The Athletic is again looking for a buyer, asking more than $750 million, has hired investment bank LionTree
For at least the third time this year, there are talks about The Athletic being for sale.
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Former Ohio State player Kirk Barton and infamous message board poster NevadaBuck fired and sued over role in OSU site
FanSided takes fire for saying Tom Moore reported Ben Simmons would be fined $308,000 per day, when he didn’t give a number
"Indeed, Moore is reporting that the 76ers will be ready to fine Simmons $308,000 for each day he’s not at camp this fall." But Moore doesn't appear to have actually reported that.
Aaron Rodgers’ OSDB expands into MLS, adds Donte Whitner and Cassius Marsh as columnists
"We recognize the uniquely strong relationship between MLS players and their fans, and through OSDB, hope to deepen those connections while empowering athletes to maximize their off-the-field potential."
Gannett launches USA Today Sports+ premium digital subscription product, introduces NFL insider Josina Anderson
Sports+ launches in Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
HBO will air a four-part “Level Playing Field” Vox docuseries on social inequities and sports
The series will cover at-risk youth basketball programs, NCAA student-athlete classification, immigrant workers in horse racing, and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream's push for the election of Sen. Raphael Warnock.
The Field of 68 podcast network expands to college football with The Field of 12, signs a BetRivers partnership
Former players from Christian Hackenberg to Trevor Knight to Joshua Perry have signed on with the new venture.
Baseball-Reference actually adds a “fun differential” stat for the Mariners following Scott Servais’ comments
"It's very important to us that we stay on the cutting edge of all the newest developments in baseball statistics."
Top Rank’s Brian Kelly and WAVE.tv’s Greg Bobolo discuss content partnership and focus on reaching younger viewers
"The format of boxing is really catered towards the consumption behavior of the younger demographic."
SB Nation/Banner Society alum Jason Kirk joins For The Win’s college football coverage
Kirk is just the latest ex-SB Nation/Banner Society college football writer and editor to go on to a prominent role elsewhere.
Religion of Sports adds NPR senior director of programming Steve Nelson as Head of Talk, plans to boost podcasts
"Religion of Sports tells stories that everyone can relate to, with podcasts that are well crafted and thought-provoking. I’m delighted to join this exceptionally talented team of creators, thinkers, and storytellers."
Brett McMurphy is heading from Stadium to The Action Network
"The list of people who break news in college football and are as well sourced as Brett is pretty small."
‘Elba vs. Block’ racing challenge series premiering on Roku Channel August 13
Idris Elba and rally driver Ken Block compete in stunts such as monster truck jumping.
