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| April 2024 | Laura Williamson was announced as the editor-in-chief for UK and Europe. |
| July 2023 | The New York Times dissolved its existing sports department and began operating The Athletic as its replacement sports department. |
| June 2023 | The Athletic underwent a reorganization, cutting 4% of its staff and discontinuing team-specific beat reporters. |
| January 2022 | The New York Times Company acquired The Athletic for $550 million, with co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continuing to lead the operation. |
| August 2019 | The Athletic expanded to the United Kingdom, focusing on domestic and international football, led by managing director Ed Malyon and editor-in-chief Alex Kay-Jelski. |
| May 2019 | The Athletic announced expansion into motorsports coverage, featuring veteran journalist Jeff Gluck. |
| August 2018 | The Athletic launched Fantasy Sports coverage and expanded national NBA reporting by adding Shams Charania and NFL coverage with Jay Glazer. |
| May 2018 | The Athletic announces coverage of both domestic and international soccer. |
| April 2018 | The Athletic launched full coverage in Denver and Boston, hiring reporters from local newspapers and adding dedicated college football beat writers. |
| February 2018 | The Athletic expanded into New York, Dallas, and Cincinnati, and launched baseball-only coverage in Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Arizona, and Kansas City. |
| August 2017 | The Athletic launched in the San Francisco Bay Area, with Tim Kawakami as editor-in-chief and Marcus Thompson as columnist. They also added national writers like Ken Rosenthal, Seth Davis, and Stewart Mandel. |
| June 2017 | The Athletic expanded to Detroit, hiring Craig Custance from ESPN as editor-in-chief. |
| March 2017 | The Athletic launched in Cleveland with Jason Lloyd as editor-in-chief. |
| October 2016 | The Athletic expanded to Toronto, hiring James Mirtle as editor-in-chief to cover Maple Leafs, Raptors, and Blue Jays. |
| January 2016 | The Athletic launched in Chicago with founding editor Jon Greenberg, along with writers Sahadev Sharma and Scott Powers, focusing on local sports coverage. |
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