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''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American
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magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by
Stuart Scheftel Stuart Scheftel (September 18, 1910 - January 20, 1994) was an American businessman, journalist, politician, and golfer. Early years Born on September 18, 1910, Scheftel was the son of Herbert Scheftel, a partner in J. S. Bache & Co. brokerage ...
, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. It is also known for its annual
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, which has been published since 1964, and has spawned other complementary media works and products. Owned until 2018 by
Time Inc. Time Inc. was an American worldwide mass media corporation founded on November 28, 1922, by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden and based in New York City. It owned and published over 100 magazine brands, including its namesake ''Time'', ''Sports Illu ...
, it was sold to
Authentic Brands Group Authentic Brands Group LLC (ABG) is an American brand management company headquartered in New York City. Its holdings include various apparel, athletics, and entertainment brands, for which it partners with other companies to license and merchand ...
(ABG) following the sale of Time Inc. to Meredith Corporation. The Arena Group (formerly theMaven, Inc.) was subsequently awarded a 10-year license to operate the ''Sports Illustrated''-branded editorial operations, while ABG
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the brand for other non-editorial ventures and products.


History


Establishment

There were two magazines named ''Sports Illustrated'' before the current magazine was launched on August 9, 1954. In 1936,
Stuart Scheftel Stuart Scheftel (September 18, 1910 - January 20, 1994) was an American businessman, journalist, politician, and golfer. Early years Born on September 18, 1910, Scheftel was the son of Herbert Scheftel, a partner in J. S. Bache & Co. brokerage ...
created ''Sports Illustrated'' with a target market of sportsmen. He published the magazine from 1936 to 1938 on a monthly basis. The magazine focused on golf, tennis, and skiing with articles on the major sports. He then sold the name to Dell Publications, which released ''Sports Illustrated'' in 1949 and this version lasted six issues before closing. Dell's version focused on major sports (baseball, basketball, boxing) and competed on magazine racks against ''Sport'' and other monthly sports magazines. During the 1940s these magazines were monthly and they did not cover the current events because of the production schedules. There was no large-base, general, weekly sports magazine with a national following on actual active events. It was then that ''
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'' patriarch Henry Luce began considering whether his company should attempt to fill that gap. At the time, many believed sports was beneath the attention of serious journalism and did not think sports news could fill a weekly magazine, especially during the winter. A number of advisers to Luce, including ''
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'' magazine's Ernest Havemann, tried to kill the idea, but Luce, who was not a sports fan, decided the time was right. The goal of the new magazine was to be basically a magazine, but with sports. Many at Time-Life scoffed at Luce's idea; in his Pulitzer Prize–winning biography, ''Luce and His Empire'', W. A. Swanberg wrote that the company's intellectuals dubbed the proposed magazine "Muscle", "Jockstrap", and "Sweat Socks". Launched on August 9, 1954, it was not profitable (and would not be so for 12 years) and not particularly well run at first, but Luce's timing was good. The popularity of spectator sports in the United States was about to explode, and that popularity came to be driven largely by three things: economic prosperity, television, and ''Sports Illustrated''. The early issues of the magazine seemed caught between two opposing views of its audience. Much of the subject matter was directed at upper-class activities such as
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, polo and safaris, but upscale would-be
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were unconvinced that sports fans were a significant part of their market.


