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Don’t Play the Lottery

SOMETHING STRANGE happened at the NBA Finals. And I’m not talking about when Nikola Jokić threw his teammate Jamal Murray into a pool after the clincher. (I have some thoughts about violating rules about horseplay near pools, but I’m going to keep them to myself, at least until my editors approve my request for a personal security detail. I don’t need a player with notoriously wild brothers coming after me.) No, what was really odd was that one of the teams involved in the series, the Denver Nuggets, actually made a trade while the Finals were still going on. It was hardly a blockbuster; Denver sent a 2029 first-round pick to the Thunder in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick and a first-rounder and a second-rounder next year. Oklahoma City potentially…

Don’t Play the Lottery

HOMETOWN: PHILADELPHIA BIRTH DATE: SEPT. 28, 2009 SPORT: SOCCER When he steps onto the soccer field, Philadelphia Union Academy midfielder Cavan Sullivan oozes confidence. He’s mimicked Alex Morgan’s tea-sipping celebration (twice) after scoring against Arsenal and England’s U-15 sides. Cavan, at 13, earned a spot on the Generation Adidas Cup’s best XI after guiding the Union to the U-15 final, and he’s motivated to live up to the hype. “I see the stories about top prospects, then they fall off,” says Cavan. “That’s one of my biggest fears. It definitely motivates me to do more and keep pushing.” Are YOU a SportsKid? If you think you have what it takes to be a SportsKid of the Month, have an adult submit your nomination at SportsKid@si.com…

Novak by the Numbers

IN JUNE, NOVAK DJOKOVIC WON the French Open. That’s him in the photo above. It’s understandable that he celebrated by lying down. The guy has got to be exhausted. The win gave him 23 men’s Grand Slam titles, breaking his tie with Rafael Nadal. “I knew that going into the tournament … that there is history on the line, but I try to focus my attention and my thoughts into preparing for this match in the best way possible to win, like any other match,” Djokovic said after beating Casper Ruud in the final. “Of course, I would lie if I say that I didn’t think about the finish line that is right there and that one more match is needed to win a trophy—a historic one.” Djokovic has won the…

Novak by the Numbers

July 2 Los Angeles Sparks power forward Nneka Ogwumike turns 33. 11 Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele is 28. 17 Hockey prospect Connor Bedard celebrates turning 18. 19 San Francisco 49ers All-Pro tackle Trent Williams turns 35. August 7 Hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone celebrates her 24th birthday. 12 Milwaukee Bucks swingman Khris Middleton turns 32. 19 Pro Bowl QB Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings is 35 years old. 28 Ons Jabeur, a 2022 U.S Open and Wimbledon finalist, celebrates turning 29.…

Q&A: Chloe Ricketts

ON MAY 10, Chloe Ricketts started her first NWSL game for the Washington Spirit in a Challenge Cup match against the Orlando Pride—at the age of 15. Afterward she chatted with Kid Reporter Alani Jordan. SIK: With your daily schedule now that you’ve signed a pro contract, do you have time for socializing? CHLOE: I have a lot of time for socializing. My schedule isn’t too different, because I was homeschooled most of last year as well. I just wake up, I go to practice, and then I’d go home, complete my classes, and then I hang out with my friends after. SIK: How do you keep up with your schedule for school and soccer? CHLOE: The club has done a really great job in integrating me and making sure I have my schoolwork…

Q&A: Chloe Ricketts

Double Flex: Draw Your Very Own Self-Sportrait

DO YOU BALL AND DRAW? Catch and sketch? (O.K., we’ll stop.) If you, like the professional illustrators on these pages, are both an athlete and an artist, draw yourself playing your sport of choice and then submit it to artgallery@si.com with the subject line “Self-Sportrait.” Show us your skills in the game with your skills on the page. There’s no wrong way to express yourself—behold the variety of styles here. DAVIDE BARCO Artist, basketballer “When I have the ball I’m always happy—that’s why I’ve drawn myself happy,” says Davide, who lives in Milan, Italy, and plays on a small team of friends. When making your own self-sportrait, follow Davide’s lead and include details that make it personal and specific to you. “I have the jersey of my team—our name is ‘Magic Utah,’ which I…

Double Flex: Draw Your Very Own Self-Sportrait

BASEBALL IS a game of unwritten rules. (You could also say “silly unwritten rules,” but that’s a whole other discussion.) One of them has always been that celebrating a home run too much is a no-no. Many a fight has started because someone flipped a bat or spent too much time admiring a tater. But things have changed—at least so long as the celebration takes place in the dugout. Teams are coming up with elaborate rituals for when a player goes yard. The Pirates, for instance, give the slugger a cutlass to brandish. The Orioles let the player drink water from the “Homer Hose,” something most of them did as kids when they were playing in the yard. The Red Sox give the home run hitter a set of giant inflatable…

