Bill Russell

DROPS NAMES AND DOESN'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT USC

So was SI writer Frank Deford, who cut his teeth on a league then so inconsequential that reporters got floor seats. In this exclusive excerpt from Deford's memoirs, the author recalls encounters with Bill Russell,...

Since 1954, SI has awarded the Sportsman of the Year title to figures from the world of sports whose accomplishments transcend the field of play. Here, six of the past honorees—including the first Sportswoman—speak...

MEETING AGAIN AND AGAIN ON THE SPORT'S GRANDEST STAGE, THE CELTICS AND LAKERS HAVE FORGED A SPECIAL BOND AND PRODUCED A WEALTH OF INDELIBLE MEMORIES

time to call the police again. Robert Jeangerard had been missing for eight hours on May 19, long enough for his wife, Margie, to realize that this was not one of those times he would find his way home on his own....