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CFP TITLE GAME
32 ALABAMA VS. GEORGIA
Two SEC powerhouses brought a backyard squabble to the nation in the college football championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
BY ANDY STAPLES
NFL PLAYOFFS
40 THE STEELERS
How will Pittsburgh handle the injury to defensive leader Ryan Shazier? You might just have to wait until Feb. 4 to find out
BY GREG BISHOP
NFL PLAYOFFS
48 WEAR AND WASH
What kind of beating does an NFL jersey take in a postseason game? SI got up close and personal with some uniforms of the Rams and the Falcons
NFL PLAYOFFS
50 THE VIKINGS
In Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, Minnesota has two rabid receivers who just need someone—anyone—to get them the damn ball
BY ALEX PREWITT
OLYMPICS
56 LINDSEY VONN
Becoming the greatest U.S. skier ever has taken a toll, but at 33, the three-time Olympian still has the speed to make her last Games golden
BY TIM LAYDEN
NBA
62 PANDORA'S BOX
In 1989, Sarunas Marciulionis of Lithuania signed with the Warriors. The global stars who followed have transformed the NBA
BY ANDREW SHARP
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
70 CUONZO MARTIN
No state has epitomized the nation's racial divide like Missouri, where the flagship school's new coach is helping to set a tone of unity
BY S.L PRICE
DEPARTMENTS
SI TV p.4
LEADING OFF p.6
INBOX p.14
SCORECARD p.17
FACES IN THE CROWD p.28
POINT AFTER Marcus Ball p.80
