Shohei Ohtani
He’s Not the New Babe Ruth. He’s More Amazing Than That.
BY TOM VERDUCCI
PHOTOGRAPH BY KOHJIRO KINNO

3-POINT STANCE
As strategy and safety evolve, the game’s most elemental feature may be headed for extinction.
BY BRIAN BURNSED

SHOHEI OHTANI
He broke the mold for what a player and a contract can be. Next goal: making a mark in October.
BY TOM VERDUCCI

THE GLOVE DOCTOR
The go-to mitt repairman for pro ballplayers knows: Every hunk of leather tells a story.
BY EMMA BACCELLIERI

JUJU WATKINS
She could have gone anywhere, but the L.A. native (and elite scorer) stayed close to home and is revitalizing USC women’s hoops.
BY EMMA BACCELLIERI

THE COACHING CAROUSEL
It seems that nothing short of a Super Bowl can guarantee job security for modern NFL coaches, raising the question: Who would want this job?
BY CONOR ORR

THE INFLUENTIAL
More than 2,300 teams have competed in more than a century of pro football. According to our blue-ribbon panel, these are the squads with the most lasting impact.
BY MATT VERDERAME

INTERNET BETTING
In the 1990s the masterminds behind World Sports Exchange were pioneering online sports gambling. Then the NFL rallied the U.S. government against them.
BY L.JON WERTHEIM

SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Deion Sanders didn’t just revitalize a moribund Colorado football program. He brought new life to campus and helped transform a community.
BY PAT FORDE

23 FOR ’23
When we reflect on 2023, what will stay with us? Here are the people, moments and trends that made it a most memorable year—and will shape memories for years to come.

INSIDE THE DOLPHINS
A behind-the-scenes
look at the people and relationships—and the tiny details fretted over and unseen gruntwork—that make an NFL team go on any given Sunday BY MITCH GOLDICH AND CONOR ORR

CLIPPERS’ NEW DOME 
Steve Ballmer is creating a new arena designed to get fans off their damn phones BY L.JON WERTHEIM

IN-SEASON STORY LINES 
A new event could bring a European flair.
by Chris Mannix

PHOENIX SUNS 
Meet the rare team still embracing the superstar model.
by Chris Mannix

BAYOU BANK
Thanks to top NIL earners like Flau’jae Johnson, LSU has become a preferred destination for athletes in women’s sports.

JALEN HURTS - Philly’s new Fresh Prince has big plans—and he usually sticks to them.

PASS-RUSH CAMP - At Von Miller’s summer summit, elite defenders swap secrets.

SCOUTING REPORTS - Everything you need to know about every team, including which one will win it all.

JACOB DEGROM
The righthander once seemed destined for Cooperstown. Now, after another arm injury (and surgery), he’s joined a more painful club.
BY TOM VERDUCCI

PARIS 2024
Preening despots? Massive debts? Non, merci. One year out, Paris is shaping up as a very boring Olympics—exactly what the IOC needs.
BY L. JON WERTHEIM

USWNT
As the champs attempt a three-peat, a new generation of stars is taking the lead.
BY STEPHANIE APSTEIN

THE CHALLENGERS
U.S. supremacy is finally being tested by soccer-mad countries leaning into the women’s game.
BY BRIAN STRAUS

THE HOSTS
Australia and New Zealand are eager to show a more progressive, inclusive vision of themselves.
BY L. JON WERTHEIM

SAUCE GARDNER
The Jets’ Defensive Rookie of the Year feels deeply for others, except, perhaps, opposing quarterbacks.
BY CONOR ORR

GEORGE PLIMPTON
The son of the legendary writer muses on how sports bonded him with his dad—and are now bonding him with his son.
BY TAYLOR PLIMPTON

BRYCE YOUNG
The 2021 Heisman winner from Alabama has been as picked apart as any top quarterback draft prospect. Is he ready for the big time?
BY CONOR ORR

VAN GUNDY BROTHERS
After coaching careers where their paths rarely crossed, Jeff and Stan are now color commentators whose paths rarely cross. But their fraternal bond is as strong as ever.
BY STEVE RUSHIN

SAC RACE
After 16 years without a postseason berth, Keegan Murray and the resurgent Kings are in the mix in the West thanks to their up-tempo style.

PADRES
Is the San Diego spending binge really going to work? And don’t you wish your team acted like this?
BY STEPHANIE APSTEIN

THE GREENEST TEAM
Forest Green Rovers don’t bur  carbon. They don’t even sell meat. Can the big clubs catch up? 
BY JOHN GONZALEZ

SHAI GILGEOUSALEXANDER
Tanking for a certain 7’ 3” French teen prodigy? Thanks to OKC’s breakout star, the Thunder have other ideas.
BY CHRIS MANNIX

SHANE VAN BOENING
He doesn’t curse, smoke or drink. But that’s not why the pool champion’s senses (all but one) are heightened
BY L . JON WERTHEIM

POST PLAY
As big guys who dominate on the blocks become more rare, a few preach the forgotten craft—and seek its return.
BY CHRIS BALLARD

HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Bison coach Nic Askew has made the nation’s lone all-Black swim team competitive—and the hottest ticket around.
BY ROBERT SANCHEZ

STEPHEN CURRY The 2022 
Sportsperson of the Year lifted his teammates, and countless others, with his charitable works.
BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG

CARTER BONAS
After being bullied, the SportsKid of the Year leaned into his autism to become a golfer and an entrepreneur.
BY MARK BECHTEL

GOATS FAREWELL
The sports world said baa-bye to a veritable herd of great ones, including a slugger, a partying tight end and two tennis greats..

