The SI Photo Blog on Tumblr: A new way to experience Sports Illustrated’s iconic photography
Posted: September 29, 2011 Filed under: Andy Gray, SI.com, Snapshot | Tags: great sports photos, si photo blog, SI Vault, sports illustrated pictures, sports illustrated tumblr Leave a comment »
With the launch of the SI Photo Blog on Tumblr, Sports Illustrated is providing its fans with a new destination for 57 years worth of iconic, award-winning photography. It’s a treasure trove of thousands of photos dating back to the magazine’s birth in 1954; some of the photos are classic, some are funny and some are just plain weird. All of them will be managed and posted by SI.com special projects producer Andy Gray (@si_vault). So how did Andy develop this idea?
“It’s something I’ve wanted to do ever since I started a Twitter feed for the SI Vault,” he says. “Whenever I posted photos — especially quirky ones from the 70s and 80s — they got a ton of response. So I started thinking of what I could do to branch out.”
Editor’s Letter from Terry McDonell: Deeper into Football Season
Posted: September 29, 2011 Filed under: Editor's Letter, Sports Illustrated App, Terry McDonell | Tags: best football rivalries, jeff pearlman, si football rivals app, walter payton book Leave a comment »Note: This Editor’s Letter appears in the Oct. 3, 2011, issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands now.
Since Jeff Pearlman left Sports Illustrated in 2003, he has written five books, two of them New York Times best sellers. Among Pearlman’s great strengths are the thoroughness of his reporting and his ability to draw the most from his sources. For his latest work, Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, which is excerpted beginning on page 70, he interviewed nearly 700 people over 2 1⁄2 years to draw a detailed and sometimes heartbreaking portrait of a complex hero. As a football player Payton was magical, and for fans in Chicago and beyond he defined ruggedness and commitment. But like all truly transcendent figures, the great Payton had many more layers than were apparent from his public image. The excerpt from Pearlman’s book looks at Payton’s life with empathy and an understanding of the difficulties he faced once he left the game.
Walter Payton on national cover of Sports Illustrated; Phillies and Bills appear on regional covers
Posted: September 28, 2011 Filed under: Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Issue, Weekly Press Release | Tags: bret bielema, buffalo bills, cliff lee, drayton florence, most underrated nfl player, philadelphia phillies, russell wilson, ryan fitzpatrick, ryan madson, sidney crosby concussion, walter payton, wisconsin nebraska Leave a comment »This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Walter Payton appears on the national cover of this week’s Oct. 3, 2011, issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands now. In addition, Phillies pitchers Cliff Lee and Ryan Madson (available in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia) and Bills cornerback Drayton Florence (available in New York and New England) appear on regional covers.
Below is the last time each team appeared on the cover and how many appearances they’ve had overall:
- Bears: Jan. 24, 2011 (Jay Cutler); 25th appearance
- Phillies: July 18, 2011 (Carlos Ruiz); 26th appearance
- Bills: Dec. 17, 2007 (Kevin Everett); 12th appearance
SI Swimsuit models cross over into video game world in EA’s “Need For Speed The Run”
Posted: September 27, 2011 Filed under: Sports Illustrated All Access, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit | Tags: Chrissy Teigen, ea need for speed, electronic arts, Irina Shayk Leave a comment »
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit has become one of the most powerful and visible franchises in publishing because of its ability to expand — expand its audience, expand the breadth of content offered and expand the number of channels through which it is delivered to consumers. Today, with the announcement of an ambitious partnership between SI and Electronic Arts, the Swimsuit franchise makes good on growing in all three of those areas.
As part of this partnership, 2011 SI Swimsuit cover model Irina Shayk and fellow Swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen play guest-starring roles in EA’s “Need for Speed The Run,” due out in November. This will bring together the worlds of fashion, video games, cars and beauty in a first-of-its-kind marketing partnership. As part of the partnership, Sports Illustrated and Electronic Arts are producing “The Making of Need for Speed The Run” DVD which will be included in a Sports Illustrated subscription offer whereby new subscribers will receive a six month All Access subscription to SI, Need for Speed The Run video game** and the DVD (for $49.95).
Read on for more after the break.
Team Philly vs. Team Melo: Recapping “The Battle of I-95″
Posted: September 26, 2011 Filed under: SI.com, Sports Illustrated on TV | Tags: battle of i-95, Carmelo Anthony, charity game palestra, chris paul, LeBron James, NBA Lockout, philadelphia basketball, si.com video Leave a comment »Earlier today, SI.com announced that its production of “The Battle of I-95” — an exhibition game featuring 16 NBA stars that aired online at SI.com yesterday night, live from the Palestra in Philadelphia — resulted in more than 235,000 video streams. This was the first live basketball game ever produced and streamed by SI.com and featured SI staff writer Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) providing insight and analysis from courtside, where he was joined by Newsday’s Alan Hahn in the second half. Mannix also conducted pregame interviews with the team captains, Hakeem Warrick (for Team Philly) and Carmelo Anthony (Team Melo).
The game featured the strongest compilation of star power since the NBA Finals this past June. Headliners included All-Stars Anthony, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Tyreke Evans in addition to Philly hoopsters Kyle Lowry, Lou Williams, Mardy Collins, John Salmons, Wayne Ellington and Ronald “Flip” Murray.
Read and watch more about “The Battle of I-95″ by clicking through to the following links:
- Video: Top 10 highlights from the game
- Photo gallery: Team Melo vs. Team Philly
- Game recap: LeBron, Carmelo, Paul fall short to Team Philly in “Battle of I-95″
- Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham): Tribute to Philly’s proud basketball tradition
- The Point Forward/Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala): Sights and sounds from the Philly-Melo showcase