Titles by The Editors of Sports Illustrated

<div><strong><em>Sports Illustrated</em>, the most respected voice in sports journalism, presents a wide-ranging collection of true crime storytelling</strong><br /><br /><em>SI</em>&#39;s award-winning writers &#8203;dive deep on stories of sports crime and punishment through expansive investigations and in-depth storytelling. Featuring tales of power, deception, murder and mayhem, this anthology traverses the globe to examine the darker element of sports past and present.</div>

<div>For decades, <em>Sports Illustrated</em>&nbsp;has chronicled hockey&#39;s greatest spectacle:&nbsp;the pursuit of the Stanley Cup. Now, SI&nbsp;celebrates the incomparable grandeur and spirit&nbsp;with&nbsp;a lavish commemorative book featuring the magazine&#39;s iconic photography alongside&nbsp;classic, archival stories from&nbsp;legendary writers.&nbsp;<br /><br />Along with overviews of notable teams and championships, this new volume&nbsp;includes stats, facts, and anecdotes&nbsp;spanning Stanley Cup history. The nostalgic past meets the electric present in this ultimate examination of hockey&#39;s storied event.<br /><br />Bringing NHL history to life by diving into the legendary SI archives,&nbsp;<em>Sports Illustrated The Stanley Cup</em>&nbsp;is essential for every hockey fan&#39;s collection.</div>

<div><strong><em>Sports Illustrated</em>, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered Major League Baseball&nbsp;for over seven decades, documenting its heroes, villains, great characters, and iconic moments.</strong><br /><br />A wide-ranging portrait of America&#39;s pastime, this anthology features the best baseball writing from the <em>SI</em> archives by nationally renowned journalists including&nbsp;Frank Deford, Mark Kram, George Plimpton, Peter Gammons, and Tom Verducci.</div>

<div><strong><em>Sports Illustrated</em>, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered the National Football League for over seven decades, documenting its heroes, villains, great characters, and iconic moments.</strong><br /><br />A wide-ranging portrait of America&#39;s game, this anthology features the best pro football writing from the <em>SI</em> archives by nationally renowned journalists including George Plimpton, Frank Deford, Rick Reilly, and Paul Zimmerman.</div>

<p><strong>Through 100 evocative, often stunning photographs, as well as the stories that accompany them, <em>Sports Illustrated</em> visits the great arc of basketball history.</strong></p><p>Featuring historical coverage and vivid photography covering the men&#39;s, women&#39;s, and college games, basketball&#39;s rich and remarkable history is here.&nbsp;<br /><br />Unforgettable events live in a continuum with stirring photos of the game&rsquo;s most beloved and largest personalities such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Bird, Stephen Curry,&nbsp;Diana Taurasi, Lisa Leslie.&nbsp;Sue Bird, and many more.&nbsp;<br /><br /><em>Sports Illustrated</em>&rsquo;s unmatched storytelling is in high form in a book that renders exquisite anecdotes, and explores basketball&#39;s heritage and increasingly global character, all in unforgettable style.</p>

<div>From its inception, <em>Sports Illustrated</em>&nbsp;has chronicled baseball&#39;s greatest spectacle:&nbsp;the World Series. Now, SI&nbsp;celebrates the grandeur and spirit of the Fall Classic with&nbsp;a deluxe commemorative book featuring the magazine&#39;s iconic photography alongside&nbsp;classic stories from&nbsp;legendary writers.&nbsp;<br /><br />Along with overviews of notable teams and championships, this new volume&nbsp;includes stats, facts, and anecdotes&nbsp;spanning World Series history. The nostalgic past meets the electric present in this ultimate examination of baseball&#39;s storied event.<br /><br />Bringing MLB history to life by diving into the legendary SI archives,&nbsp;<em>Sports Illustrated The World Series</em>&nbsp;is essential for every baseball fan&#39;s collection.</div>

