The Athletic: Sports News

Personalized coverage built around your teams

The Athletic: Sports News - Stay Updated on Your Teams

"The Athletic: Sports News" is your go-to app for personalized sports coverage, offering year-round news on hundreds of teams across various sports. Enjoy exclusive stories and expert analysis from over 400 journalists, plus live score updates and breaking news. Engage with the daily sports quiz game and connect more deeply with the sports you love.
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App stats

Downloads: 1,968,545
2.82K
90 new ratings
Version: 13.75.0 (Last updated: 2025-03-10)
Version code: 33621753
Creation date: 2016-10-10
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
  • android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
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Size: 75.61M
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 40,182 ▼ 90
Other rankings
#22 in Sports (Gross) ▲ 1#136 in Sports (Free) ▲ 23#8 in sport keyword 2 ▲ 2#9 in sports keyword 16

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Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Excellent and engaging content from knowledgeable writers
  • User-friendly app design and navigation
  • Strong connection to favorite sports teams and news
  • Availability of podcasts, although with some issues
Cons
  • Frequent bugs and issues with articles cutting off or not loading properly
  • Poor customer service and lack of responsive support
  • Increased ads in the app despite subscription costs
  • Difficulty in logging in and account management after NYT acquisition
Most mentioned
  • Articles frequently cut off or do not load completely
  • Customer service is unresponsive and inadequate
  • App has many bugs that hinder the reading experience
  • Increased ads in the app are frustrating for paying users
User reviews
Love the content, but after the first few paragraphs of multiple articles, the rest of the story cuts off. I see from other reviews that this has been a problem for months. Most believe that it is a problem with their foldable phones, but mine isn't foldable. How they haven't fixed this issue in all this time is beyond me.
by Mark Dahl, 2025-01-23
Would've given a much better review a week ago. Now for almost a week a majority of articles are cut off in the middle with much of it just being ablack screen. "Customer Service" has been anything but. Autoreply to emails saying I may have to open the articles 2 or 3x. Well 10+ times & still black screen. Apparently the only way to get their attention will be to cancel.
by Craig Lehman, 2025-01-22
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