The Athletic app offers comprehensive sports coverage for fans around the world, delivering exclusive news, insights, scores, and analysis for professional and college teams across multiple leagues. With content produced by an award-winning team of over 400 sports journalists, the app combines expert reporting, real-time updates, and immersive multimedia features to keep fans informed. From live scores and in-depth analysis to podcasts and interactive games, The Athletic provides a complete experience for sports enthusiasts who want to stay connected to every play and story.
Exclusive Sports News and Analysis
The Athletic provides in-depth reporting and global coverage, including exclusive news, long-form features, and expert analysis. Award-winning journalists deliver detailed insights, interviews, and commentary on athletes, teams, and leagues worldwide. Fans can explore deeply-researched stories to understand the context behind the scores and stay up to date with top sports developments.
Sports Scores and Stats
Users can access real-time scores, stats, and breaking news for football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, and more. The app covers professional and college sports, both in the United States and internationally. Fans can follow favorite teams, track playoff races, monitor standings, and never miss an update on scores or stats, from NFL and NBA highlights to March Madness and Premier League results.
Unmatched Sports Podcasts
The Athletic offers a wide range of podcasts, including popular daily shows such as The Athletic Football Show, The Audible, and No Dunks. Podcasts provide expert insights, interviews, and commentary, allowing fans to catch up on news and analysis anytime, whether commuting or relaxing.
Connections: Sports Edition
The app features interactive daily games for sports fans, where users group sports terms that share a common connection. This feature combines fun and knowledge, offering an engaging way to test sports expertise while enjoying a competitive challenge.
Stay Up to Date on Every Sport
From NFL playoff races to MLB action, NHL hockey, NBA seasons, NCAA tournaments, and international competitions like the FIFA World Cup, The Athletic delivers timely updates on every league. Fans can also follow PGA Tour swings, Premier League standings, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, MotoGP, and World Rally, ensuring comprehensive coverage of both national and global sports.
FAQs
Q1: What types of sports coverage does The Athletic app provide?
The app covers professional and college sports across football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, golf, motorsports, and international competitions.
Q2: Can I follow my favorite teams and get live updates?
Yes, users can follow teams to receive real-time scores, stats, and breaking news for their preferred leagues and athletes.
Q3: Does The Athletic offer podcasts?
Yes, the app features daily podcasts including The Athletic Football Show, The Audible, and No Dunks, along with expert insights and commentary.
Q4: Are there interactive features in the app?
The app includes Connections: Sports Edition, a daily game where users group sports terms with a common thread, offering a fun, competitive experience.
Q5: Can I get coverage for international sports?
Yes, The Athletic provides updates for Premier League, FIFA World Cup, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, MotoGP, World Rally, and more, covering both U.S. and global competitions.
Version History
v13.72.0—20 Feb, 2025
Minor fixes and improvements
v13.69.0—24 Jan, 2025
Fixed bug causing some articles to be cut off
Minor fixes and improvements
v13.68.0—17 Jan, 2025
Minor fixes and improvements
