Hello, my readers! Welcome back to the final Wednesday Write-Up. Ugh, I hate goodbyes!
This will be the very last thing I write for SI:CYMI, seeing as Kristen Wong will be taking us across the finish line on Friday morning. So if you missed my emotional remarks in Monday’s newsletter, let me say just one last time: It has been a pleasure. I will see you on the other side (i.e., the SI:AM listserv)!
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A couple of must-reads for the sports-minded individual, carefully curated by the SI:CYMI team.
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Conor Orr’s Preseason NFL Power Rankings |
We love to rank things here at Sports Illustrated. So of course, Conor Orr has power-ranked all 32 teams in the NFL as we head into Week 1. Required reading for any fan.
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Illustration: Bryce Wood / Sports Illustrated
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Inside the Rams’ 15,000-Mile Trip to Australia |
Have you ever wondered how, exactly, an NFL team travels week by week, especially when that travel takes them to—oh, I don’t know—the other side of the world? In light of the NFL’s first-ever game in Australia this week, Mike Kadlick spoke with the Rams’ vice president of facilities and equipment to get the lowdown on how the team plans to tackle its trip Down Under.
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Two Receivers As Heisman Finalists? This Year, It's Possible |
Two wide receivers have never been finalists for the Heisman Trophy in the same year. And although it’s really too early to say for sure, it feels like maybe this is the season that precedent is shattered, thanks to Miami’s Malachi Toney and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith.
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Subscribe to SI’s college sports show, Others Receiving Votes, for new episodes each week on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Or watch weekly on SI TV.
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What’s the Deal With the Pistons and Jalen Duren? |
It’s 6 a.m. ET on September 9, 2026, and Jalen Duren is still a free agent. A restricted one, sure, but a free agent, nonetheless. The Pistons center put up an All-Star-worthy performance during the 2025-26 regular season, when it looked like he would certainly be getting paid in these months off. The only problem? He turned into a pumpkin in the playoffs. So where do contract discussions stand now? Blake Silverman laid it out for you.
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Analyzing Roger Goodell’s Tenure So Far |
Over the weekend, the NFL and league commissioner Roger Goodell agreed to a contract extension that keeps him in charge of American football through the 2030 season. By the time that window is up, Goodell will be 72 years old and will have been running the NFL for a full 25 seasons—sheesh. Considering the news, Mike Kadlick took a look back at Goodell’s tenure so far, including the good, the bad and the possibilities for improvement in the future.
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Kevin Love and Other NBA Reunions We’d Like to See |
As we inch closer and closer to opening night, there are still a handful of veteran NBA talents on the lookout for their next team—people like Kevin Love, Seth Curry and Victor Oladipo. Lucky for them, our Tom Dierberger did the legwork their agents should have been handling and hypothetically reunited all three with a team. Take a peek.
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🌹 DERRICK ROSE: THE KNICKS, NBA 2K COVER, KOBE’S MIND GAMES & LEGACY
SI caught up with Derrick Rose at the 2K Flower Mart in Chicago, where we talked about retirement, NBA 2K covers and life after the NBA. Check it out.
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With that, I will take my bow. Thank you again, dear reader. SI:CYMI forever!
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