The ''Sporting News'' is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium. It was originally established in 1886 as a print magazine. It became the dominant American publication covering

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, acquiring the nickname "The Bible of Baseball." From 2002 to February 2022, it was known simply as ''Sporting News''. In December 2012, ''Sporting News'' ended print publication and shifted to a digital-only publication. It currently has editions in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan.

History

Early history

*March 17, 1886: ''The Sporting News'' (''TSN''), founded in St. Louis by Alfred H. Spink, a director of the

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baseball team, publishes its first edition. The weekly newspaper sells for 5 cents. Baseball, horse racing and professional wrestling received the most coverage in the first issue. Meanwhile, the sporting weeklies ''Clipper'' and ''Sporting Life'' were based in New York and Philadelphia. By World War I, ''TSN'' would be the only national baseball newspaper. *1901: The American League, another rival to baseball's National League, begins playing. ''TSN'' was a vocal supporter of the new league and its founder,

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. Both parties advocated cleaning up the sport, in particular ridding it of liquor sales, gambling and assaults on umpires. *1903: ''TSN'' editor Arthur Flanner helps draft the National Agreement, a document that brought a truce between the AL and NL and helped bring about the modern

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. *1904: New York photographer Charles Conlon begins taking portraits of major league players as they pass through the city's three ballparks: the Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field. His images, many of which were featured in ''TSN'', have become treasured symbols of baseball's past. *1914: Alfred's son, J.G. Taylor Spink, takes over the paper. *1936: ''TSN'' names its first major league Sporting News Player of the Year Award, Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants. It is the oldest and most prestigious award given to the single player in MLB who had the most outstanding season. To this day, it remains voted on by MLB players. *1942: After decades of being intertwined with baseball, ''TSN'' adds in-season football coverage. *1946: ''TSN'' expands its football coverage with an eight-page tabloid publication titled ''The Quarterback''. The tab is later renamed the ''All-Sports News'' as coverage of other sports is added, including professional and college basketball and hockey. *1962: J.G. Taylor Spink dies. His son C.C. Johnson Spink takes over the publication. In 1962, after Spink's death, the

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(BBWAA) instituted the

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as the highest award given to its members. Spink was also the first recipient. *1967: ''TSN'' publishes its first full-color photo, a cover image of Orioles star

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. *1977: The Spink family sells ''TSN'' to

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in 1977. *1981: C.C. Johnson Spink sells ''TSN'' to

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. *1991: ''The Sporting News'' transitions to a glossy, full-color all-sports magazine. *1996: ''The Sporting News'' comes online, serving as a sports content provider for AOL. The following year, it launches sportingnews.com. *2000: Tribune Company sells ''TSN'' to Vulcan Inc., headed by tech billionaire

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. The following year, the company acquired the One on One Sports radio network, renaming it

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. *2002: The magazine drops the

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from its name and becomes just ''Sporting News'' (''SN''). Subsequent covers reflect the change. *2006: Vulcan sells ''SN'' to Advance Media, which places the publication under the supervision of American City Business Journals (ACBJ). *2007: ''Sporting News'' begins its move from St. Louis, where it had been based since its founding, to ACBJ's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The publication leaves St. Louis for good in 2008, when it also became a bi-weekly publication.

Transition to digital publication

In 2011, ''Sporting News'' announced a deal to take over editorial control of AOL's sports website

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. In December 2012, after 126 years, ''Sporting News'' published its final issue as a print publication, and shifted to becoming a digital-only publication. The following March, ACBJ contributed ''Sporting News'' into a joint venture with the U.S. assets of sports data company

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, known as Perform Sporting News Limited and doing business as Sporting News Media. Perform owned 65% of Sporting News Media. ''Sporting News'' would join Perform Group's other domestic properties, such as its video syndication unit ePlayer and its soccer website

