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The best and worst team performances of the 2017 NBA draft

Which teams stood out—for better or worse—at the NBA draft? The Sixers and Wolves took home high marks, while the Celtics and Knicks left us scratching our heads once again.

by Andrew Sharp

Grading every pick from the NBA draft's first round

by Jeremy Woo

Timberwolves fleece Bulls in trade for Jimmy Butler

by Rob Mahoney

An L.A. dream come true: Lonzo Ball's life as a Laker has begun

A hometown product is about to breathe new life into the Lakers. How long until another Los Angeles native—Paul George—joins him?

by Lee Jenkins 3 hours ago

The 'Losers' Bowl': NFL's forgotten third-place game

For a decade, the NFL staged an exhibition to determine third place. Vince Lombardi famously called it "a hinky-dink game." But it still played a significant role in shaping the sports landscape of the 1960s.

by Tim Rohan

Carr's $125M deal is only the beginning of QB megadeals

A blockbuster five-year, $125 million extension makes Raiders QB Derek Carr the highest-paid player—for now. The real game-changing QB deals are still on the horizon.

by Albert Breer

College Football

Ten coaches under the most pressure to win in 2017

Whether because of poor performance, NCAA investigations or even a meddling governor, these 10 college football coaches face intense pressure to win this fall.

by Joan Niesen

Yoenis Cespedes’s anger at Yasiel Puig’s slow home run trot is odd

The battle over baseball’s unwritten rules takes a bizarre and sad turn with Yoenis Cespedes's fury at Yasiel Puig.

by Jon Tayler

The MMQB with Peter King

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College QBs we'll be nitpicking ahead of 2018 draft

Plus, a new way to think about roster depth, a rookie receiver shows off at Lions camp, and could we see 7-on-7 football in the Olympics?

by Chris Burke

From 'biggest mistake they ever made' to honoring Randy Moss

Plus more on NFL team leadership progress, a stunning Colin Kaepernick stat and the wise words heard at college graduation ceremonies this year.

by Peter King

A smart solution to keep NFL teams from tanking

Relegation could keep teams from throwing in the towel, but it could also create problems along the way. Plus contract evolution and the NFL story that won't go away.

by Peter King

How diverse is a typical NFL roster? We took a census

We surveyed 51 members of the Denver Broncos on the subjects of class, race, religion, upbringing, politics and more.

by Robert Klemko

Extra Mustard & SI Swim

Hot Clicks: Sherra Michelle; NBA draft fashion

In Thursday's Hot Clicks, we look at the history of bad fashion at the NBA draft. Plus, a feature on the lovely Sherra Michelle.

by Andy Gray

Dwyane Wade is a hero and all athletes should follow his lead

Dwyane Wade shoots straight when asked why he's returning to the Bulls.

by Jimmy Traina

NBA

Joel Embiid tells Ben Simmons to dunk all over Lonzo Ball

by Chris Chavez

Swim Daily

Kate Upton dances her way through beach shoot

by Swim Daily Staff

Extra Mustard

Daniel Bryan describes the last time he spoke to CM Punk

by Justin Barrasso

Featured

What happens to a sport when nothing happens?

Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw may be big names but they're representative of a problem that is choking baseball.

by Tom Verducci

College Basketball

Will this be John Calipari's biggest rebuild at Kentucky?

The Wildcats lose a lot of production, with only one member of their regular rotation returning.

by Chris Johnson

MLB

Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel is having one of the best seasons ever

by Tom Verducci

College Football

Ranking 2017's top 100 players in college football

by SI.com Staff

Planet Futbol

Domino effect of Ronaldo potentially leaving Madrid

by Avi Creditor

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Is Paul George being overvalued or undervalued?

Breaking down the 76ers' 'Process'

Lakers now set up to get Lonzo Ball, possibly Paul George

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Mock Draft: The YouTube edition

Imagining a world where teams pick prospects based solely on their YouTube clips. Dunks! Behind-the-back passes! Chasedown blocks!

by Andrew Perloff

Ranking wildest NBA trades we would like to see happen

The NBA off-season has already eclipsed the Finals, and we're just getting started.

by Rohan Nadkarni

Lakers-Nets swap sets up L.A. to pick up a star later

Brook Lopez is finally leaving Brooklyn. D'Angelo Russell and Lonzo Ball won't be sharing a backcourt. We grade the Lakers-Nets trade.

by Ben Golliver

Lonzo Ball Q&A: Rapping, LaVar and the Lakers

When is Lonzo Ball's rap album coming out? Maybe sooner than we think.

by Jake Fischer

Galleries

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Golden State Warriors' season in pictures

Battle of the Network Stars

Top 100 photos from the 2017 French Open

Sports Illustrated

The breathtaking beauty of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest

Golf.com

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Brooks Koepka won U.S. Open with a chip on his shoulder

Brooks Koepka clubbed into submission the longest course in major championship history, and along the way didn't beat his more ballyhooed contemporaries so much as crush them like an aluminum can against his forehead.

by Alan Shipnuck

Rickie Fowler sees a silver lining despite U.S. Open stumble

Rickie Fowler let another major slip through his fingers, but the Wisconsin crowd favorite isn't throwing himself a pity party.

by Jeff Ritter

Can Brooks Koepka be a consistent top-3 player?

The GOLF.com staff breaks down U.S. Open winner Brooks Koepka’s staying power, Rickie Fowler’s major troubles and how Erin Hills measured up.

by GOLF.com Staff

A programmer found the land for the U.S. Open ... and then committed a grisly crime

Two decades ago Steve Trattner discovered the breathtaking spot for what would eventually become the site of the 117th U.S. Open. Then he committed a horrifying crime no one thought he could.

by Josh Sens

Podcasts

Open Floor: 76ers-Celtics trade throws wrench in NBA draft week

by Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver

A calm, rational conversation a out Colin Kaepernick? You bet

by Gary Gramling

SI Media: Why were the NBA Finals ratings the best since 1998?

by Richard Deitsch

Beyond the Baseline: 2017 NCAA tennis singles champ Brienne Minor

by Jon Wertheim

SI Vault

'The cruelest thing ever'

Such was the reaction to the death of Len Bias, a Maryland All-America and Celtic-to-be. An autopsy showed that cocaine was involved in the tragedy. (From June 30, 1986.)

by Jack McCallum

Kevin Durant isn't happy with his place in the game

"I've been second my whole life. I was the second-best player in high school ... I came in second in the Finals. I'm tired of being second ... I'M DONE WITH IT." (From April 29, 2013.)

by Lee Jenkins

His Kingdom Come

In often regal fashion--and with one game for the ages--LeBron James carried the Cavaliers past Detroit to their first NBA Finals. And let there be no doubt: A new era has begun. (From June 11, 2007.)

by Jack McCallum

The Pens are mightier

By winning a dramatic Game 7 in Detroit's hostile old barn, Pittsburgh revealed a brilliance beyond Sidney Crosby and signaled a new era for the NHL. (From June 22, 2009.)

by Michael Farber