Why Bruno Guimaraes Isn’t Starting for Arsenal vs. Napoli—Champions League The Gunners will kick off their Champions League campaign without some mainstays in the starting XI. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Why Mohamed Salah Would Have ‘Mixed Feelings’ in Potential Liverpool Reunion The Liverpool legend opened up on what it would feel like to face his former club. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Paul Skenes Has Uncomfortably Transformed Into a Pitching Craftsman The Pirates ace hasn’t been able to find his best stuff for much of this season and has been forced to drastically alter his approach. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
The Five NBA Teams Most Likely to Take a Big Leap This Season Last year was last year. Here are five teams primed to put that season behind them and take a step forward in 2026-27. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Lionel Messi’s Latest Career Decision Paves Road Back to Spain Lionel Messi continues to lay the foundation for his career after retirement from playing. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Shohei Ohtani Pitching? Not in Regular Season According to Kalshi Prediction Market Kalshi is near certain that Shohei Ohtani will not pitch again in the regular season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
‘Arrogance’—Mauricio Pochettino Issues Warning to Top USMNT Teenage Prospects The U.S. men’s national team manager has been keeping a close eye on his most promising prospects, for better or for worse. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Ohio State Disrespect? Texas Home Favorites Despite Buckeyes Recent Dominance Texas is favored over Ohio State on Kalshi's Week 2 college football market. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
The Four Biggest Losers After LIV Golf’s Bankruptcy Filing LIV Golf’s future remains unclear after Tuesday’s announcement. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Next Step at Real Madrid After Failed Midfield Experiment The England international got a rare start for Los Blancos on Tuesday, but it was in midfield. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Ballon d’Or 2026: Ranking the Favorites to Win Coach of the Year The men at the helm of some of the best, most successful teams in the world will compete for a prestigious prize. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
At His Highest Moment, Frances Tiafoe Rose Even Higher. His Viral U.S. Open Hug Is Why We Love Sports. Tiafoe endured a five-set thriller to beat his friend and foe Alex Michelsen in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Napoli Provide Scott McTominay Update After Heart Procedure The Scotland midfielder was recently diagnosed with a benign arrhythmia. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Playoff Expansion Is the Sport’s Worst Idea Yet A push for a 24-team field is gaining momentum again, and it seems inevitable that the power conferences will take away the Group of 6 bid. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 NFL Week 1 Picks From the MMQB Staff: Texans Host Bills in Early AFC Clash Our writers and editors pick winners in all 16 games, including Patrick Mahomes’s likely return in Chiefs-Broncos on Monday night.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 SI:AM | Looking Back at College Football’s First Replay Controversy The Western Michigan-Michigan ruckus recalls a notorious 1940 game between Cornell and Dartmouth—let us explain.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Dabo Swinney Coaches to Be Fired Prediction Market Shoots Up on Kalshi Dabo Swinney is favored to be out at Clemson on Kalshi's college football market.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 ‘I’d Take Him Tomorrow’—The Man Utd Player Pep Guardiola Wanted at Man City The former City boss spoke candidly with United legend Ryan Giggs almost a decade ago.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Tampa Bay Rays Trending Up in AL Pennant Winner Market on Kalshi Kalshi's AL Championship board is leaning on the Tampa Bay Rays.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Tennis Mailbag: Which American Players Could Win It All at the U.S. Open? The state of American tennis has been on full display at Flushing Meadows. Plus, the U.S. Open’s Kalshi deal and more from New York.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Quiz: Name Every Winner of the Ballon d’Or—It’s Harder Than You Think The award that every player wants to hold above their heads was first handed out in 1956.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 MLS Predictions: Top of Conference Battles, Lewandowski vs. Messi Highlight Matchday 25 It’s a packed midweek slate of MLS play, featuring 28 teams across 14 games.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Amid the Horrors of 9/11, Sports Became the Cultural Force That Brought Us Together With stadiums as sites for national mourning, the nation turned to its favorite teams to nourish a sense of community. Twenty-five years later, those moments still resonate.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Growing Up 9/11: A 2001 Baby Reflects on the Attacks That Changed Sports Forever For Caleb Williams, Paige Bueckers and millions of others born at the turn of the century, the world created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks is the only one they know.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 ‘Not Part of the Plans’—The Wonderkid Fighting for His Chelsea Future Chelsea spent big on a youngster whose development has not gone to plan thus far.