Lakers hire Pete Zayas, creator of Laker Film Room and former Athletic writer
Zayas was one of the 46 Athletic staffers laid off in early June.
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The Athletic lays off 46 people, almost eight percent of its staff
This is the largest round of layoffs yet at The Athletic.
Don Garber’s memo warning against leaking to The Athletic immediately leaked to The Athletic
Garber's memo threatens leakers with fines and termination. The Athletic had it that afternoon.
Motorsports analyst David Smith laid off by The Athletic a year after his hiring
Smith was one of three writers brought in at launch of The Athletic's motorsports vertical last May. He announced Friday that he's been laid off.
Jay Glazer on his heavily hyped scoop that fell flat: “it just started taking on a life of its own”
The discussion about Glazer's news story took off before he even broke it, leading to plenty of disappointed fans when it was finally revealed.
The Athletic offers new users a free 90-day trial during the coronavirus crisis
With many sports shut down, The Athletic is having to try out some new approaches to sports coverage. But they're now offering a free trial for new users curious about what they're doing.
The Athletic is trying to move forward with business as usual, also unlocking each writer’s favorite article
The Athletic is going to keep churning out content, even without live games to keep us entertained.
Armen Keteyian and Melissa Geisler leaving The Athletic as video ambitions are dialed back
Nick Underhill leaves The Athletic to launch his own subscription site in New Orleans
"I want to work for you. This thing is called New Orleans Football. This site, these words, are in essence, yours."
The Athletic raises $50 million in new round of investor funding
But is the subscriber base growing to expectations?
Ex-ESPN writer Keith Law has joined The Athletic
The latest addition to The Athletic’s staff of MLB writers is Keith Law, formerly of ESPN. Law had...
The Athletic reportedly made a last minute offer for Sports Illustrated
The offer came too late to be considered, and maybe wouldn't have been regardless.
Jessica Mendoza’s dual roles with ESPN and the Mets, and the Dodgers’ restrictions on her access, have led to quite the debate
With Alex Rodriguez leaving his Yankees' advisor role and David Ross leaving his ESPN job to manage the Cubs, Jessica Mendoza is even more at the center of the team employee/broadcaster debate.
The Starters are joining The Athletic for a daily “No Dunks” podcast outside the paywall, can still strike a separate deal for video...
No Dunks will be carried on the The Free Agents feed the group launched this summer. There may be bonus interviews, mailbags or other extra content behind The Athletic's paywall, but the base daily podcast will be free.
John Hollinger returns to media at The Athletic after seven years in the Memphis front office
Hollinger left ESPN for the Grizzlies in 2012.
