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SUPER BOWL XLVIII CHAMPIONS
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The oft-dissed Seahawks walked into MetLife Stadium and lowered the boom on Peyton Manning and the Broncos
BY S.L. PRICE
42 | PRO BASKETBALL
David Stern
In 30 years as commissioner he did it his way, with indisputable results
By Jack McCallum
48 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Iowa State
DeAndre Kane has a coach who accepts him and a team he can take to the NCAAs
By Luke Winn
56 | SOCHI 2014
Are the Games Safe?
They're next to a disputed border, below the tinderbox of the North Caucasus
By Alexander Wolff
2 | SI Digital
4 | Leading Off
10 | The Mail
12 | Scorecard
19 | Faces in the Crowd
21 | Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Adrian Peterson wants to believe in Minnesota
64 | Point After
Steve Rushin: It's time for the Super Bowl to downsize
ON THE COVER: PHOTOGRAPH BY WALTER IOOSS JR. FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
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JOHN IACONO FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (COIN TOSS)
HEADS UP Joe Namath's botched coin toss proved to be a bad omen for Wes Welker & Co.
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LARRY W. SMITH/EPA (STERN)
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DAVID E. KLUTHO/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (KANE)
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MICHAEL SOHN/AP (LUGE)