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The article discusses U.S. President Donald Trump's views about activism in American sports and the National Football League (NFL) players who decide to kneel while America's national anthem is played at football games. The political and social views of National Basketball Association coach Steve Kerr are addressed, along with the historical aspects of American presidents who have used sports to appeal to their constituents.

The article discusses the role of golf in U.S. politics. A scheduled round of golf between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican party Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner is discussed both as evidence of the sport's popularity among U.S. public officers and legislators and a waning of the negative associations of the sport with lobbying and rich people held by many voters. An annual tournament between Republican and Democratic House members is considered.

The article focuses on events in ping-ping history that had implications towards diplomacy and foreign relations between China and the U.S. Particular attention is given to the encounter Glenn Cowan, U.S. Olympic ping-pong player, had with Zhuang Zedong, a world singles ping-pong champion for China. The positive encounter between the two players resulted in a political crisis for China and the U.S.

Focuses on the influx of golf greats and celebrity jocks who have made Orlando, Florida their home. Why the pros are drawn to Orlando; Why some people are opposed to the influx of jocks.

The article discusses the author's views about protests involving National Football League (NFL) players and America's national anthem as of 2017, and it mentions how racial inequality has existed in the U.S. for decades and most likely will not be solved in the near future. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's views about protests and America's flag and anthem are examined, along with the history of political and civil rights protests during U.S. and global sporting events.

The article discusses the author's claim that former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick lost a great deal of money as a result of his decision to kneel in protest during the American national anthem in order to raise awareness for social injustice and inequality in the U.S. According to the article, Kaepernick's original demonstration against police brutality towards African Americans has been distorted and used for political gain by other people.

The article discusses American sports and politics in relation to various protests in the country as of 2017. According to the article, sports spectators in the U.S. feel that sports are a force for teamwork. The social aspects of the American president's views are examined, along with the claim that sports needs to be used to set an example of unity in the country.

Describes the lives of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming and his parents. Their lives as basketball players before, during, and after the revolution and leadership of Chairman Mao; How the parents were matched to breed a superstar basketball player; Yao's birth and his basketball training in China; His growth and development into a star sought after by the National Basketball Association (NBA), sports agents, and sports equipment companies like Nike; Drafting by the Houston Rockets of the NBA and his life with his parents in the United States.

The article presents the state-by-state distribution of "Sports Illustrated" Faces in the Crowd athletes across a map of the United States, along with selected highlights of demographic trivia. 32 high school and college basketball players from Massachusetts, where basketball was invented, have been featured in Faces in the Crowd articles, as have 39 baseball players from Pennsylvania, home of the Little League World Series, and 10 dogsled racers from Alaska.

The article discusses how the campaigns of U.S. President Donald Trump and democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg have purchased advertising time during the 2020 National Football League's Super Bowl championship game, and it mentions the history of political advertisements during televised sporting events. The 2020 Summer Olympics and Republicans are examined, along with the Killingly, Connecticut Board of Education's decision to reinstate the high school's Redmen mascot.

This article focuses on the popularity of rowing in Washington (State). Dusk in Seattle, and the University of Washington (UW) crew is still on the water. To the rhythmic zep of oars acting as one, a pair of eight-man shells glide east along the teeming channel, past the shipwrights, houseboats and pleasure-craft slips, under the traffic-choked Fremont Bridge and into the urban amphitheater of Lake Union. Sunday's Head of the Lake Regatta, held on Lake Washington, completed the fall portion of UW's 101st year of rowing, starting on June 3, 1903, with a three-length victory over hated California. The decades since have been wrapped in glory, from the Huskies' 1972 national crowns (23 by varsity eights) to a role in cold war diplomacy, from wins at England's Henley Regatta to an Olympic triumph chosen by a Seattle newspaper -- over Rose Bowls, baseball playoffs and an NBA title -- as the city's greatest sports feat of the 20th century. On the first Saturday in May, as many as 60,000 rowdies fill the banks and boats along the narrow Montlake Cut near the UW campus to drink Hale's Ales and check out the procession of 50-foot Bridgedecks, 40-foot Chris-Crafts and 115-foot powerboats -- but not before the Washington crews take on international and collegiate rivals in the Windermere Cup, a unique rowing spectacle. And alums are still buzzing over the Perfect Weekend in 1997, when Jan Harville's women won the first NCAA-sanctioned rowing title ever awarded and the men swept the varsity, jayvee and freshman crowns at the IRA national championships.

