May 8, 2017 Table Of Contents

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EDITORS' LETTER

Peak Season

By The Editors OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

INBOX

INBOX

EVEREST

EVEREST PEAK Performer

By Austin Murphy

MMQB

WAIT FOR IT ...

By Greg Bishop

INTO THE FIRE

By Andy Benoit

GOLD MINED

By Peter King

ERIK KARLSSON

"GOD BLESS ERIK KARLSSON"

By Michael Farber

NBA

OPENING ACT

By Ben Golliver Rob Mahoney

KYLE SCHWARBER

THE SLUGGER THE SCOUT

By Ben Reiter

POINT AFTER

Who's the Boss?

By Michael Rosenberg

Departments

SI.COM

Leading Off

Hot Spot

Technology is allowing Cubans to reconnect with their sports heroes abroad and also offering them a deeper glimpse into the world beyond their shores

By L. Jon Wertheim

Horse Nonsense

A wide-open Derby awaits

By Tim Layden

T.J. Day

Beat cancer, win draft, rest

Wiki Tweaks

HOT | NOT

FACES IN THE CROWD

Edited by JEREMY FUCHS

Present Moment

By JEREMY FUCHS

Short Circuit

The best of the Tribeca Film Festival

By Jeremy Fuchs

Chuck Redux