JONAS GRAY

INBOX
FOR NOV. 10, 2014
COVER
As a retired Marine who is
heterosexual and who was raised in
South Carolina, I am sure it might
appear to some that I would be the
type of man who would be turned
off by Max Lenox’s upbringing, in
which he was raised by two gay
fathers (Do Ask, Do Tell). Instead,
I was absolutely blown away by
his story. God bless Max and those
great men who adopted him.
Terence D’Alesandro, San Jose
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I was excited to see
the headline on your
college basketball
preview cover, PLUS, ALL
351 TEAMS RANKED,hoping
to see my alma mater,
Dartmouth. To my
surprise, the rankings
were not in the
magazine but only
online. It would be
nice if your headlines
were less misleading
in the future.
Jeremy Gwiazda
Somerville, Mass.
SCORECARD
Just when I was starting to despair about the intolerance and meanness in
our world, along comes this inspiring story about Max and his dads. Sports, and the
stories about those who play them, often remind us of the best of humanity.
Dick Tomeo, South Thomaston, Maine
FOR NOV. 17, 2014
I just finished
reading your
story (Love, Loss
and Survival) on
Pelicans forward
Ryan Anderson
and the loss of
his girlfriend, Gia
Allemand to suicide, and I cried. I
cried because I too am a survivor of
suicide, as my brother took his life.
Then I read Steve Rushin’s column
about Dante Chiappetta and what
the Yale football team has done
for him and I cried again, this time
tears of thankfulness and joy.
Bob Fuller, Vermillion, S.D.
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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
I was first drawn to your article on
Ryan Anderson because he starred at Cal,
my alma mater. While reading it, I was totally
unnerved by his story. I have lost four friends
to suicide over the years, and you could have
used the same “I never saw a sign” line that
is mentioned about all of them. Hats off to
Ryan for stepping forward and becoming a
spokesperson for suicide awareness.
Rich Fong, Sebastopol, Calif.
Your
Pro-Files
feature
is quickly becoming
my favorite section
of the magazine. I
loved reading about
David Eckstein and
his post-MLB career.
Glad to see that he
and his wife, Ashley,
are excelling in their
new endeavor.
Jeffrey S. Ball
Carmel, Ind.
Where’s
the respect
for the
women’s
game? You
rank the top 16 men’s
teams and include
two feature articles,
while only ranking the
top 5 women’s teams
with no features.
Lynn Klyde-Silverstein
Arvada, Colo.
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WOMEN’S PREVIEW
VICTORIA WILL FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (LENOX); ANDREW HANCOCK FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (COVER); OCTAVIAN CANTILLI FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (ECKSTEINS);
DAVID E. KLUTHO/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (WOMEN’S BASKETBALL); DAYMON GARDNER FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (ANDERSON); COURTESY OF RYAN ANDERSON (ANDERSON AND ALLEMAND)