Sports Illustrated - USA (2021-12-15)

SCORECARD

SPORTS TOOK A

BIG STEP TOWARD

NORMALCY IN 2021.

(YAY!) AND THIS STUFF

HAPPENED. (BOO!)

LOW

LIGHTS

BY STEVE RUSHIN

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

KYLE HILTON

6 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | SI.COM

1. THREE YA RDS AND
   A CLOUD OF DUST
   After a fan illicitly scattered the
   ashes of a loved one onto
   Heinz Field during the Steelers-
   Broncos game in Pittsburgh,
   another fan told WTAE’s
   Action News 4 that “remains
   blew onto him and others in the
   stadium, as well as into their food.”


2. GRISTLED VETERAN
   Twins center fielder Byron Buxton
   had a root canal in spring training
   after chipping his tooth while
   eating a steak.


3. DIVER-TICULITIS
   A Cape Cod lobster diver was wholly
   ingested by a humpback whale that
   spat him out after 30 seconds.

NEWSMAKERS p.12 GAMEPLAN p.16 FULL FRAME p.21 FACES IN THE CROWD p.