The author offers opinions on the relationship between sports and politics in the U.S. The literary device of a mock campaign speech is used to argue that political candidates should not try to appeal to voters by indicating their own interest in sports as fans, as fans themselves would prefer to keep the two activities separate, and since many politicians who are not sports fans appear foolish discussing sports.

The article presents questions and answers regarding Phase II of U.S. President Richard Nixon's freeze on momentum in sports in 1971, including whether the president intends to keep controls on momentum during Phase II, the disadvantages of momentum and whether controlling momentum will remove the 10% surcharge on the home-field advantage.

The article focuses on U.S. politicians who made sports-knowledge mistakes while campaigning in Massachusetts. The politicians discussed include 2010 Democratic senate candidate Martha Coakley, 1984 Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, and 1998 Democratic senatorial candidate Ted Kennedy.

Presents the discussion of baseball and boxing on Capitol Hill. Hearings on repealing baseball's antitrust exemption; Confrontational labor-relations tactics in baseball; Federal regulation of boxing; Legislation establishing a federally chartered agency that would require state boxing commissions to meet federal standards; More.

The article presents sports-related news briefs which can be accessed on the journal's website located at www.SI.com as of November 13, 2017, including a story about various developments during the 2017 National Football League (NFL) season. The Minnesota Timberwolves National Basketball Association team and players Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl-Anthony Towns are addressed, along with U.S. President Donald Trump's impact on the sports world.

The article presents an interview with relief pitcher Sean Doolittle who plays for the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Doolittle discusses various topics including Syrian refugees in America, the U.S. government's effort to implement a travel ban, and the relationship between politics and baseball. According to the article, more than one-quarter of the players in Major League Baseball in 2016 were born outside of the U.S. Islamophobia and stereotypes are also assessed.

The article presents a brief interview with former Major League Baseball pitcher and television analyst Curt Schilling who discusses various topics including the ESPN Inc. sports broadcasting company's decision to fire Schilling due to several of his comments on social media which were deemed offensive by ESPN Inc. The political views of television sports personalities are examined, along with former television host Keith Olbermann and the relationship between sports and politics.

The article examines the selection of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The failure of Chicago, Illinois to be selected is attributed to ongoing tensions between the IOC and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). Several executives of the USOC are expected to resign in the wake of the selection, and it is possible the U.S. Congress will engage in greater oversight of the USOC.

Focuses on presidential hopeful, New Jersey Senator, and former National Basketball Association player Bill Bradley. How he is using the lingo and experiences from his basketball career in his presidential race; His presence and comments at a 1999 Iowa Class I-A high school championship.

Reports on an illegal series of away games the Maidstoners, an East Hampton, New York bar league softball team, played in Cuba. Context of the Baltimore Orioles' March 28, 1999 legal game there; How the Talkhouse Bar team arrived at the idea and how they carried it out; Details of police response and the first game.

The article focuses on the opening day of the U.S. baseball season in 1978. It is said that the presence of incumbent presidents brings special recognition to the opening day. It discusses the history behind the tradition of politicians attending opening days which is said to have been started by then President Howard Taft in 1910. It also relates how the Cracker Jack popcorn snack was created and associated with baseball.

U.S. President George W. Bush has been a Texas sports fan since he was a young child. He grew up in the West Texas town of Midland, where his family moved from Connecticut when he was two. The former governor and onetime managing partner of the Texas Rangers recalls his excitement at seeing the first issue of "Sports Illustrated" (SI) at a friend's house in 1954. On the occasion of the magazine's 50th anniversary, he sat down with SI's Don Yaeger to talk about sports and the Lone Star State. The main sport is football, and it's probably because years ago high schools became the center point of the small towns. High school football became the thing to do on a Friday night. I'd have to say the Texas-Texas A&M football game. It's the kind of game where all records go out the window because of the intensity of the rivalry. Well, I was a pretty good catcher. In Midland we lived right behind an old buffalo wallow that they'd converted into a Little League park, so all I had to do was walk out our backyard, and there I was in the field. When I went to visit my grandparents, who lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, my Uncle Buck took me to the New York Giants game at the old Polo Grounds, and I saw Willie Mays firsthand and then followed him from that point on. The [1989 Sammy] Sosa deal [with the White Sox] has to be one of the alltime failed trades. The idea was to get Harold Baines to help kick-start the offense. Sammy was a young ballplayer, and the front office came to the conclusion that while he could be a good ballplayer, he'd be nothing like Juan Gonzalez. I ran into Joe Morgan, who was one of my favorite ballplayers when he was with the Astros, and he asked me would I think about being a commissioner, and my immediate answer was no.