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.

Golf

Sunday at the Masters, Rory McIlroy Must Face His Demons Once More to ... Well, You Know

Golf

Golf's Great Divide Drags on and No One Has the Power to Solve It

Bueckers (5) will be playing in her second national championship game.

College Basketball

Paige Bueckers Has Something to Achieve, but Nothing to Prove in Title Game

The U.S. figure skating community was profoundly affected by the collision between an American Eagle plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near a Washington D.C. airport that left all 67 people aboard the two aircrafts presumably dead.

Olympics

Tight-Knit U.S. Figure Skating Community Deeply Shaken by Washington, D.C. Plane Crash

The U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open could both raise their stature if held together, and there are a number of places where that could be feasible.

Golf

Bad Takes Week: The U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open Should Be Played Together at the Same Location

Tennis manages to hold all of its men's and women's majors at the same time and place, and Michael Rosenberg says that with a little creativity golf can too.

McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will reportedly face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in December.

Golf

Rory McIlroy Is Trying to Apply Pressure, but a Power Struggle Inside the PGA Tour Has Stalled Talks With LIV Golf

McIlroy's upcoming match with Bryson DeChambeau signals his desire for pro golf to reunite, but players involved in those talks have competing agendas, unrealistic expectations and no oversight from Jay Monahan. How can anything get done?

Olympics

Paris Olympics Perfectly Captured the Spirit of Its Host City

The 2024 Games provided a sorely needed and fitting breath of fresh air for the competition.

The USWNT poses with their gold medals after defeating Brazil 1–0 in the gold-medal game in Paris.

Olympics

USWNT Announces Its Return to the Top With Statement Olympic Gold

Future opponents beware: the U.S. women, led by a galvanizing coach in Emma Hayes, are back and built to dominate once again.

After originally finishing second in Beijing, the U.S. figure skating team traded silver for gold Wednesday.

Olympics

Figure Skating at the Summer Olympics? No, Just a Long Overdue Medal Ceremony

It took more than two years for American skaters to receive their gold medals from Beijing after a Russian doping scandal. With the Eiffel Tower behind them, it was worth the wait.

Jacqueline Dubrovich, Maia Weintraub, Lauren Scruggs and Lee Kiefer of Team USA celebrate winning against Team Italy during the women's team foilgold medal match.

Olympics

Three Minutes Changed the Course of U.S. Women’s Fencing Forever

A revenge match three years in the making culminated in Team USA’s first-ever team gold in women’s fencing, and the final minutes were perhaps the most excruciating.

Summer McIntosh earned Canada's first gold medal in Paris.

Olympics

There’s No Doubt That Summer McIntosh’s Olympic Gold Will Be the First of Many

The 17-year-old Canadian dominated like she was expected to in the 400 IM on Monday. As the top swimmer of her generation, there is plenty more on the horizon.

At this week's U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy will make his 37th major start since his last major title in 2014.

Golf

Rory McIlroy’s 10-Year Major Drought Remains a Puzzle, and the Answer Is in His Head

The math behind Rory's 0-for-36 major streak doesn't add up, so Michael Rosenberg looks inside the future Hall of Famer's psyche to explain one of golf's mysteries.

Scottie Scheffler was asked to eulogize fellow pro Grayson Murray on Tuesday at the Memorial Tournament.

Golf

With Empathy as Strong as His Golf, Scottie Scheffler Eulogizes Grayson Murray

Jimmy Dunne has resigned from the PGA Tour Policy Board.

Michael Rosenberg

Joined: Jun 16, 2021

Golf

Sunday at the Masters, Rory McIlroy Must Face His Demons Once More to ... Well, You Know

Golf

Golf's Great Divide Drags on and No One Has the Power to Solve It

College Basketball

Paige Bueckers Has Something to Achieve, but Nothing to Prove in Title Game

Olympics

Tight-Knit U.S. Figure Skating Community Deeply Shaken by Washington, D.C. Plane Crash

Golf

Bad Takes Week: The U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open Should Be Played Together at the Same Location

Golf

Rory McIlroy Is Trying to Apply Pressure, but a Power Struggle Inside the PGA Tour Has Stalled Talks With LIV Golf

Olympics

Paris Olympics Perfectly Captured the Spirit of Its Host City

Olympics

USWNT Announces Its Return to the Top With Statement Olympic Gold

Olympics

Figure Skating at the Summer Olympics? No, Just a Long Overdue Medal Ceremony

Olympics

Three Minutes Changed the Course of U.S. Women’s Fencing Forever

Olympics

There’s No Doubt That Summer McIntosh’s Olympic Gold Will Be the First of Many

Golf

Rory McIlroy’s 10-Year Major Drought Remains a Puzzle, and the Answer Is in His Head

Golf

With Empathy as Strong as His Golf, Scottie Scheffler Eulogizes Grayson Murray

Golf

Jimmy Dunne, Architect of PGA Tour-PIF Framework Agreement, Resigns From Tour Board

NFL

Patrick Mahomes’s Best GOAT Comparison Isn’t Tom Brady—It’s Michael Jordan

NFL

Dan Campbell’s ‘Lovable Loser’ Lions Already Knew They Were Winners