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Golden KnightGreat article. Listened to Mike Rupp this morning on Nhl radio and they asked him about the Fluery/Lehner situation and Walsh tweet. He said he didn’t think it would have any effect on the players and even went so far to say players probably laughed about it. I have respect for Rupp’s opinionbut in this case I think he is one hundred percent wrong. The decisions that the front office made as outlined in this article had to creep into the players minds even if they all deny it. And the coaches minds as well ,think back to deboer when asked about lehner’s play after game two of stars series, he answered by saying he feels great with whoever is in net to me that was him realizing this goalie situation was being analyzed to death and he was going to have to answer. Fluery is beloved in Vegas and in that locker room (see T-Mobile commercial with big smile on Mark Stone face) so yes huge distraction and in my opinion the Golden Knights in the end got what the deserve for disrupting the chemistry in such a huge way. Again great article touching on the moves the Knights made, sports is a business so we should never be surprised when things like this happen but the Knights could have handled it so much better. Here is hoping Fluery is back in Penguins black and gold next year. One other great point of the article is how others will view this front office and their transparency, or lack thereof, if you are a coach or player so you want to part of that type of organization. I mean really, fire a coach two years after he takes an expansion team to the Stanley Cup Final, give me a break that should entitle you to a bit of a longer leash..Phil from NPRVersion: 11.0.6

Back To NormalEverything is back to normal with the technical aspects of the app! HALLELUJAH! The app goes back to 5 Stars because, after the latest fix, The Athletic has the best sports content with the best writers around. Thank you for all the app fixes in recent weeks! Please don't do that again! ---------------------------------------------------------------- You've recovered much after you blew up the usefulness of your app a month or two ago, but there is still a few glaring item you continue to overlook with your many updates to recover: the app still no longer syncs read articles in My Feed across devices and the website like it used to do. And, you still can't swipe left or right across articles in My Feed using an iPad though you can again do so with an iPhone. A thing I loved about how the app was previously set up was that articles you read on, say, the iPad also showed up as read on my iPhone and the website. Please fix these remaining problems you introduced to what previously was one of the best sports subscription apps available and I'll go back to a 5-star rating..Granville00Version: 8.6.2

Some Under the Hood Cleanup NeededI wanted to share a couple of observations. First, as a blind person who uses a screen reader, I’d like a more consistent approach in terms of how teams are referenced. In the four major US men’s leagues, NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA, when a game alert comes out for the start of the contest, you use the team names, but for the final score, you use an abbreviation to represent the team by its home city. So tonights Blues Vs. Blackhawks game says Blues at Blackhawks for the starting alert, but the final will be sent at as STL at CHC. Personally, from an accessibility viewpoint and use of a screen reader, team names work better. IN the college arena where many teams have similar nicknames, the Utah State, New Mexico State and Texas A&M Aggies for example, use the name of the school for the alert. My second observation is that the search feature for teams needs to be improved. Some MLS teams do not have more than their city written for the search find, Austin and San Diego are examples. The search screen also pulls up every single team in the database, please for the love of time and efficiency, allow the user to at least select the league from which they are wanting to set up various team alerts, such as MLB or NCAA Football. Thank you for your time..R DealVersion: 13.115.1

Subscription renewalImagine my shock when after turning off the auto-renewal option for my subscription, my credit card was still billed. Realizing this must have been some sort of technical glitch, I reached out to support for assistance. The automated response was what you would typically expect for this type of issue. Having now paid for another year’s subscription, I figured I’d read some fine journalism this morning. I perused the content of the Athletic and settled on a fine article. Imagine the shock when after the first paragraph receiving the “ subscribe to continue reading” message. So I’ve paid but don’t get access to the content, PERFECT! I followed the steps which direct me to the settings page. The message clearly shows the iOS subscription cancellation on Feb 10,2024, the program has blocked my access( acknowledging the cancellation of the subscription)yet the billing department didn’t get the memo. It shouldn’t be this difficult. It’s disappointing to have to write a review to get someone to actually pay attention. Maybe this will help get the issue resolved but I doubt it. I’m sure there will just be another lazy attempt at customer “service”..Review98756Version: 13.46.0

Wonderful sportswriting and a legacy news organization with an abysmally bad integrationI am a long time NY Times digital subscriber and a fan of the Athletic since it came out. I was very excited when the Timed acquired it and included it in the subscription. At least at first. Lately it is no problem to read NY Times stories on the App but anything on the Athletic is a 15 minute fight to prove that I am entitled to read more than the first few sentences of a story. I am a paid NY Times subscriber for 20+ years and have the NY TIMES and Athletic apps. It ought to be easier to prove that when I click on an article, I have the right to read it. I was thinking that integration was the goal of consolidation. If I click on an email from the athletic, am a subscriber, and have the Times and Athletics apps, I have a consumer sense that I should be able to click my way tot he story. I shouldn’t have to spend 15 minutes proving that the money I pay entitles me to read the story..Lu 'miricanuVersion: 13.30.1

Amazing publication, App needs a small adjustmentI love the Athletic and have been a subscriber for over a year now. The content is incredible and I am consistently amazed by the interactivity of the readers and the columnists. Unlike the comment sections in other sites like ESPN, or Bleacher Report, the thread underneath articles or in the “Discussion” section of the app is almost always intelligent and on topic - a throughly refreshing atmosphere. The recent update I like a lot in terms of aesthetics, though as a alumnus of the University of Virginia, as well as a fan of Cleveland sports, I wish there was still a way to look at all the teams you follow in a grid, as swiping between the three “Cavaliers” streams (NCAAF, NCAABB, NBA) is frustrating. All three teams share the same name and there is nothing to distinguish which is which. Otherwise a truly excellent app and publication. I rave about it to my friends ceaselessly. Keep up the good work! (A special shoutout to the Cleveland writers, your work is phenomenal).MikeDonnellyVersion: 10.0.3

Detailed and interestingClassic reading experience as if you were reading a column or article in a journal/newspaper. Every article felt very insightful and well thought. It made me alter my perception about certain aspects and gave me a new perspective for them. They also give regular updates on the latest happenings in the world of sports as an added bonus. I feel interested in reading the articles from this app, unlike some others where I just scroll to view the bolded text and ignore the rest. Don’t feel there’s much to improve here, just maybe adding some graphics or timelines to see how many sports have evolved. For example, in football, the evolution from the late 20th century to the modern era, what changes have come by and how they would’ve affected the games in the previous era. Just a thought, but overall I like the experience and plan to continue reading The Athletic for as long as I follow sports..JackieJR7Version: 12.1.0

