LEGAL ACTION: On behalf of Sports Illustrated Union, we have taken legal action against The Arena Group. Read our release here. nyguild.org/post/breaking-…

Everyone thinks the NFL is scripted. But no one has answered the bigger question: Is the script any good? 🎥For Sports Illustrated, I called Angelo Pizzo, the guy who wrote "Rudy" and "Hoosiers," and pitched him the 2024 season as a movie.🎥 Would he buy it? si.com/nfl/2024/02/07…

On the worst Christmas ever; Mahomes' vow, that night, to win LVIII; his speech Sat; Reid's index cards/adaptabilty; subtle brilliance that saved the season; Mahomes' brain; Kelce's brilliance and much more. Our Super Bowl LVIII cover story: si.com/nfl/2024/02/12…

A Thank You to Peter King, Who Set the Bar ‘Impossibly High’ trib.al/RSy57em

It has become quite clear that Authentic Brands Group can make a big profit on Sports Illustrated AND keep producing great journalism … but only if the journalists are still around!

I’m starting to think that busting a union and then asking union employees for exclusive interviews is a bad idea!

We look forward to discussing the future of SI with our new operators at Minute Media

I wrote a book that comes out today. It’s called THE LAST OF HIS KIND. It’s a biography of Clayton Kershaw. Thank you to those who have preordered copies and shown interest. It’s been the most engrossing, rewarding work of my career. I hope you enjoy it. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-mc…

The Athletic was gracious enough to run another excerpt. This is basically the first chapter of the book. Give it a chance, man! theathletic.com/5467322/2024/0…

Jimmy Dunne, architect of the PGA Tour’s framework agreement with PIF, has resigned from the Tour’s policy board, saying “no meaningful progress” has been made toward a deal. Story: si.com/golf/jimmy-dun…

I get the feeling if somebody asked Scottie Scheffler to solve this PGA Tour/LIV situation, he would get it done between yawns.

The next model for college sports should be better than anything that came before: For athletes, for coaches, for alumni. Here is how it should look: si.com/college/why-it…

For decades, the U.S. has botched the art of the handoff in Olympic relays. Michael Rosenberg on why that trend could change in Paris si.com/olympics/us-re…

The Dutch deserve the backlash after letting Steven van de Velde compete in the Olympics, Michael Rosenberg writes si.com/olympics/dutch…

American table-tennis player Kanak Jha spent years of his life (and money he raised through gofundme) for this opportunity. I wrote about why — and what he did with it: si.com/olympics/kanak…

Column on Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and finding joy to the very end: si.com/olympics/djoko…

Three minutes changed the course of U.S. women’s fencing forever, Michael Rosenberg writes si.com/olympics/us-wo…

I went to Versailles to write about horses, sort of: si.com/olympics/good-…

Rory McIlroy's upcoming match with LIV Golf's stars signals his desire to reunite pro golf, but players involved in talks have competing agendas, unrealistic expectations and no oversight from Jay Monahan. Michael Rosenberg asks: How can anything get done? si.com/golf/rory-mcil…

A few weeks ago, unprompted, a female colleague raved about how nice Jon Wertheim is to her. Jon is a terrific and generous person who made a comment he regrets. It wasn’t characteristic of his 3 decades in journalism or a window into his worldview. It was a mistake.