Famously&nbsp;selected as the 199th pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, Tom Brady&#39;s career trajectory is nothing short of legendary.<br /><br />By the time he hung up his cleats in 2023, Brady held nearly every major quarterback record, including career passing yards, career touchdown passes, and quarterback wins. He won seven Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was named Super Bowl MVP five times.<br /><br />These moments and memories are collected in <i>Sports Illustrated Tom Brady,&nbsp;</i>a fully illustrated gift book commemorating the career of the NFL&#39;s greatest player of all time.<br /><br />Featuring more than 100 photographs and unparalleled written coverage from the pages of&nbsp;<em>Sports Illustrated&trade;</em>, this new volume provides readers a complete portrait of the player whose impact on football history cannot be overstated&mdash;from his earliest days in New England to Super Bowl euphoria and beyond.

<strong>Celebrate the championship glory, Hall of Fame personalities, and passionate fans that make the New York Mets one of the most historic franchises in baseball</strong><br />&nbsp;<br />Once an intrepid expansion club, the New York Mets have now thrilled their loyal fans for six decades.&nbsp;<em>Sports Illustrated&trade;</em> celebrates the franchise with <em>The New York Mets</em>, an extraordinary collection of classic stories and photographs from the pages of <em>SI</em>. This commemorative book salutes the World Series teams of 1969 and 1986 while spotlighting legendary stars like&nbsp;Casey Stengel, Tom Seaver, Keith Hernandez, Mike Piazza, and David Wright.<br /><br /><strong>From the Polo Grounds to Shea Stadium to Citi Field, fans will unearth countless gems from the Mets&#39; past on each page of this celebration.</strong>

<p><strong>Through 100 evocative, often stunning photographs, as well as the stories that accompany them, <em>Sports Illustrated</em> visits the great arc of football, America&rsquo;s most popular spectator sport.</strong></p>From the dawn of the professional era, through the days of Vince Lombardi and Johnny Unitas, the westward expansion and the thrilling Super Bowls of today, football&rsquo;s rich and remarkable history is here.&nbsp;<br /><br />Unforgettable events such as the Greatest Game Ever Played, Joe Namath&rsquo;s guarantee before Super Bowl III, and Nick Foles&rsquo;s Philly Special live in a continuum with stirring photos of the game&rsquo;s most beloved and largest personalities such as Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Bill Parcells, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and many more.&nbsp;<br /><br /><em>Sports Illustrated</em>&rsquo;s unmatched storytelling is in high form in a book that renders exquisite anecdotes, and explores football&rsquo;s heritage and uniquely American character, all in unforgettable style.

<div><strong><em>Sports Illustrated</em>, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered the NBA for the much of its existence, documenting its expansion from fledgeling league to global force.</strong><br /><br />Curated by editor and bestselling author Chris Ballard, this anthology features the best hoops writing from the<em> </em><em>SI</em> archives along with new postscripts from nationally renowned basketball journalists including Jackie McMullan, Jack McCallum, Jeff Pearlman, S.L. Price, Lee Jenkins, Frank Deford, and more.</div>

<strong>Celebrate the championship glory and Hall of Fame personalities that make the Los Angeles Lakers one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports.</strong><br /><br />Standard-bearers for basketball greatness, the Los Angeles Lakers have thrilled their loyal fans since the franchise moved west in 1960. Led by Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, they raced to the top of the league and refused to slow down, with superstars like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O&#39;Neal, and LeBron James carrying the torch on the way to 17 NBA championships.<br /><br /><em>Sports Illustrated™</em> now celebrates the Lakers with an extraordinary collection of classic writing and photographs from the pages of <em>SI</em>. This commemorative book also spotlights the players, championships, and stats that have made the Lakers the greatest show on earth.<br /><br /><strong>Featuring a foreword by Howard Beck and stories by Frank DeFord, Jack McCallum, Chris Ballard, and more, this is an essential volume for Lakers fans.</strong>