THE WINNERS’ CURSE

BOSTON BRUINS 2022–23 NOT ONLY did the Bruins set the NHL record for most points in a season, but they also won more games than any team in history (65). In the playoffs, they cruised to a 3–1 lead over the Panthers—and then the wheels came off. Boston lost Game 5 at home in overtime and then dropped Game 6 on the road. Still, Boston was in good shape in the decisive seventh game, leading 3–2 late in the third period. But Florida pulled its goalie for an extra attacker, tied the game with a minute left, and then won in OT, giving the Bruins a long offseason to think about what could have been. Regular-Season Points: 135 Final Result: Lost in Opening Round NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 2021 Having the best goalkeeper in the league should give…

THE WINNERS’ CURSE

EVER SINCE THE NCAA ALTERED its policy on athletes changing schools, news reports have been filled with mentions of the transfer portal. It sounds mysterious and cool, like something Miles Morales might use to port to Mumbattan. In reality, it’s just a database that athletes access with an ID number provided to them by the NCAA. The player logs in and enters their name, which signals their intent to switch schools, something that used to require them to sit out at least one season. But now players can move much more freely between schools, allowing them to find the situation that best fits their needs. And it gives college coaches a tool to quickly rebuild their rosters. So the transfer portal is useful for all parties involved but hardly as…

JULIO RODRIGUEZ

Fast Facts Through the first third of the 2023 season, Rodríguez had 10 homers and 32 RBIs along with 12 stolen bases. Last season, at age 21, he was named the American League Rookie of the Year after hitting .284 with 28 home runs and 25 stolen bases—making him the first player in his debut year with a 25/25 season. Rodríguez signed a 13-year contract extension last August with guarantees of 12 years and $210 million—but if he hits certain incentives, it could be worth $470 million over 17 years. Jeffery A. Salter (main); bottom, left to right: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images; David Berding/Getty Images…

JULIO RODRIGUEZ

BREANNA STEWART

Fast Facts After playing six seasons with Seattle—in which she led the Storm to two WNBA titles and was the 2018 league MVP—Stewart signed with the Liberty in the offseason. Fellow stars Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot signed with the Liberty as well, creating a superteam and making the New York a favorite in the WNBA. Stewart, who has averaged 20.4 points per game in her career, led the league in scoring (21.8 ppg) in ’22. Before turning pro, she led UConn to four consecutive NCAA titles and was named Naismith College Player of the Year three times. Ethan Miller/Getty Images (main); Steven Freeman/NBAE/Getty Images (3)…

BREANNA STEWART

American HEROES

AFTER WINNING THE last two Women’s World Cups, the U.S. will certainly head to Australia and New Zealand for the 2023 competition as the hands-down favorite, right? I mean, they’re still ranked No. 1 in the world. So they’ll be unstoppable, right? Right? Well, since the last World Cup, in 2019, a lot has changed. Many of the players who made up the iconic core that led the team to those two wins have been injured or have moved on. So has coach Jill Ellis, replaced by Vlatko Andonovski (left). At the Olympics in 2021, the team failed to reach the final, settling for bronze. Last fall the U.S. lost three games in a row for the first time in nearly 30 years. Just when things started looking better following a…

American HEROES

5 (Players) to Watch

1 MERLE FROHMS GERMANY IF THERE’S ONE thing to expect from Frohms, Germany’s stellar goalkeeper, it’s that she will be hungry. In the past year she’s suffered agonizing defeats in the finals of last summer’s European Championship and this year’s Champions League (with Wolfsburg). 2 ASISAT OSHOALA NIGERIA A FIVE-TIME WINNER of the African Women’s Footballer of the Year award, Oshoala netted 21 times in 28 games for Barcelona this year. Only one African team has made the quarterfinals at the Women’s World Cup. The elite goal scorer makes the Super Falcons a threat to be the second. 3 WENDIE RENARD FRANCE ONE OF THE top defenders in the game, captain Renard left the French team in February in protest of coach Corinne Diacre. Shortly thereafter, Diacre was replaced, and Renard returned. Now she’s expected…

5 (Players) to Watch

5 (Games) To Watch

1 AUSTRALIA VS CANADA GROUP B JULY 31 THE UNITED STATES has been the best team in the Concacaf region since, well, forever. But Canada is catching up. Fast. The neighbors to the north won gold at the Olympics in 2021 and feature, like the U.S., an intriguing mix of old and new. A host of exciting young players are joined by forward Christine Sinclair, who has scored more international goals (190) than any player in history. Sonia Leon, a 30-year-old forward, scored three goals in two friendlies against Australia last fall. The games were hard-fought and wildly entertaining. With the home crowd behind them, the Sheilas will be tough to take down. This game will probably decide the group—and likely be one of the most entertaining group stage affairs. 2 USA VS…

