Mina Kimes’ ESPN contract is set to expire and Bill Simmons wants her at The Ringer
"She’s been my number one draft pick for a while."
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NYT-Athletic integration sparks talk on reporter identification, competition, and NYT Sports’ future
"Since the Times is committed to investing in the Athletic as a key tentpole of its subscription offering, one obvious way to cut some of its sports coverage costs, multiple staffers said, would be to shrink the Times’s sports desk."
Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl criticizes Maven and CEO James Heckman on social media
"There's a total lack of confidence in the leadership," says the Washington Post's Ben Strauss.
Adnan Virk: “I’m hurt that I was that replaceable for doing something I thought was relatively benign.” By ESPN’s standards, he’s right.
Virk's firing for leaking information stands in stark contrast to the small numbers of previous public firings by ESPN. It also appears to be the only punishment the company has handed out for leaking information, which looks like a relatively common ESPN practice.