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. The deal excluded the magazine's ''Sporting News Yearbooks'' unit and ''NASCAR Illustrated''. Almost immediately after the venture was established, ''Sporting News'' laid off 13 staff writers. Perform Group acquired the remainder of Sporting News Media in 2015. Under Perform's ownership, ''Sporting News'' shifted to a more tabloid-like editorial direction. The site introduced a new logo and website design in 2016. Following Perform's acquisition of ACBJ's remaining stake, it began to align itself more closely with the company's other units, including replacing

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articles with Perform's own Omnisport wire service for articles and video content (which began to constitute a sizable portion of the site's overall content). ''Sporting News'' also began to introduce new localized versions in other markets, with a focus on countries where it had launched its sports streaming service

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. These sites are, in turn, used to promote the DAZN service. Perform Media president Juan Delgado explained that the company was trying to preserve the heritage of the ''Sporting News'' brand by still publishing original content, while also publishing content oriented towards

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to appeal to younger users.

Later history

In September 2018, Perform Group spun out its consumer properties, including ''Sporting News'' and DAZN, into a new company known as DAZN Group. The remaining sports data business became Perform Content, and was sold in 2019 to

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and merged with STATS LLC. In the summer of 2020,

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, acquired the archives collection of ''The Sporting News'' from ACBJ. The collection was described as consisting of "10,000+ books on baseball, football, hockey, basketball, NCAA, and other sports." In December 2020, DAZN Group sold Sporting News to a private investment consortium, which became Sporting News Holdings.

Athlete of the Year

Sportsman of the Year

From 1968 to 2008, the magazine selected one or more individuals as ''Sportsman of the Year''. On four occasions, the award was shared by two recipients. Twice, in 1993 and 2000, the award went to a pair of sportsmen within the same organization. In 1999, the honor was given to a whole team. No winner was chosen in 1987. On December 18, 2007, the magazine announced New England Patriots

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as 2007 Sportsman of the Year, making Brady the first to repeat as a recipient of individual honors.

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of the

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was also honored twice, but shared his second award with Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs. In 2009, the award was replaced by two awards: "Pro Athlete of the Year" and "College Athlete of the Year". These in turn were replaced by a singular "Athlete of the Year" award starting in 2011. *1968 –

Denny McLain Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher, most prominently as a member of the Detroit Tigers. In 1968, McLain beca ...

, Detroit Tigers *1969 –

Tom Seaver George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets, Cinc ...

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*1970 – John Wooden, UCLA basketball *1971 – Lee Trevino,

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*1972 –

Charlie Finley Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 – February 19, 1996), nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American businessman who owned Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. Finley purchased the franchise while it was located in Kansas C ...

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*1973 – O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills *1974 –

Lou Brock Louis Clark Brock (June 18, 1939September 6, 2020) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent most of it as a left fielder for the St. Louis Ca ...

*1975 – Archie Griffin,

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*1976 –

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commissioner *1977 –

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, horse racing *1978 –

Ron Guidry Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Guidry was also the pitch ...

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

*1979 –

Willie Stargell Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) ...

, Pittsburgh Pirates *1980 –

George Brett George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player who played all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are second-mo ...

, Kansas City Royals *1981 –

Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...

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*1982 –

Whitey Herzog Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (; born November 9, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career. He made his MLB debut as a player in 1956 wit ...

*1983 –

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commissioner *1984 –

Peter Ueberroth Peter Victor Ueberroth (; born September 2, 1937) is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles-based businessman, he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Olymp ...

, Olympics organizer *1985 –

Pete Rose Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a membe ...

, Cincinnati Reds *1986 –

Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded a ...

, Boston Celtics *1987 – ''(none)'' *1988 –

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in tho ...

, Olympics *1989 –

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*1990 –

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, Texas Rangers *1991 – Michael Jordan,

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*1992 –

Mike Krzyzewski Michael William Krzyzewski ( ; born February 13, 1947), nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five nati ...

, Duke basketball *1993 –

Cito Gaston Clarence Edwin "Cito" Gaston (; born March 17, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. His major league career as a player lasted from 1967 to 1978, most notably with the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. He spent his en ...

and

Pat Gillick Lawrence Patrick David Gillick (born August 22, 1937) is an American professional baseball executive. He previously served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1994), Baltimore Orioles (1996–1998), Seattle Ma ...

