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Zach Koons

Zach Koons

Programming editor

About Zach Koons

Zach Koons is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about Formula One. He joined SI as a Breaking and Trending News writer in February 2022 before joining the programming team in 2023. Koons previously worked at The Spun and interned for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently hosts the “Bleav in Northwestern” podcast and received a bachelor’s in journalism from Northwestern University.

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Ranking the Top 25 Players in the 2025 College Football Playoff

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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. 
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Sports Illustrated sat down with the entrepreneur for a conversation about his investments, the state of women’s sports and much more. 
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The RedHawks hope to etch their names among regular-season royalty, while rivals meet across the power leagues before conference tournament week.
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Ohio State? Indiana? VCU? Auburn? Which teams will bolster their case—or stumble toward the finish line—as the regular season wraps up?
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After fast approval to join the grid, the newest team debuts this week. And the U.S.-based brand wants to keep the expedited timeline going. 
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MotoGP’s Marc Márquez overcame 132 crashes and significant injuries to win a seventh world championship in 2025.
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With just two weeks to go until Selection Sunday, the fight for the No. 1 seeds heats up, while the Big Ten bubble battles take center stage.
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The sport’s most elite teams meet for an especially rare Saturday, while top teams in the ACC, Big East and A-10 square off.
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Four ranked matchups headline another jam-packed Saturday, while the bubble seeks to sort itself out with pivotal matchups on tap in the ACC, SEC and WCC.
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The distinctly American team used a cultural phenomenon to reach the biggest audience possible as it tries to complete its “moonshot” into the sport.
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With conference play heating up and teams jockeying for spots on the bubble, here’s where you should focus your attention.
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