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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated stories: 6 news summaries



 Publishers Forming 
 'Magazine iTunes' 

Online newsstand to combat slumping sales

Nov 25, 09 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The latest bid to save magazine publishing may soon have readers browsing the online racks of an iTunes-style newsstand. Major magazine publishers including Time Inc. and Conde Nast hope to exert some control over digital readership with a joint venture enabling readers to buy copies of the New Yorker, Sports ... More »

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New Yorker magazine • iTunes • Time magazine • Sports Illustrated • Conde Nast • magazine industry • Esquire • digital media • magazine publishing

OPINION

A-Rod Bio Author 'Feminist Version of Al Sharpton' 

Sourcing is questionable, writers has credibility issues

May 6, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Selena Roberts’ new book makes many claims about Alex Rodriguez: He juiced in high school, tipped off opposing batters to pitches, and is even a stingy tipper. Roberts’ sourcing is scanty and anonymous, but we can trust her, a respected journalist for Sports Illustrated and formerly the New York Times,... More »

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steroids • MLB • Al Sharpton • Alex Rodriguez • Sports Illustrated • baseball • Jason Whitlock • Selena Roberts

 Bar Refaeli 
 Scores 
 SI Cover 

DiCaprio squeeze 'ecstatic' over nod

Feb 10, 09 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - The much-ballyhooed cover spot of this year's Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue goes to Bar Refaeli, the 23-year-old Israeli flame of Leonardo DiCaprio. “I am ecstatic! I'm in heaven right now,” Refaeli told People minutes after she got the news. Getting the cover “was my dream,”... More »

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model • Bar Refaeli • Sports Illustrated • Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue • swimsuit

Phelps Pulls a Spitz on Sports Illustrated Cover

Swimmer mimics iconic shot of Olympian whose record he broke

Aug 19, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Phelps now has "the picture" to match his record Olympic medal haul, the New York Daily News reports. Sports Illustrated features a grinning, medal-clad, bare-chested Phelps on the cover of its issue out tomorrow, a shot that mimics the mag's iconic 1972 photo of Mark Spitz. "This... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • world record • Sports Illustrated • Mark Spitz

 Fortunate 50:
 Sports Elite in the Green 

Tiger, NBA stars top Sports Illustrated annual income ranking

Jun 5, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget all the talk of economic uncertainty. Sports Illustrated has released its fifth annual Fortunate 50 ranking of top athlete incomes, and things are certain as they've ever been; the NBA pays the best, women aren't being paid enough and Tiger Woods is absolutely untouchable. Ranked by combined on- and... More »

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Kobe Bryant • LeBron James • golf • Tiger Woods • Phil Mickelson • Floyd Mayweather Jr. • sports contracts • Sports Illustrated • Pro basketball • professional athletes

Favre Nails Sportsman of  Year

Recognizing Favre's impact on and off the field

Dec 5, 07 2:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Brett Favre is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, a title earned due to his astounding resurrection on the field, and for his many charitable and social efforts off it, the magazine says. The player teammates call "the ultimate warrior" has already surpassed Dan Marino's records for touchdown passes... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • Sports Illustrated

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