The Athletic continues neverending run of expansion, adds boxing vertical
We've now had ̶t̶w̶o̶ zero days since the latest expansion news from The Athletic, as the site adds a dedicated boxing hub.
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The Athletic has raised $22 million in a new round, and may be over $100 million in total raised at this point
The Athletic has had even more money poured into it by investors.
The Athletic reportedly planning a UK expansion focusing on the Premier League, will include 50-55 writers
The UK coverage is set to launch this August, coinciding with the start of the EPL season.
The Athletic launches a NASCAR-focused motorsports vertical, hires Jeff Gluck, Jordan Bianchi and David Smith
After two and a half years at his own site, Gluck is launching motorsports coverage for The Athletic.
The Athletic expands WNBA coverage with a beat writer for every team, including some prominent names
The Athletic has dramatically expanded their WNBA coverage, announcing that they now have 12 beat writers (one for each team) and two national WNBA writers.
Julie Stewart-Binks on how comedy led her back to sports: “I just started to go through the doors that were opened.”
"As soon as I got back in front of the camera or behind the mic, my confidence in myself and my ability to listen and perform...people came up to me and messaged me like 'Wow, you just seem way more in control of who you are and you seem more confident.' It's honestly all because of the improv and stand-up."
Julian McWilliams leaves The Athletic for The Boston Globe, a reverse of the common newspaper-to-Athletic trend
After a year and a half covering the Oakland Athletics at The Athletic, McWilliams is heading to The Boston Globe to cover the Red Sox.
Long-time Vancouver Canucks beat writer Jason Botchford, most recently of The Athletic, passes away at 48
After starting his career with the Toronto Sun, Botchford worked for The Province from 2005-18 before joining The Athletic last fall. He left a major mark on the Canucks' beat and on hockey writing in general.
The Athletic hires five further full-time soccer writers, takes backlash from some subscribers for axing some local MLS writers
The Athletic has brought on five new full-time soccer writers, but taken criticism for parting ways with some beat-specific freelancers.
Some The Athletic MLS writers were told they’re no longer needed; the site says “a big announcement” is on the way
"We have heard the concerns that subscribers have about changes to our coverage. We have a big announcement on the way, one that the whole company is very excited about. We'll be sharing that update very soon."
The Athletic is expanding its podcast offerings, launching 20+ local and national shows
The Athletic announced a host of new national and local podcasts on Tuesday, with more to come.
The Athletic apologizes to commenter for user-flagging comment system deleting a comment questioning their writers’ diversity
"The comment in question was not a violation of our code of conduct and was removed via the user flagging process (a process we are currently evaluating.)"
Yahoo reportedly following The Athletic into subscription business
You can now pay Yahoo for Mets coverage if that's something you're into
Kevin Durant criticizes media in general, The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss in particular over free agency speculation
On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss published a deep dive into Kevin Durant’s impending free agency, headlined “Silent...
Jayson Stark will receive the 2019 J.G. Taylor Spink Award
This is a well-deserved honor.
