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Lakers Will Be One and Done & The Bulls Decide to Tank (w/ Evan Turner) Podcast Episode · Open Floor: SI's NBA Show · February 27 · 32m

NEW pod w/⁦‪Evan Turner‬⁩:
▪️More problems in LA
▪️Zion’s future in New Orleans
▪️Bulls in a (planned) free fall 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Conor Benn-Regis Prograis will be fought at a 150-pound catchweight, sources familiar with the deal told @sportsillustrated.bsky.social. Benn making his way back down from 160. Prograis, a former unified 140-pound champion, moves up.

Better in print …

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Eduardo Núñez Is Ready to Take Full Advantage of Emanuel Navarrete Fight Núñez will face his fellow countryman on Saturday in what he hopes will be the start of his reign atop the featherweight division.

NEW: Sugar Núñez grew up being bullied. In the ring, he is the bully. Inside Nunez’s rise and why his biggest test will come against a man he never dreamed of fighting www.si.com/boxing/eduar...

Spurs Show Playoff Mettle in Gritty Win Over Pistons San Antonio withstands Detroit’s bruising defense as Victor Wembanyama dominates the glass and closes strong in a playoff-style battle.

Column: "It was a good test," said Victor Wembanyama. For San Antonio, any games that feel like the postseason, like Monday's win in Detroit, can help the Spurs be ready for it www.si.com/nba/spurs-sh...

Boxing Notes: Ryan Garcia’s Return to the Top Opens the Door for Crucial Rematch What’s next for Garcia after securing his first championship title? Plus, Conor Benn’s new fight deal, Claressa Shields’s dominance and more.

NEW:
▪️Details on Conor Benn’s new deal
▪️What’s next for Ryan Garcia
▪️Shields, Mayer, talking future showdown www.si.com/boxing/boxin...

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NEW @sportsillustrated.bsky.social Boxing Newsletter out today:
▪️Ryan Garcia's options after a stellar win
▪️Inside Conor Benn's deal with Zuffa
▪️Shields-Mayer negotiating a catchweight fight
▪️Inside the rise of Sugar Nunez, set to face Navarrete on Saturday. Subscribe 🔽 www.si.com/boxing/newsl...

Conor Benn’s deal with Zuffa Boxing is a one-fight, eight-figure deal, sources told @sportsillustrated.bsky.social. Zuffa has to run Benn out by May 31st. A spot on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s return in May has been discussed, sources say.

Ryan Garcia's Last Stand Podcast Episode · Boxing with Mannix and Mora · February 20 · 1h 7m

NEW pod w/⁦‪Sergio Mora
▪️What can we expect from ⁦‪Ryan Garcia
▪️Is Mario Barrios being underestimated?
▪️Hitchins-Duarte ready for war
▪️Shields-Crews-Dezurn set for rematch
And much more! 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Per Mavericks: Kyrie Irving will not return this season.

Vergil Ortiz Jr has filed an opposition to the temporary restraining order Golden Boy received to block Ortiz from signing to fight Jaron Ennis, according to a copy of the public record reviewed by SI. Ortiz is seeking to dissolve the TRO and deny GBP further relief.

From 14 Wins to NBA Title Contender: How the Pistons Found Their Identity Cade Cunningham’s rise and a defense-first culture fueled one of the fastest turnarounds in recent NBA history.

NEW: “I just want to win here so bad,” says Cade Cunningham. Inside the stunning rise of the New Bad Boys, who play like the old Pistons—and believe they can win like them www.si.com/nba/pistons-...

Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Shakur Stevenson Is Among Boxing’s Best After earning a title in a fourth weight class, the 28-year-old is climbing the ranks. Plus, who emerges with Terence Crawford’s retirement?

NEW: How high did Shakur Stevenson rise in @sportsillustrated.bsky.social's pound-for-pound rankings? Plus Devin Haney inches forward and a familiar name rounds out the top-ten www.si.com/boxing/pound...

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Ryan Garcia Is Ready to Put His Tumultuous Past Behind Him With Mario Barrios Fight After a suspension in 2024 that led to his unraveling, Garcia insists things are different now and knows this match is do-or-die for his reputation.

NEW: Last May, all the damage Ryan Garcia had done to his body caught up with him. The drinking. The drugs. "My brain needed to heal," says Garcia. Inside Garcia's tumultuous two-year stretch -- and why he believes he is on the other side of it www.si.com/boxing/ryan-...

Boots, Vergil and ... Charlo? Podcast Episode · Boxing with Mannix and Mora · 02/16/2026 · 44m

NEW pod w/Sergio Mora:
▪️Could Charlo muscle in between Boots and Vergil?
▪️What kind of trainer does Brian Norman need?
▪️Is Wardley a must-win for Daniel Dubois? ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s boxing newsletter, launches today! In the first issue I went into camp with Ryan Garcia, who opened up about his battles w/drugs and alcohol, why he nearly backed out of Rolly fight and much more. Subscribe! 🔽 www.si.com/boxing/newsl...

NBA All-Star Game’s USA vs. World Format Brings Back Real Intensity Victor Wembanyama set the tone for a competitive contest, and the tweaks helped turn a maligned event into a meaningful showcase.

Column: Finally, the NBA gets the All-Star game right www.si.com/nba/all-star...

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The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s Boxing Newsletter, launches on Monday. Subscribe — it’s free! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...

Adam Silver Searching for Answers on NBA’s Biggest Issues Like Tanking, Cap Circumvention The commissioner acknowledged tanking is “worse this year” and everything is on the table to fix it, while punting on questions about Clippers’ investigation.

Column: Tanking? A big issue, said Adam Silver.

Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.

Expansion? Getting closer.

On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...

Adam Silver Searching for Answers on NBA’s Biggest Issues Like Tanking, Cap Circumvention The commissioner acknowledged tanking is “worse this year” and everything is on the table to fix it, while punting on questions about Clippers’ investigation.

Column: Tanking? A big issue, said Adam Silver.

Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.

Expansion? Getting closer.

On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...

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The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s Boxing Newsletter, launches on Monday. Subscribe — it’s free! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...

The return of @sichrismannix.bsky.social on today’s DP Show! One of my favorite guests and guest-host. And of course the, “You got it, Dan.”

The Kawhi Leonard Aspiration Scandal Continues (w/ Pablo Torre) Podcast Episode · Open Floor: SI's NBA Show · 02/13/2026 · 52m

NEW #OpenFloor pod @sportsillustrated.bsky.social:
▪️ @pablo.show on the NBA's Clippers/Aspiration investigation, why he thinks there is already a "smoking gun," where it goes from here and what he would ask Adam Silver
▪️ George Karl on his new ABA doc "Soul Power." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Alex Sarr update, per Wizards

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The NBA’s Tanking Crisis Is Worse Than Ever. Here’s How to Fix It. The lottery system needs a complete overhaul as more teams brazenly try to lose earlier in the season with no other deterrents working.

Column: Nearly a third of the NBA is in a race to the bottom.

Before the All-Star break.

That's not a tanking problem. That's an epidemic. www.si.com/nba/tanking-...

Mannix vs. Mauricio Podcast Episode · Boxing with Mannix and Mora · 02/10/2026 · 46m

NEW pod w/Mauricio Sulaimán:
◾️Why did the WBC strip Shakur Stevenson?
◾️Are there too many interim champions in boxing?
◾️Are the WBC ratings a meritocracy?
◾️The threat of Zuffa Boxing to the sanctioning body system ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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