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theathletic.com

Profile data checked Aug 9, 2026, 9:29 AM

Report generated Aug 9, 2026, 9:30 AM

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Followers

378.1K

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Public follower count at check time.

Following

309

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Public following count at check time.

Posts

17.1K

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Public post count reported by the network.

Typical post

99

About this metric

Median interactions across 46 sampled original posts.

Category scores

Out of 100

Conversation response

Limited

36/100

Network discovery

Limited

40/100

Identity and links

Mixed

75/100

Bio clarity

Strong

82/100

Topic consistency

Strong

85/100

Profile basics

Strong

100/100

Posting rhythm

Strong

100/100

Interaction mix

Strong

100/100

Post context

Strong

100/100

Peer position

42 Bluesky profiles · 100K to 1M · updated Sep 11, 26

Public engagement

11th percentile

11/100

Audit score

54th percentile

54/100

Bio and content

12 of 46 posts analyzed

The Athletic identifies itself as a source for consequential sports stories across leagues and formats.

Audience

Sports fans seeking news, analysis, profiles, and cultural stories spanning professional, college, and international competition.

Positioning

A broad sports publication combining breaking developments, human-interest features, commentary, rankings, and industry coverage.

Bio/content match

Strong

The posts consistently deliver sports news, analysis, profiles, and commentary across football, basketball, baseball, golf, and the Olympics.

Public interactions on posts published in the last 30 days

46 posts in window

Reply share

17%

Amplification

26%

Top vs typical

8.2x

Domain handle

Yes

Network signals

Response consistency

Uneven

72%

Sample: Median 99 / average 138.3

Top vs typical

Top-heavy

8.2x

Sample: Top 808 / median 99

Reply share

Some replies

17%

Sample: 1,065 replies / 6,363 interactions

Amplification share

High share

26%

Sample: 1,633 reposts + quotes

Category details

Conversation response

36/100

Typical public response is below the network baseline, sparse, or concentrated in a few posts.

  • 46 of 46 posts received interactions
  • 99 median interactions per post
  • 0.03% median interactions per follower

Network discovery

40/100

The profile has limited public discovery signals beyond its handle.

  • No recurring topic terms found
  • 0 of 46 posts used hashtags
  • 36 bio characters

Identity and links

75/100

The profile connects its Bluesky identity to public destinations it controls.

  • No external profile link returned
  • Domain handle found

Bio clarity

82/100

The Athletic identifies itself as a source for consequential sports stories across leagues and formats.

  • The display name identifies The Athletic.
  • The bio explicitly promises sports stories.
  • The promise covers broad sports coverage rather than one league.

Topic consistency

85/100

The posts consistently deliver sports news, analysis, profiles, and commentary across football, basketball, baseball, golf, and the Olympics.

  • Akron football experiments with fan-scripted plays.
  • An NFL player reflects on pressure and purpose.

Profile basics

100/100

The public profile has enough identity detail to evaluate quickly.

  • Bio found
  • Avatar found
  • External profile link missing

Posting rhythm

100/100

The captured sample shows frequent, current publishing.

  • Newest visible post is 1 days old
  • 46 posts published in the 30-day window
  • 10.7 visible posts per week

Interaction mix

100/100

Sampled posts earn more than one kind of public response.

  • 46 of 46 posts received public interactions
  • 17% of interactions were replies
  • 26% came from reposts or quotes

Post context

100/100

Sampled original posts consistently provide visible text context.

  • 46 of 46 posts included text
  • 46 of 46 posts included at least 60 characters

Profile roast

A 73-year-old paid $22,000 to call one inning and still showed better judgment than your entire newsroom.

theathletic.com · C · 74/100

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