Andy Staples announces he’s leaving The Athletic, ‘will reemerge somewhere else’ soon
"I am moving on, gonna take a few weeks off and then I will reemerge somewhere else."
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The Athletic’s Jim Trotter excited to have ‘freedom’ and ‘support’ he wasn’t getting with NFL Media Group
"I no longer have to worry about my words being watered down or silenced altogether."
Shams Charania tweets NFL Draft pick news, irritates Twitter
"SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE SHAMS"
Ken Rosenthal will use Twitter “as long it’s a viable way to communicate with fans”
Ken Rosenthal, an avid Twitter user, will stay on the platform for the foreseeable future.
Jim Trotter joins The Athletic after NFL Media opted not to renew his contract
"I’m honored and humbled by the opportunity to work with such a talented staff, and I’m excited about having the freedom and support to go where the news leads me."
The Athletic COO: ‘I don’t see us acquiring sports [broadcasting] rights’ but live events are in our future
"I don’t see us...competing with Amazon, Disney, and Apple. But everything else is on the table."
The Athletic’s Greg Rosenstein appears set for a tattoo after bet on Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko's loss may lead to a tattoo for Greg Rosenstein of The Athletic.
Joey Votto makes headlines with ‘NL Central prediction,’ Athletic oral history annotation
In addition to an aliens-focused NL Central prediction, Votto also recently annotated an Athletic oral history on him.
New York Times announce operating losses, higher revenue for The Athletic since takeover
The silver lining is that The Athletic is losing less money than they were before the NYT takeover.
Evan Drellich says he told MLB of Astros’ sign-stealing in 2018, received tepid response
An excerpt from Drellich's new Winning Fixes Everything book illustrates what the process of breaking the Astros sign-stealing story was like, and how early MLB knew of these allegations.
Lee Corso, Ian Eagle, Bill Plaschke, Ken Rosenthal, Pete Thamel among those honored by NSMA
Plenty of notable names will be honored.
Pat McAfee’s follow-up to The Athletic’s Aaron Rodgers article only intensified the discussion
"Nonetheless, should have read this article. Let's do it live."
The Athletic is no longer a defendant in Trevor Bauer defamation lawsuit, though Molly Knight remains so [UPDATED]
The judge noted that "a reasonable reader could conclude that the tweets implied an asserted fact.”
