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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

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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