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PRO FOOTBALL

38 The Combine

What unfolds in Indianapolis—in the weight room, at the podium, and in the lobbies and bars—is the foundation of a new NFL season

40 YARD DASH

Features

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

28 Kyle Wiltjer

The move west has been a boon for the Zags' forward

By Phil Taylor

MOTOR SPORTS

34 Daytona 500

Joey Logano's win signaled a shake-up among racing's elite

By Drew Lawrence

HOCKEY

42 Mike Ribeiro

Nashville's riskiest gamble could mean a long playoff run

By Sarah Kwak

BASEBALL

46 Giancarlo Stanton

Why did baseball's best power hitter stay with the Marlins?

By Ben Reiter

LONGFORM

54 We Bought a Team!

The crazy, joyful, mournful tale of the Vermont Frost Heaves

By Alexander Wolff

Departments

2 SI Digital

6 Leading Off

13 Inbox

14 Scorecard

21 Faces in the Crowd

22 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: What Russell Westbrook can't do

64 Point After

Steve Rushin: There's no place like Minnesota

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PHOTO

PHOTOGRAPH BY AJ MAST FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

FLYING DUCK Oregon's Marcus Mariota ran the fastest 40 (4.52) among quarterbacks at the NFL combine.