Sports Illustrated Kids

The magazine kids love to read! The ultimate, kid-friendly, resource on sports including: profiles of the biggest names in sports, fun sports trivia, games, contests, amazing action photography, instructional tips from the pros, interactive sports cards, and hilarious Buzz Beamer cartoons.

Freeze Frame

"TREETOPIA"

Losing Is More Fun

Tweet The Mets • The Mets haven’t played a game under Steve Cohen, but the fans already love him.

Birthdays

WARMUP

BRYCE WETTSTEIN

Drawing Snowballers • Toronto-based comic artist and illustrator Kagan McLeod takes us behind the scenes of the creation of last issue’s NBA action comic Snowballers III: Shakeup.

Kagan’s 5 Tips for Drawing Action Comics

Power Couples • While others play the field, these stars found their Valentines playing ON the field (or the court).

JAMES WISEMAN CENTER GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS • After a lost season at the University of Memphis, the 7-footer is ready to make an impact with his new team, which is also looking to bounce back after a rough year.

Sports Illustrated KIDS

THE SCIENCE OF SPORTS

SCIENCE IS EVERYWHERE • From the atmosphere of the mountains to charts on a computer, every curveball is a multidisciplinary event

WHAT MAKES A TEAM CLICK? • Miami’s Jimmy Butler discusses the value of locker room vibes.

Brewing Up Something Good

Banned! • (For Being Too Well-Engineered)

Are Jetpack Sports Coming?

Why can’t we run a three-minute mile?

STAYING IN SHAPE IN SPACE

ARE THERE SPORTS ON OTHER PLANETS? • ‘Why wouldn’t there be?’ says Bill Nye, human scientist from the Milky Way galaxy

What Would a Curveball Look Like on Mars?

The Weirdest Fish I Ever Caught

CLIMATE CHANGE

COVID Qs • Dr. Céline Gounder, epidemiologist on the U.S. COVID-19 task force, answered our questions about sports and the pandemic.

Hear Us Out

Did the bubble affect home-court advantage?

The Trailblazer • Curt Flood was a great center fielder. But that’s not why his enshrinement in Cooperstown is overdue.

DEFT With the LEFT • In school, favoring your left hand can mean getting pencil markings on your pinky. In sports, it’s a much bigger deal.

What if… • …The best college team played the worst NFL team?

END ZONE

WHAT'S IN A NAME? • How many words can you make out of the letters in Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner’s name? We’ve done the first one for you.

Art Gallery

BUZZ BEAMER