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*1994 – Emmitt Smith,

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*1995 –

Cal Ripken Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed " The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his posit ...

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*1996 –

Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseb ...

*1997 –

*1998 –

, and Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs (see also 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase) *1999 –

*2000 – Marshall Faulk and

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*2001 –

Curt Schilling Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance ...

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*2002 –

Tyrone Willingham Lionel Tyrone Willingham (born December 30, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University (1995–2001), the University of Notre Dame (2002–2004), and the University of Washington (2005–2 ...

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*2003 – Dick Vermeil,

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, and

Jack McKeon Jack Aloysius McKeon (; born November 23, 1930), nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive. In , at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins. Two full seasons ...

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*2004 –

, New England Patriots *2005 –

Matt Leinart Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy ...

, USC football *2006 –

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, San Diego Chargers *2007 –

, New England Patriots *2008 – Eli Manning, New York Giants

Pro Athlete of the Year

*2009 –

Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", he spent most ...

, New York Yankees *2010 –

Roy Halladay Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III (May 14, 1977 – November 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. His nicknam ...

, Philadelphia Phillies

College Athlete of the Year

*2009 –

Colt McCoy Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas, where he won several awards and honors as a senior in 2009. McC ...

, Texas football *2010 –

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, Duke men's basketball

Athlete of the Year

Beginning in 2011, the awards were merged back into a singular selection, ''Athlete of the Year''. *2011 – Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers *2012 –

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*2021 –

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Sport-specific awards

Major League Baseball

''SN'' sponsors its own annual Team,

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, Comeback Player,

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, and

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of the Year awards. Many fans once held the newspaper's baseball awards at equal or higher esteem than those of the

. Prior to 2005, the ''SN'' Comeback Player Award was generally recognized as the principal award of its type, as MLB did not give such an award until that year. * ''The Sporting News'' Most Valuable Player Award (discontinued in 1946) * ''Sporting News'' Player of the Year (all positions; in MLB) * ''Sporting News'' Pitcher of the Year (in each league) * ''Sporting News'' Rookie of the Year (from 1963 through 2003, there were two categories: Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Rookie Player of the Year) * ''Sporting News'' Reliever of the Year (discontinued in 2011) * ''Sporting News'' Comeback Player of the Year * ''Sporting News'' Manager of the Year (in each league (1986–present); in MLB (1936–1985)) * ''Sporting News'' Executive of the Year (in MLB)

Minor League Baseball

* ''The Sporting News'' Minor League Player of the Year Award (1936–2007)

Basketball

*''Sporting News'' NBA Executive of the Year Award (1973–2008) * ''Sporting News'' Men's College Basketball Player of the Year * ''Sporting News'' Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year Award

NFL

* ''Sporting News'' NFL Player of the Year Award (1954–1969 and since 1980) ** ''Sporting News'' AFC and NFC player of the year awards (1970–1979) * ''Sporting News'' NFL Rookie of the Year Award * ''Sporting News'' NFL Coach of the Year (since 1947) * ''Sporting News'' All-Pro Team (since 1980)From the 1950s through 1979, ''The Sporting News'' published All-Conference teams. In 1980 it began choosing an All-Pro team. * ''Sporting News'' All-Conference Team (from 1950s till 1979) (defunct)

College football awards

* ''Sporting News'' College Football Player of the Year (1942) * ''Sporting News'' All-America Team (1934) * ''Sporting News'' College Football Coach of the Year Also, between 1975 and 2005, Sporting News conducted an annual poll and named a national champion for Division I-A (now Division I FBS). It is regarded as a "major selector" in NCAA official records books.

Notable staff

* Thomas G. Osenton, president and chief operating officer of Sporting News Publishing Company and publisher of ''The Sporting News'' weekly * Bob Ferguson, journalist and author of ''Who's Who In Canadian Sport''

Footnotes

External links

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