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Anonymous SEC coach says ‘College GameDay’ influences hiring/firing decisions
"If Kirk Herbstreit said some guy is doing a really good job, they’re going to believe it. If they say he’s not doing a good job, they’re going to believe it."
40% of MLB fans say they are ‘regularly impacted by blackouts’
Until MLB solves blackouts once and for all, fans are well within their rights to complain about them.
Tony Kornheiser on Washington Post’s remaining sports coverage: “It’s tremendously insulting’
"It's not a real sports section."
The Athletic hires 6 former Washington Post sports staffers
Barry Svrluga, Spencer Nusbaum, Candace Buckner, Ava Wallace, Adam Kilgore and Jason Murray have all been picked up by The Athletic.
Eileen Gu offers fascinating answer to being asked ‘Do you think before you speak?’
"Yes, I think a lot. But it's not really in an egotistical way. It's in a tinkering, like a scientist way."
Kyle Tucker returns to sports media, joins 247Sports as Director of Basketball Content
"Michael Corleone said it best: Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
The Athletic is leaning into live blogs and video to fight AI scraping
"The one thing that AI isn't as good at is the live experience."
Cooper Manning on Arch’s critics: ‘There’s only a small portion qualified to have opinions’
"The coverage of sports is over the top, and there are too many people doing it."
NFL player questions Bad Bunny’s ‘character and morality’ for Super Bowl halftime show
The Athletic's anonymous player survey found 58.6% of players supported Bad Bunny as the halftime performer, while 41.4% did not.
Lessons from 10 years of The Athletic
Chris Sprow on The Athletic’s latest newsletter ‘Peak’ and a look ahead into 2026
"It's a year full of promise and possibilities."
Mary Kate Cornett story was The Athletic’s most-read article of 2025
Katie Strang's story about Mary Kate Cornett topped The Athletic's readership in 2025, detailing how the Ole Miss student's life was upended by false rumors amplified on major sports media platforms.
Sherrone Moore sent ‘strange or uncomfortable’ Instagram messages to multiple women in sports media, per report
Moore reportedly reached out to the women on Instagram via DM or by “liking” a story they posted.
Bruce Arians claims NFL drug testing likely cost Pat McAfee a Super Bowl ring
"Aw f*ck, I'm out."
Minnesota Timberwolves apparently have zero beat reporters at most road games
Chris Finch's post-game presser lasted all of two questions and 35 seconds.
The 2025 Awful Announcing sports podcast power list
Arch Manning addresses ‘failure’ label: ‘Everyone has their own opinion’
"That's what's good about America, you get to have freedom of speech."
The Athletic brings back Tom Bogert
"Tom is without question the most prolific newsbreaker in American soccer history."
Golden Knights revoke reporter’s credential over question about Hockey Canada rape case
The Athletic NHL writer Mark Lazerus was also removed from the team's practice facility.
Tigers’ business CEO defends VP of broadcasting facing misconduct accusations by 10 people
“Do we need to focus on continued improvement in our culture? Yes. … But I’m very confident that there isn’t a larger issue from a misconduct standpoint."
The Athletic’s recent game footage deals are more important than you think
Former Detroit Tigers broadcasters removed amid wider misconduct investigation
The Athletic’s investigation found that former Detroit Tigers broadcasters Cameron Maybin and Craig Monroe were removed after misconduct allegations.
Pablo Torre sees a future for ‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’ on TV
"And I say that not knowing what television is anymore."
LeBron James reportedly did not personally write essay that appeared in Chinese newspaper
The Athletic's Joe Vardon is clarifying a viral story from Monday as James tours China for an anniversary tour with Nike.
