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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

38 They Can Take Down Kentucky

Five teams with the tools to become the ultimate spoiler

By Dan Greene

BASEBALL

48 Russell Martin

How can he return the favor for his colossal contract? By making the Blue Jays Canada's team

By Albert Chen

HOCKEY

54 Håkan Andersson

Behind the longest playoff streak in sports is a fishing guide turned scout

By Michael Farber

CRISIS IN THE TRIANGLE

60 Rasheed Sulaimon

An SI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against the former Duke guard

By Emily Kaplan

64 How Did Carolina Lose Its Way?

Looking for answers in the aftermath of UNC's academic scandal

By S.L. Price

SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS: AL TIELEMANS/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (KENTUCKY); PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SI PREMEDIA

ARIZONA (FROM LEFT): ETHAN MILLER/GETTY IMAGES (RONDAE HOLLIS-JEFFERSON); RICK SCUTERI/AP (STANLEY JOHNSON); LIDA DEGROOTE/J AND L PHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY IMAGES (BRANDON ASHLEY)

VIRGINIA: ALAN DIAZ/AP (JUSTIN ANDERSON); JOEL AUERBACH/GETTY IMAGES (LONDON PERRANTES); JOHN MINCHILLO/AP (MALCOLM BROGDON)

NORTHERN IOWA: DOUG MCSCHOOLER/AP (SETH TUTTLE); ISAIAH J. DOWNING/USA TODAY SPORTS (WES WASHPUN); SKIP ROWLAND/AP (NATE BUSS)

PHOTO

THE RING MAGAZINE/GETTY IMAGES

IRON MAN When Mike Tyson posed for The Ring magazine in 1985, no one could have imagined his—or his sport's—future. Lately it's a brighter one (SCORECARD).