<strong>Celebrate the championship glory, Hall of Fame personalities, and passionate fans that make the Boston Celtics one of the most revered teams in basketball</strong><br /><br /><em>Sports Illustrated</em>™ celebrates basketball greatness with <em>The Boston Celtics at 75</em>, an extraordinary collection of classic stories and photographs from the pages of <em>SI</em>. This commemorative book salutes hall of famers like Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Paul Pierce, and coach Red Auerbach.<br /><br /><strong>Fans will unearth countless gems from the Celtics&#39; past on each page of this diamond celebration.</strong>

<strong>Celebrate the championship glory, Hall of Fame personalities, and passionate fans that make the San Francisco 49ers one of the most beloved franchises in football</strong><br /> <br />The oldest professional sports team in the Bay Area, the San Francisco 49ers have thrilled their loyal fans for seven and a half decades. Founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, the 49ers joined the NFL when the leagues merged in 1949.<br /><br />Playing in old Kezar Stadium at in Golden Gate Park, the 49ers found fleeting success in their early years, reaching the playoffs just once in the 1950s and ’60s. From those humble beginnings emerged one of the NFL’s most successful franchises.<br /><br />Seven Super Bowl appearances, five Super Bowl victories. A head coach in Bill Walsh who forever changed the sport. And a roster of Hall of Famers: Y.A. Tittle, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, and more.<br /><br /><em>Sports Illustrated™</em> celebrates the franchise with <em>The San Francisco 49ers at 75</em>, an extraordinary collection of classic stories and photographs from the pages of <em>SI</em>. This commemorative book also solutes, in words and pictures, the 49ers’ dedicated fans.<br /><br /><strong>From Kezar to Candlestick to Levi&#39;s, fans will unearth golden nuggets from the 49ers’s past on each page of this diamond celebration.</strong>

<strong>Celebrating a New Orleans icon and one of football’s most beloved superstars</strong><br /> <br />Drew Brees describes his arrival in New Orleans as “a calling.” Following a catastrophic shoulder injury and a handful of years with the San Diego Chargers, Brees hit the ground running with the Saints, leading the team to the playoffs in his very first season and building toward the ultimate prize: the franchise’s first ever Super Bowl title.<br /><br />By the time he hung up his cleats in 2021, the Saints QB had won 172 games as a starting quarterback, led the NFL in passing yards seven times, and fashioned more than 50 game-winning drives. He won the 2004 Comeback Player of the Year award and was named to 13 Pro Bowls.<br /><br />These moments and memories are collected in <em>Drew Brees: A Tribute to the Saint of New Orleans</em>, a fully illustrated gift book commemorating the 20-year career of one of the most beloved Saints players in history.<br /><br />Featuring more than 100 photographs and unparalleled written coverage from the pages of <em>Sports Illustrated™</em>, this new volume provides readers a complete portrait of the ultimate team player whose impact on the Saints franchise cannot be overstated—from his earliest days in New Orleans to the euphoria of Super Bowl XLIV and beyond.<br /><br /><strong>This commemorative book also features <em>SI</em>’s best written coverage of Brees’s career, including pieces by Tim Layden, Greg Bishop, and more.</strong>

<strong>In 20 seasons in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, Kobe Bryant ascended from teenaged rookie to 18-time All-Star and five-time NBA champion. The superstar known as the Black Mamba left his mark on basketball and popular culture as a fierce competitor who inspired those around him and never settled for less than the best.</strong><br /><br />To commemorate the life and career of the most beloved Laker of his generation, these moments and memories are collected in <em>Kobe Bryant: A Tribute to a Basketball Legend.</em><br /><br />Featuring more than 100 photographs and written coverage from the pages of Sports Illustrated this new volume provides readers a complete portrait of the international basketball superstar who transcended his sport to become a cultural icon.<br /><br />Relive every moment including Bryant entering the NBA draft directly out of high school, winning consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards in 2009 and 2010, the unforgettable 60-point farewell game, and the poignant tributes that followed his death in 2020.<br /><br /><strong>This lavish keepsake also features the best written coverage of Bryant&rsquo;s career from Sports Illustrated, including pieces by Chris Ballard, Jack McCallum, Lee Jenkins, and more.</strong>