The Athletic (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Athletic" in English language version.

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27nytimes.com

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7web.archive.org

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6awfulannouncing.com

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4worldcat.org

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4forbes.com

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3axios.com

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3wsj.com

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2usatoday.com

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2archive.today

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1cjr.org

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1bloomberg.com

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1ycombinator.com

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1x.com

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1crainscleveland.com

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1crainsdetroit.com

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1uproxx.com

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1bayareasportsguy.com

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1digiday.com

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1thebiglead.com

9,794^th place

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1westword.com

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1boston.com

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1dailypublic.com

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1deadspin.com

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1complex.com

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1bleacherreport.com

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1sportsbusinessjournal.com

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1nytco.com

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1sportspromedia.com

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1theinformation.com

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1cnn.com

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1pressgazette.co.uk

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1finsmes.com

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1niemanlab.org

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6,277^th place

1cnbc.com

220^th place

155^th place

1hollywoodreporter.com

15^th place

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archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

Mullin, Benjamin (May 6, 2021). "The Athletic Halts Merger Talks With Axios, Eyes New York Times". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
Bruell, Alexandra (July 10, 2023). "New York Times to Close Sports Desk, Rely on the Athletic for Daily Coverage". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

awfulannouncing.com (Global: 3,301^st place; English: 1,746^th place)

"Fox Sports eliminates digital writing staff in favor of promoting their debate shows". Awful Announcing. June 26, 2017.
"The Athletic is expanding to New York City, Dallas, and Cincinnati". Awful Announcing. 2018-02-01. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
Putterman, Alex (February 12, 2018). "The Athletic launches even more local sites, seems to be going all-in on baseball". Awful Announcing.
Putterman, Alex (2018-03-28). "The Athletic launches coverage in Denver, Seattle, and Tampa, making clear it wants to be everywhere". Awful Announcing.
"The Athletic is expanding once again, with increased coverage in Los Angeles, Dallas, Buffalo". Awful Announcing. June 18, 2018.
"The Athletic adds 19 college football writers, expands into Atlanta, Baltimore, and Wisconsin". Awful Announcing. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

axios.com (Global: 1,716^th place; English: 973^rd place)

Fischer, Sara (May 25, 2021). "Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic". Axios. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
Fischer, Sara (2020-01-21). "Exclusive: The Athletic raises $50 million". Axios. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
Fischer, Sara (30 October 2018). "Exclusive: The Athletic raises $40 million in new funding round". Axios. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

bayareasportsguy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Interview: Tim Kawakami on leaving The Mercury News and joining The Athletic". Bay Area Sports Guy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

bleacherreport.com (Global: 262^nd place; English: 194^th place)

Zucker, Joseph. "Jay Glazer Joins The Athletic; Will 'Call Bulls--t in a Way Others Can't'". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

bloomberg.com (Global: 99^th place; English: 77^th place)

Boudway, Ira (August 20, 2019). "The Sports News Site Haters Love to Dunk on Keeps Signing Up Subscribers". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

boston.com (Global: 310^th place; English: 208^th place)

Finn, Chad (March 29, 2018). "The Athletic is filling out its Boston roster". Boston.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

cjr.org (Global: 4,313^th place; English: 2,441^st place)

Biasotti, Tony (October 11, 2017). "Fast-growing startup aims to 'replace the sports page'". Columbia Journalism Review.

cnbc.com (Global: 220^th place; English: 155^th place)

Sherman, Alex (2020-09-09). "The Athletic say it hits 1 million subscribers after surviving sports shutdown". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

Reilly, Liam (2023-07-10). "The New York Times will shut down its sports desk and shift coverage to The Athletic". CNN Business. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

complex.com (Global: 282^nd place; English: 192^nd place)

"NBA Insider Shams Charania Tells Us Why He's Leaving Yahoo for The Athletic & Stadium". Complex. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

crainscleveland.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kleps, Kevin (February 17, 2017). "The Athletic soon will launch a Cleveland site featuring Jason Lloyd". Crain's Cleveland Business. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.

crainsdetroit.com (Global: 8,369^th place; English: 4,542^nd place)

Shea, Bill (September 24, 2017). "The Athletic: Paywall sports journalism plants its flag in Detroit". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.

dailypublic.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Ploetz, Elmer (June 19, 2018). "News, Etc.: Enter The Athletic Buffalo". The Public. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

deadspin.com (Global: 3,361^st place; English: 1,859^th place)

Cosentino, Dom (20 August 2018). "Holy Shit, The Athletic Just Swiped A Bunch Of NFL Beat Writers". Deadspin. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

digiday.com (Global: 8,577^th place; English: 4,949^th place)

"Behind The Athletic's plans to grow local sports news subscriptions". Digiday. August 29, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

finsmes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Athletic Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding". FinSMEs. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on Dec 1, 2022.

