Sports Illustrated

Swimsuit issue publisher

Sports Illustrated is an American magazine covering sports news, analysis, and photography, founded in 1954.

It became famous for in-depth features, the annual swimsuit issue, and the *Sports Illustrated* Jinx—the superstition that athletes featured on the cover would soon suffer misfortune.

He dreamed of making the cover of Sports Illustrated.

magazine

publication

Issued written material

glossy · circulation · newsstand · subscription · readership · publisher · advertiser · cover · edition · feature

journalism

sportswriting

Reporting on athletic events

profile · investigative · exposé · correspondent · coverage · beat · interview · exclusive · editorial · longform

athletics

coverage

Extent of inclusion

  • NFLPro football organization
  • NBATop-tier American court league
  • MLBPro baseball organization

NHL · Olympics · championship · playoffs · draft · preview · rankings · standings · highlights · scores

swimsuit

bikini

Divided women's swimwear

tankini · photoshoot · rookie · paradise

legacy

iconic

Widely recognized, enduring

historic · landmark · celebrated · renowned

photography

portrait

Artistic depiction of someone

Categories
Opposites
subject matter

Sports IllustratedThe Wall Street Journal

Leading American business newspaper

Forbes · The Economist · Financial Times · Fortune · Harvard Business Review

cultural register

Sports IllustratedThe New Yorker

Highbrow American magazine

The Atlantic

gender targeting

Sports IllustratedVogue

Renowned style periodical

Elle · Harper's Bazaar · Good Housekeeping

Family

sport, sports, sporting, illustrate, illustration, sporty, illustrious, illustrated, illustrator

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG