Sports Illustrated (6-month)

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Who Reads Sports Illustrated?
Sports Illustrated is created for sports fans, but because of the exceptional writing and photography it appeals to almost everyone. Sports Illustrated's writers and photographers deliver award-winning coverage of sports and the human spirit.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Leading Off: Big bold photos that put you in the heart of the action.
• Dan Patrick: read funny but insightful interviews with Dan’s radio show guests from the world of sport.
• Scorecard: delivers an intriguing essay followed short snippets of sporting new and popular item such "They Said It", Sign of the Apocalypse", "For the Record" and "Pop Culture Grid".
• Inside: Gives the reader a closer look at the biggest games, names and happenings from the world of sports.
• Features: provide insightful previews , the story behind the game, investigative journalism such as breaking the Alex Rodriguez steroid scandal and powerful book excerpts.
• The Vault: through images and words, each week SI takes a look back at a memorable event and/or athlete from over 50 years of archives.
• Point After: closes the issue with an often funny, sometimes poignant and always entertaining essay from a stable of SI writers including Selena Roberts, Phi Taylor and Chris Ballard.

Special Issues Included in Your Subscription:

• NFL and College Football Previews
• NBA and College Basketball Previews
• MLB Preview
• NHL Preview
• Sportsman of the Year
• Swimsuit Issue

Magazine Layout:
Sports Illustrated is a spectacular mix of award-winning photography and world-class writing presented with clean, readable design.

Click on any image below to see select pages from Sports Illustrated:



Contributors:
The Sports Illustrated editorial staff is comprised of the leading sports journalists of our era. Fans of the publication look forward to Peter King's NFL coverage; Tom Verducci's perspective on MLB; Ian Thomsen and Chris Mannix on the NBA; Austin Murphy and Seth Davis on college football and basketball, respectively. There are more than 100 writers, editors and photographers who contribute to SI on a weekly basis.

Past Issues:


Comparisons to Other Magazines:
Superior writing and photography both make this magazine unique. SI is weekly and covers the entire sporting world.

Advertisers:
Advertising is primarily garnered from the top 200 sports brands.

Awards:
Sports Illustrated is the most acclaimed Sports weekly magazine in the history of publishing. Already in 2009, SI has garnered more than 30 awards for writing and photographic excellence.

Amazon.com Review
The most recognized periodical of American sports, Sports Illustrated has proved to be a fine marriage of top journalism (from the likes of Frank Deford, Paul Zimmerman, and Rick Reilly) and eye-popping photography since 1954. Cover stories range from the week's top games to a retrospective of the legends of yesteryear and their imprint on today's competition. In each issue, "Inside the Week in Sports" keeps the fan in touch with the major sports news, while "Scorecard" offers SI's spin on the week. Fans are always eager to dive into SI's hefty preview issues, a must-have primer for upcoming college and pro sport seasons, including the Olympics. What else would a sports fan want? OK, SI's infamous swimsuit issue arrives faithfully each winter. --Doug Thomas

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Sports Illustrated brings you spectacular action photography and in-depth coverage. With Sports Illustrated, you get into it!

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Who Reads Sports Illustrated?
Sports Illustrated is created for sports fans, but because of the exceptional writing and photography it appeals to almost everyone. Sports Illustrated's writers and photographers deliver award-winning coverage of sports and the human spirit.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Leading Off: Big bold photos that put you in the heart of the action.
• Dan Patrick: read funny but insightful interviews with Dan’s radio show guests from the world of sport.
• Scorecard: delivers an intriguing essay followed short snippets of sporting new and popular item such "They Said It", Sign of the Apocalypse", "For the Record" and "Pop Culture Grid".
• Inside: Gives the reader a closer look at the biggest games, names and happenings from the world of sports.
• Features: provide insightful previews , the story behind the game, investigative journalism such as breaking the Alex Rodriguez steroid scandal and powerful book excerpts.
• The Vault: through images and words, each week SI takes a look back at a memorable event and/or athlete from over 50 years of archives.
• Point After: closes the issue with an often funny, sometimes poignant and always entertaining essay from a stable of SI writers including Selena Roberts, Phi Taylor and Chris Ballard.

Special Issues Included in Your Subscription:

• NFL and College Football Previews
• NBA and College Basketball Previews
• MLB Preview
• NHL Preview
• Sportsman of the Year
• Swimsuit Issue

Magazine Layout:
Sports Illustrated is a spectacular mix of award-winning photography and world-class writing presented with clean, readable design.

