# The Athletic: All Sports News > Game-changing sports coverage with breaking news, live commentary and scores. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.theathletic](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.theathletic) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.theathletic` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** The New York Times Company - **Category:** SPORTS - **Downloads:** 2,329,508 - **Rating:** 4.54 / 5 (52,858 ratings) - **Version:** 13.151.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-16 - **First published:** 2016-10-10 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 105 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-17 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theathletic) - **Website:** [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://help.nytimes.com/10940941449492-The-New-York-Times-Company-Privacy-Policy](https://help.nytimes.com/10940941449492-The-New-York-Times-Company-Privacy-Policy) ## Description Stay on top of the sports you love with The Athletic: All Sports News. Get breaking coverage, live scores, stats, and expert analysis for basketball, football, soccer, hockey, baseball, and more. Turn on real-time notifications to follow your favorite teams and leagues, and enjoy exclusive podcasts and in-depth reporting. Powered by a newsroom of hundreds of journalists, The Athletic delivers global coverage, long reads, interviews, and insights. Track scores, standings, and top stories across leagues, and tune in to daily podcasts like The Athletic Football Show and No Dunks for deeper context. ## Rankings - #41,101 — Overall - #26 — Sports (Gross) - #158 — Sports (Free) - #5 — sports - #15 — article - #21 — news ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT` - `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK` - `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA` - `com.nytimes.android.debug.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.android.internal.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.android.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.android.subauth.crossapplogin.cooking.ReadPermission` - `com.nytimes.android.subauth.crossapplogin.crossplay.ReadPermission` - `com.nytimes.android.subauth.crossapplogin.games.ReadPermission` - `com.nytimes.android.subauth.crossapplogin.news.ReadPermission` - `com.nytimes.cooking.debug.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.cooking.internal.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.cooking.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.crossword.debug.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.crossword.internal.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.crossword.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.wordgame.debug.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.wordgame.internal.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.nytimes.wordgame.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO` - `com.theathletic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.theathletic.debug.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.theathletic.internal.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` - `com.theathletic.permission.C2D_MESSAGE` - `com.theathletic.permission.SHARED_KV_PROVIDER` ## Review summary Users widely praise The Athletic for high-quality, in-depth sports journalism and solid soccer/insider content, with coverage including recent results. However, repeated complaints center on notification overload, persistent ads—even with a subscription—, frequent crashes and article-loading errors, and a rough mobile UI/UX that hampers navigation and discussion features. ### Pros - High-quality, in-depth journalism and sports coverage. - Strong insider content and soccer coverage. - Coverage includes recent results alongside in-depth articles. - Generally well-regarded app with reliable performance when functioning. - Subscription is seen as offering good value given journalism quality. ### Cons - Notification overload and poor control over alerts (March Madness spam, settings not working). - Ads and podcast advertising persist despite subscription. - Frequent stability and loading issues (crashes, browser errors) affecting reading articles. - Poor mobile UI/UX and navigation (terrible interface, hard to find replies, no history). ## Similar extensions and apps - [All Stars: Sports News & Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hekau.allstars) — 423 users - [World of Sports](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sportsnewsapp.sportsinfo) — 296 users - [Sportify : World Sports News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.Spotify.applicationews) — 10 users - [The AllStar: Sports Scores +](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.halcyon.playbook) — 291,674 users, 4.16 / 5 - [David Sports Analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.divinecodeproductions.bet.master.tips) — 1,029,729 users, 4.37 / 5 - [Sports 555Mix](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thuya.sport.dv) — 314 users - [Sports News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ume.news.sports) — 226 users - [theScore: Sports News & Scores](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fivemobile.thescore) — 16,128,959 users, 4.22 / 5 - [Total Media App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dd.megatotal.media) — 23 users - [Everything Sports](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.josephsouffrant.everythingsports) — 46 users - [Sports Live－Matches and Events](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sports.live.matches.events.ru) — 3 users - [Prime Sports Analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.newapp.primepredictions) — 843 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.theathletic)