Great for Fans of out of State teamsI am a die hard Colts fan living in Texas, and as you could imagine finding good content for my team outside of Twitter was consistently a challenge. I’ve been following Holder on Twitter for years and he remains my favorite writer, so when he moved to the Athletic I was ecstatic. The subscription was a no brainer for me. He and Zak Keefer provide great insight, and I love their podcast. I know with print losing some steam people get annoyed with pay walls and premium content, but it’s just a sign of the items. I am very grateful for the content I get as a Colts fan living in Cowboy country. As long as Holder and Keefer are with the Athletic you can count on my subscription. If you are a fan who follows a team that is out of your market, the Athletic is essential to get the kind of content you would otherwise miss. My only qualm would be these discounts only new subscribers get, I get the business model but spread the love and reward current subscribers every now and then..NiCK MC9Version: 11.5.1

Great sports coverage; could improve app story organizationHands down, it’s the best sports reporting available. If you are a fan outside your sports market, it’s the best place for sports coverage. Functionally, it works better if you are zeroed in on one particular team, then looking for sports as a whole or coverage if a specific sport. Some stories are excellent and some could use more info, but since they have reporters in just about every market, some fluff to cover the bases is to be expected. That said, every once in awhile, you get an exceptional story. I do wish it was easier to find major sports stories, for example, coverage of the NBA playoffs or the best game last night, etc. In addition, when I’m searching on the web and find a link to an Athletic story, it would be better if clicking the link takes me to the story, not the home page of specific teams I’m following..Oakland Raiders ForeverVersion: 13.30.1

No wonderYou wonder how a company can burn cash literally, and give you what they do. Big teams with no actual beat writers. When the Cardinals (the Cards for heavens sakes) went forever without regular coverage, we finally get a writer and we get one with no history with the team and is trying as hard as possible to move on to something else. I know, we checked a box instead of picking the best applicant. Kudos. For every article I actually want to read, “my feed” has 5-6 I’d never consider clicking on. You should get to choose topics, teams and leagues that populates MY FEED. It’s different if I’m clicking on top stories, which have plenty of bit im quite dubious pull eyeballs. Maybe my ex-wife gobbles up WNBA stories but there’s absolutely zero reason one should be on my page. You’re welcome to read all the Womens Premier League, NWSL, Womens hockey league, or WNBA draft coverage, but it’s not my thing. Stop cramming it at me. Give us the ability to curate our own feeds, at least before the NYT starts making the site over..JschaakeVersion: 13.0.1

Great Content, awful appI love everything about The Athletic except for the app. I really enjoy all the access, content, and analysis that you have access to as part of your subscription. They do a wonderful job of telling stories and providing insight. The application has gone downhill though. It’s super frustrating now to try and read through the content provided. When I joined the Athletic in 2018, I loved their app. Simple to use, worked great, and was very intuitive. The application constantly crashes now, and has to be restarted multiple times just to bring up a story. On several occasions, I will launch the app, click on a story, and nothing happens. I sometimes have to force close and launch the app several times just to read a single story. When I’m done, I navigate around to another story, and the same thing happens again! Makes me just want to move on..Kevin4100Version: 11.1.3

Great content but APP needs workLove everything about the service, content/articles, and the lack of ads or gossip pieces. That being said, the app isn’t user friendly and would benefit from an update or two. For example, you can’t reorder the “following thread,” which means you might want to read something about your fav NFL team or whoever, but then to check out generally league news you might have to scroll past every other category before landing on the NFL. Another example, exiting an article requires pushing the “x” located bottom left of screen, whereas most of the iPhone world places this function in the top left of screen (more of a hassle when using a tablet). Minor issues, but they do make it feel clunky or disjointed. First world problems for sure, but it’s still a pain, especially when compared to other sports media apps..CFreelenVersion: 10.1.2

Very Difficult AppWhile I love the content on The Athletic, the App has proven very problematic and there has been NO ASSISTANCE in responding to and solving issues. I stopped receiving the daily emails that I signed up for and several times reached out for help and only received unhelpful automated responses that promised follow up that I never received. Now, the teams that I followed have disappeared and I am unable to restore them. I have looked extensively on line for the contact information of Athletic technical support and I cannot find it, unlike the New York Times which provided very helpful technical support. Overall I love the content of The Athletic but without the daily emails that I have signed up for but don’t get (like on the NBA, college football, etc) or the focused presentation of the teams that I follow, it is much less fun and helpful. Why don’t they provide actual technical support?.DJ Chicago CatVersion: 13.50.2

Great app, but podcast functionality needs workI love the writing, sports coverage and the content of the podcasts, but the podcast playing functionality is lacking. It has no CarPlay support even though listening to podcasts during a commute is very common. It requires too many taps to get to a favorite podcast (one must scroll to the bottom of the podcasts page to even see one’s favorited podcasts). This work is fine while walking or standing still, but while behind the wheel it is prohibitive as it requires attention and precision on something other than driving. Finally, on multiple occasions the player will show that I am midway through as episode, but when I press play to resume, the player starts back at the beginning. When paused through progress bar reverts back to the original midway point until play is pressed again. This combination of errors and difficult playback makes my favorite podcasts almost impossible to listen to when I have the most time: during my commute..DooksVersion: 7.9.0

Best Sports News AppWhen i was young, before the internet, my dad would come home from work and drop these THICK magazines on the kitchen table. As draft day in the NFL loomed, we would scour the thick pages for clues and hints for the Bengals most likely draft picks. My dather told me, “the Bengals have everything they need but a great wide reciever. Maybe Chris Collinsworth. If we can get him, we could go to the Super Bowl.” And he was right. Fast forward 30 years. A different sport (English Premiere League Football), and a different generation. I had spent scores of hours pouring over ever internet article i could find. I was convinced. I told my son, “I am convinced, this Vardy guy, along with this Kante cat from France... Leicester City WILL make Europa League, despite barely escaping relegation.” He was skeptical. Youth. Anyway, perchance, by accident, i discovered The Athletic. At first, i thought it was only about “soccer”. I got the App, and i bought a yearly subscription. Man. What a bargain! I had no idea they covered all sport. Ive read articles on the Bears drafting Justin Fields that puts anything ESPN does to shame. Football, Baseball, and oh my sweet dear Lord soccer (real football)!! The Athletic isn’t just the premier sports app, it’s by far and away, head and shoulders, the most comprehensive sports news app you can acquire. Nothing else is even close. If you are i to the minutiae, the essnece, the very nuts and bolts fabric of a sport and what makes a team “tick”... you NEED the Athletic. It’s literally next level stuff..EymwwtbVersion: 11.16.1

WokeBeen a subscriber since the beginning. Lately I’ve become increasingly alarmed at the writers use of unnecessary personal opinion and judgement. I am only one person but I assure you that I will cancel my subscription if it continues. Today it is Trevor Bauer being accused of harassing women online and grouping him with managers recently punished for actual sexual harassment. It baffles me that this woman thinks she is justified in judging a person’s character whom she has clearly never met. It’s sad and very offensive- I don’t need writers to tell me who is socially acceptable. Bauer has done many good things for women, including hiring a female as his agent and promoting the first woman playing college baseball. He donates to charity but your writers would rather focus on his “offensive” tweets. Everyone who disagrees with these people are “offensive” nowadays- enough is enough. You know it too because you are sure quick to shut down comments on these articles. If you can’t allow comments perhaps you should reconsider publishing it..BparkbellaVersion: 11.9.0

