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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sports_Illustrated_Miracle_on_Ice_cover.jpg cover]] featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration, which ran without any accompanying captions or headlines.

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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sports_Illustrated_Miracle_on_Ice_cover.jpg cover]] featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration, which ran without any accompanying captions or headlines. Justified by the editors, who pointed out "Everyone already knew" what it was celebrating: The greatest MiracleRally in American sports history.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A related curse where getting on the Sports Illustrated cover suddenly dooms an athlete's good fortunes. While it's not consistent, it tends to happen to athletes during an incredible win streak at which point the magazine wants them for a cover story. Meaning the curse is less that they got on the cover and more to do with the fact that streaks end.
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* FashionModel: Many of the ladies on the swimsuit issue are models.
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* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Art/SistineChapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Creator/BabeRuth.

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* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Art/SistineChapel ceiling. The ''The Creation of Adam Adam'' fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Creator/BabeRuth.
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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few [[ItsFakeFurItsFine faux furs]], such as a [[PrettyInMink white fur jacket]], a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff held right in front of her bare chest]].

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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, Creator/KateUpton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few [[ItsFakeFurItsFine faux furs]], such as a [[PrettyInMink white fur jacket]], a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff held right in front of her bare chest]].

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* UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball: Every season, all the way to the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl.
** UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball
* UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}}: College and UsefulNotes/{{MLB Teams}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}}: College and the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation.



* UsefulNotes/IceHockey: More the UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague than collegiate.
* MaddenCurse: A related curse where getting on the Sports Illustrated cover suddenly dooms an athlete's good fortunes. While it's not consistent, it tends to happen to athletes during an incredible win streak at which point the magazine wants them for a cover story. Meaning the curse is less that they got on the cover and more to do with the fact that streaks end.



* UsefulNotes/OlympicGames: Summer and Winter.

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* UsefulNotes/OlympicGames: Summer PopCultureUrbanLegends: A related curse where getting on the Sports Illustrated cover suddenly dooms an athlete's good fortunes. While it's not consistent, it tends to happen to athletes during an incredible win streak at which point the magazine wants them for a cover story. Meaning the curse is less that they got on the cover and Winter.more to do with the fact that streaks end.

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I love the Swimsuit Issue, but, well, it's Flanderizing the magazine not to have Football, Baseball, Basketball, etc. listed here.


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!!This magazine has examples of:
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball: Every season, all the way to the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl.
**UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball
* UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}}: College and UsefulNotes/{{MLB Teams}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}}: College and the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation.



* UsefulNotes/IceHockey: More the UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague than collegiate.



* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Art/SistineChapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.

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* UsefulNotes/OlympicGames: Summer and Winter.
* ProfessionalWrestling: The April 24, 1985 issue had Wrestling/HulkHogan on the cover, making him the first wrestler to make the cover.
* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Art/SistineChapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.Creator/BabeRuth.
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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sports_Illustrated_Miracle_on_Ice_cover.jpg cover]] featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration.

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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sports_Illustrated_Miracle_on_Ice_cover.jpg cover]] featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration.celebration, which ran without any accompanying captions or headlines.
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* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.

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* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Sistine Chapel Art/SistineChapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.

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* FashionModel: Many of the ladies on the swimsuit issue are models.



* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few [[ItsFakeFurItsFine faux furs]], such as a [[PrettyInMink white fur jacket]], a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff right in front of her bare chest]].

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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few [[ItsFakeFurItsFine faux furs]], such as a [[PrettyInMink white fur jacket]], a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff held right in front of her bare chest]].
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* FunWithAcronyms: The infamous AprilFoolsDay article in 1985, purported to be an article about an improbable baseball pitcher. The first letter of each of the first ten words spelled out "APRIL FOOLS".

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* FunWithAcronyms: The infamous AprilFoolsDay article in 1985, purported to be an article about an improbable baseball pitcher. pitcher named Sidd Finch. The first letter of each of word in the first ten words article's intro spelled out "APRIL FOOLS"."HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY".
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* MaddenCurse: A related curse where getting on the Sports Illustrated cover suddenly dooms an athlete's good fortunes. While it's not consistent, it tends to happen to athletes during an incredible win streak at which point the magazine wants them for a cover story. Meaning the curse is less that they got on the cover and more to do with the fact that streaks end.
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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their cover featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration.

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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their cover [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sports_Illustrated_Miracle_on_Ice_cover.jpg cover]] featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration.

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''Sports Illustrated'' is the most successful sports magazine in the United States. It was one of the first magazines to be focused solely on sports. The magazine itself had spawned many spin-off series of the magazine and is developing into a multi-media franchise with a television show and a website.

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''Sports Illustrated'' is the most successful sports magazine in the United States. It was one of the first magazines to be focused solely on sports. The magazine itself had spawned many spin-off series of the magazine and is developing into a multi-media franchise with a television show and a website. Once every year the publication breaks format to produce a Swimsuit Issue.
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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few furs, such as a white fur jacket, a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff right in front of her bare chest]].

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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few furs, [[ItsFakeFurItsFine faux furs]], such as a [[PrettyInMink white fur jacket, jacket]], a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff right in front of her bare chest]].
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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few furs, even [[NakedInMink a fur muff right in front of her bare chest]].

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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few furs, such as a white fur jacket, a FurBikini, and even [[NakedInMink a fur muff right in front of her bare chest]].
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* GoingFurASwim: Kate Upton, for the 2013 swimsuit issue, wore ensembles that included a few furs, even [[NakedInMink a fur muff right in front of her bare chest]].

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* MametSpeak: Tiger Woods' proclivity for profanity after an awry golf shot led writer Joe Posnanski to write, "When he hits a shot that's only 90% perfect, Woods [[InvokedTrope rants like he's in a David Mamet production.]]"



* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.

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* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.
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* FunWithAcronyms: An article about an improbable baseball pitcher had the first letters of the words in the first sentence spell out [[spoiler: APRIL FOOLS]].

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* FunWithAcronyms: An The infamous AprilFoolsDay article in 1985, purported to be an article about an improbable baseball pitcher had pitcher. The first letter of each of the first letters of the ten words in the first sentence spell spelled out [[spoiler: APRIL FOOLS]]."APRIL FOOLS".
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* MinimalisticCoverArt: Their cover featuring the Miracle on Ice celebration.
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* BodyPaint: A few of their swimsuit issues had this.


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* SistineSteal: For their 50th anniversary, they made a sports-related version of the entire Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Creation of Adam fresco had the image of God unchanged and the image of Adam replaced with that of Babe Ruth.

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One of the most successful sports magazine in the United States. It was one of the first magazines to be focused solely on sports. The magazine itself had spawned many spin-off series of the magazine and is developing into a multi-media franchise with a television show and a website.

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One of ''Sports Illustrated'' is the most successful sports magazine in the United States. It was one of the first magazines to be focused solely on sports. The magazine itself had spawned many spin-off series of the magazine and is developing into a multi-media franchise with a television show and a website.



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* FanserviceCoverFanserviceCover: Their annual swimsuit issues.
* FunWithAcronyms: An article about an improbable baseball pitcher had the first letters of the words in the first sentence spell out [[spoiler: APRIL FOOLS]].
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* DaytimeDramaQueen: They once did an article on athletes coping with boredom while recovering from season-ending injuries, and at least one mentioned watching soap operas.
* FanserviceCover

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