Poythress was one of five different players on a regional cover for the college basketball season preview. On Dec. 11, 2014, Poythress suffered a torn ACL during a team practice while on an ...

This week on the Gray Area Podcast, Maggie Gray welcomes in SI senior writer and Fox MLB broadcaster Tom Verducci into the podcast studio to talk about the infamous Sports Illustrated cover jinx ...

You didn’t want to see your favorite player or team on the cover because of the so-called “Sports Illustrated jinx.” The Houston Astros broke the curse in 2017, winning the World Series ...

Some were also spooked by the so-called Sports Illustrated cover jinx, which was said to inflict injuries or poor play on those who graced the cover. The jinx itself once made the cover ...

The Sports Illustrated cover jinx is an urban legend in which teams or individuals appearing on the cover perform poorly afterwards. Sound silly? Have a look: July 21, 1986: After being drafted by ...

Sports Illustrated may not occupy the space on ... which further invites concern from fans over an SI cover curse/jinx (which has quickly been dismissed by Mike Payton of AtoZ Sports), On that ...

You didn’t want to see your favorite player or team on the cover because of the so-called “Sports Illustrated jinx.” The Houston Astros broke the curse in 2017, winning the World Series ...