About The Athletic: Sports journalism

The Athletic’s newsroom of 400+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.

The Athletic has every major league covered by award-winning talent, spanning the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NWSL, PGA, NCAA Football, NCAA Men’s College Basketball, NCAA Women’s College Basketball, EPL, Champions League and much more.

• Select the teams and leagues you want to follow. Whether you’re crazy about Manchester United or the Minnesota Wild, we’ll show you the most relevant sports news possible, including coverage you can’t get anywhere else.
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• Listen to podcasts from The Athletic for in-depth analysis and exclusive storytelling. Our experts dish on everything from women’s soccer to fantasy baseball, and motorsports to hockey.
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The Athletic is the brainchild of Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, former colleagues at the fitness tracking app Strava. In 2016, they founded The Athletic with the goal of building the best newsroom in sports, filling a void for fans hungry for deeper sports news and better coverage of their local teams. In 2022, The Athletic was acquired by The New York Times Company. The Athletic is available as a standalone subscription, or with an All Access or Home Delivery subscription from The New York Times.