Sports Illustrated US Magazine - July 2023

In this issue

USWNT
As the champs attempt a three-peat, a new generation of stars is taking the lead.
BY STEPHANIE APSTEIN

THE CHALLENGERS
U.S. supremacy is finally being tested by soccer-mad countries leaning into the women’s game.
BY BRIAN STRAUS

THE HOSTS
Australia and New Zealand are eager to show a more progressive, inclusive vision of themselves.
BY L. JON WERTHEIM

ACE IN EXILE

TREVOR BAUER WAS DRUMMED OUT OF THE MAJORS AFTER FACING SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS. BUT IN JAPAN, IT'S BAUER MANIA

7 mins

FAMILY MATTERS

CHRIS PAUL'S HEARTFELT AUTOBIOGRAPHY HONORS HIS LATE GRANDFATHER

2 mins

FAST FOOD

A FORMER F1 AERODYNAMICIST IS USING HER ENGINEERING SKILLS IN HER QUEST TO CREATE THE PERFECT PÂTISSERIE

2 mins

SWEET DREAMS

A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IS ESSENTIAL FOR AN ATHLETE. HAUNTED HOTELS DO NOT HELP

2 mins

FACES IN THE CROWD

IT DOESN'T take long for Strawberry Crest senior shortstop Arjun Nimmala to say who he models his game after

1 min

The Future Is Now - WOMEN'S WORLDCUP 2023 PREVIEW

As the U.S. chases an unprecedented THIRD STRAIGHT World Cup title, a new generation of stars will lead the way

8 mins

Captain America: The Avenger

BECKY SAUERBRUNN struggled in her first go-around with USWNT captaincy. But because of those failures, the veteran defender feels more equipped than ever before to lead a team in transition

5 mins

IN HER NEW ERA

Motherhood and more have given ALEX MORGAN a refreshed sense of purpose and peace of mind, supercharging her play ahead of her fourth World Cup

10 mins

COMING AT THE QUEENS

The U.S. has long reigned over women's soccer, but its place on the throne is being CHALLENGED by countries that are finally leveraging the structure and prestige of the sport's traditional powers

10+ mins

ODE TO JOY

Of tridents, cutlasses and water hoses: how MLB learned to love-and choreograph-the home run celebration

8 mins

"I'M AT PEACE"

After 19 seasons, six teams, more than 28,000 points-and no rings-CARMELO ANTHONY decided to call it a career. And he's never been more content

10 mins

THE PATH OF ΚΑHN

Exiled from the NBA, David Kahn, the former exec best known for passing over Stephen Curry in the drafttwice-has found a new home and a new purpose in France, which he hopes to build into a basketball hotbed

10+ mins

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