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

Schram, Carol (March 8, 2018). "The Athletic Will Keep Growing With The Help Of $20 Million In New Funding". Forbes.com.
Berr, Jonathan. "'New York Times','The Athletic' End Buyout Talks". Forbes. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
Heitner, Darren (January 10, 2017). "Why $2.1 Million Was Invested In A Sports News Subscription Site". Forbes. Archived from the original on Apr 12, 2020. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
Goldsmith, Jill (Oct 30, 2018). "The Athletic Raises $40M In Fresh Cash". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15^th place; English: 16^th place)

Huston, Caitlin (16 April 2025). "Acast and The Athletic Strike Exclusive Sales Partnership". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

niemanlab.org (Global: low place; English: 6,277^th place)

Schmidt, Christine (July 25, 2017). "The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated's former top editor". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

nytco.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Leadership Changes in The Athletic's U.K. Newsroom". 30 April 2024.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

Mather, Alex; Hansmann, Adam (7 January 2022). "A note to our subscribers from the founders of The Athletic". The New York Times.
Draper, Kevin (23 October 2017). "Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
"Cities". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Mather, Alex; Hansmann, Adam (January 30, 2018). "Playing the long game". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024. We founded The Athletic with this simple mission: produce smarter coverage for die-hard fans.
Mirtle, James (January 31, 2018). "Why The Athletic has a paywall". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Draper, Kevin (2017-10-23). "Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
"Welcome Chicago, to The Athletic". The Athletic. January 22, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Rosenthal, Ken (August 23, 2017). "Ken Rosenthal: Why I'm joining The Athletic". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Mirtle, James (5 September 2017). "Introducing The Athletic Canada, our national expansion..." The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Rosenthal, Ken (13 February 2018). "Rosenthal: Welcome to our expanded coverage of major league..." The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Mandel, Stewart (18 April 2018). "The All-New All-American". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Quraishi, George (May 17, 2018). "Goooaaaalllll! Announcing The Athletic's soccer coverage". The Athletic.
Gluck, Jeff (May 22, 2019). "Jeff Gluck: We're here to give you stories about motorsports that you won't find elsewhere". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Malyon, Ed (August 5, 2019). "Why The Athletic has a paywall and why you should subscribe". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
Kay-Jelski, Alex (August 5, 2019). "What to expect from The Athletic UK". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
"Michael Cox". The New York Times.
"Oliver Kay". The New York Times.
"David Ornstein". The New York Times.
"Daniel Taylor". The New York Times.
Robertson, Katie (2023-06-12). "The Athletic Cuts Nearly 4% of Its Newsroom". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
Robertson, Katie (November 5, 2025). "The Times's Profit Jumps With 460,000 More Subscribers". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
Cato, Tim (19 September 2018). "Everything the Dallas Mavericks investigation revealed about workplace misconduct". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
Miller, Brody (7 March 2021). "Systemic issues in LSU's reporting of sexual misconduct and abuse: Investigation". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
Linehan, Meg. "'This guy has a pattern': Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
"Sports Podcasts". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

nytco-assets.nytimes.com

"The New York Times Company Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results" (PDF). The New York Times Company. February 5, 2025. p. 14.
"The New York Times Company Reports Second-Quarter 2025 Results" (PDF). The New York Times Company. August 6, 2025. p. 6.

pressgazette.co.uk (Global: 4,037^th place; English: 2,203^rd place)

Tobitt, Charlotte (November 4, 2024). "New York Times-owned The Athletic reports quarterly profit for first time". Press Gazette. Retrieved December 3, 2025.

sportsbusinessjournal.com (Global: 5,245^th place; English: 2,878^th place)

Ourand, John (November 19, 2018). "The Athletic signs television vets to boost video content". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

sportspromedia.com (Global: 1,565^th place; English: 1,045^th place)

Jones, Rory (November 2, 2021). "Report: FanDuel and DraftKings make bids for The Athletic". SportsProMedia.

thebiglead.com (Global: 9,794^th place; English: 5,577^th place)

"Big Names in Sportswriting Are Joining The Athletic". The Big Lead. July 13, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

theinformation.com (Global: low place; English: 6,826^th place)

Toonkel, Jessica (6 January 2022). "NYT To Buy The Athletic for $550 Million". The Information.

uproxx.com (Global: 693^rd place; English: 418^th place)

"The Athletic's Expansion Features Some Big Names In Sportswriting". UPROXX. August 1, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

usatoday.com (Global: 41^st place; English: 34^th place)

Gardner, Steve (July 10, 2023). "New York Times dissolves sports department in favor of coverage from The Athletic". USA TODAY.
"The Athletic, owned by The New York Times, announces layoffs to nearly 4% of newsroom". USA Today. June 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Kleps, Kevin (February 17, 2017). "The Athletic soon will launch a Cleveland site featuring Jason Lloyd". Crain's Cleveland Business. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.
Shea, Bill (September 24, 2017). "The Athletic: Paywall sports journalism plants its flag in Detroit". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.
"Interview: Tim Kawakami on leaving The Mercury News and joining The Athletic". Bay Area Sports Guy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
"The Athletic Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding". FinSMEs. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on Dec 1, 2022.
Heitner, Darren (January 10, 2017). "Why $2.1 Million Was Invested In A Sports News Subscription Site". Forbes. Archived from the original on Apr 12, 2020. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
Fischer, Sara (30 October 2018). "Exclusive: The Athletic raises $40 million in new funding round". Axios. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
Goldsmith, Jill (Oct 30, 2018). "The Athletic Raises $40M In Fresh Cash". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

westword.com (Global: 3,529^th place; English: 1,963^rd place)