Terrible Customer ServiceI signed up and paid for the athletic monthly subscription service, when I go to login to my account it tells me I’m not a member. I contacted customer service several times, I think they only have one person and her name is Hailey. I sent her pictures of the confirmation for my subscription service and they can’t figure out why I don’t have access. They continue to tell me I need to reset my password which was done and I still do not have the access that I paid for. After dealing with this lady for 2 weeks still no access I requested a refund for my purchase and they denied it so basically they just stole from me, I would not recommend them to anyone their customer service and system is trash I will dispute the charge through my bank and they lost a customer due to terrible service and ethics..AltheticistheftVersion: 13.2.1

Unmatched Content, Great App Design....just a few more bugs to sort outI’ve been a subscriber to The Athletic for a couple years now, and I can’t say enough good things about the content. The level of sports Journalism is unmatched. It is an essential daily read to stay on top of what’s new with my teams and a cornerstone for any fantasy insights. Also, as a die-hard hockey fan, The Athletic is a must with most major news outlets never giving much attention to the NHL. Aside from the content itself, the app is great. Beautiful design with a sleek, easy-to-use interface. That being said, I still notice a small bug with the scores tab. When games are live, the scores no longer show up in the scores tab. Additionally, especially with the NFL, games that fall on a Monday also disappear from the scores tab when they go final. Obviously, a small minor bug that I’m sure will get fixed and certainly not a deterrent from downloading the app and become a subscriber.GouryanVersion: 11.5.1

Generally great, but Sports Gambling Partnership an AnnoyanceGenerally, I have nothing but good things to say about both the app and The Athletic content. However, ever since the BetMGM partnership was announced, I’ve been pestered with notifications about articles concerning prop bets. I couldn’t be less interested in sports gambling. In the comments section on the announcement of this partnership, many people were worried about precisely this situation. One of the authors of that article claimed that it would be possible to disable these notifications; if you weren’t interested in gambling or betting, you wouldn’t have to receive these notifications. However, I have yet to see the option to disable sports gambling article notifications (which are essentially BetMGM sponsored content, i.e. ads). Considering I pay full subscription price and have done so since the site’s inception, this is a significant drag on my experience as a reader, and a change from what I signed up for..RScannixVersion: 11.9.0

The Athletic itself is great, app could be betterI’ve been subscribed to The Athletic since 2018 I believe and have loved to see it grow. It has great writers, great coverage, and plenty of content. Well worth the subscription price. However, my issue is mainly with the app hence the 3 stars. Of course there was the recent black main feed issue that has seemingly been resolved. My main issue though is the recent UI change where it has the Teams, Leagues, and Authors one follows at the top. I think when those were listed on more of a side bar, it was much better. I’d really like to see a return to this. Edit: Props to the app developers. I wasn’t a fan of the UI change with who you follow at the top and having to side scroll. However, this recent update has helped fix this with the “For You” tab. Thanks for listening to feedback and implementing it!.WelkdaddyVersion: 10.3.3

The Intelligent Sports CommunityI read the Athletic for the coverage of the Packers and other Wisconsin sports teams. I wait with anticipation for each insightful article to drop. These aren't like many articles on the internet which are written by bloggers who write stories about the articles they read on the internet. The Athletic's articles are often news-making because of the fresh angles and smart analysis of the stories. All of the other beat reporters read the Athletic. There is no better source of high quality sports journalism. I also love that there are no ads, pop-ups, or click bait. Many free sites are unusable. What I didn't expect is how the paid subscription increased the level of the conversation in the comments. There are no trolls from opposing teams, no unthinking cheerleaders, and no mindless outrage. Finally, because we are the paying customers, the comments are read and often responded to by the writers. That's really cool..I did download this!Version: 7.8.0

One year into my subscriptionWhat a great publication. The Athletic has encouraged and expanded my interest in College Football. I’m appreciative of that. The articles are insightful, thoughtful and give a wide range of views. There’s plenty of in depth analytical observations when it comes to recruiting, game analysis and all things College Football. I especially appreciate the humor. Beat writers entrenched with each team and conference give me insight into the inner workings. Reading these well written articles about teams and especially the personal stories gets me fired up for Saturday. That enriches my life and helps the whole family get excited to not only watch our team, but all that College football has to offer every single Saturday. Once again, I’m appreciative. Keep up the good work. It’s well worth a few bucks a month..WC FosterVersion: 12.9.1

Kentucky Football is back.Fans of Big Blue nation have starved for the ole days. Undoubtedly no animal could be treated like Ole Smokie today. Animals are life are part of the family in both Kentucky & Tennessee. Your story brings back stories with enlightenment of how important football is to BBN football fans. Even though the story was in 1955 it shows the passion of today. I love the rivalry between blue and orange. The rivalry shined then as if it were only yesterday. No Kentucky has not been victorious in years past. No neither program has forgotten stories like this one between two states. Your article was awesome! Presentation of both football programs love was spot on. Trust me we are born rivals and taught by generations past that Kentucky/Tennessee football game is real. Your article hit on many different points the length fans go to show passion. Never think people have forgotten. Great read. Go Cats!.Sharkie3462Version: 10.2.4

Die hard sports fans, get this nowIf you’re a die hard sports fan this is what you need. Everything is click bait now with meaningless articles. I would read something from some pretty popular sports sites and think “I learned nothing and just wasted my time.” This is my first review I’ve written on any app or anything but I feel that passionate about The Athletic. If you’re constantly reading sports articles or reading fantasy info, this is what you need. The Athletic doesn’t care about clicks, or ad money. They care about writing quality sports articles that are informative, un-biased, and real. I’m addicted to the articles and as they grow it’ll only get better and better. After reading a few articles, you’ll start to see how garbage some of these sports sites are. Please keep it up and you’ll have my subscription for life..MHGPGVersion: 7.4.2

Content is incredible, the way I’m getting it is not as incredible.I have to believe I am the exact target market The Athletic is targeting. They have done a remarkable job growing the company. So many good writers, extremely good content. There are always good stories to read. However, I feel like too many of those good stories slip through the cracks and I miss them because of the way “my feed” doesn’t really deliver. I follow a handful of specific writers but I rarely see their stories popping up at the top of my feed. I follow certain teams/leagues, but it doesn’t seem to get the balance. I just thought I would share my thoughts and hopefully look forward to these kinks getting worked out a bit. I’m enjoying all of it, I just feel like I have to look too hard sometimes..CharlieampsVersion: 13.102.0

