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Washington Commanders president Jason Wright at the team's name reveal on Feb. 2, 2022.

SB Nation Commanders’ site removes controversial FanPost bashing Jason Wright as ‘DEI hire’

A post claiming Jason Wright's time as Washington team president "was defined by DEI optics and botched jobs" was taken down.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 13, 2025 0
The Secret Base homepage on Feb. 11, 2025.

Vox’s latest layoffs cut more than 20 percent of employees at SB Nation’s Secret Base

Three Secret Base employees, including SB Nation veteran Steven Godfrey, have been laid off.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 11, 2025 0

SB Nation owner Vox Media reaches deal with OpenAI

"This partnership recognizes that human creativity and quality journalism are a key part of responsible deployment of generative AI."

By Ben Axelrod OnMay 30, 2024 0

SB Nation Podcast Network shuts down: ‘We’re all extremely blindsided by this’

"It is impossible to say how saddening this is."

By Sean Keeley OnApr 5, 2024 5

Matt Ufford heads to Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports has another new hire.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 2, 2024 0
A graphic for the Q.Digital acquisition of Outsports.

Q.Digital acquires Outsports from Vox Media and SB Nation, the latest sports property leaving there

The full Outsports staff will stay on in this move.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 18, 2024 0
Jason Kirk’s “Hell Is A World Without You” book.

Books

Jason Kirk on ‘Hell Is A World Without You’ novel: ‘The response has been awesome.’

Former Bright Side of the Sun managing editor Dave King passes away at 56

"He was straightforward with his analysis, quick-witted with his words, and enthusiastic about his Suns."

By Robert O'Neill OnJan 30, 2024 1
Jermaine Spradley.

SB Nation publisher Jermaine Spradley is leaving, replacement unclear

Spradley had been running SB Nation since 2020, and had been the site's publisher since March 2022.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 24, 2024 0
Point Forward podcast with Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner

Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner’s podcast is joining SB Nation and leaving Meadowlark Media

'Point Forward' moves to Vox Media as it reimagines the SB Nation brand around larger personalities and content partnerships.

By Brendon Kleen OnSep 27, 2023 3
Matthew Stafford warming up before a game against the Seahawks on Sept. 10, 2023.

Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ reportedly finally finds a S2 figure, Matthew Stafford

Stafford could definitely be an interesting quarterback to follow.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 13, 2023 0

SB Nation is launching its first-ever paid newsletters for two sites

Arrowhead Pride and Pride of Detroit writers will give subscribers exclusive insights for $50 a year.

By Brendon Kleen OnAug 29, 2023 1

Online Outlets

Sounder at Heart latest SB Nation site to go independent

Ed Orgeron watching a Tulane game in November 2022.

Ed Orgeron learned of Northwestern report while jogging at Northwestern State: ‘Man, I don’t know where they get this stuff.’

"I'm done with that."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 14, 2023 0
A SB Nation post on NBA MVP voting.

SB Nation blasts NBA MVP regular-season award being a regular-season award

"The first ever NBA MVP was handed out in 1956 to Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks. There were six teams in the league at the time and I don’t really understand how the playoffs worked that season and refuse to figure it out for this piece."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 8, 2023 2
Vox Media

Vox Media gets hilariously ratioed for asking for donations after all their SB Nation cuts and layoffs

"The world has changed a lot, but we've held tight to our mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 10, 2023 0
Sactown Royalty & The King's Herald

Sactown Royalty founder Tom Ziller acquires blog back from SB Nation, including archives

"For me, it was important to ensure the archives remained secure in the hands of the people who most care about them."

By Sean Keeley OnApr 4, 2023 0
A graphic showing three ex-SB Nation podcasts that now have licensing deals with Blue Wire.

Blue Wire CEO Kevin Jones talks licensing three ex-SB Nation NBA podcasts, ‘huge advantage’ of existing feeds

"All these shows have a track record, and they were able to negotiate ownership of the RSS feed, so they're bringing that with them."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 3, 2023 0

Vox cuts led to better partnership for women’s hockey site The Ice Garden

Congratulations to Vox for continually not understanding how to properly value contributors.

By Jay Rigdon OnApr 2, 2023 0
Mar 7, 2020; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris (13) runs down a pass against the Columbus Crew during the second half at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports

Apple

As MLS expands, local coverage and connection with fans shrinks

The SB Nation homepage on Jan. 20, 2023.

Vox lays off seven percent of staff, closes many SB Nation sites

There seem to be particular impacts on hockey and soccer coverage, but some people outside of that have been hit too.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 20, 2023 9
Stephen White's Twitter profile.

Former Bucs’ DE and NFL writer Stephen White passes away at 48, tributes pour in

White had been battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia for years.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 31, 2022 0
Jason Kirk

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 16, 2021 0
The For The Win logo.

Alex McDaniel is joining For The Win as their new managing editor

McDaniel was previously a long-time SB Nation writer and editor, one of many caught up in that site's furloughs and layoffs last year.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 15, 2021 0
SB Nation logo

Six months after massive writer furloughs and three months after further cuts, SB Nation has added…two more executives

Vox has announced the hiring of two new SB Nation executives, only months after cutting dozens of SB Nation staff.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 27, 2020 2

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