Tag: SI

  • Michael Sam – The NFL’s Chance To Change The Culture

    Michael Sam became the first active football player to come out and announce that he is gay.  No one believes that he is the first ever gay player in the NFL but being the first to admit it while still playing is significant.  Kerry Rhodes is RUMORED to be gay and he couldn’t find a…

  • siphotos: Danny Garcia lands a big hit on Zab Judah under the lights of the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn on his way to winning the WBA Super and WBC Super Lightweight title fight in 12 rounds on April 27. (Elsa/Getty Images) GALLERY: Leading Off – Pictures of the Week Not for those with weak stomach,…

  • Ryan Braun tries to drench Carlos Gomez

    @sip: Carlos Gomez ducks out of the way as teammate Ryan Braun tries to drench him with water after a Brewers’Giants game last Thursday. Milwaukee won 4-3. (Morry Gash/AP) –I hate the #Brewers with a passion but that is a cool photo from #SI of a missed Gatorade dump. #MLB

  • bleacherreport: Kate Upton is reportedly the cover model for SI’s swimsuit issue for the 2nd consecutive year. Great Choice.

  • Kerry Wood and his fireball

    siphotos: Kerry Wood, 20, poses with a “fireball” during a 1998 SI photo shoot. (Michael O’Neill/SI) SI VAULT: Only 20, Wood strikes out 20 in dominant performance (5.18.98) —Kerry Wood will always be one of my all time favorite players. He gave everything he had to the Cubs. I will always tear up watching clips of…

  • siphotos: Alabama cheerleaders and a mascot celebrate the team’s mascot, Big Al, celebrate after the Crimson Tide defeated Georgia to secure a berth in the BCS Championship game against Notre Dame.  MANDEL: Fans conflicted over national title game and more college football notes

  • This weeks #SI magazine features #NotreDame on the cover as the #Irish are #1 in the #BCS for the 1st time.

  • siphotos: SI’s college basketball preview is out with covers featuring Cody Zeller (Indiana), Elijah Johnson (Kansas), Peyton Siva (Louisville) and Brandon Triche (Syracuse). (Todd Rosenberg/SI, Indiana; David E. Klutho/SI, Kansas; John W. McDonough/SI, Louisville; Dennis Wierzbicki/US Presswire, Syracuse) GALLERY: A History of SI’s College Basketball Previews

  • Former pitcher Pascual Perez was killed

    siphotos: Former pitcher Pascual Perez was killed at his home in the Dominican Republic in an apparent robbery, police said Thursday. Perez, who had a career ERA of 3.44, pitched 11 seasons with the Pirates, Braves, Expos and Yankees. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

  • Sergio Romo celebrates after striking out Miguel Cabrera

    siphotos: Sergio Romo celebrates with his teammates after striking out Miguel Cabrera in the tenth inning to win the World Series. San Francisco defeated Detroit 4-3 to complete a four-game sweep and capture the franchise’s seventh championship and second in the last three years. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) ROSENBERG: Good chemistry key to Giants victory