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com.theathletic
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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);

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Package namecom.theathletic
DeveloperThe New York Times Company
Developer websitenytimes.com
CategorySports
Installs (exact)2,345,461
Ratings53,189
Reviews4,008
PriceFree
In-app purchases$2.99 - $299.99 per item
AdsNo
Content ratingEveryone
Current version13.155.0
Requires Android10
ReleasedOct 10, 2016
Last updateOct 21, 2026
Record refreshedOct 27, 2026

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