The mag. The man.

Sports Illustrated is still my favorite sports mag by far -- even if their polls about Sportsman of the Year -- still suck. ESPN the Magazine started out like its cable parent, but content-wise, I thought that it paled by comparison. Then they started getting guys like Scoop Jackson and Rick Reilly. While that has made them a better magazine, SI still has more heart and when it comes to writing, the better ones. SLAM? Well, they've gotten better over the years but it's nothing much except slick layouts and props to everyone even to punks like Allen Iverson.

So here's the latest issue. And it's got Kobe on the cover too!