LONG SNAPPERS
They’re as overlooked as they are essential. Inside their upside-down world.
BY ALEX PREWITT

BO JACKSON
One of the greatest backs of all time was destined for Tampa, until the Buccaneers mucked it all up.
BY JEFF PEARLMAN

BOSTON CELTICS
After losing the NBA Finals at home, the defending East champs have a chip on their shoulder.
BY CHRIS MANNIX

SCOUTING REPORTS
See what opposing scouts have to say about all 30 teams and which players have the most to prove.

LEBRON AND SONS - The King has an audacious plan: to play alongside one (or maybe both) of his sons in the NBA. And they don’t give a damn what anyone thinks of that dream.

AARON JUDGE - The common narrative is that the Yankee bet big on himself by turning down a huge extension. He doesn’t see it that way—but it’s going to pay off for him.

JOE BURROW
After a surprise Super Bowl run, there’s one question: Can Joe Brrr and the Bengals do it again?
BY CONOR ORR

TUA TAGOVAILOA
Somehow, the Dolphins’ franchise QB has become the NFL’s most polarizing player
BY ALEX PREWITT

DIGGS BROTHERS
A familial bond has powered Stefon and Trevon Diggs to the top of the football world.
BY ALEX PREWITT

HAFþOR JÚLÍUS BJÖRNSSON
The World’s Strongest Man is thinking twice about what strength even means.
BY L . JON WERTHEIM

DEION SANDERS
The Hall of Famer uprooted his life to revive a moribund small school—and now he’s ushering in a new era for all HBCUs
BY JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR

MLB KIDS
Growing up as the boy or girl of a Boy of Summer meant cavorting in the clubhouse and unlocking the mysteries of the bleachers.
BY STEVE RUSHIN

ON THE BALL
Powerful on and off the court, Candace Parker is known for her advocacy, including executive-producing a documentary on Title IX.

FORGOTTEN HEROES
In the early years, they challenged bias and resistance—and their impact is still being felt.

TORCH CARRIERS
These nine leaders are today’s inspiring, influential voices echoing the spirit of Title IX.

BASEBALL NEEDS BUZZ
The game will look radically different over the next five years. Its future depends on it.
BY TOM VERDUCCI

CLUB VS. MAFIA
In Sicily, a small rugby outfit offers hope—and learns the cost of crossing the mob.
BY SEAN WILLIAMS

TAYLOR VS. SERRANO
For the first time in its history, Madison Square Garden will have a card headlined by a women’s bout.
BY CHRIS MANNIX AND GREG BISHOP

CONCACAF
Thanks to a young U.S. team and a surging Canadian squad, the region is more topsy-turvy than ever.
BY BRIAN STRAUS

QB CROSSROADS
A handful of teams have tough decisions to make on their young signalcallers. Should they commit or move on?
BY CONOR ORR

THE ODD COUPLE
Dean Smith and Bob Knight seemed like total opposites. And yet they forged one of the deepest friendships in sports.
BY L . JON WERTHEIM

L.A. SUPER BOWL
A look at why Hollywood and the Big Game are such a natural fit.
BY CHRIS NASHAWATY

VARSITY BLUES
A Texas tennis coach who got punished says the system got off.
BY L. JON WERTHEIM

STARKS PROBLEM
How it all went wrong for the Knicks one night in Houston in 1994.
BY CHRIS HERRING

TOM BRADY
Sixteen years after first winning, the ageless wonder becomes the third athlete to receive SI’s highest honor more than once.
BY L. JON WERTHEIM

THE YEAR IN PICTURES
Several all-time greats burnished their legacies, while a crop of rising young stars made their first marks in the history books.

THE NEW THROWS
Defenses threatened to overwhelm a generation of homogeneous passers. QBs were saved by an evolution.
BY CONOR ORR

SCOOT HENDERSON
He skipped a year of high school to sign a $1M deal with the G League Ignite. More kids are likely to do the same.
BY HOWARD BECK

PAUL MASSEY
The bloody rise and foreseeable fall—from soccer thug to gunned-down Godfather—of Manchester’s Mr. Big
BY REID FORGRAVE

GENERATION NEXT
A 2018 trade links two stars shaping the NBA’s future.
TRAE YOUNG
BY MICHAEL PINA
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SCOUTING REPORTS
Who’s up, who’s down and who’s intriguing no matter what. Breaking down the season by division.

MEMPHIS Penny
Hardaway, two star recruits and the most interesting program in college hoops.
BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG

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