My takeYou are getting a very solid reputation among knowledgeable sports fans. As a dual cynic—a former sports writer and English teacher— I’m very critical of grammatical blunders and careless writing. I see little of that with your site. I yearn for advanced baseball analytics information. WHIP, FIP, swing plane, bat speed, exit velocity, spin rate as it pertains to pitch speed and sideways and vertical break, arm slot, etc., as well as path to ball, distance covered, percentage of catch probability, glove to hand exchange, and dozens of other defensive metrics. They exist; I want to see articles about them on a regular basis. I suggest you hire some young hotshot grad from a big-time school to write a regular column. If you don’t, another site will. And anyone who writes about an All-American” athlete who isn’t referring to Andy Hardy (Google it) will get an angry response from me reminding them that it’s “All-America.” Keep improving!.Sammer44Version: 7.9.9

Great content, podcast UI/UX lacking.Love all the content on the Athletic, but am disappointed by the app interface when it comes to podcasts. Jade + the Count the Dings crew were the reason I subscribed to the Athletic in the first place, but the UI/UX makes it more difficult to enjoy the great pods being produced. Some features I would love to see implemented in a future update: 1.) Delete pods with a left swipe. 2.) Have pods remember where you left off in case you dont have time to finish. 3.) Have the app remember your playback speed preferences instead of having to change it for every pod. 4.) Make the athletic app compatible with pause commands via headphones. This has been very buggy for me, often opening my Music or Podcasts instead of just pausing the Athletic If y’all could make this happen I would gladly give 5 stars. Love the content and happy I subscribe. Just wish a bit more love and attention was given to the podcast side of the app. Jade’s work deserves better. Update: Currently only lacking a good “Mark as Played” or “Delete” function for podcasts. My fake ocd hates seeing all the podcasts I subscribe to pile up despite having already listened to them. Not a dealbreaker in any way, still great content. Thanks for continuing to update and improve..Theo2gVersion: 7.8.4

I thought I would see better articlesI can only rate this 3 stars. I thought I would see more exclusive articles. I am subscriber and some of the writers are truly great like Tom Reed. It’s great to see Jayson Stark has joined The Athletic. There are some really talented writers and that’s why I will renewal my subscription. The overall roster is good but not great. I still get emails about Chicago sports yet I’m in the Ohio market. I don’t understand that. My hope is the Athletic expands into the mid size markets and covers all levels of sports and when that happens the Athletic will truly become a great app. The Athletic customer service support tries to be helpful but still needs to strive for better service. Renewing my subscription has become more of an ordeal than necessary. I would suggest contacting a customer at least 2 weeks in advance to make the process smoother. I look forward to another year of the Athletic and watching and hoping for growth and improvements..RadioMVPVersion: 6.9

Necessary SubscriptionAs a chargers fan, the athletic is a necessary subscription as Daniel popper’s reporting is required reading. I have also found many other reporters covering teams of interest to me providing really high quality content on this app. Would highly recommend. Only problem: I get way too many notifications. I have combed through my notification settings and am very confident I only have enabled notifications for stories from a couple or reporters & teams; and definitely have turned OFF league wide notifications for every league I follow; yet I still constantly get bombarded with notifications that are not related to my followed teams and must certainly be league wide notifications which I, again, have disabled. Please fix!.Trusted OpinionsVersion: 13.41.0

Love The AthleticThe Athletic is the ONLY site I read for sports coverage.... I don’t need to go elsewhere because they have every major sport covered by ELITE journalists and reporters. Particularly the NHL coverage. There are certainly other sites that have hockey news and articles, but The Athletic has every team covered and they do it all year round. Even during the summer or “off-season” there are constantly new articles about player/team projections, forecasts, opinions, one-on-one in-depth interviews, etc. On top of the coverage, the app and website are very user friendly and easy to navigate.... most importantly, THERE ARE NO COMMERCIALS OR ADS EVER!!!! In my opinion that is reason alone to justify the subcription! I will always be a subscriber to The Athletic and have recommended several individuals to sign up for your site. Thank you for the awesome coverage!.APS09876Version: 7.9.6

Best sports news around - app good tooIf The Athletic has rolled out to your favorite sports city, you will LOVE this. The tech features of the app are good, especially the opportunity to build your own custom feed. Not just for cities, but which sport(s), or even writers. They’ve been hiring great established writers, who now are free to write what they want, not constrained by newspaper restrictions (such as topic or story length). Subscribed to follow Michael Russo (MN Wild). Liked him before, love him now, as he’s mixing in some fantastic freeform features with familiar newsy stories. Have noticed other cities writers doing much the same thing. Roster of coverage seems to grow every week. Very happy with my purchase. Quality is worth paying for, and it’s not all that much for what you can access..Swilcox101Version: 5.3

Real sports writing.I’ve been subscribing to The Athletic for a while now, and it has become a daily necessity for me. What strikes me most is how anti-ESPN it is. I don’t mean in opinion or that it somehow hates ESPN, I mean in how it lacks constant video highlights with unavoidable commercials, or bright graphics and news crawls on the screen. The Athletic is all about great coverage and long form articles about the personalities and experiences of sports. It is loaded with great, quality sportwriting at its best. If you are a sports fan, if your memories are laced with backyard football games, driveway basketball games, seeing the pros once in a while at the stadium; if you are old enough to remember pulling the sports page out of the newspaper first because it was all that really mattered-then you must subscribe to the Athletic..TrevnukeVersion: 8.2.1

Worth every pennyThe Athletic isn’t free. You can’t just hop on the internet and read article after article without paying a (small) price. For some that might turn you off to their work, but for those smart enough to realize the quality of writer/reporter The Athletic employs, it is an insignificant price to pay. The Athletic offers team coverage that is second to none, and league coverage that’s at the same (if not an even higher) level. Their Philadelphia reporters for every team (Charlie O’Connor for the Flyers, Bo Wulf for the Eagles, Derek Bodner for the Sixers, Matt Gelb for the Phillies, amongst other great writers) are fantastic, and big names like Jayson Stark cover league wide topics with incredible stories that often go beyond the games being played. The overall point of this rant is very simple. TL:DR - ITS WORTH IT..Andrew WidmeierVersion: 7.9.3

DRFor a sports fan this is a long awaited antidote to sports writing lite.Hockeytown9Version: 4.5

Great appNice app for sport news.VmiiineVersion: 13.118.1

App is not what it used to beBad user experience, recently. I keep having to re-enter the teams im following. The app keeps dropping them. And the ads are infuriating. I used to love the athletic. Now it feels like a struggle..JdifmwodnfbnfnkfVersion: 13.21.0

Ads are terribleThe ads are horrible. Some are low quality and the price hasn’t decreased since they brought them in.Thecheeseman08Version: 13.20.2

