Michael Rosenberg

Michael Rosenberg

Joined: Jun 16, 2021

Michael Rosenberg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering any and all sports. He writes columns, profiles and investigative stories and has covered almost every major sporting event. He joined SI in 2012 after working at the Detroit Free Press for 13 years, eight of them as a columnist. Rosenberg is the author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest." Several of his stories also have been published in collections of the year's best sportswriting. He is married with three children.

Jon Rahm partied with his LIV Golf team at the end of last season.

Rory McIlroy has shot 67-65 to start the 2026 Masters.

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed is two shots off the early pace after an opening 69.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy has been a portrait of contentment for several days at Augusta National.

Lauren Betts and the Bruins could have the most difficult path to the Final Four of the No. 1 seeds.

College Basketball

Which No. 1 seed has the toughest path to the Final Four? Could we see a first-round upset?

Brian Rolapp is reimagining the PGA Tour and revealed an outline of the changes Wednesday at Tour headquarters.

Golf

Michael Rosenberg salutes CEO Brian Rolapp on his outline for the Tour’s future while proposing even more radical changes.

Casey Wasserman is under immense pressure to resign as chair of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee.

Olympics

The LA28 chair’s ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein Files should make it clear that the upcoming Summer Games are better off without him.

Quinn Hughes (right) scored the game-winning goal in overtime for a 2–1 win over Sweden.

Olympics

Despite giving up a late goal that forced overtime, the U.S. never seemed to waver against Sweden. Its poise was rewarded with a trip to the Olympic semifinals.

The U.S. had 13 different players tally points in a 5–0 semifinal win over Sweden.

Olympics

A 5–0 rout of Sweden was yet another casual win on Team USA’s dominant Olympic run. But the Americans’ focus remains on Thursday’s final, where they will be heavy favorites.

At 37 years old, Brittany Bowe will retire after the Milan Cortina Games.

Olympics

After barely missing a medal in Monday’s 1,000-meter race, the Florida native is happy to focus on the journey—and people—that made her a speedskating icon.

Despite having no connection to Italy, Mariah Carey sang at the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony.

Olympics

From reports of a crotch-size manipulation scandal in ski jumping to a Mariah Carey performance, the 2026 Winter Games are off to a peculiar start.

Multiple protests are being held in Milan this week against ICE’s involvement at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Olympics

Political turmoil at home has reached the Milan Cortina Games, where the U.S. is scrambling to cover its tracks amid protests and outrage over its government’s policies.

What Makes the 2026 Winter Olympics Unique

Former Temple guard Hysier Miller was found to have placed 39 impermissible bets on Temple.

College Basketball

Team Europe celebrated a 15-13 win at Bethpage Black.

Russell Henley and the Americans are seeing this Ryder Cup slip away.