As part of S.I.'s 1998 Masters preview, Tiger Woods posed with a 650 lb. adult snow tiger inside a ballroom at Isleworth Country Club. According to the animal trainer and photographer on site, the human Tiger was relaxed for the entirety of the 30-minute photo shoot.

At Augusta, Woods finished T-8 and put the green jacket on his good friend Mark O'Meara.

20 years ago today, Randy Johnson appears on the cover of New Yorker magazine. Well…, mostly appears.

Bill Walton’s second appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated on this day in 1972. The sophomore Walton led UCLA to their sixth straight NCAA title, putting up 54 points and 41 rebounds in the Bruins’ two Final Four games. He was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

This copy is graded 7.5 by CGC, with just one graded higher at 9.0.

27 years ago this month, the oversized and photo-heavy ESPN The Magazine debuted. The first cover featured athletes they deemed “NEXT” — NBA’s Kobe Bryant, MLB’s Alex Rodriguez, NFL’s Kordell Stewart, and NHL’s Eric Lindros. The NEXT distinction would go on to become an annual award.

Swipe to see:
🏍 The late Rick Majerus riding a motorcycle with Andre Miller in a side car
🐻 Cal’s Baron Davis posing in a convertible
⛳ Casey Martin peacing out on fans during a Nike Tour event
📑 Behind the scenes with the NCAA Tournament selection committee
😎 Michael Jordan in some Mars Oakleys

21-year-old Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) on the cover of TIME on this day in 1963. After dispatching Doug Jones in Madison Square Garden, Ali was still nearly a year away from becoming heavyweight champion for the first time.