Is Post Play Really, Finally Dead?
For generations, giants ruled from the blocks. Today? Post play is an afterthought. But there remain a few who preach the forgotten craft—and seek its return....
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I Embraced MMA. But, Slap Fighting: What Are We Doing Here?
In launching a new U.S. league, Power Slap, UFC is taking a truly indefensible position....
The 49ers Are Ready for the Drought to End
The storm never came Saturday, until it did. And the NFL’s hottest team showed—to anyone who might still doubt them—that they’re built to win it all....
How Patrick Ricard Went From Project to Perennial Pro Bowler
The ingredients that make the man known as (among other things) “Pancake Pat” the Ravens’ do-it-all secret weapon....
‘More Than Table-Slamming’: The Softer Side of the Bills Mafia
In Buffalo, Zubaze’ed and snowsuited fans rally behind an epic blizzard, a neighbor’s cancer, a fallen player. The Bills Mafia has grown much bigger than anything you ever thought it...
Kicking Around the NFL’s Fringes
For so many hopefuls, you wait weeks for a cellphone to ring, only to signal a chance for a cattle call tryout. This is what it’s like to live the...
Stetson Bennett, Georgia Redefine Dominance in College Football
The Bulldogs’ blowout victory against TCU didn’t diminish the Playoff. The team and its clutch quarterback simply proved their A-game is a mile ahead of everyone else’s....
SI’s Experts Predict the National Championship Game
Will Georgia make it two in a row, or will TCU get its fairy-tale ending?...
Stetson Bennett Is One Game Away From Becoming an All-Time Great
If the Georgia QB wins his second straight national title Monday, he will go from one of the most doubted to one of the greatest college football players in history....
As Damar Hamlin Recovers, Buffalo Waits—and Wonders What to Do
It’s become almost cyclical: When their city is in pain, the Bills help them heal. Now, with the team mourning an unthinkable on-field tragedy, Buffalo tries to figure out what...