The Pressure is Really on C.J. Stroud Now The Texans’ quarterback watched his salary get dwarfed by a teammate in his own draft class. A day worth celebrating in Houston has also shifted a spotlight. Sports Illustrated · Apr 17
2025-26 NBA Awards for Players From Schools in West Most improved, DPOY, Rookie of the Year, Sixth-Man, Biggest Letdown, and MVP for NBA Players from schools in the West. SuperWest Sports · Apr 17
Every AL Team’s Most Surprising Performer So Far Good or bad, each team has had some early surprises in the first few weeks of the 2026 season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
NBA Mock Draft: First Board With Lottery Odds, Post-NCAA Tournament Projections After the consensus top three picks—AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer—some players made big moves with strong March Madness showings. Sports Illustrated · Apr 13
As Bologna thrive, sister club CF Montreal have been left in the dust The MLS weekend saw the Timbers capitalize on a rotated LAFC and Bruce Arena continue his second-season magic in San Jose The Guardian - US · Apr 13
Ranking the Five NFL Teams That Improved the Most in Free Agency Several teams that made deep playoff runs last season have already taken big steps to get better in 2026. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Revisiting Every 2025 NFL Draft Trade Involving a First-Round Pick: Who Won and Who Lost? A look back at all the 2025 draft day trades involving a first-round pick. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Patriots-Texans Trade Grades: Why Marte Mapu Deal Is a Win For Both Teams The Patriots and Texans pulled off a trade ahead of the 2026 NFL draft. Sports Illustrated · Apr 7
Ranking Every Men’s College Basketball National Championship Game of the Past 25 Years UConn and Michigan will add their names to the history books on Monday, but how does this matchup stack up against the rest of the century? Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
NBA Championship Power Rankings: Knicks’ Status As True Contender in Question Amid Losing Streak Breaking down the Knicks’ shaky status as a true contender in this week’s NBA championship power rankings. Sports Illustrated · Apr 1
Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks Future, Jaden Ivey’s Ugly Exit Plus, Luka Dončić’s MVP candidacy, Jayson Tatum’s Player of the Week honor and referees’ red line. Sports Illustrated · Mar 31
The Men’s Final Four Has One Massive Showdown and Plenty of Historic Storylines The matchup of No. 1 seeds—Arizona vs. Michigan—should be the de facto national championship game. Sports Illustrated · Mar 30
SI:AM | Timberwolves’ Historic Comeback Caps One of This Season’s Best NBA Games Minnesota beat the Rockets in a game that had everything. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26
2026 AL West Division Preview: Mariners Should Slam Astros’ Title Window Shut Seattle won its division for the first time since 2001 last year, and looks well equipped to do so again as Houston’s core continues to age. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
Sports Illustrated · Mar 24 2026 AFC Team Free Agency Grades: Raiders Stock Up, While Dolphins Clean House Las Vegas receives high marks for making significant improvements at various positions. Meanwhile, Miami ranks lower for how it stripped down its roster.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23 Breaking Down Every Conference That Sent a Team to the Men’s Sweet 16 Here’s a look at the leagues that will make up the tournament’s second weekend.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23 A Reason to Hope and Mope for Every NFL Team After Free Agency With the draft fast approaching, it’s time to take stock of the league. Each franchise has at least one reason for optimism and one for anxiety.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 21 MLS Predictions: Copa Tejas and Trillium Cup Kick Off, Inter Miami Visit New York FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo clash in the first Copa Tejas match of 2026, while Miami look for improved form against New York City FC.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 21 Ranking All 16 Men’s March Madness Second-Round Games Thursday and Friday delivered rather chalky results and only a handful of upsets, but with the field trimmed in half, the entertainment is bound to ramp up.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 20 Big 12 Record in March Madness 2026 After Thursday’s First Round NCAA Tournament Games The Big 12 didn’t have many teams in action on Thursday, but will be busy on Friday at the NCAA tournament.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18 Denver Summit to Acquire Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan From Houston Dash The forward and the midfielder arrived in Texas just over a year ago, but are now set to head to the 2026 NWSL expansion team.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18 NBA Championship Power Rankings: Lakers Make a Push to Avoid Elimination The latest edition of SI’s championship power rankings features a rising Lakers team, as well as the elimination of another Western Conference contender.
The Guardian - US · Mar 18 March Madness 2026 men’s predictions: who will cut down the nets in Indianapolis? Who are the players to watch? Which Cinderella team could break your bracket? Our contributors pick the winners, sleepers and upsets for this year’s men’s NCAA Tournament
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17 Men’s March Madness Expert Predictions: Dark Horses, Vulnerable No. 1 Seeds, Title Winner What will we see over the three weeks of the NCAA tournament? Here are Sports Illustrated’s picks for player of the year, best mid-major team to watch and Final Four projections.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17 March Madness Rankings: Every Men’s NCAA Tournament Team From No. 1 to 68 How accurate are the seeds? We examine each team’s strengths, weaknesses and everything in between.