Rodin Eckenroth / Getty ImagesCommentary Sports Illustrated Lays Off Virtually Its Entire Staff Less Than a Year After Going Fully Woke The move comes after a neck-breaking turn toward wokeism and other internal problems over the last few years. By Warner Todd Huston January 19, 2024
Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images; Jamie Squire / Getty Images Fans Furious with Announcer Mike Tirico Over 'Insane' Comment at the End of NFL Season Opener A commentator sparked a series of angry responses on social media after the Detroit Lions defeated the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. By Jack Davis September 8, 2023
Rodin Eckenroth / Getty ImagesCommentary Sports Illustrated Puts Man Pretending to Be a Woman Wearing a Two-Piece on Magazine Cover "The Grammy-winning pop star, a beacon of inspiration for the LGBTQ+ community, has blazed her own path to superstardom." By Warner Todd Huston May 16, 2023
Kathryn Riley / Getty Images Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Announces Olympic Intentions, Claims to Have No Advantage Against Women Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, wants to aim for the Olympics and it's stirring even more controversy over transgender athletes. By Abby Liebing May 31, 2022
Joe Sargent / Getty Images NFL Quarterback Dead at 24 After Accident An NFL quarterback died Saturday after being struck as a pedestrian by a dump truck in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. By Jack Davis April 9, 2022
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Sports Illustrated Announces Transgender Model Will Appear on Swimsuit Issue Cover 'But each is a reminder that beauty comes in many forms,' Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor-in-chief MJ Day said. By Dillon Burroughs July 19, 2021
Bennett Raglin / Getty ImagesCommentary LGBT Anthem Protester Rapinoe Thanks Sports Illustrated for Award by Bashing It in Acceptance Speech 'Is it true so few women’s voices deserve to be heard and deserve to be read in this publication?' she said. 'I don’t think so.' By A. J. Sciascia December 14, 2019
Bennett Raglin / Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 2019 Sports Illustrated Names Anti-Trump Megan Rapinoe 'Sportsperson of the Year' Rapinoe burst onto the national stage when she decided to emulate former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest. By Jack Davis December 10, 2019
Sports Illustrated / YouTube screen shot SI's Attempt To Use Christine Blasey Ford To Promote Award Backfires Brutally Every time Sports Illustrated tries to step into the sociopolitical realm, it tends to backfire in amazing fashion. By Bryan Chai December 14, 2018
Sports Illustrated writer slammed for sexism against men Charlotte Wilder decided to take the opportunity to encourage women to apply in the male-dominated world of sports writing. By Fox Doucette June 18, 2018