The United States finally got a burst of good news in a year of darkness as the US, Canada and Mexico were collectively awarded the 2026 World Cup tournament. Many American soccer fans would love to fast forward to the next decade when they will not only ...
Eight months after the Night of Three Horrors, American soccer fans are still coming to grips with the U.S. Men’s National Team’s absence from the World Cup. If you’re reading this, you probably know how it happened, and another reca...
Malcolm Jenkins. Chris Long. Torrey Smith. Zach Ertz. The Philadelphia Eagles. The NFLPA. Josh Norman. Reggie Bush. LeBron James. Steph Curry Steve Kerr. Philly mayor Jim Kenny. Senator Bob Casey. A million other politicians. A million sensible NFL fa...
A few weeks ago my husband, on a work trip to Washington D.C., waltzed into the eccentric craft beer bar we used to frequent when we were newly dating residents of the nation’s capital. The bar’s longtime owner Commie, a rough on the exterior (patrons...
Today was supposed to be Tom Brady Day at Foxboro as the future Hall of Famer addressed media for the first time since he missed OTAs for the first time in his career. But soon after Brady claimed this offseason has been like any other and was noncommitta...
During the week of Super Bowl 50, held in San Francisco, I found a moment of zen on the typically chaotic radio row during a powwow with former 49ers president Carmen Policy and his great friend Dwight Clark. In my role as SI NFL editor at the time, I ...
On Tuesday a few, but certainly not all, members of the Philadelphia Eagles had planned to partake in the traditional White House ceremony for champions with President Donald Trump. In a strange, stunning move, Trump has decided to disinvite the team less...
“What’s next?” President Josiah Bartlett, The West Wing I retired from gymnastics at age 18, after 15 years of training (10 competing). My body was tired and I knew that my academic major (athletic training) would preclude me from compe...
Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner during a battle of the War of 1812. Over one hundred years later, the first recorded use of the song during a sporting event occurr...
In a move that is, based on your position, either extraordinary or unsurprising, the NFL has adopted a sweeping new anthem policy that will fine teams if its players protest. "This season all league and team personnel shall stand and show respe...
