THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: A big sigh, reacting to the demise of SI
Sure, you may have seen the game on TV, or heard it on the radio (remember radio?), or read about it in your local newspaper. But if you were a real sports fan, you also wanted to know what Sports Illustrated had to say about the game — did your team make the cover, or did they get a big spread inside? Or maybe, in the days of the “SI jinx,” you were hoping your team DIDN’T make the cover.