Yaxel Lendeborg Vows to Be Ready for Michigan’s Men’s Hoops Title Game The Wolverines star battled through an injury scare and early foul trouble, but his teammates stepped up in the rout of Arizona. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Michigan Looks Unstoppable Barreling Into Men’s Hoops Title Game Against UConn The Wolverines turned a clash of No. 1 seeds into a rout, continuing a dominant tournament run that now meets the sport’s reigning powerhouse. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Five Wild Stats Show Just How Badly Michigan Basketball Dominated Arizona in Final Four Matchup The No. 1 Wolverines knocked off the No. 1 Wildcats 91–73, and the game wasn’t as close as the final score looked. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
UConn Embraces Underdog Role as March Madness Machine Rolls Into Title Game The Huskies’ relentless culture, battle-tested roster and Dan Hurley’s intensity have them one win from a third title in four years. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Mikayla Blakes, Shea Ralph Have Turned Vanderbilt From an Afterthought Into a Contender The revived Commodores have held their own in a tough SEC and are a legitimate threat for a No. 1 seed heading into March. Sports Illustrated · Mar 15
How Climate Change Is Threatening to Melt Away the Future of the Winter Olympics From warming temperatures to evolving energy infrastructures, the list of potential host cities continues to dwindle. Sports Illustrated · Feb 23
USA Hockey’s Olympic Gold Medal Win Was Decades in the Making Thanks to heroics from Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck, the U.S. finally got the better of its Canadian rivals, ending a 46-year gold medal drought. Sports Illustrated · Feb 22
Team USA Honored Johnny Gaudreau’s Memory by Making Him an Olympic Champion The 11-year NHL veteran was killed by an alleged drunk driver while cycling in 2024. With his family in Milan, his former U.S. teammates dedicated their gold medal triumph to him. Sports Illustrated · Feb 22
Team USA Gold Medal Men’s Hockey Win—Sports Illustrated’s Best Photos Check out some amazing photos shot by Sports Illustrated’s Erick W. Rasco in Milan. Sports Illustrated · Feb 22
In Milan, Jordan Stolz Became a Star. For French Alps 2030, He Will Work to Be a Legend The 21-year-old won two golds to start the 2026 Winter Olympics but wasn’t satisfied with a silver and fourth-place finish in his final two events. The results could drive him to greatness. Sports Illustrated · Feb 21
USA vs. Canada: Three Bold Predictions for Gold Medal Game at 2026 Winter Olympics It all comes down to this in Milan. Sports Illustrated · Feb 21
Bambi, Buses and Bureaucracy: Cortina’s Pace of Life Prospers Despite Olympic Buzz American efficiency and enterprise be damned: This host city offers a refreshing lesson in carpe diem to anyone willing to sit back and take in the splendor of Dolomite living. Sports Illustrated · Feb 21
Team USA, Canada Fulfill Their Olympic Destiny As Gold Medal Showdown Awaits From the first drop of the puck, the U.S. dominated Slovakia in Friday’s semifinal to set up a final for the ages in Milan on Sunday. Sports Illustrated · Feb 20
Megan Keller’s Masterful Goal Makes the U.S. Queens of Hockey Once Again The veteran defender's game-winning shot in overtime punctured Canada’s defensive wall and gave Team USA its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey. Sports Illustrated · Feb 20
Sports Illustrated · Feb 19 At Home on the Podium, Jordan Stolz Learns That Silver Doesn’t Have the Same Shine After winning gold in the 500- and 1,000-meter races, the 1,500 proved to be just out of reach for the U.S. phenom thanks to a record performance from China’s Ning Zhongyan.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 19 Bend but Don’t Break: Team USA’s Identity Takes Shape in Gritty Quarterfinal Win Despite giving up a late goal that forced overtime, the U.S. never seemed to waver against Sweden. Its poise was rewarded with a trip to the Olympic semifinals.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18 U.S. Medal Hopes Now Rest on Alysa Liu, But the Figure Skater Isn’t Feeling the Pressure The 20-year-old heads into the free skate in third after medal favorite Amber Glenn missed a combination in her short program.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 16 U.S. Women’s Hockey Turns Semifinal Into Swedish Shellacking in Gold Medal Warmup A 5–0 rout of Sweden was yet another casual win on Team USA’s dominant Olympic run. But the Americans’ focus remains on Thursday’s final, where they will be heavy favorites.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 14 There’s Pressure, and Then There’s Olympic Pressure. Malinin and Shiffrin Can Attest At the Milan Cortina Games, some of Team USA’s biggest stars have crumbled under the weight of being heavy favorites. Overthinking might be part of the problem.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 14 ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin Comes Down to Earth With Epic Olympic Collapse The 21-year-old phenom was the heavy favorite to win individual gold in Milan. What followed left the figure skating world in complete shock.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 11 One Down, Three to Go: Jordan Stolz Jumpstarts Legendary Run With First Gold The Wisconsin native didn’t casually kick off his quest for four gold medals in Milan. He made a statement to the world by setting an Olympic record in the 1,000-meter.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 10 Look Out, World: The U.S. Is Coming for Curling Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse’s silver medal performance in mixed doubles is giving Team USA another taste at success in a decidedly un-American sport.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 10 After Mikaela Shiffrin’s Letdown, U.S. Ski’s B Team Bronze Raises American Spirits Despite another dominant downhill run by Breezy Johnson, Team USA’s top squad came up empty, ceding a spot on the podium to the American pair of Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 8 Breezy Johnson Unspools Masterful Run to Become Team USA’s Newest Star The Wyoming native knits to calm her nerves before bombing down ski slopes. On Sunday in Cortina, she stitched together a gold-medal run for the ages.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 8 The Tragic End of Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback Doesn’t Erase the Triumph of Trying The 41-year-old’s devastating crash in the women’s downhill sent shockwaves through the Milan Cortina Olympics, but it doesn’t mean it was all for nothing.