AdsShould not be seeing ads on a paid service.Brandell88Version: 13.19.1

Search function is uselessIt’s impossible to search for any articles in the app, even if I know exactly what I’m looking for. Completely useless.JdnfosmcnVersion: 13.133.0

Constant cost cuttingGot rid of the “gift a trial” thing and that’s not cool.Noah BerketoVersion: 13.125.0

Great app but…Can you add more content on the PWHL? Schedule, scores and some post-game analysis would be awesome! Thanks for your consideration. Keep up the great work!.GreatBallofConfusionVersion: 13.111.0

Great coverageOnly app I need for Leafs news.ProJekSiunVersion: 13.108.0

Blue Jay Reporter?Where is a reporter for the Blue Jays??? Very disappointing!!!.BJ FollowerVersion: 13.78.1

More Blue Jays contentGreat app but why is there not a Blue Jays podcast? As well the Blue Jays written content is generally pretty subpar (not enough quantity and the quality could be way better) - honestly, Sportsnet has better Jays coverage than the Athletic right now 🤦🏽‍♂️ Considering this team is on the rise and you have good coverage for the Leafs and Raptors, please invest more in the Blue Jays *update: thank you for re-adding the Blue Jays podcast!! Still hoping for more insightful Blue Jays articles (eg Nick Ashbourne’s articles are awesome). But definitely a step in the right direction!.Andrew Sc.Version: 13.98.0

Getting worseInitially loved it but steadily going downhill from a Leafs and Blue Jays fan’s perspective. Coverage of Blue Jays Spring Training is particularly disappointing this season..Energy GeekVersion: 13.14.0

SubscriptionsYou make it very difficult to end a subscription. Can't do it thru the app, can't do it thru App Store, and have been waiting for an email for a very long time (and yes I'm entering the right email). Kind of annoying since I'm trying to save but find it crazy I have to jump thru many hoops to cancel.JadaooVersion: 13.74.0

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The Athletic: All Sports News Negative Reviews

I love the Athletic... but not the appLet me start by saying that The Athletic is one of my favorite sites as both a sportswriter and a fan. There’s a lot of quality content on the site that I have no problem paying for. The problem I have is with the experience that comes with the app. For the recurring cost, I’d expect something that works more smoothly and loads articles properly. Ever since the most recent redesign of the app, it has been freezing on the intro screen at least half of the times that I open it. After getting through those freezes, the app will kick me back to the home page whenever I switch to one of my team filters. When loaded, the stories themselves are generally slow and unresponsive, which further hurts the experience. There are other minor complaints, such as not having articles load in the app after being clicked on from newsletters or social media feeds, as well as not being taken to the comment that’s made on your thread when you get a notification, leading you to try to figure out which story you commented on in the first place, which typically doesn’t have the response to your comment anyways. (Desktop is always ahead of the app in terms of comment threads being updated). Overall, the quality of this app is nowhere near the value of free sports apps, which is a shame, because the writing is great..Fryman22Version: 11.12

Good at first, now trashSeemed interesting when this first launched, but now it’s just as bad as a decade or two ago at ESPN. It really is just an updated version, now that their plan is to hire big names, not talented writers or columnists. Don’t waste your money. Speaking of ESPN, Keith Law literally had my account (comment portion, anyway) for the most banal critique I’ve ever written; verbatim: “Lol Keith’s analysis of these ‘prospects’ is silly, but to each their own.” Oh, the humanity! It’s so lame. No need for it. Thought it’d be more legitimate when the Times bought it. Not so. Shame. Used to be solid. Addendum: Don’t wanna sound like a right-winger decrying the lack of free speech! Not at all. But in the first couple years, it really was interesting and fun to comment and engage right below the stories. Now? It’s SLIGHTLY-better ESPN with comments that need to be banal as heck to even make it on the platform. Shame. Thought when the Times acquired TA, there’d be a bit more liberal takes. Nah. We all love the Times, but they’re a corporate entity first and foremost. Really is a shame because TA used to be very good. Oh, and they promote white supremacy in the comments AND articles like it’s going out of style. Especially NHL related stories. A but with MLB, but I must say their “big name” MLB reporters are the best they have or the four major sports. Buy at your own risk/peril. Take care..UncleTom88Version: 13.19.0

“The Athletic” approachWhy doesn’t The Athletic have any of their affiliated writers actually cover the actual play of the most recent game?? Yesterday’s Giants game vs St. Louis had no articles that I could find that actually talked about the game itself. To me, the benefit of having writers at the games is to provide some insight on what happened and to offer opinions on how well or poorly the team performed. We can’t always watch or listen to the game. So why don’t you tell us about it? The other issue I have with the writers is their approach to writing about sports in general. I’m assuming they’re all professional sports journalists. Why do they all write their “columns” like they’re writing an episode script for a low budget sitcom. The lame and juvenile “jokes” that seem to be more important to them than whatever topic they’re trying to cover! This style of writing seems to permeate all aspects of sports whether it’s the Giants’ hideous new uniforms , the “A’s” phantom stadium plans, or the 49ers quarterback competition. A little humor is often appropriate and/or enlightening to a particular topic, but it shouldn’t be a template that dominates the article, with a few facts or opinions thrown in to fill out the script. The Athletic is supposed to be a sports forum. Leave the comedy to Hollywood..OlddonutVersion: 12.0.1

Taubman Saga....by Evan DrellichI’m not interested in reading social justice articles. I am interested in astute sports journalistic analysis about the game of baseball. Evan Drellich should write for social justice warriors instead of polluting my “former” favorite sports journalist app the Athletic. The only vote I have is with my wallet. I am canceling my subscription for the Athletic because of Evan Drellich’s article about Roberto Osuna’s domestic violence past history. I personally believe that MLB should stay away from the social justice war in society today and defer to the justice system for investigations and punishments of accused players of wrong doing. It is not MLB’s place or is it sports journalists place to police the players off the field. MLB and sports journalists sole duty is to the sport not social justice issues. I’m also very glad that the Astros traded for Osuna because he is a great player. If the social justice warriors want all players with social justice issues to never play again- then they should come out and just boycott all sports that have players with troubled pasts. I find the social justice warriors court of public opinion frighteningly powerful. They are today’s inquisitors. They want executions and have no patience for imperfect people. The social justice warriors want to usurp the justice system and demand lifetime punishment for anyone they have condemned. I have chosen to boycott the social justice warriors and their vendors which the Athletic has become. Good bye the Athletic. I will miss you. I hope you distance yourselves from the social justice warriors in the future. Good luck!.Astro OrangeVersion: 8.0.3

