SB Nation Commanders’ site removes controversial FanPost bashing Jason Wright as ‘DEI hire’
A post claiming Jason Wright's time as Washington team president "was defined by DEI optics and botched jobs" was taken down.
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Vox’s latest layoffs cut more than 20 percent of employees at SB Nation’s Secret Base
Three Secret Base employees, including SB Nation veteran Steven Godfrey, have been laid off.
SB Nation owner Vox Media reaches deal with OpenAI
"This partnership recognizes that human creativity and quality journalism are a key part of responsible deployment of generative AI."
SB Nation Podcast Network shuts down: ‘We’re all extremely blindsided by this’
"It is impossible to say how saddening this is."
Matt Ufford heads to Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports has another new hire.
Q.Digital acquires Outsports from Vox Media and SB Nation, the latest sports property leaving there
The full Outsports staff will stay on in this move.
Jason Kirk on ‘Hell Is A World Without You’ novel: ‘The response has been awesome.’
Former Bright Side of the Sun managing editor Dave King passes away at 56
"He was straightforward with his analysis, quick-witted with his words, and enthusiastic about his Suns."
SB Nation publisher Jermaine Spradley is leaving, replacement unclear
Spradley had been running SB Nation since 2020, and had been the site's publisher since March 2022.
Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner’s podcast is joining SB Nation and leaving Meadowlark Media
'Point Forward' moves to Vox Media as it reimagines the SB Nation brand around larger personalities and content partnerships.
Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ reportedly finally finds a S2 figure, Matthew Stafford
Stafford could definitely be an interesting quarterback to follow.
SB Nation is launching its first-ever paid newsletters for two sites
Arrowhead Pride and Pride of Detroit writers will give subscribers exclusive insights for $50 a year.
Sounder at Heart latest SB Nation site to go independent
SB Nation blasts NBA MVP regular-season award being a regular-season award
"The first ever NBA MVP was handed out in 1956 to Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks. There were six teams in the league at the time and I don’t really understand how the playoffs worked that season and refuse to figure it out for this piece."
Vox Media gets hilariously ratioed for asking for donations after all their SB Nation cuts and layoffs
"The world has changed a lot, but we've held tight to our mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it."
Sactown Royalty founder Tom Ziller acquires blog back from SB Nation, including archives
"For me, it was important to ensure the archives remained secure in the hands of the people who most care about them."
Blue Wire CEO Kevin Jones talks licensing three ex-SB Nation NBA podcasts, ‘huge advantage’ of existing feeds
"All these shows have a track record, and they were able to negotiate ownership of the RSS feed, so they're bringing that with them."
Vox cuts led to better partnership for women’s hockey site The Ice Garden
Congratulations to Vox for continually not understanding how to properly value contributors.
As MLS expands, local coverage and connection with fans shrinks
Vox lays off seven percent of staff, closes many SB Nation sites
There seem to be particular impacts on hockey and soccer coverage, but some people outside of that have been hit too.
Former Bucs’ DE and NFL writer Stephen White passes away at 48, tributes pour in
White had been battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia for years.
SB Nation/Banner Society alum Jason Kirk joins For The Win’s college football coverage
Kirk is just the latest ex-SB Nation/Banner Society college football writer and editor to go on to a prominent role elsewhere.
Alex McDaniel is joining For The Win as their new managing editor
McDaniel was previously a long-time SB Nation writer and editor, one of many caught up in that site's furloughs and layoffs last year.
Six months after massive writer furloughs and three months after further cuts, SB Nation has added…two more executives
Vox has announced the hiring of two new SB Nation executives, only months after cutting dozens of SB Nation staff.