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• Retirement tests if Beckham built lasting brand

  having a hard time reconnecting with fans -- and endorsements. The 37-year-old earned a reported $40 million, according to the Sports Illustrated tally this year, and Nike is using him in television ads again. But this year's survey reported just $33 million   Read more »

• Kate Upton covers Vogue's June issue

  Upton has gone from a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model to the front page of Vogue.Upton tells Vogue that runway modeling is "not what I set out to do" and that she wants to front a major fashion campaign and maybe even launch her own lingerie   Read more »

• Danica Patrick, Borat and her NASCAR beau Ricky Stenhouse Jr. share Talladega night

  driver Danica Patrick hasnt been shy about shedding her fire suit to show some skin for sponsor GoDaddy.com and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue .Bikini photos of her litter the Internet, and a new scantily clad pic shes featured in will be making jaws   Read more »

• Reaction to Jason Collins shows that people are more enlightened

  in a major American team sport to make public that he is gay, Collins -- who came out this past week in an interview with Sports Illustrated -- is bound to hasten a conversation that will reach players, coaches and fans on all levels."The sports culture is   Read more »

• SI's Kate Upton gives exposure to Rockville Centre designer

  Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton just raised the national profile of knitting.At least thats the view among Kate Prestons community of knitters, who were thrilled to see Upton wearing the Rockville Centre designers handmade bathing suit in the magazines   Read more »

Around the web

• Teen's dream prom: Tux, corsage and a Sports Illustrated model on your arm

  Cover goddess Kate Upton said no, so Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal stepped in to escort L.A. high school senior Jake Davidson to his prom on Thursday. Photograph by: @NinaAgdal , Twitter See more photos here . Cover goddess Kate Upton said no, so Sports 3:49 PM from Vancouver Sun Read more »

• Chris Mannix: Victor Oladipo Fits Well With The Bobcats Roster

  Attack 05/24/13: Chris Mannix from Sports Illustrated joined us to discuss the lottery, who the Bobcats should take, and the conference finals. Get the best in babes, manly music, celebrities and overall men-tertainment in your area all in one place. Get points, 12:12 PM from CBS Charlotte Read more »

• Katherine Webb Lives on 1,120 Calories a Day

  Webb was first just Miss Alabama. She then became a viral star, and then a Sports Illustrated girl and a reality star. Today, she’s making a lot of headlines for telling People magazine she lives on a meager 1,120 calories a day. Since she’s a model, no one 11:13 AM from Softpedia Read more »

• Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89

  as players. Fourteen is more than any other NFL team and trails only baseball's Yankees (15) and the NBA's Celtics (21). Sports Illustrated dubbed him the greatest No. 89 to play sports, and he was the first tight end enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Several 10:24 AM from Biloxi Sun Herald Read more »

• Should A Former Man Be Able To Fight Women

  their CFA fight taking place on May 24. When Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Fallon Fox, the former Burton Boyd, told Sports Illustrated in early March that she used to be a man, the condemnation came quickly. “All hell broke loose, man,” says Jorge de la 5/23/13 from Time Magazine Read more »