Can’t post comments (I’ve paid the last 2 yrs)!!!Really like the articles (NFL & MLB) but, it seems their quality is way down from 2+ yrs ago. Also, we finally got an Astros writer & now we have no Texans main writer. But what’s even worse, is that I think I got “banned/flagged” for a comment I made 2+ yrs ago (it wasn’t terrible) because since then, I’ve been blocked out. The absolute WORST thing is that I’ve emailed The Athletic 5+ times & never even got a single response. I’m a paying customer, which should either allow me to post comments or at very least, tell me via email/phone/text, why I can’t. I rank the: Writing & article quality in the 7.5-9 range (out of 10). Customer service is 0/10. Not having a dedicated writer for my local NFL team is 1/10. And as Houston is the 4th largest city in the USA (& diehard about football), not having a Texans’ writer is either inexcusable negligence or deliberately being done (ex: since the NY Times owns The Athletic & NYC sports fans HATE the Houston Teams, we get minimal coverage). Please email me & help me get my “ability to post comments” problem fixed..SteadystacknnVersion: 13.46.0

Ads are annoyingA pop-up that is asking for me to rate the app while I’m in the middle of reading an article is annoying enough, but at least it could potentially lead to an improved experience. What was far more annoying was accidentally clicking on an ad as I was scrolling through the article I was reading. Or the very fact that these ads that are filling my article have no relevance to me whatsoever. The Athletic is a paid subscription site, which I pay for to get away from the copious amounts of ads experienced on other platforms. What does it say about The Athletic that my review hasn’t even touched on the actual product that the app is a vehicle of? Do I enjoy the content and writing on The Athletic? Yes. But ESPN has some great writers, and I am able to access their content for free or through a subscription that affords me the ability to watch more content than I could ever want. While the actual product that The Athletic is delivering is good, there is room for improvement on the platform overall. The primary culprits for the lessened user experience are the ads.Nickname-is-Taken20Version: 13.14.0

NY/LA Bias and Misleading ReportingAs a Houston-sports-fan, I had to cancel my subscription after having originally subscribed to The Athletic’s in its first year. I liked the power rankings and well-written articles for the most part, but I have found myself more frustrated than engaged with the content recently (in the last few years). The Astros had an excellent beat writer, Jake Kaplan, but he left the company at the start of the 2022 season, and for good reason. The Athletic broke the news regarding the Astros 2017 Cheating Scandal, and rightfully so. What The Athletic failed to do since then was delve any deeper into comments from players around the league alleging that the Astros were not alone in their mischief. New York and Los Angeles (and Kansas City even) are, apparently, immune from scrutiny. The final straw for me was The Athletic reporting the Astros’ tying an MLB record (striking out 20 Angels in a 9 inning game) as the Angels’ tying the MLB record for striking out (offensively) 20 times in a game. The Astros pitchers involved were not mentioned by name nor commended (at least not in detail). The selection bias is unacceptable and despicable. Following Jake Kaplan’s voluntary departure, The Athletic just decided to go without a beat writer for the 3rd largest city in the States for the entire season (not to mention Houston has run the MLB table for the last 5 years). Such overt disregard for the interests of Houston subscribers is unfortunate but was not unexpected. The Athletic initially seemed to be a different breed from the NY/LA owned media of the past (no advertisements/facially-neutral unlike old sports media). However, they’ve clearly been bought and paid for by the same old players. What a disgrace..Sam the Astros FanVersion: 13.3.0

Payment Confirmation IssuesI want to be very clear.. this is not a one star review for the actual product, this is mostly a petty review for my frustration over the past week, and I’ve had enough of it. Now, I was signed up for a yearly subscription and my last payment was March. Since then, I changed bank accounts, so last week the website and app started showing a banner telling me I need to change my payment information. All I’m genuinely trying to do is complain because I’m upset and I really do enjoy The Athletic and could legitimately give it a 5 Star review. I changed my payment information and yet the payment still hasn’t seemed to go through the banner is still on the screen. Now I know i could just ignore it and keep reading, but the banner is annoying and it’s annoying cause I did what it said and it still didn’t go away. If you are considering subscribing and wanna know if you should, you should, if you work for The New York Times, please fix this issue with my account. The payment should be updated and I’m tired of your website trying to tell me that it is not..CWRoberts1Version: 13.127.0

Once great… gets worse with each update.TL;DR Long time subscriber. Can’t comment, took “listen” away. NY Times is killing the app (and their value). I subscribed early to the Athletic. About the time they were acquired by NY Times, I left for a bit. Came back. Now I can’t help but notice how with each update they remove something. Now it’s the ability to listen to the stories. That feature was always almost great (lacked ability to choose where to start the audio and if you had to click away, or got a call etc… the story started over each time). But now… instead of improving, they just cut it. Have no clue if there are features I’m missing exist if my subscription level, but I’m not willing to mess with it. I pay the minimum I can, and just read fewer and fewer stories. They are killing it. Had so much positive karma, but now… just another news app. Writers are great. Those still left. Boggles my mind how they lump all NCAA sports other than FB and basketball into the same filter, so you know you miss content you’d like (for example NCAA baseball, softball, and gymnastic all come through a “follow NCAA”, so if you care about baseball… you have to wade through it all.) Just silly missteps. I also can’t comment since rejoining? But I’ve found that a feature since the old “be nice or else” community is long gone, and people just flame each other. They used to get $100+ a year from me with gratitude, but now it’s down to a cup of coffee a month and when that is taken away, I’ll go to Substack..Trace_SVersion: 13.81.1

Great content, app doesn’t really do anythingThis app is basically just a reskin of the NYT app, and both of them are really only browser wrappers that do very little. I’d much rather see all the sports stories in the NYT app, instead of having to install 2 apps and switch back and forth. Simple functions like being able to change my screen name are broken. The commenting functions are super basic (not even a way to view your recent comments to see if someone has responded) like from a blog circa 2004. There’s no way to find out follow many (I dare to say most) sports, like athletics, skiing, cycling (let alone if you care about disciplines like Nordic or MTB but not alpine or track) and even for, say, soccer, follow women’s soccer (“FIFA” is too broad and “NWSL” too narrow). The writing is excellent, but it’s all features and opinions, the Times needs to include scores and wire stories. Overall this app is frustrating, you always feel like you’re missing the forest for the trees because organization and content discovery are so inadequate..PicasticksVersion: 13.80.0

Twitter Article to App Failure*Update* it gets even worse. I was browsing in the app and clicked on a link for "today's news" which went to a site within the app that showed the list of articles. When I clicked on the article to read, instead of going back to the app with the article, it prompted me to login and use a web browser reader instead. Initially saw the article on Twitter, but the seamless interaction still doesn't exist there either. When I see an article on Twitter that is interesting, I click the link, and it opens in the Twitter app reader. I hit the limit and it asks for my subscription info - instead, I select to open in the app. However, the link directs to the App Store (on IOS) and does not go to the installed and up-to-date app on my phone. When I open the app from the App Store, it goes to the homepage rather than the article. Worse still, I have trouble finding the article in the app. It used to work where I could link straight to the article in the app from Twitter, but now it’s no good. Please fix this..TythinksVersion: 13.114.0

