By Tess DeMeyer From Suni Lee swinging the uneven bars to Jordan Chiles lighting up the floor exercise, these are the performances you do not want to miss. This season of NCAA gymnastics has featured major stars competing some of the most difficult ski…
Allyson Felix Announces Retirement After This Season
By Wilton Jackson The track and field star is running for more than medals in her final season. Allyson Felix, one of the greatest track and field athletes in U.S. history, will hang up her cleats after this season. The 36-year-old announced her retire…
Wimbledon Shouldn’t Ban Russian Athletes
By Jon Wertheim In our latest mailbag, we look at Canadian tennis’ recent slump, the legacy of Steffi Graf and Nick Kyrgios’ recent behavior. First: much respect to Mark and Ken. This is the wildest recreational tennis story you will hear. And before w…
Jade Carey’s ‘Quiet Fierceness’ Is Reaching New Heights at Oregon State
By Tess DeMeyer The Olympic champ has hit 44 consecutive routines with only two scores below a 9.900 this season, and is competing as the top-ranked all-arounder at the NCAA championships. Long before the world watched Jade Carey step atop the podium i…
Sanya Richards-Ross Keeps Up With the Times
By Andrew Lawrence The four-time Olympic champion sprinter juggles motherhood, sportscasting and a new gig on ‘The Real Housewives’ in stride. Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across s…
SI:AM | What to Know About the NBA Play-in Tournament
By Dan Gartland The NBA playoffs essentially begin on Tuesday. Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I finally understand how the NBA play-in tournament works. If you’re reading this on SI.com, you can sign up to get this free newsletter in your inbox each w…
WNBA Icon Seimone Augustus to Become First Female Athlete to Receive Statue at LSU
By Zach Koons The most-decorated women’s basketball player in school history will be enshrined forever outside of the Maravich Assembly Center. View the original article to see embedded media. Seimone Augustus, a two-time Naismith Player of the Year an…
Nathaniel Hackett Is Ready to Build Something New With Russell Wilson and the Broncos
By Albert Breer The new coach in Denver discusses what he learned from working with Aaron Rodgers, and how he knows he won’t get a honeymoon phase. View the original article to see embedded media. I was through about 20 minutes with new Broncos coach N…
Sportswashing Is Everywhere, But It’s Not New
By Michael Rosenberg Regimes have been using sports to burnish their images or distract from their problematic behavior for centuries. Competitive sports are built on the concept of fair play, which helps explain why so many oppressive regimes see valu…