5 (Games) To Watch

5 (Facts) to Know

HI, TAZUNI The Cup’s mascot is a 15-year-old football-mad penguin with blue hair. (She’s a Eudyptula minor, also known as a little penguin.) Her name is Tazuni, which is a mash-up of the Tasman Sea (her home), and the word unity, an important theme of the event. HOME TALENT The tournament will spotlight several Indigenous players (the people who lived in Australia and New Zealand before colonists arrived). Among them is Aussie keeper Lydia Williams, who has written two kids books about a young Indigenous player. MOST HOSTS The first 32-team Women’s World Cup will be held at 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand. The opening match will take place at historic Eden Park, which opened 123 years ago and has also hosted games in the cricket and rugby world cups. WATCH THIS When the U.S.…

5 (Facts) to Know

1. ALASKA Iditarod Trail Even if there’s no snow on the ground, you can still get into the spirit of the 1,000-mile annual dog sled race. At the Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla, you can view memorabilia and take a summer sled dog cart ride. Mush! 2. HAWAI’I Banzai Pipeline Some of the most perfect waves in the world break on the north shore of O’ahu, where shallow water and reefs create barrel-shaped waves. If you’re an experienced surfer, try to catch one. If not, lounge on the beach and watch the action. 3. IDAHO Perrine Bridge The scenic Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls is 486 feet above the Snake River and is the rare bridge where BASE jumping is legal year-round without a permit. So you never know who you might see go parachuting off the edge. 4. CALIFORNIA Huntington…

NEW YORK JETS CORNERBACK When Ahmad Gardner was 6 years old, his football coach started calling him “A1 Sauce Sweet Feet Gardner.” Over time, the nickname was whittled down to just Sauce. It became a part of him. In a sense, Gardner is two people. Sauce is flashy and brash. He wears diamond grills in his teeth, helps deliver Aaron Rodgers to New York and burns Packers cheeseheads on his YouTube channel. There is already a documentary in production about his life. “That’s what it is on the field,” he says of his nickname. Ahmad is a counterweight to that flash. He’s a caring soul who regularly hands out cash to unhoused people he sees on the street, even if he doesn’t know them—something he started doing in college, long before he signed…

What’s The Call?

1 WRONG RIM Buzz’s Bucketeers are playing Whitney’s Winners in a basketball game at the SI KIdS Treehouse. Whitney passes the ball to Kip, who fires up a three-pointer that misses the basket entirely. As Buzz leaps for the defensive rebound, he accidentally tips the ball into the basket. Whitney claims her team should get three points since the ball was shot from behind the arc and never touched the ground or the hoop. A red-faced Buzz argues that she should get only two points. What’s the call? 2 SWITCH PITCHER In a game between the Ann Arbor Ants and the Kalamazoo Kangaroos, Ants pitcher Bert Page throws three straight wild balls to Kangaroos hitter Aloysius Bluffington. Page who is ambidextrous, then decides he’s going to throw left-handed, because he has better control…

What’s The Call?

All-Star Picture Puzzle Do these photos look the same to you? Look again. The original photo from Game 1 of the NBA Finals is on top. We made eight changes to the image on the bottom. Try to find all eight! Mystery Athlete CLUE #1 The Mystery Athlete grew up in Loma de Cabrera, a small town in the Dominican Republic near the border of Haiti. His father is an engineer, and his mother is a dentist. CLUE #2 He signed his first pro baseball contract, with the Seattle Mariners, as a 17-year-old, which meant he would put his dreams of becoming a lawyer on hold. CLUE #3 After starting his first season 1-for-18, the Mystery Athlete bounced back to win the 2022 AL Rookie of the Year award. THE MYSTERY ATHLETE IS: Trivia Challenge In May, Spencer…

Have a parent or guardian email your drawings to: artgallery@si.com Please include your name, address, date of birth, and the name of the athlete. ✓ Answers • What’s the Call? (page 52) 1. Whitney’s team gets only two points since Buzz was inside the three-point arc when he tipped the ball into the basket. 2. No. A pitcher cannot change arms during an at bat unless in the case of an injury. But Bert can switch hands between hitters by signalling his intention to the umpire. 3. Nora is right. If any part of the golf ball is below the surface of the green, it counts as being in the hole. • Picture Puzzle (page 53) The eight changes are circled. • Trivia (page 53) B. Jacob deGrom, in 2021 • Mystery Athlete (page 53) Julio Rodríguez, Mariners OF Art Gallery Contest…

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