App Stopped Working / Customer Support IgnoringI've been an on/off subscriber to The Athletic for a while and have typically really enjoyed the app. However, I recently re-upped on a 1 yr subscription in May and have had nothing but problems since. The app forced me to "Restore Purchases" every single time I used it. A minor inconvenience, but at least I could then read the articles. Now, after a recent update, the articles don't even display properly. The formatting is spaced in a strange way, none of the subtitles are displayed properly, and the article just stops mid-way through with no explanation. I tried contacting customer support, showed them my paid receipt and subscription details, and was simply told, "Try logging out/in," and "Try uninstalling/re-installing." After that, crickets. They're now ignoring my requests to help solve the issue. So they got my money and I have an unusable app that gives me about 15% of the whole article. It's a shame because the writers create great content that will now go unread...MF007Version: 13.5.0

Rendering customizations uselsssI follow every MLB team and F1 and the feed was glorious. But now it’s like you don’t even care what I follow because I get football, tiger woods, March madness, wwe, and I have to scroll the entire page to get to Jayson Stark or any baseball news. Give me back my preference focused feed! You have the news headline box to tout other things but give me everything baseball or I might as else just read the baseball writers feed in bluesky and be done with you It’s bad enough that you do not have the foresight to understand that having a local beat reporter is what made the athletic a must have app. But tons of MLB teams don’t have a beat reporter any more. And some teams have two. no One has local sports coverage any more as local news is dying and you have the opportunity to fill that gap with local beat writers. You have to profits, invest in the journalism like you did with the NYT. Why don’t you get that if you build local, people will come? I want to root for you but you make it hard.EVCinNYCVersion: 13.126.0

Like many others, cannot accessAs a long-time subscriber to the New York Times (NYT), I was happy when I heard that they were acquiring the Athletic. Even though the latter has been struggling in recent times, I still feel that they offer worthwhile content. Unfortunately, the integration between the NYT and the Athletic has proven to be absolutely and utterly abysmal. As an all-access NYT subscriber, I *should* be able to read all of the Athletic’s content, yet such is not the case. I have repeatedly engaged with the Athletic’s technical support, but to no avail. In my latest go-around, I was informed that I needed to provide “proof” of my NYT account status, although what would constitute such proof was left unspecified. Well, enough is enough — I have deleted this app from my devices and will not be looking back. When the Athletic finally dies (and I have little doubt that that it eventually will), I’ll be a little sad, but it appears to me as though many of their problems are self-inflicted..CanavansbackyardVersion: 13.40.1

Control over notifications is significantly lackingFor many years, I've been able to configure push notifications in-app to suit my preferences perfectly. I set up notifications for the teams, sports and leagues that I enjoy following, and disallowed all other notifications. Recently they started giving push notifications for the Pulse Newsletter; theres no way to turn these off in the app. The thing that pushed me to make this review is that I've been getting intermittent push notifications about the World Cup, again with no way in app to turn them off. I think it's unreasonable to force users into receiving worthless notifications in order for them to receive the notifications that are actually wanted. I'll probably turn off notifications altogether at this point, which may eventually lead to cancelling my subscription since I suspect I'll read fewer articles as a result..Frank Lloyd RiceVersion: 13.137.1

Floor is LowLet’s see. The writing floor is okay. Not bad. Lots of good there. The day to day, the oversight of the app and user experience, I go low. I think the ball is dropped or maybe worse never picked up in some areas. I am on a capable device I think that was the last A chip before M1 and routinely gets updated via Apple. We are talking displaying text here, very poorly. The MLB stats in a given game are displayed on staggered horizontal planes… names on one and 1st stat line not even with it but down the page a bit. By the 4th player, whose name I cannot read despite all efforts to be sure I am not causing the issue, sidebar closed, by that time you can’t tell what you are looking at. They had this stuff straight in the 1800s y’all. It’s truly, well you should not allow this level of quality to represent you. Period and about as nice as I can say it. I’d like a few more bells and whistles interaction like excluding content I am not interested in. Soccer. WNBA. Sorry but W anything, with exceptions for golf and tennis. I guess. Only truly interested in 2 American professional leagues and follow the same sports in college to a lesser degree. I’d like to see all that type of news on my page when I open the app. I!d prefrontal a home page for You link where I can access everything you publish because everyone gets curious about different things now and then. But day to day, allow me the money’s worth of selecting whatever top level reporting and analysis you offer in my preferred sports and present it to me professionally. Not this horrible typeset you are getting on the iOS system, landscape view, iPad. Come on...StratoyakVersion: 13.28.0

On the Decline, Still ValueThere is some fantastic writing every now and then but the Athletic is on the decline. Beat writers for many beloved mid tier teams have been released without replacement and most articles focus on the biggest teams as a priority. These beat writers are what made it so beloved. It is quickly coming to resemble ESPN and other money making news apps. The majority of articles have obvious editorial and grammar errors if not outright wrong information (ex calling Georgia Tech Georgia State on multiple articles I believe that it is still worth it for a subscription on sale and if I don’t read comments, which takes a lot of self control for the best of us. The comments section has devolved tragically into all manner of personal attacks, creative insults, trolling, baiting, and other common forms of tedious online argument. What was a great place for intelligent sports talk is no more. There are some bright people with excellent insights lost in mess for now. Many articles are titled in clickbait style to encourage this kind of platform. Politics is of course often inescapable but after the New York Times takeover it has increased in intensity of opinion and in the number of articles that take a bent one way or the other (mostly one way). There are some pretty strong political positions every now and then so don’t be surprised. Again, there is some fantastic writing in here sometimes. I advise someone wait until there is a low subscription price (ie 1$ month) to subscribe. It’s just not worth it to me otherwise. Unless you are a fan of a big sports club - in which case it might be worth your attention..EmuReviewsVersion: 13.57.0

GET RID OF AUTO PLAY VIDEOSo annoying and intrusive.SzaronosVersion: 13.83.0

Widgets not workingThe widgets don’t update when I add it to my homepage. Otherwise The Athletic is awesome..Stu22747Version: 13.30.1

DarrylUnfortunately many of the recent updates have made the app progressively worse..Leafs SupporterVersion: 11.0.6

Terrible appI’m very frustrated by this app. Time and again, I can’t view articles below advertisements. This happened roughly half a year ago, and I contacted them to fix it. They indicate that the latest versions of the app fix this problem, but it doesn’t. I continue to not be able to read most articles, except for the very top paragraph. Spend your money elsewhere. The Athletic is no longer any good..Brett1304Version: 13.28.0

