What is The Athletic?
[[File:The Athletic app icon.png|thumb|The Atheltic's logo]] '''The Athletic''' is a website that reports and offers [[opinion]]s on [[sports]]. It is a [[subscription]] based service, and reports on both local and national sporting events. It's coverage includes professional sports leaques such as the [[NFL]] and [[NHL]], as well as [[NCAA|college sports]], [[mixed martial arts]], and [[NASCAR]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2019/05/22/athletic.aspx|title=The Athletic Jumps Into Racing With New Motorsports Vertical|work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref> The Athletic began by covering sports in [[Chicago]]. It was soon able to expand, first to [[Toronto]], and then to [[Cleveland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolschram/2018/03/08/the-athletic-will-keep-growing-with-the-help-of-20-million-in-new-funding/?sh=23490eff5369|work=[[Forbes]]|title=The Athletic Will Keep Growing With The Help Of $20 Million In New Funding|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref> In 2019, The Athletic began to cover sports from the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/the-athletic-launches-in-the-uk-with-focus-on-local-coverage-of-premier-league-football-teams/|title=The Athletic launches in the UK with focus on 'local' coverage of Premier League football teams|work=[[Press Gazette]]|date=4 August 2019|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|https://theathletic.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletic, The}} [[Category:2016 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:American websites]] [[Category:Sports media]] {{Multistub|US|sports}}