Expansion of sports coverage

After more than a decade of steady losses, the magazine's fortunes finally turned around in the 1960s when Andre Laguerre became its managing editor. A European correspondent for Time, Inc., who later became chief of the Time-Life news bureaux in Paris and London (for a time he ran both simultaneously), Laguerre attracted Henry Luce's attention in 1956 with his singular coverage of the
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in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which became the core of ''SIs coverage of those games. In May 1956, Luce brought Laguerre to New York to become the assistant managing editor of the magazine. He was named managing editor in 1960, and he more than doubled the circulation by instituting a system of departmental editors, redesigning the internal format, and inaugurating the unprecedented use in a news magazine of full-color photographic coverage of the week's sports events. He was also one of the first to sense the rise of national interest in professional football. Laguerre also instituted the innovative concept of one long story at the end of every issue, which he called the "bonus piece". These well-written, in-depth articles helped to distinguish ''Sports Illustrated'' from other sports publications, and helped launch the careers of such legendary writers as
Frank Deford Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's ''Morning Edition'' radio program. Deford wrote fo ...
, who in March 2010 wrote of Laguerre, "He smoked cigars and drank Scotch and made the sun move across the heavens ... His genius as an editor was that he made you want to please him, but he wanted you to do that by writing in your own distinct way." Laguerre is also credited with the conception and creation of the annual ''
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'', which quickly became, and remains, the most popular issue each year. In 1986, co-owned property HBO/Cannon Video had inked a pact to produce video versions of the magazine for $20 on the sell-through market, running just 30-45 minutes on the tape. In 1990, Time Inc. merged with
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to form the media conglomerate
Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...
. In 2014, Time Inc. was spun off from Time Warner.


Sale to Authentic Brands Group, Maven

In 2018, the magazine was sold to Meredith Corporation by means of its acquisition of parent company
Time Inc. Time Inc. was an American worldwide mass media corporation founded on November 28, 1922, by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden and based in New York City. It owned and published over 100 magazine brands, including its namesake ''Time'', ''Sports Illu ...
, however Meredith planned to sell ''Sports Illustrated'' due to not aligning with its lifestyle properties.
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announced its intent to acquire ''Sports Illustrated'' for $110 million the next year, stating that it would leverage its brand and other assets for new opportunities that "stay close to the DNA and the heritage of the brand." Upon the announcement, Meredith would enter into a licensing agreement to continue as publisher of the ''Sports Illustrated'' editorial operations for at least the next two years. In June 2019, the rights to publish the ''Sports Illustrated'' editorial operations were licensed to the digital media company theMaven, Inc. under a 10-year contract, with
Ross Levinsohn Ross B. Levinsohn (born 1962/1963) is an American media executive who has worked in media and technology. He is the CEO of The Arena Group and ''Sports Illustrated'', and has held senior roles at Yahoo, Fox Interactive and Tribune Publishing, i ...
as CEO. The company had backed a bid by
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to acquire ''SI''. In preparation for the closure of the sale to ABG and Maven, ''
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'' reported that there would be ''Sports Illustrated'' employee layoffs, which was confirmed after the acquisition had closed. In October 2019, editor-in-chief Chris Stone stepped down. Later that month, ''Sports Illustrated'' announced its hiring of veteran college sports writer
Pat Forde Pat Forde is a sports journalist who is a national columnist for ''Sports Illustrated''. He previously worked for ESPN, ''The Courier-Journal'' in Louisville, Kentucky, and ''Yahoo Sports''. Personal life and education Forde is a native of C ...
. In January 2020, it announced an editorial partnership with ''
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'', focusing on syndication of NHL-related coverage.' In 2021, it announced a similar partnership with ''Morning Read'' for golf coverage, with its website being merged into that of ''Sports Illustrated''. It also partnered with iHeartMedia to distribute and co-produce podcasts. In September 2021, Maven, now known as The Arena Group, acquired the New Jersey-based sports news website ''The Spun'', which would integrate into ''Sports Illustrated''. In 2022, ABG announced several non-editorial ventures involving the ''Sports Illustrated'' brand, including an apparel line for
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"inspired by iconic moments in sports" (it was not the brand's first foray into clothing, as it launched a branded swimsuit line in conjunction with its ''Swimsuit Issue'' in 2018), and resort hotels in
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and
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.