SVP du respect!Dans un contexte de coupure salariale, que vous ayez choisi d’abolir le seul journaliste francophone qui pouvait traduire et publier des textes en français pour l’Athlétique Montréal est purement et simplement outrancier. Je suis bilingue et est intéressé au contenu de votre plateforme, mais je décide de me désabonner par conviction. L’offre de service était différente et motivante au commencement, malheureusement votre gestion et ses défaut ont édulcoré votre produit. Je suis aussi déçu d’avoir souscrit à un abonnement annuel plus onéreux que vos promotions pour encourager les approches journalistiques de fond. Très triste que l’aventure s’arrête ici avec le départ de Marc-Antoine Godin..MA SaucierVersion: 13.26.0

There have been ads ever since ownership changed.Pay $74 CAD/yr for a subscription to still have an experience *with ads*. This is why I cancelled. The writers and articles are excellent, but the founders sold out (good for them) to the New York Times Co. for $550,000,000 in cash, and now the articles are interrupted by ads so stories read like a recipe on the internet. Such a disappointment. The Athletic experience was so much better without the ads..BeaubarryVersion: 13.24.0

Ads have become horribleReading articles and nearly full page stubhub ads come up multiple times..CNG99999Version: 13.21.0

AddsI’m paying for this app and they felt the need to include adds. Unsubscribed.Redeye800Version: 13.20.2

Terrible new layoutThe ruined the app by adding ads. The app looks cheap now and ruins my enjoyments. I’ll Be canceling my membership..ORange!001Version: 13.20.2

Customer Support is non-existentI have sent 3 emails to report that My Feed Page has no content. No response. Unacceptable!.ZedditTorontoVersion: 10.2.7

TrashEven sportsnet is free to read sports articles. There are many comparable apps that done require any paid subscription..Mcman89Version: 8.6.6

AthleticSame old same old. Equal content available for free.Fastrac151617Version: 8.2.1

Money grabShould not cost any money. You can get all the same features for free on Bleacher Report.Bjf474Version: 8.1.13

God awfulYou gotta pay $13 a month to even open the article that clueless people wrote just for click bait and a money grab. Makes me laugh at some of the hockey trades they tried to stir up because after seeing that it really makes you realize how brain dead some of those writers are... kyrou and a 1st for Kreider😂😂 my guy needs to lay off the meds.Bread3477Version: 8.1.13

Good riddanceUsed to be a good app. Inundated with SJW’s now masquerading as sports writers. Cancelled my subscription as a result..JuliocesarchavezVersion: 8.0.5

App is brokenUpdated the app and now my feed is messed up. The headlines are all cut off by the article below it. It’s like the boxes all shrank but the font didn’t. Can’t explain it very well. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, same problem. Can’t open anything on my feed because of this. Help!.MintandlilacVersion: 7.7.5

I used to be worth itNow it’s worse than the free coverage from a local. What the site started out as died a long time ago.TreQ76Version: 13.26.0

Cancelling subscriptionSports is a great distraction from everyday life and the politics that go with it. It’s entertainment. Unfortunately athletes and the media want to wreck that for the fans that pay their salaries by combining politics and sports. I don’t find that entertaining. I’m cancelling my subscription. I’ll do more outdoor activities instead. Win win. Thank you The Athletic..Rebel1.Version: 10.5.0

American journalismTypical American journalism where they pump there own tires if there was anywhere else to get long form sports articles I would cancel on a minute.TayJ90Version: 13.131.0

Horrible Customer ServiceThe quality of writing has gone down, but was opening to having it for certain seasons to enjoy some until I realized that I had been charged after canceling, and my account had shown no charges, but my credit card started showing charges when contacting customer service. They told me they will do nothing about refunding anything and it was problem.Hymer79Version: 13.128.0

Added podcast adsBig benefit of subscribing was ad-free podcasts…will consider unsubscribing.Spencer IrishVersion: 13.118.1

Fired all local reportersUsed to be 3 local reporters and now there isn’t any for my market. Pretty sad seeing as they didn’t see value in having writers in the same market as the best hockey player in the world..Fishy1789Version: 13.117.0

DownhillGone way downhill. Stories in no order. Choosing your favorite teams or sports doesn’t matter you still get everything else. Wouldn’t recommend..BobbyLarsVersion: 13.112.2

Started including betting ads in podcasts despite PAID subscriptionMy main reason for subscribing to the Athletic was to get ad free podcasts because I think they are great. Now they have randomly added ads into the podcasts for paid subscribers. I am extremely disappointed and will not be renewing my subscription since they have taken away one of the main reasons to subscribe. I hate that they have included betting ads and sections of podcasts talking about the odds. They have written about how big of a problem it is and now they “Proudly sponsored by BetFair”.MHartmann73Version: 13.108.0

TerribleDon’t waste your money.DcolediVersion: 13.105.0

Raptorsfan95Downloaded this recently and loved (almost) everything about it. What I don’t like is that almost every decent article is under subscription ONLY. The layout is superb, the content is top notch, but the fact you have to subscribe in order to get the best of the best content makes it hard for me to keep this app. Likely gonna delete it..Colin WillisVersion: 13.96.1

UnsubscribeNot easy to unsubscribe if you want to. Type “unsubscribe” in the FAQ and it only gives you the option to unsubscribe from email. I go to delete account and it has a pop up telling you to unsubscribe first. Does it give you a link? No. So sick of these companies making this hard. I was going to subscribe again when I had more disposable income but not anymore..Farmer PatrickVersion: 13.94.0

Articles not loadingSeems like every article want to read leads to a 404 error page. Disappointing..LateregistrationVersion: 13.91.0

They ripped me offI canceled my subscription at the beginning of June 2025 and still got charged today 6.24 $ absolutely trash company that steals from people. Barely anything good about the Montreal canadiens that’s why I cancel yet these thieves still took money from my account. Absolutely unacceptable! Give me back my money!.Metisman77Version: 13.90.0

No unsubscribe optionTitle says it all. Getting pretty tired of these companies making customers jump through hoops to cancel a simple subscription… and it is NOT by accident..AscexVersion: 13.85.0

Bit of a letdownUsed to call this thing a letdown but after paying a dollar for a year or whatever joke deal they used to beg me people to come back I actually regret that. I can spare the dollar but people might’ve seen this app on my phone at some point and that’s something I gotta learn to live with now..CheesebearballsVersion: 13.86.0

Fix It Please.Love the content but so often when I try to access an article the wheel just spins and spins..DannythomasVersion: 13.83.0

ReviewExtremely disappointed the Athletic no longer has a Blue Jay’s beat writer. You may be unaware the team draws 2.7 million fans to the ballpark, and has fans across Canada. An aware marketing department might see this as an opportunity, unfortunately you apparently don’t have one..GGR53Version: 13.80.0

Toronto ReviewNo beat writer for the Jays? Less then stellar coverage for any sports other than the NHL. Far less of a product then it was. Almost ready to say goodbye..Frustrated by the Power of XVersion: 13.77.0

App sucksApp is slow constantly..KbhnuoiiiVersion: 13.76.1

BoringTrying to cancel & unable.Panda5024Version: 13.76.1

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