Roberts, Michael (March 27, 2018). "Post Broncos Writer Joins Site She Saw as Trying to Destroy Newspapers". Westword.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

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Draper, Kevin (2017-10-23). "Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
Robertson, Katie (2023-06-12). "The Athletic Cuts Nearly 4% of Its Newsroom". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
Bruell, Alexandra (July 10, 2023). "New York Times to Close Sports Desk, Rely on the Athletic for Daily Coverage". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
Mullin, Benjamin (2018-03-05). "The Athletic Raises $20 Million to Fund Expansion". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-03-20.

wsj.com (Global: 79^th place; English: 65^th place)

Mullin, Benjamin (May 6, 2021). "The Athletic Halts Merger Talks With Axios, Eyes New York Times". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
Bruell, Alexandra (July 10, 2023). "New York Times to Close Sports Desk, Rely on the Athletic for Daily Coverage". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
Mullin, Benjamin (2018-03-05). "The Athletic Raises $20 Million to Fund Expansion". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-03-20.

x.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

@mirtle (23 November 2016). "Excited to announce that I've been hired as editor-in-chief with @TheAthleticTO, a great new startup site in Toronto" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

ycombinator.com (Global: 8,237^th place; English: 5,182^nd place)

blog.ycombinator.com

"The Athletic gives diehard sports fans high-quality content without the ads". Y Combinator. July 11, 2016.

The Athletic (English Wikipedia)

archive.today (Global: 14th place; English: 14th place)

awfulannouncing.com (Global: 3,301st place; English: 1,746th place)

axios.com (Global: 1,716th place; English: 973rd place)

bayareasportsguy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

bleacherreport.com (Global: 262nd place; English: 194th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 99th place; English: 77th place)

boston.com (Global: 310th place; English: 208th place)

cjr.org (Global: 4,313th place; English: 2,441st place)

cnbc.com (Global: 220th place; English: 155th place)

cnn.com (Global: 28th place; English: 26th place)

complex.com (Global: 282nd place; English: 192nd place)

crainscleveland.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

crainsdetroit.com (Global: 8,369th place; English: 4,542nd place)

dailypublic.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

deadspin.com (Global: 3,361st place; English: 1,859th place)

digiday.com (Global: 8,577th place; English: 4,949th place)

finsmes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

forbes.com (Global: 54th place; English: 48th place)

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15th place; English: 16th place)

niemanlab.org (Global: low place; English: 6,277th place)

nytco.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

nytimes.com

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pressgazette.co.uk (Global: 4,037th place; English: 2,203rd place)

sportsbusinessjournal.com (Global: 5,245th place; English: 2,878th place)

sportspromedia.com (Global: 1,565th place; English: 1,045th place)

thebiglead.com (Global: 9,794th place; English: 5,577th place)

theinformation.com (Global: low place; English: 6,826th place)

uproxx.com (Global: 693rd place; English: 418th place)

usatoday.com (Global: 41st place; English: 34th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

westword.com (Global: 3,529th place; English: 1,963rd place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5th place; English: 5th place)

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wsj.com (Global: 79th place; English: 65th place)

x.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

ycombinator.com (Global: 8,237th place; English: 5,182nd place)

blog.ycombinator.com

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

awfulannouncing.com (Global: 3,301^st place; English: 1,746^th place)

axios.com (Global: 1,716^th place; English: 973^rd place)

bleacherreport.com (Global: 262^nd place; English: 194^th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 99^th place; English: 77^th place)

boston.com (Global: 310^th place; English: 208^th place)

cjr.org (Global: 4,313^th place; English: 2,441^st place)

cnbc.com (Global: 220^th place; English: 155^th place)

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

complex.com (Global: 282^nd place; English: 192^nd place)

crainsdetroit.com (Global: 8,369^th place; English: 4,542^nd place)

deadspin.com (Global: 3,361^st place; English: 1,859^th place)

digiday.com (Global: 8,577^th place; English: 4,949^th place)

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15^th place; English: 16^th place)

niemanlab.org (Global: low place; English: 6,277^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

pressgazette.co.uk (Global: 4,037^th place; English: 2,203^rd place)

sportsbusinessjournal.com (Global: 5,245^th place; English: 2,878^th place)

sportspromedia.com (Global: 1,565^th place; English: 1,045^th place)

thebiglead.com (Global: 9,794^th place; English: 5,577^th place)

theinformation.com (Global: low place; English: 6,826^th place)

uproxx.com (Global: 693^rd place; English: 418^th place)

usatoday.com (Global: 41^st place; English: 34^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

westword.com (Global: 3,529^th place; English: 1,963^rd place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

wsj.com (Global: 79^th place; English: 65^th place)

ycombinator.com (Global: 8,237^th place; English: 5,182^nd place)