Ben Teitelbaum

Two towns just outside Boston’s city limits became a fiery war zone overnight as two fugitives suspected in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings shot and killed a policeman, hijacked a car, and engaged in a roiling gun battle with police. Addressing reporters at an early-morning news conference, Col. Timothy P.

Sign up for a free seven-day trial of SI TV to watch “The Lost Games,” a documentary about the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan. When talking GOATs in American sports, it's usually MJ vs. LeBron, Brady vs. Rodgers. But in Kyrgyzstan, home of the World Nomad Games, the conversation is a little more literal. That's because the country’s de facto national sport, kok boru, uses a headless goat carcass as a ball.

I have a confession to make: I’m a Laker fan who’s unhappy we signed LeBron James. It’s not that I’m against watching my team contend for titles for the next four years. Eventually, I’m sure I’ll make peace with my discontent, don my Ronny Turiaf mesh jersey and cheer as much as ever for this iteration of the Purple and Gold. But it’s not how I wanted to do it. First, let me preface this by saying I am not Kobe stan. Do I think he’s the second-best shooting guard of all-time? Definitely.