Remembering 9/11

As the U.S. commemorates the anniversary of 9/11, here are some of the photos taken by SI photographers in the days following the terrorist attacks.

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
May 2, 2011

Remembering 9/11

The Sept. 24, 2001, cover of Sports Illustrated.

Sept. 13, 2001

The parking lot at Giants Stadium served as a staging site for equipment used in the rescue effort.

Sept. 14, 2001

The New York Rangers, including Mark Messier, goalie Mike Richter and Brian Leetch, knelt on the ice in a moment of silent prayer after practice.

Sept. 14, 2001

The Midshipmen scrimmaged the Friday after 9/11 but knew that football wasn't the sole reason they were at the Naval Academy.

Sept. 15, 2001

The smoky and diminished New York skyline served as the backdrop for a Saturday youth soccer game in Hoboken, N.J.

Sept. 15, 2001

Plandome Golf Club in Manhasset, N.Y., honored its missing members with makeshift memorials.

Sept. 15, 2001

Save for one fan in full Volunteers regalia, the Swamp was devoid of its usual 83,000 game-day inhabitants the Saturday after 9/11, when Florida was scheduled to play Tennessee.

Sept. 16, 2001

New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi joined his brothers, Jim and Bill (right), both New York City firefighters, in front of their family home on Staten Island.

Sept. 16, 2001

Perched mere blocks from the smoky ruins, a distraught Mike Piazza grieved for his adopted city.

Sept. 17, 2001

Smoke can be seen rising from the World Trade Center site off in the distance from an empty Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Sept. 17, 2001

Mike Piazza bows his head during ''God Bless America'' at PNC Park before the New York Mets game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first day baseball resumed since 9/11.