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Sports Illustrated

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Joe Paterno: Rest in Peace?

    Joe Paterno has now been gone a week, and it would be nice if we could simply honor his memory without reservation.  I can't. And frankly, it troubles me that so many want to bury Paterno's faults along with the man.   Maybe it isn't the time to talk about such things so close to his death, but wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Let's Pray for Tebow This Sunday!

    ​I'm absolutely neutral on the subject of Tim Tebow, but I can say conclusively that nothing he has said so far has pissed me off as much as the people who are arguing about him have. First of all, Tebow hasn't yet done anything to justify two -- count them, two -- Sports Illustrated covers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Q&A: Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey On Shipping Up To Boston For Charity, Getting Advice From Donnie Wahlberg, And The Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry

    by Heather Muse ​This weekend, the Yankees and the Red Sox will duke it out in Boston to determine who will top the AL East. As of Thursday afternoon, the Red Sox were a game ahead. Why should a music blog care about such things? We could get into an entire treatise about the relationship bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Alex Rodriguez, Joba Chamberlain, Derek Jeter 'Most Overrated' in Baseball? Please.

    Joba to pollster: Rate THIS!It isn't often that the Daily News gets something like this right, but the cover story "Bronx Jeers! Jealous Nit-Wits Rip Yankees Stars in Player Poll" has it down. In the current issue of Sports Illustrated, three Yankees are the answer to the question "Who is the most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    New Mets Co-owner Destroyed World Economy, Is Brewers Fan

    ​Talk about snatching victory from the jaws of defeat: This week, Mets owner/accused Bernie Madoff unindicted co-conspirator Fred Wilpon 1) was the subject of a New Yorker profile in which he dissed his three best players, then had to apologize via clubhouse speakerphone, 2) was the subject of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    The Week in Food Blogs: The Best Strange Chef Favorites, Fried Dumplings, Kati Rolls, Salty Snacks

    This week in food blogs... Eater rounded up 10 strange chef favorites that have now become mainstream hits. Tongue, anyone? Grub Street discovered where Sports Illustrated swimsuit models like to pig out. And it turns out the Shack is popular among the bikinied ones. Serious Eats searched out the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Jack Griffin Fired at Time Inc., But Fighting Back; Bill Simmons Loads New Website

    Sports Guy Simmons​The warring of rich white men behind the scenes at magazine companies can be as dull as it sounds or, as in the case of Jack Griffin's firing from Time Inc. at the hands of Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, it can be amusing, provided the powerful people are pissy and willing to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Is It Time to Say Bill Belichick and Tom Brady Are Overrated?

    ​Beli-choke? I've always thought that a large part of what they call the Sports Illustrated "jinx" is simply faulty analysis. For instance, the cover of last week's issue of SI featured New England's 325-pound offensive tackle, Vince Wilfork, and a story by Peter King on "why New England W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    'Confessions of an Agent' Provides Best Reasons Yet to Pay College Players

    SI.comJosh Luchs​This week's Sports Illustrated cover story is the most important sports story since Tom Verducci's groundbreaking story on performance enhancing drugs, "Totally Juiced," back in 2002. As you've probably heard, the article, "Confessions of an Agent," just out today, is Josh L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    The Maxim Hot 100 vs. the Good Surgeon's Guide to the Top 10 Worst Celeb Faces

    The other Number 9​Number 9​The Maxim Hot 100 List is out. Yeah, we've been waiting for this all year! Not only that, but the Good Surgeon's Guide to the Top 10 Worst Celebrity Faces came out last week. And since we are connoisseurs of both beauty and hideousness here at Runnin' Scared, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    And Now Let's Play "Find Jimmy Rollins In The MC Hammer Video"

    ​During Game 1 of the World Series last night, Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was graced with one of the more remarkable fun-fact infographics in TV-baseball history: "Appeared in several MC Hammer videos in the late '80s." Now that is a fun fact. Let's see if we can find him.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2009

    Bobby V Doesn't Get the Gig; Acta to Manage Indians

    Manny Acta, formerly manager of the Nationals, has signed a three-year contract with the Cleveland Indians, edging among other candidates former Mets manager Bobby Valentine. (It is also revealed that Yankee great Don Mattingly, now a hitting coach with the Dodgers, was also considered for the job.) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Jockbeat: Judge says Feds Improperly Obtained Steroid Data, Just As We've Been Saying All Along

    ​   Though it was related to page 70 in this morning's Daily News, Wednesday's decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is going to have a huge impact on future reporting of performance enhancing drugs.   Essentially the 9-2 vote means that the federal agents who sei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2009

    Jockbeat: Lupica's Precious Sox Juicing? He Blames the Union, Naturally

    ​Since Selena Roberts's February 7 Sports Illustrated story broke the news that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, we've maintained that there's no mystery as to how and why these names are being revealed:  the federal agents who seized the 2003 test samples and the results ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Mets Keep Manuel, Minaya; Said to Refuse Halladay

    Mets general manager Omar Minaya (pictured) confirms that both he and manager Jerry Manuel have been told they'll keep their jobs next year. Maybe that big win over the mighty Nationals last night clinched the deal. Or maybe no one else wants their jobs. Faith and Fear in Flushing calls this good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Jockbeat: A-Rod, A-Rod, Selena Roberts, and all that Chass

    Selena Roberts's credibility is dropping faster than attendance at Yankee Stadium.  According to a report by the Sporting News, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, is being panned all over the place and "isn't exactly flying off the shelves."   Since you can't access my May 8 rev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    'The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion' at the Met

    The Costume Institute's latest exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum is "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion," sponsored by Marc Jacobs. The outlandish exhibition captures the evolution of fashion models from the last half of the 20th century while also delving into fashion photography, clothing, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Jockbeat: A Look at Yankees Batting for 2009

    The writers in the current issue of Sports Illustrated -- including Ben Reiter, whose name is on the Yankee section -- seem to feel everything will go great in the Bronx this year - or almost great. The Yankees, SI thinks, will roll over the Red Sox and A's to win the AL East, will beat the Twins in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Studies in Crap: Power Living!

    Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Power Living Authors: Wayman Mitchell, Greg Johnson and Ron Simpkins Publisher: Potters Press, Prescott, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    SI Swimsuit Issue Shares Circ-Boosting Power with Local Press

    The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is out, and the fashion statement is that ladies will be wearing their bikinis this season with the top detached and held in the hands. The New York Post celebrates with a slideshow of previous covers, and so does the Daily News (though more selectively, in a " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Jockbeat: What The Press Is Getting Wrong About A-Rod

    On the day when the Senate votes on a stimulus package to attempt to remedy the most serious financial crisis in U.S. history, the New York press got their priorities right: the lead stories are all about whether a baseball player took drugs six years ago, before they were banned by his sport. Not a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    A-Rod to Answer Steroid Charges on ESPN (Update: He Juiced)

    Allegations having been brought by Sports Illustrated that Alex Rodriguez used steroids in 2003, the Yankees third baseman will make a statement about it on ESPN, perhaps as soon as today. The Daily News' Bob Raissman says the ESPN statement, done in interview format with reporter Peter Gammons, "is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Eagles 23, Giants 11

    Allegations having been brought by Sports Illustrated that Alex Rodriguez used steroids in 2003, the Yankees third baseman will make a statement about it on ESPN, perhaps as soon as today. The Daily News' Bob Raissman says the ESPN statement, done in interview format with reporter Peter Gammons, "is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Clayton Riley, 1935-2008

    Allegations having been brought by Sports Illustrated that Alex Rodriguez used steroids in 2003, the Yankees third baseman will make a statement about it on ESPN, perhaps as soon as today. The Daily News' Bob Raissman says the ESPN statement, done in interview format with reporter Peter Gammons, "is ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    The Strange History of Final Games in Stadiums Slated for Demolition

    Loot, loot, loot for the home team

  • NYC Life

    May 23, 2006

    Obey Your Corporate Sponsor

    Sprite hosts streetwear brands in fashion show; brings in Kanye and Missy

  • Columns

    January 31, 2006

    Horoscope

    Sprite hosts streetwear brands in fashion show; brings in Kanye and Missy

  • Film

    January 31, 2006

    'Through the Fire'

    Sprite hosts streetwear brands in fashion show; brings in Kanye and Missy

  • People

    August 23, 2005

    'Twelve' Going on 21

    Talking with Nick McDonell, well-connected young novelist

  • NYC Life

    August 2, 2005

    Quite Sporting, Eh?

    The wild, untamed, rock-star style of . . . golfers

  • Columns

    January 20, 2004

    NY Mirror

    The wild, untamed, rock-star style of . . . golfers

  • News

    April 8, 2003

    Sports

    The wild, untamed, rock-star style of . . . golfers

  • Film

    January 1, 2002

    The Connections

    Perchance to Screen

  • News

    December 11, 2001

    Sports

    Perchance to Screen

  • News

    November 13, 2001

    Sports

    Perchance to Screen

  • News

    October 23, 2001

    Fighting for Their Rights

    And Their Lefts. Women Foment a Boxer Rebellion

  • News

    April 24, 2001

    Sports

    And Their Lefts. Women Foment a Boxer Rebellion

  • News

    March 6, 2001

    Sports

    And Their Lefts. Women Foment a Boxer Rebellion

  • News

    February 27, 2001

    Sports

    And Their Lefts. Women Foment a Boxer Rebellion

  • News

    October 31, 2000

    Sports

    And Their Lefts. Women Foment a Boxer Rebellion

  • News

    June 27, 2000

    Sports

    And Their Lefts. Women Foment a Boxer Rebellion

  • News

    May 30, 2000

    Sports

    Baseball Literary Supplement

  • News

    February 1, 2000

    It's Not Only John Rocker

    Mets Fans Shout, 'Asshole! Asshole!'

  • News

    July 6, 1999

    Soccer Sociology

    Mets Fans Shout, 'Asshole! Asshole!'

  • News

    May 25, 1999

    Twisting and Tainting Title IX

    Mets Fans Shout, 'Asshole! Asshole!'

  • Film

    May 11, 1999

    Endurance

    Mets Fans Shout, 'Asshole! Asshole!'

  • Specials

    March 2, 1999

    Letters

    Mets Fans Shout, 'Asshole! Asshole!'

  • News

    February 16, 1999

    The Second Sex and SI

    Women models win out over women writers

  • News

    December 22, 1998

    Jock Rock's Tot Schlock

    Women models win out over women writers

  • News

    October 20, 1998

    Searching for Color

    Why Football Doesn't Write

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