Innovations

From its start, ''Sports Illustrated'' introduced a number of innovations that are generally taken for granted today: *Liberal use of color photos—though the six-week lead time initially meant they were unable to depict timely subject matter *Scouting reports—including a
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Preview and New Year's Day
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round-up that enhanced the viewing of games on television *In-depth sports reporting from writers like
Robert Creamer Robert Watts Creamer (July 14, 1922 – July 18, 2012) was an American sportswriter and editor. He spent most of his career at ''Sports Illustrated''. Biography Creamer was born on July 14, 1922 in Bronxville, New York He attended Fordha ...
,
Tex Maule Hamilton Prieleaux Bee Maule, commonly known as Tex Maule (May 19, 1915 in Ojus, Florida – May 16, 1981) was the lead American football writer for ''Sports Illustrated'' in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Early life Maule played football (end) at S ...
and
Dan Jenkins Daniel Thomas Jenkins (December 2, 1928 – March 7, 2019) was an American author and sportswriter who often wrote for ''Sports Illustrated''. He was also a high-standard amateur golfer who played college golf at Texas Christian University. Ear ...
. *Regular illustration features by artists like Robert Riger. *High school football ''Player of the Month'' awards. *Inserts of sports cards in the center of the magazine (1954 & 1955) *1994 Launched Sports Illustrated Interactive CD-ROM with StarPress Multimedia, Incorporates player stats, video and highlights from the year in sports. *In 2015 Sports Illustrated purchased a group of software companies and combined them to create Sports Illustrated Play, a platform that offers sports league management software as a service.


Color printing

In 1965, offset printing began. This allowed the color pages of the magazine to be printed overnight, not only producing crisper and brighter images, but also finally enabling the editors to merge the best color with the latest news. By 1967, the magazine was printing 200 pages of "fast color" a year; in 1983, ''SI'' became the first American full-color newsweekly. An intense rivalry developed between
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, particularly
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and
Neil Leifer Neil Leifer (born December 28, 1942) is an American sports photographer and filmmaker known mainly for his work in the Time Inc. family of magazines. Early life and education Neil Leifer grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York ...
, to get a decisive cover shot that would be on newsstands and in mailboxes only a few days later. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, during Gil Rogin's term as Managing Editor, the feature stories of
Frank Deford Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's ''Morning Edition'' radio program. Deford wrote fo ...
became the magazine's anchor. "Bonus pieces" on
Pete Rozelle Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle (; March 1, 1926 – December 6, 1996) was an American businessman and executive. Rozelle served as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) for nearly thirty years, from January 1960 until his retirement i ...
,
Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University (1946–1948), Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1949–1950), and Ohio State University (1951 ...
, Bear Bryant,
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and others became some of the most quoted sources about these figures, and Deford established a reputation as one of the best writers of the time.


Regular segments

* Who's Hot, Who's Not: A feature on who's on a tear and who's in a slump. * Inside the NFL,
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,
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, NBA, College Football,
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,
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,
Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
, Horse Racing, Soccer and
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(sports vary from issue to issue) has the writers from each sport to address the latest news and rumors in their respective fields. * Faces in the Crowd: honors talented amateur athletes and their accomplishments. *The Point After: A back-page column featuring a rotation of SI writers as well as other contributors. Content varies from stories to opinion, focusing on both the world of sports and the role sports play in society.


Awards


American Sportswear Designer Award (ASDA Awards)

