Bad News Performance enhancers are a big story today, as they were back in 1969, while cocaine tainted a Final Four upset and caused the stunning death of a No. 1 NBA pick

... drugs

June 23, 1969
June 14, 1982
June 30, 1986
March 16, 1987
Oct. 3, 1988
Feb. 27, 1989
July 8, 1991
April 14, 1997
June 3, 2002

... scandal

May 20, 1968
March 10, 1969
Nov. 14, 1977
Nov. 6, 1978
Feb. 16, 1981
May 29, 1989
May 16, 1994
May 4, 1998

... crime

It now sounds almost like parody, but it was deadly serious in
1990: People were being robbed or even murdered for their trendy
sneakers. Sadly, that wasn't the only SI cover story that came
off the crime blotter--the magazine has also had to chronicle
assaults, pedophilia, rape and a notorious murder case

May 14, 1990
Jan. 17, 1992
May 10, 1993
Jan. 17, 1994
June 27, 1994
Sept. 13, 1999
July 28, 2003

issue issues

Most weeks SI editors just report the news, but some weeks it has
been more important to take a stand

July 1, 1968
May 19, 1980
May 9, 1994
June 12, 1995
May 22, 2000

re-pete

Pete Rose has been on the cover 15 times, but he probably hasn't
put the last few on his wall

May 27, 1968
Sept. 8, 1969
Sept. 7, 1970
April 8, 1974
Dec. 22, 1975
Aug. 7, 1978
May 28, 1979
Aug. 27, 1979
July 19, 1982
March 14, 1983
Aug. 27, 1984
Aug. 19, 1985
May 9, 1988
April 3, 1989
July 3, 1989

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