Sports Illustrated laid off more of its longtime writers Friday, a move that saw some of its biggest remaining names cut from the masthead.
The layoffs counted around 10-15 people, according to Front Office Sports, with columnist Mike Rosenberg, NFL writer Greg Bishop and MLB writer Stephanie Apstein among them.
“Eight days shy of my 15th anniversary at Sports Illustrated, I’ve been informed that I’ve joined the extensive ranks of writers laid off from there,” Apstein wrote on X. “I loved my time at SI, I’m very sad to see it end and I’m eager to do the best work of my career elsewhere. Thank you for reading.”
Bishop echoed his former co-worker’s sentiments.
“When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was write cover stories for Sports Illustrated,” he posted. “I loved every day I got to do that — for more than 12 years. I’m part of the layoffs today. Now I’m standing on the side of the highway, holding a cardboard sign. It says: WILL WRITE FOR FOOD”
Rosenberg, in his first post to X since December 2025, offered up some of his trademark humor in his appreciation for his SI tenure.
“This morning, I had my favorite kind of meeting: a short one,” he wrote. “I was laid off during that meeting, but life is about tradeoffs, and look at me now, just a few hours later. The sun is out, the sky is blue, and I’m using this stupid website again.
“When I was a kid, I dreamed of writing for Sports Illustrated. I am grateful I got to do it for 14 years, ad that SI let me go before I start eating the press meals at next month’s U.S. Open. Life has been good to me in so many ways.
The layoffs come as the outlet continues to seek firm ground. Its current conglomerate owner, Minute Media, is reportedly set to lay off 12% of its global workforce.
Sports Illustrated has long been in turmoil.
Time Inc, spun off from the 1990s merger with Warner Communications, was eventually acquired by the Meredith Corporation, which sought to sell off SI as it cut back its weekly magazine to a bi-weekly edition.
In 2019, the intellectual property rights were sold to Authentic Brands Group, which gave publishing rights to The Arena Group, then known as TheMaven, which cut the publishing back to monthly.
When Arena missed a massive payment to Authentic in 2024, publishing rights were awarded to Minute Media on a 10-year deal.
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