Click on any image below to see select pages from Sports Illustrated:



Contributors:
The Sports Illustrated editorial staff is comprised of the leading sports journalists of our era. Fans of the publication look forward to Peter King's NFL coverage; Tom Verducci's perspective on MLB; Ian Thomsen and Chris Mannix on the NBA; Austin Murphy and Seth Davis on college football and basketball, respectively. There are more than 100 writers, editors and photographers who contribute to SI on a weekly basis.

Past Issues:


Comparisons to Other Magazines:
Superior writing and photography both make this magazine unique. SI is weekly and covers the entire sporting world.

Advertisers:
Advertising is primarily garnered from the top 200 sports brands.

Awards:
Sports Illustrated is the most acclaimed Sports weekly magazine in the history of publishing. Already in 2009, SI has garnered more than 30 awards for writing and photographic excellence.

Product Details

• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: Time Direct Ventures
• ASIN: B0000AWD92
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (125 customer reviews)
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49 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to get the best deal on SI, the top sports magazine...., August 28, 2005

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A. G. Corwin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sports Illustrated (6-month) (Magazine)

Sports Illustrated has been around forever. Many claim that the magazine has lost relevance in the age of the Internet and ESPN. I disagree. Though the articles are not as timely as those other sources, the writing is still classy and fascinating. To SI the formula is simple and enduring: athletes are people, and the stories behind those people make for great reading. Throw in columnists like Peter King, Michael Silver, and Rick Reilly, and you have three must reads almost every issue. I like my sports with depth and substance, and that is what SI provides. ESPN the Magazine pales in comparison. Though I am still annoyed with SI over their brutal and unnecessary cover article on the University of Miami football program years ago, I still have to respect them for putting their opinion out there, agreed with or not.

That being said, should you wish to subscribe here is some good advice for you on getting the best possible deal. Don't order here. Go to their website and to the subscription inserts in the magazine itself, compare the prices, and request that a billing notice be sent to you instead of paying with a credit card. This way when your subscription is up for renewal, you have the opportunity to cancel without your card being charged. Often times sites like this one utilize a third party service that contracts with the various magazines, your payment goes to them and they auto-renew you. I find it easier to do it through the magazine themselves. Saves me the trouble, and invariably, the magazine comes a lot quicker.

30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SI's still got it, January 2, 2002

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Tony Ursillo (Norwood, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sports Illustrated (1-year) (Magazine)

I have been a subscriber to SI for 18 years (since my junior year in high school). Some may be disappointed with the magazine because it is essentially the BusinessWeek of the sports world. But just as we have CNBC for real-time business info, we have ESPN (or CNNSI) for real-time sports info. That's not what SI is supposed to be - never was. SI fills the role of recapping the major developments in the sports world, while adding a great mix of some feature articles (often athlete profiles or controversial issues), "hit-and-run" facts and figures, as well as the obligatory editorials. When I consider what I look forward to each week, it's actually not the wrap-ups of major sports events or some high profile story. It's the "little things":

-the provactive close-up pictures at the beginning
-Letters to the Editor (maybe the only ones I read of any mag)
-Go figure (intriguing numbers that tell a story)
-Rick Reilly's last page column (he has a warm, conversational style that's almost mesmerizing)

Yes, it's true. You'll read more about baseball, football and basketball than you will about swimming, golf, or extreme sports. But accept SI for what it is - a great way to stay current, go deeper than the daily sports page, and be entertained. The price offered here is cheaper than my own subscription - it's also cheaper than a cup of coffee and lasts longer. So if you are even half a sports fan, you should be treating yourself to a weekly SI.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "Time" of the Sports World, October 26, 2001

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David A. Zapolsky (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sports Illustrated (1-year) (Magazine)

Yes, Sports Illustrated is mainstream and often predictable. Yes, the swimsuit issue is prehistoric and offensive to many. And yes, they've put Michael Jordan on the cover 50 times. But it's usually pretty well written (and sometimes very well written), they do cover a pretty broad variety of sports, and the photographs are always stunning. It's amazing that in this age of televised live digital technology, Sports Illustrated's photos still are often more interesting to view than the televised events. If you like sports but don't have time or have better things to do than watch Sportscenter every night, Sports Illustrated is a reliable, quick, and enjoyable way to stay on top of the US's major sports stories week by week. It's also the magazine that I always pick up first at the dentist's office.