| Cover Headline | Athlete/Team | Date |
| A Good Man Down -- The Murder of a Beloved High School Coach [coach's name] | |
| Where Are They Now? [two players from the 'Miracle Mets' -- just name one] | |
| [College Football Player] -- Man of Many Missions | |
| Perfect -- Why [MLB Pitcher]'s Masterpiece is This Season's Coolest Moment | |
| NFL Camps Open -- Pressure Points and Pivotal Players [NFL Quarterback pictured] | |
| College Football Preview -- The [Team Name] Have the Firepower to Get Back to a BCS Bowl [one of several covers] | |
| The Rehabilitation of [Former College Football Player] -- Twenty-Four Years After a Paralyzing Football Injury, He Still Can't Walk... | |
| The Mind-Bending Speed of [Sprinter] | |
| Quarterback -- The Toughest Job in the NFL [one of several covers] | |
| Cowboy Up -- [College Football Team] Struts as the Rival Sooners Swoon | |
| Dominator -- 'I Want People to Remember Me as the Best to Ever Play the Game' [NFL running back] | |
| The Righteous Franchise -- The [MLB Team Name]'s Bold Stand with Their Fans | |
| One Man, One Pitch -- The One and Only [MLB Pitcher] | |
| Getting Real -- The [NFL Team] and Saints are 4-0 | |
| SEC Football -- Nobody Does It Better [SEC Quarterback on cover] | |
| NBA Preview -- Watch Out! [two players from a favored NBA team -- name one] | |
| Welcome to the Big Bash [MLB First Baseman] | |
| World Series on the Brink [MLB team or player] | |
| Inside the Helmet of the League's Most Cerebral Quarterback [NFL Quarterback] | |
| College Basketball Preview [S.I.'s predicted #1 team on cover] | |
| Pride of the Tide -- The Indomitable Spirit of Heisman Hopeful [NCAA Football Player] | |
| Sportsman of the Year [MLB Player] | |
| Sweet Win [NCAA Football Team] | |
| [Satirical News Host] and His Nation Save the Olympics | |
| What a Decade! [NBA Player] | |