Category Archives: Sports
Last weekend's cover story in the print edition of USA WEEKEND was on the charitable foundations that have been inspired by U.S. conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Writer Dennis McCafferty wrote about five of them; you can read his story … Continue reading
Posted in People, Sports
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This week, PBS stations across the country will start airing Cody, a documentary following Cody Unser, the daughter of famed race car driver Al Unser Jr. Cody, 22, was a 12 year old playing basketball when she started having trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, TV
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Lance Armstrong starts riding in the Tour de France Saturday, his first since announcing his retirement in 2005. Wait, if he’s retired doesn’t that mean no more cycling? Most people would think so, but most people don’t beat cancer and … Continue reading
Senior writer Dennis McCafferty checks in from Orlando, where he spent the day Monday with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner at Disney's Magic Kingdom for an upcoming cover story. That's the two of them hamming it up at below like … Continue reading
The Slumdog Millionaire-esque story of Rinku Singh (at left) and Dinesh Patel got a lot of attention in the spring when the movie was raking in awards and ticket sales. But these two Indian-born men who won a baseball game … Continue reading
This Saturday, Kobe Doin’ Work, Spike Lee’s game day documentary on Lakers’ superstar Kobe Bryant, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. We’re all about b-ball right now, with the NBA Playoffs catching fire. Yeah, it's only the … Continue reading
For a piece in this week's issue of the magazine, senior editor Craigh Barboza spoke with the NBA’s reigning MVP Kobe Bryant, who will be leading his Los Angeles Lakers into the upcoming postseason as the Western Conference's No. 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Sports
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Opening day of the Major League Baseball season is not only a definite sign that spring has come, but it’s also akin to a religious experience for many baseball fans. It’s a time when every team still has an equal … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Your Thoughts
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This weekend’s Fabulous February cover story brings together two American institutions — NASCAR and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition — for the first time. For our exclusive cover story, photo shoot and inside-the-magazine poster, we invited three of NASCAR’s biggest … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR
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Lorrie’s off today, and while they’re fresh in everyone’s minds, I thought it would be apropos to look at the best of last night’s Super Bowl commercials. Now, sometimes I think the commercials overshadow the game, but this year the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Super Bowl
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An hour episode of NBC’s The Office follows the Super Bowl Sunday night — a prime audience-building slot — and it is the most hilarious episode of the five-year-old sitcom I’ve seen yet. I’m a regular Office viewer but I … Continue reading
Posted in Super Bowl, TV
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Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, which means we’ll soon seen the huge-budget commercial ads — air time alone is $100,000 per second; the average commercial costs about $1 million to produce — during NBC’s broadcast of the big game. … Continue reading
Posted in Super Bowl, TV
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Well, Friday is finally upon us (yay) but I’ve got a work assignment this weekend. I’m interviewing NFL player Warrick Dunn, who will be a judge for USA WEEKEND’s Most Caring Coach awards this year. In addition to much volunteer … Continue reading
Our USA WEEKEND photo shoot with the NASCAR drivers and swimsuit models wrapped up easily this afternoon and everyone had a good time, reports our Dennis McCafferty, pictured at left with Dale Earnhardt Jr.Brooklyn Decker, the Sports Illustrated Swim issue … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR
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Our Dennis McCafferty is in Charlotte, N.C. this week for our annual NASCAR/Daytona 500 photo shoot. And he has good reason to be excited because – well, I’ll let him tell it. "We’re featuring three of the very top drivers … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR
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