As individuals, these stars are at the top of their games. But together their influence transcends sports and sends them into the cultural zeitgeist.
’s 2025 Power List, honoring the 50 most influential figures in sports right now. Read more in the October issue and check out who made this year’s Power Siblings and the Next Generation. What happens when two influential individuals come together as a single unit? You get dynamic duos that dominate headlines and the hearts of fans.
Here are 12 of sport’s most prominent power couples in 2025., but who doesn’t want to see two elite hoopers together? Their public personas are a perfect match: both are deadly serious on the court andThey’ve remained private throughout their 24-year marriage, but the couple has been lured back to the court—by the burgeoning sport of pickleball. In February they won the third edition of the Pickleball Slam and the $1 million purse that came with the title.is private, they were UConn teammates, leading the Huskies to the 2025 NCAA title. With Bueckers starring for the Wings and Fudd likely to be a top pick next year, Pazzi is the next WNBA “It” couple. Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles were married in April 2023. / Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Imagesbut in recent years, she’s seemed keen to adopt a less-winning identity: Bears fan. Her fame, coupled with that of the Chicago safety, has crossed into mainstream culture, as they walked the Met Gala red carpet together in May.Another Olympic medalist/football star pairing popped up in a surprising red carpet appearance at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in May. Since then, the snowboarder has been spotted supporting the Browns’ edge rusher during training camp.Individually, the tennis wunderkind and the soccer sensation have garnered attention for their magnetic personalities and represent the next big American star of their respective sports. Together, their powers have only multiplied.The trophy cabinet in the Kerr-Daigneault household is overflowing. The Thunder coach brought the Larry O’Brien Trophy to OKC this year, while his wife has led the Sooners’ women’s gymnastics team to three national championships as an assistant coach.Since making their red carpet debut in July, the four-time NBA champion has featured heavily on the rapper’s social media. Posts showing the two working out and boating together, while using pet names like “babe,” are nothing short of endearing.The former LSU gymnast and the Pirates pitcher are a power couple for their time. With eight million TikTok followers, Dunne is one of the most lucrative creators online. Her social media savvy and his flamethrowing have shot them to celebrity status.The UNC football coach’s relationship with a Miss Maine contestant, and their 49-year age gap, has raised eyebrows. A string of bizarre social media posts, public appearances and sit-down interview snafus has only added to the circus surrounding them. Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift ahead of the 2025 NFL season. / David Eulitt/Getty ImagesMuch like the NFL and the music industry machines, this coupling has snowballed into an all-consuming capitalist enterprise. has whipped the public into a frenzy, inspired pop hits, and made many entities, namely the NFL, a fortune.No pairing on this list has changed the sports landscape quite like this one, as the relationship inspired the Reddit cofounder to invest heavily into women’s sports. The couple and their two daughters have stakes in women’s soccer, basketball and track.Clare Brennan is an associate editor for Sports Illustrated focused on women’s sports. Before joining SI in October 2022, she worked as an associate editor at Just Women’s Sports and as an associate producer for WDET in Detroit. Brennan has a bachelor's in international studies from the University of Wisconsin and a master's in art history from Wayne State University.
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