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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

20 Foul Play

The game is facing a crisis: It stinks to watch

By Seth Davis

26 Knight Trumps Wizard

After UCLA's majestic run, the curtain rose on muscular Indiana

By Luke Winn

PRO FOOTBALL

32 DeMarco Murray

How is it that the All-Pro appears headed out of Dallas?

By Austin Murphy

COLLEGE SPORTS

46 A Hidden Epidemic

A new film sheds light on the scourge that is sexual assault

By Ben Reiter

BONUS

50 A Giant Shadow

Wilt Chamblerlain said there never were any "little Wilties." That may not have been true

By Gary M. Pomerantz

Departments

2 SI Now

4 Leading Off

10 Inbox

12 Scorecard

16 Faces in The Crowd

17 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: Mark Jackson talks about talking back

60 Point After

Steve Rushin: The most clued-in of Ping-Pong players

PRO BASKETBALL

40 Atlanta Hawks

They have no one resembling a superstar, but they're still smashing records and winning fans. That's because the roster has embraced a system of rapid-fire ball movement—especially the point guard

By Lee Jenkins

ON THE COVER: DEANNE FITZMAURICE FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (LEVI); PAUL VATHIS/AP (CHAMBERLAIN)

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PHOTOGRAPH BY GREG NELSON FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

RUNAWAY LEADERS Under the direction of Jeff Teague, the Hawks have dominated the Eastern Conference and are taking aim at the overall No. 1 seed.