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Regional SI Cover Features Sharp Shooting Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors

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This week’s SI features a look by senior writer Chris Ballard at the top complementary shooters in this year’s playoffs who give elite scorers room to operate and one star—Stephen Curry—who doesn’t need anyone’s help to find room to get off a shot. The regional cover is Curry’s first appearance on an SI cover.

During the Warriors six-game first-round victory over the Nuggets, Ballard says that Curry “appeared to be engaged in one very long, extremely thorough heat check.” (Page 52)

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This has got to be the most Bay Area cover ever. Stephen Curry on the cover. On the top, a story on Bo Jackson, Willie Mays to Yoenis Cespedes. Then on the top right, another story on former Stanford star Jason Collins.
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Michael Jordan on the Cover of This Week’s Sports Illustrated

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Years after he last took the court, Michael Jordan is still a major presence in sports culture. To celebrate the iconic superstar’s 50th birthday, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED has placed Jordan on its February 18th cover for a record 50th time. In this week’s issue, Senior writer Phil Taylor (@SI_PhilTaylor) looks at Jordan’s lasting effect on basketball, and sports in general, and examines his recent stint as a basketball executive for the Charlotte Bobcats.

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It's a nice cover. With ESPN reminding us every minute of this, I like SI doing this simple cover with all that is his airness.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on the Cover of This Week’s Sports Illustrated

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who rushed for more yards—181—than any other quarterback in any NFL game, threw for another 261 and finished with four TDs in a 45-31 victory over Green Bay in the NFC Divisional playoff last Saturday, is on the cover of the Jan. 21, 2013 issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands Wednesday. This is the first time Kaepernick has appeared on the cover, and the first time a 49er was featured on the cover since Jan.

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I guess now you can't escape the fact that the rest of America is aware of Colin Kaepernick. The phenomenon isn't new to 49ers fans but now the rest of the world is catching up. He's taken the entire NFL world by storm and now he gets to be on the cover of this week's SI. The last time the 49ers were on the cover was exactly a year ago after Alex Smith led the 49ers past the Saints in the playoffs.
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LeBron James named SI’s Sportsman of the Year: Was it the right choice?

LeBron James wins the Sportsman of the Year award.

LeBron James wins the Sportsman of the Year award.

Sports Illustrated named their Sportsman of the Year winner today and it is LeBron James.

This is the criteria for the award: “Annually, the magazine presents the Sportsman of the Year award to the transcendent athlete, coach or team who by virtue of their superior athletic achievement and comportment took us all to a higher place.“

As I think about all the other sports figures that have made news this past year, I start to think about them and wonder if they were more qualified to win this award than James. And the more I think about it, the more I realized that I couldn’t come up with a strong argument for anyone else.

So with James, I content with him winning it.

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Gameday Story: The Forty Niner Way

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The first 49ers Gameday Magazine cover story of 2012 discusses this year’s incoming rookie draft class and their quest to learn “The Forty Niner Way.” Seven players from all over the country have been chosen to be the next batch of great players, but before they get there, coaches and veterans have schooled the NFL newcomers on what it takes to truly become a 49er.

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I have always enjoyed looking through the 49ers' Gameday magazine and this was a nice way for me to get to know the rookies a little bit.