Indiana University after just a few weeks, and the family tragedy that threatened to change his path forever ...

A death threat is no laughing matter, but for K.C. Jones, humor was his way of keeping the team loose, even when the stakes were at their highest. As the story goes, Larry Bird received a threat on ...