R.I.P. Caroll Spinney: Remembering when Big Bird met Mark Fidrych for an iconic Sports Illustrated cover
"I'll let Mark represent us birds in the sports world. If you see him, tell him Big Bird says, "Heeeyyy!'"
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Sports Illustrated updates “USC to dismiss Helton” story three days later with apology and retraction from Maven author
Three days after the initial "Sources: USC to dismiss Clay Helton" story hit Sports Illustrated channels, that story has been removed and replaced with an apology from the Maven author.
The Athletic reportedly made a last minute offer for Sports Illustrated
The offer came too late to be considered, and maybe wouldn't have been regardless.
Sports Illustrated set to drop to one regular print magazine a month in 2020, with each issue “closed” over three weeks in advance
Five years after having 51 print issues, SI looks set to drop to 17 print issues in 2020.
Sports Illustrated describes Don Cherry as “Hockey Night In America” commentator in tweet and video
Missed it by that much, SI.
Pat Forde is leaving Yahoo Sports to join Sports Illustrated
Forde will remain co-host of the College Sports Podcast with Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel.
Astros owner Jim Crane retracts team remarks and apologizes to SI’s Stephanie Apstein
Better late than never certainly applies but "late" sure is an understatement.
Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow meets with SI’s Stephanie Apstein after firing Brandon Taubman, but doesn’t commit to retracting “wrong” statement
A full retraction of a statement Luhnow and the Astros have already called "wrong" and "incorrect" would seemingly be easy, but they haven't committed to doing that.
Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow continues organization’s PR blunders, says “many people” wrote fabrication statement, he couldn’t personally apologize
Luhnow and the Astros are still digging themselves deeper.
Grant Wahl talks SI layoffs with Julie Stewart-Binks: “I hope this is the low point for Sports Illustrated.”
"To me, the name Sports Illustrated means more than a job. I just want to see Sports Illustrated make it."
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Stone exiting as editor-in-chief
At least one report has layoffs "imminent", as well.
Patriots release Antonio Brown after he sent threatening group text messages involving a Sports Illustrated source
The Patriots are now the third team this calendar year to part ways with Brown.
Sports Illustrated posts “Report: Grizzlies to trade Mike Conley to Jazz/Suns,” “Memphis will receive TK, TK and TK,” Yahoo picks it up
No, Conley will not be going to the "Jazz/Suns" for "TK TK TK."
Sports Illustrated media operations sold to Jim Heckman’s The Maven, with Ross Levinsohn joining as CEO of SI media line
The Maven will now be publishing SI under an agreement with new SI owner Authentic Brands Group.