In 1956, Sports Illustrated began presenting annual awards to fashion or clothing designers who had excelled in the field of sportswear/activewear. The first ASDAs of 1956, presented to
Claire McCardell Claire McCardell (May 24, 1905 – March 22, 1958) was an American fashion designer of ready-to-wear clothing in the twentieth century. She is credited with the creation of American sportswear. Early life McCardell was the eldest of four childr ...
with a separate Designer of the Year award to
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, were chosen following a vote of 200 American top retailers. The following year, the voting pool had increased to 400 fashion industry experts, including
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and Stanley Marcus, when
Sydney Wragge Sydney Wragge (1908–1978) was an American fashion designer active during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Working as B.H. Wragge, he was particularly renowned for his American sportswear, with the historian Caroline Rennolds Milbank declaring him the ...
and
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received the awards. The Italian designer
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was the first non-American to receive the award in 1961. The awards were presented up until at least 1963, when Marc Bohan received the prize. Other winners include
Jeanne S. Campbell Jeanne S. Campbell (1919-2002) was an American fashion designer active from the 1940s to the 1970s. She was part of the American sportswear movement alongside Bonnie Cashin and Claire McCardell. Biography Jeanne grew up in Pittsburgh, and studied ...
,
Bonnie Cashin Bonnie Cashin (September 28, 1908 – February 3, 2000) was an American fashion designer. Considered a pioneer in the design of American sportswear, she created innovative, uncomplicated clothing that catered to the modern, independent woman beginn ...
and
Rose Marie Reid Rose Marie Reid, born Rose Marie Yancey (September 12, 1906, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada – December 16, 1978, in Provo, Utah, United States), was a successful Canadian-born American swimsuit designer from the 1940s–60s. Family Rose Mar ...
who formed the first all-women winning group in 1958.


Performer of the Year

Maya Moore Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx, who is currently on sabbatical. Naming her their inaugural Performer of the Year in 2017, ''Sports Illustrated'' called Moore the greatest ...
of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx was the inaugural winner of the ''Sports Illustrated'' Performer of the Year Award in 2017.


Sportsperson of the Year

Since 1954, ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine has annually presented the
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award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Roger Bannister won the first-ever Sportsman of the Year award thanks to his record-breaking time of 3:59.4 for a mile (the first-ever time a mile had been run under four minutes). Both men and women have won the award, originally called "Sportsman of the Year" and renamed "Sportswoman of the Year" or "Sportswomen of the Year" when applicable; it is currently known as "Sportsperson of the Year." The 2017 winners of the award are Houston Texans defensive end, J. J. Watt, and Houston Astros second baseman,
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. Both athletes were recognized for their efforts in helping rebuild the city of Houston following Hurricane Harvey in addition to Altuve being a part of the Astros team that won the franchise's first
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in 2017. The 2018 winners were the Golden State Warriors as a team for winning their third NBA Title in four years. The 2021 winner was Tom Brady for his Super Bowl 55 win.


Sportsman of the Century

In 1999, ''Sports Illustrated'' named Muhammad Ali the Sportsman of the Century at the ''Sports Illustrated''s 20th Century Sports Awards in
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's Madison Square Garden.


''Sports Illustrateds Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

In 2015, the magazine renamed its Sportsman Legacy Award to the ''Sports Illustrateds Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The annual award was originally created in 2008 and honors former "sports figures who embody the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership and philanthropy as vehicles for changing the world." Ali first appeared on the magazine's cover in 1963 and went on to be featured on numerous covers during his storied career. His widow, Lonnie Ali, is consulted when choosing a recipient. In 2017, football quarterback
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was honored with the Award, which was presented by Beyoncé. In 2018,
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was honored with the award.


All-decade awards and honors

* Top 20 Female Athletes of the Decade (2009) * Top 20 Male Athletes of the Decade (2009) * All-Decade Team (2009) (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, college football) * Top 10 Coaches/Managers of the Decade (2009) * Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (2009) * Top Team of the Decade (2009) (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, college football) * Top 25 Franchises of the Decade (2009) * Major League Baseball honors * National Basketball Association honors * National Football League honors * National Hockey League honors * College basketball honors * College football honors


Top sports colleges

For a 2002 list of the top 200 Division I
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colleges in the U.S., see footnote


Wrestler of the Year

*
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(2017) *
Cody Rhodes Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (''né'' Runnels; born June 30, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Rhodes is also known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AE ...
(2018) *
Jon Moxley Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wr ...
(2019) *
Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled o ...
(2020) *
Roman Reigns Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is the leader of The B ...
(2021)


