The Athletic: All Sports News
com.theathletic
FreeIn-app purchasesEveryone
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1M+Installs
4.6 / 53KRating
Oct 10, 2016Released
Oct 21, 2026Updated
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Game-changing sports coverage with breaking news, live commentary and scores.
Keep up with the teams you care about with The Athletic app. Review sports news, scores and stats, and expert insights analysis for each league. Turn on notifications to get real time updates for basketball, football, soccer, hockey, baseball, and more. Get in depth with sports coverage when you can listen to exclusive podcasts and read breaking news stories on your favorite athletes and teams.Download today to stay…
Get this app from the API
curl -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \ "https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.theathletic"
import requests
r = requests.get('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app', params={'id': 'com.theathletic'},
headers={'X-API-Key': API_KEY}, timeout=30)
data = r.json()const res = await fetch('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.theathletic', {
headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.API_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.theathletic');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: ' . getenv('API_KEY')]]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);1,000 free credits a month, no card needed. API reference
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| Package name | com.theathletic |
|---|---|
| Developer | The New York Times Company |
| Developer website | nytimes.com |
| Category | Sports |
| Installs (exact) | 2,345,461 |
| Ratings | 53,189 |
| Reviews | 4,008 |
| Price | Free |
| In-app purchases | $2.99 - $299.99 per item |
| Ads | No |
| Content rating | Everyone |
| Current version | 13.155.0 |
| Requires Android | 10 |
| Released | Oct 10, 2016 |
| Last update | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Record refreshed | Oct 27, 2026 |
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