July 16, 2018 Table Of Contents
L.A. STORIES
By Lee Jenkins
By Lee Jenkins
NOW ON SI TV
LEADING OFF
INBOX
FASHIONABLE FIFTY
By Charlotte Wilder
Signature sneakers dominate the floor during NBA games, but these ballers lace up off the court too, routinely flaunting a pair of killer kicks no matter what the ensemble
By Greg Bishop
From rookies jumping into the fashion game to breakout performances from the more experienced, watch out for the next wave of tastemakers on the style scene
WORLD CUP 2018
By Grant Wahl
FIVE WORLD CUP SET PIECES THAT MOVED THE NEEDLE
By LUIS MIGUEL ECHEGARAY
MIDSEASON REPORT
THE UNFORTUNATE GREATNESS OF MIKE TROUT
By Tom Verducci
By Emma Baccellieri
DEADLINE DEALS ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
By Joe Sheehan
EAGLES O-LINE
By ALEX PREWITT
KIRK GIBSON
By S.L. Price
POINT AFTER
By CHRIS NOWINSKI
Departments
THE NBA IS BROKEN—BUT DON'T BLAME ONE TEAM FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT
By ANDREW SHARP
The World Cup's most successful debutant wasn't Iceland or Panama—it was the video assistant referee. VAR rectified major errors in Russia (think twice before your next dive, Neymar), but victims of poor officiating didn't always have the luxury of replay review. We looked back at some infamous Cup calls and assessed their influence on the tournament.
By Stanley Kay
By ALEX PREWITT
WITH LEBRON HEADED TO L.A., THE NBA'S BALANCE OF POWER HAS TILTED EVEN FARTHER TO THE WEST
THE GATORADE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JULY 17, AND IF PAST WINNERS ARE ANY INDICATION, PRO SUCCESS COULD SOON FOLLOW
AS COACH AND MENTOR, JAY WILLIAMS DRAWS ON HIS STRUGGLES, TO INSPIRE A TEAM
THE 60-YEAR-OLD CAN STILL KILL IT OFF THE TEE
By Joan Niesen
Edited by JEREMY FUCHS