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Sports Illustrated woes continue after May issue skipped
This was the first time in 70 years that Sports Illustrated had missed a scheduled print issue.
Sports Illustrated owner Authentic sues Arena and Manoj Bhargava, who ‘behaved like a gangster’
Sports Illustrated Arena-Minute transition included website crash, alleged attempts to steal domain name and social accounts
Ex-SI publisher The Arena Group has been accused of trying to take the SI.com domain name and several social accounts.
How did Sports Illustrated get here? A full timeline
Arena tells Sports Illustrated employees print magazine will end in May, but that contradicts comments from owner Authentic
Players’ unions warn Sports Illustrated management about union busting
“Sports Illustrated will no longer be Sports Illustrated.”
Sports Illustrated print story on transgender boxers reportedly pulled by Arena Group executive
An Arena Group executive reportedly removed a Chris Mannix story on transgender boxers from an upcoming print edition of Sports Illustrated.
Sports Illustrated union files unfair labor practices charge, exec claims Arena-Authentic dispute is ‘engineered’
Ex-SI exec Ross Levinsohn blasts ‘illegal’ and ‘abhorrent’ Arena board actions, ‘union busting tactics’
Sports Illustrated’s downfall is a symbol of sports journalism’s ongoing erosion
Arena Group stock down 33 percent after Sports Illustrated news, continuing year-long slide
In a year, Arena Group stock has dropped from $10.42 to $0.84 a share, with the latest fall there Friday.
Sports Illustrated figures post on layoffs, athletes join in with memories
It's not clear what's ahead for SI, but posts Friday were notable regardless.
‘I told him to f*** off’: ABG’s Jamie Salter reveals SI licensing negotiations and drama with Arena’s Manoj Bhargava
Sports Illustrated doesn’t have to go down like this
Current and former writers react to awful Sports Illustrated news
"Corporate ghouls have unnecessarily ruined a proud institution."
Sports Illustrated owner Authentic Brands Group says publication ‘will not go dark’ despite Arena license revocation
"Authentic is determined to protect and provide stewardship for the brand. And that includes making sure the editorial arm continues to operate."
Former Arena Group CEO Ross Levinsohn resigns board seat, bemoans ‘destruction’ of Sports Illustrated
Ross Levinsohn is now completely done with the Arenga Group.
Sports Illustrated set for mass layoffs, license revoked
The Arena Group has had its license to publish Sports Illustrated revoked, resulting in a massive round of layoffs.
Arena Group, publisher of Sports Illustrated, lays off more than 100 around ‘negotiations’ with new owner Manoj Bhargava
Sports Illustrated owner threatens to terminate publisher contract with Arena Group
"We have put The Arena Group in breach with an intention to terminate the license absent a cure."
CEO Ross Levinsohn out at SI publisher The Arena Group
After AI scandal, SI owner tells employees ‘Stop doing dumb stuff’ amidst executive shakeup
The long, sad decline of Sports Illustrated
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Sports Illustrated responds to allegations it published AI-generated articles by fake writers
"According to our initial investigation, this is not accurate."
