Gary Smith

Joined: Sep 17, 2014

Boxing

Images of Ali: The people and pictures that I'll never forget

Edge

SI Vault: The mystery behind why Kelly Slater still loves the sport of surfing

Boxing

A celebration of Muhammad Ali

NBA

SI Vault: How Allen Iverson and Larry Brown learned to live together

High School

SI Vault: Running For Their Lives: The story that inspired 'McFarland, USA'

From the SI Vault: 'Running For Their Lives,' the 2004 Gary Smith story that inspired the Kevin Costner movie McFarland, USA.

MLB

Damned Yankee: A dark secret kept John Malangone from fulfilling his promise

In honor of Sports Illustrated's 60th anniversary, SI.com is republishing, in full, 60 of the best stories ever to appear in the magazine. Today's selection is

High School

Higher Education: How Perry Reese Jr. changed an Ohio community forever

In honor of Sports Illustrated's 60th anniversary, SI.com is republishing, in full, 60 of the best stories ever to appear in the magazine. Today's selection is

College

As Time Runs Out: Gravely ill with cancer, Jim Valvano fights for his life

Gravely ill with cancer, Jim Valvano is fighting for his life the same way he coached basketball, by learning all he can, talking up a storm and insisting on the last shot.

Boxing

Ali And His Entourage: Life after the end of the greatest show on earth

Muhammad Ali and his followers were the greatest show on earth, and then the show ended. But life went on.

College

Crime And Punishment: The saga of Richie Parker

The latest in the SI 60 series is "Crime and Punishment," the modern morality tale by Gary Smith about the ripple effects of what happened after high school basketball star Richie Parker was convicted of sexual assault. It won the 1997 American Society of Magazine Award for feature writing.