Cover history

The following list contains the athletes with most covers. The magazine's cover is the basis of a sports myth known as the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx. Most covers by athlete, 1954–2016 Most covers by team, 1954 – May 2008 Most covers by sport, 1954–2009 Celebrities on the cover, 1954–2010 Fathers and sons who have been featured on the cover Presidents who have been featured on the cover Tribute covers (In Memoriam)


Writers


Photographers

*Robert Beck *Bob Rosato *John Biever *David Bergman *Simon Bruty * James Drake * Bill Eppridge *
Graham Finlayson Graham Scott Finlayson (1932–1999) *Bill Frakes *John Iacono *Walter Iooss *Lynn Johnsom *David E. Klutho *
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*Phillip Leonian *Bob Martin *John W. McDonough *Manny Millan *Peter Read Miller *Craig Molenhouse *
Hy Peskin Hyman Peskin (November 5, 1915 – June 2, 2005) was an American photographer known for several famous photographs of American sports people and celebrities published by ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''Life''. He was a pioneer of sports photography, w ...
*Chuck Solomn *Damian Strohmeyer *Al Tielemans


Spinoffs

''Sports Illustrated'' has helped launched a number of related publishing ventures, including: * '' .html" ;"title="Sports Illustrated Kids">Sports Illustrated Kids'' magazine (circulation 950,000) ** Launched in January 1989 ** Won the "Distinguished Achievement for Excellence in Educational Publishing" award 11 times ** Won the "Parents' Choice Magazine Award" 7 times * ''Sports Illustrated Almanac'' annuals ** Introduced in 1991 ** Yearly compilation of sports news and statistics in book form * SI.com sports news web site *''Sports Illustrated Australia'' ** Launched in 1992 and lasted 6 issues ** *''Sports Illustrated Canada'' ** Was created and published in Canada with US content from 1993 to 1995. Most of the issues appear to have the same cover except they say 'Canadian Edition'. These issues are numbered differently in the listing. A group of the Canadian issues have unique Canadian athletes (hockey mostly) and all the Canadian issues may have some different article content. The advertising may also be Canada-centric. *''Sports Illustrated Presents'' ** Launched in 1989 ** This is their tribute and special edition issues that are sold both nationally or regionally as stand alone products. **Originally started with Super Bowl Tributes the product became a mainstay in 1993 with Alabama as the NCAA National Football Champions. Today multiple issues are released including regional releases of the NCAA, NBA, NFL, MLB champions along with special events or special people. Advertising deals are also done with Sports Illustrated Presents (Kelloggs). * CNNSI.com a 24-hour sports news web site ** Launched on July 17, 1997 ** Online version of the magazine ** The domain name was sold in May 2015 * '' Sports Illustrated Women'' magazine (highest circulation 400,000) ** Launched in March 2000 ** Ceased publication in December 2002 because of a weak advertising climate * ''Sports Illustrated on Campus'' magazine ** Launched on September 4, 2003 ** Dedicated to college athletics and the sports interests of college students. ** Distributed free on 72 college campuses through a network of college newspapers. ** Circulation of one million readers between the ages of 18 and 24. ** Ceased publication in December 2005 because of a weak advertising climate


See also

*'' Sports Illustrated Kids'' *''
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue The ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue is published annually by American magazine ''Sports Illustrated'' and features female fashion models, celebrities and athletes wearing swimwear in various locales around the world. The highly coveted co ...
'' * List of ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' cover models *
University of South Carolina steroid scandal In October 1988, ''Sports Illustrated'' published a lengthy article on alleged steroid abuse in the football program at the University of South Carolina. The article, titled "The Nightmare of Steroids" and written by University of South Caroli ...


References


Citations


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Further reading

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External links

*
SI Vault
(complete archive of ''Sports Illustrated'' issues including Swimsuit) * Archived Sports Illustrated Magazines (1954-2016) on the
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{{Authority control, state=expanded Sports magazines published in the United States Weekly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1954 Magazines published in New York (state) 2019 mergers and acquisitions Magazines formerly owned by Meredith Corporation Authentic Brands Group