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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

Merch v3

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Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 21: Michael Jordan signed Sports Illustrated cover is on display during a press preview of The Olympic Collection at Sotheby's on July 21, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Sotheby’s Auctions Rare Olympic & Sports Memorabilia

Media Meltdowns

Sports Illustrated Owner Sues Former Publisher Over Bungled Leverage Play

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Tom Ley

Rose Lobelson, Communications Associate at Sotheby's, points to an image of the Sports Illustrated cover of Wilt Chamberlain in his 'Championship Clinching' 1972 NBA Final jersey, with bandaged-hands after he broke a hand, at Sotheby's Auction House in Beverly Hills, California, on August 1, 2023. The jersey is estimated at $4 million.

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Sports Illustrated May Yet Live

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David Roth

o-founder of Subway, Fred DeLuca poses for a portrait in February 1991 in Toronto Canada.

Co-founder of Subway, Fred DeLuca

Podcasts

Truth In Sandwich Advertising, With Rohan Nadkarni

Dave McKenna

A screenshot of Ross Levinsohn standing at a lectern. He's speaking at the University of Colorado. A giant poster of an SI cover with Deion Sanders on it is behind him.

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Journalismism

Debating The Finer Points Of Nepotism With Ex-SI Boss Ross Levinsohn

October 16, 1972 Sports Illustrated cover and signed limited edition Wilt Chamberlain sports porcelain figurine on display during the press preview at Sotheby's Auction House on August 01, 2023 in Los Angeles.

Sotheby’s LA Hosts Press Preview For Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals Jersey From 1st Ever Championship For Los Angeles Lakers

Radicalized, Sleepy, And Sick Of Brock Purdy

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Jeff Pearlman’s Advice To Young Sportswriters: Simply Write A Book About LeBron James And Kobe Bryant

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Ray Ratto

October 16, 1972 Sports Illustrated cover and signed limited edition Wilt Chamberlain sports porcelain figurine on display during the press preview at Sotheby's Auction House on August 01, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Here It Is: One More Obit For Sports Illustrated

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Kathryn Xu

A box of Sports Illustrated supplements. White bottles of various sizes. The most visible bottle is Sports Illustrated Nutrition: Collagen + Enzymes

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Sports Illustrated As We Know It Appears To Be Dead

Irish boxer Katie Taylor exulting after defeating Chantelle Cameron in a title bout in Dublin on November 25, 2023.

Boxing In Dublin – Chantelle Cameron v Katie Taylor

Great Irish Champions, With Dave McKenna

A coffee table with some Vogue magazines on it, and a Sports Illustrated on top. It's the famous "Why the University of Miami should drop football" cover but it's been edited to say "Why it's hard to play volleyball without a volleyball."

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Scorn Illustrated

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Chris Thompson

The stage at a big Sports Illustrated part.

Sports Illustrated Continues Its Lurch Away From Journalism With Fresh Round Of Layoffs

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Celebrates The Launch of the 2022 Issue and Debut of Pay With Change at Hard Rock Hotel New York

Some Ideas For The Sports Illustrated Resort

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Los Angeles Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers

Was Ben Simmons, In Fact, “Ready To Take Threes Now”? (No.)

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Samer Kalaf

Jack Easterby speaks onstage during the 16th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at ASU Gammage on January 30, 2015 in Tempe, Arizona.

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Jack Easterby Can’t Possibly Mean This Much To The Houston Texans

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Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm on the cover of Sports Illustrated's as one of the magazine's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners.

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Who Gets The Magazine Cover?

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