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Sports Illustrated Made All the NFC Quarterbacks Look Weird and Awkward
Sports Illustrated has four regional covers for its 2014 NFL preview issue. Each features a different quarterback duo. The east coast gets Tony Romo and Nick Foles, the midwest gets Jay Cutler and...
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Robert Klemko: Sports Illustrated Writer Allegedly Hit Cab Driver, Facing...
Sports Illustrated NFL writer Robert Klemko is facing charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass after an altercation with a cab driver according to CBS Chicago. Chicago Police say...
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Q&A with Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim
Jon Wertheim today may be known by fans more for his TV time on The Tennis Channel than for all the work he has done and is doing as one of America’s most-read sports journalists. As executive editor...
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Inside Blitz: Kobe's Place in NBA History
With the sad news that Kobe Bryant’s season ended prematurely due to a torn rotator cuff, everyone’s trying to put his sterling 19-year career in perspective. It’s the second straight season-ending...
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Hannah Davis: 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover
Hannah Davis is on the cover of the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The 5’10”, 24-year old was surprised by SI Swim boss M.J. Day yesterday before the official announcement on The Tonight Show...
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Hannah Davis Has Taken Up Golf, Has a Decent Swing for a First Timer
Sports Illustrated cover girl and off-and-on girlfriend of Derek Jeter, Hannah Davis, has taken up golf. Davis joined the likes of Nina Agdal and Paulina Gretzky in showing off her swing on Instagram....
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March Media Madness 2015: Elite Eight
We have reached the quarterfinals of March Media Madness. Vote early. Vote often. Express your visceral displeasure in the comments. Polls close Sunday evening. 13. Tara and Johnny vs. 3. Scott Van...
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Cleveland Indians Cancel Subscription to Sports Illustrated After Post About...
Back in March Sports Illustrated picked Cleveland to win the World Series. Oops. As of Monday Cleveland owns the fewest wins in the American League (11) and second-worst winning percentage. If Twitter...
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PM Roundup: Marshawn Lynch in Call of Duty
PM Roundup, where we are just posting space filler so we don’t get fined. NFL Reporters Will Be Lining Up to Take Shots at Him Call of Duty: #BlackOps3 is going BEAST MODE! Marshawn Lynch will play a...
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Sports Illustrated Trying to Pry Adrian Wojnarowski From Yahoo Sports?
Adrian Wojnarowski, the news-breaking NBA insider at Yahoo Sports, is being heavily courted by multiple media outlets – led by Sports Illustrated – to create basketball’s version of Peter King’s The...
View ArticleSI MMQB Contributor Andy Benoit Thinks Women's Sports Aren't Worth Watching
Not women's soccer……women's sports in general not worth watching. https://t.co/l3x6tEYfJP — Andy Benoit (@Andy_Benoit) June 22, 2015 Andy Benoit, a contributor to SI’s MMQB website, is not a fan of...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Writer Has Understandable Reaction to Jerry Jones Calling...
Watch the reporter's face in the background while Jerry Jones calls Greg Hardy a "real leader" pic.twitter.com/oHgbEDgf3i — John Gonzalez (@gonzoCSN) October 26, 2015 Greg Hardy seemingly added some...
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Will Peter King Step Down From the MMQB at the End of the Season?
Peter King, the popular veteran NFL writer, started the Monday Morning Quarterback website nearly three years ago. The site was announced in early 2013, and it rolled out in the summer of 2013. His...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Won't Jinx the Cubs Fully, Going With Houston Astros Instead
Sports Illustrated has come out with their picks for the World Series. I’m sorry, Cubs and Astros fans. There’s always next year. Is this the year? The powerhouse Cubs are our pick to win the National...
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Rob Gronkowski Hanging Out with Hailey Clauson the SI Swimsuit Model
Rob Gronkowski, who is party, is in South Beach, and he is there with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hailey Clauson, the New York Post has learned. The “Honk if you love Gronk” shirt is a nice...
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Jonathan Jones Leaving Charlotte Observer for Sports Illustrated
Jonathan Jones is leaving the Charlotte Observer for Sports Illustrated, where he is expected to start within the next couple weeks, The Big Lead has learned from a source with knowledge of the...
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LeBron James Dances, Raps Along To Every Word Of Kendrick Lamar Song
Kendrick Lamar performed at the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards. LeBron James reminded us he is a huge fan of the rapper. James, who won the award from Sports Illustrated, was...
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Longtime Former SI Writer Brings National Column to NFL Team Website
Don Banks, who wrote for Sports Illustrated for 16 years and was let go earlier this year in what he described as “a bit of a salary cap cut,” published his first “Snap Judgments” column for...
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Anti-Kicker Take in 1984 Letter to Sports Illustrated is Still Smoldering
Placekickers have been fighting a decades-long, uphill battle for respect. If there’s any good news for the group, it’s that anti-kicker vitriol isn’t as commonplace today as it was in the 1980s — or...
View ArticleKate Upton Reportedly Threw a "Diva Fit" About Getting the SI Swimsuit Cover
The 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue will be released next Monday, and we are still awaiting the cover model(s) reveal. According to Page Six, Kate Upton had a demand that she be one of those...
View ArticleLayoffs Hit Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is laying off five staffers today, a source with knowledge of the situation tells The Big Lead. Unauthorized to speak publicly on the matter, the source requested anonymity. SI’s...
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The One and Done Phenomenon Marginalizes College Basketball Coverage
In the last month, two of the most recognizable national college basketball writers have been laid off: Andy Katz from ESPN, and Seth Davis from Sports Illustrated. They had been with their respective...
View ArticleFrank Deford Was a Giant Gentleman
There is no shortage of Frank Deford tributes, both published and on social media, and you wouldn’t see quite this outpouring of love for the man and his work if he were merely arguably the greatest...
View ArticlePete Thamel Likely Leaving Sports Illustrated for Yahoo
Pete Thamel is expected to leave Sports Illustrated for Yahoo Sports, two sources tell The Big Lead. Unauthorized to speak publicly on the matter, the sources requested anonymity. One source said that...
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Can Sportswriting Online Be Saved? Vice Sports Lays Off Writers, as the...
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version stated that Vice Sports was closing based on a tweet from its editor-in-chief, Jorge Arangure. He has since posted the following clarification: FYI,...
View ArticleMedia Armageddon: Where Do We Go From Here? A Talk With Jason McIntyre and...
A big group of Vice Sports staffers were the latest casualty in a string of bad news for online sportswriters this year. ESPN, SI, Yahoo, Fox Sports, Vocativ, and MTV all had big layoffs before them....
View ArticleTom Rinaldi "Threw Up on His Shoes" After Googling Himself in 2010 and Hasn't...
ESPN’s Tom Rinaldiis not on social media but is keenly aware of his reputation as a heartstring-puller and violin music-inducer. Beyond that, though, he doesn’t really know know how the public views...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Is Experimenting With Pay Model on Swimsuit Videos
Earlier this week, I was bouncing around the internet looking for actionable blog content when I noticed a dollar sign next to a video of behind-the-scenes footage of Kate Upton, Gigi Hadid, and other...
View ArticleRichard Deitsch Leaving Sports Illustrated for The Athletic
Richard Deitsch is leaving Sports Illustrated for The Athletic, The Big Lead has learned. A spokesperson for The Athletic confirmed the news. Deitsch joined SI in 1997, and for many years now has been...
View ArticleAndy Staples and Charles Robinson Have Differing Views on Sharing Video...
Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated shared a video on his Twitter feed, of the aftermath in the crowd and of Donte Ingram’s dad after his son hit the game-winning shot for Loyola-Chicago. The Yahoo...
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