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data-file-height="81" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Categories</th><td class="infobox-data">Sports</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Weekly (1886–2008)<br />Fortnightly (2008–2011)<br />Monthly (2011–2012)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First issue</th><td class="infobox-data">1886</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Final issue</th><td class="infobox-data">2012 (print)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company</th><td class="infobox-data">Sporting News Holdings</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based in</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sportingnews.com">www<wbr />.sportingnews<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q951872#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:1041-2859">1041-2859</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Sporting News</b></i> 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 <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, acquiring the nickname "The Bible of Baseball".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2002 to February 2022, it was known simply as <i>Sporting News</i>. In December 2012, <i>The Sporting News</i> ended print publication and shifted to a digital-only publication. It currently has editions in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Prose plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-Prose" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>is in <a href="/wiki/MOS:LIST" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:LIST">list</a> format but may read better as <a href="/wiki/MOS:PROSE" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:PROSE">prose</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit">converting this section</a>, if appropriate. <a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Editing help</a> is available.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>March 17, 1886:</b> <i>The Sporting News</i> (<i>TSN</i>), founded in St. Louis<sup id="cite_ref-cza_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cza-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by <a href="/wiki/Alfred_H._Spink" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred H. Spink">Alfred H. Spink</a>, a director of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Browns (NL)">St. Louis Browns</a> 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 <i>Clipper</i> and <i>Sporting Life</i> were based in New York and Philadelphia. By World War I, <i>TSN</i> would be the only national baseball newspaper.</li> <li><b>1901:</b> The American League, another rival to baseball's National League, begins playing. <i>TSN</i> was a vocal supporter of the new league and its founder, <a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson" title="Ban Johnson">Ban Johnson</a>. Both parties advocated cleaning up the sport, in particular ridding it of liquor sales, gambling and assaults on umpires.</li> <li><b>1903:</b> <i>TSN</i> 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 <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>.</li> <li><b>1904:</b> New York photographer <a href="/wiki/Charles_Conlon" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Conlon">Charles Conlon</a> 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 <i>TSN</i>, have become treasured symbols of baseball's past.</li> <li><b>1914:</b> Alfred's son, <a href="/wiki/J.G._Taylor_Spink" class="mw-redirect" title="J.G. Taylor Spink">J.G. Taylor Spink</a>, takes over the paper.</li> <li><b>1936:</b> <i>TSN</i> names its first major league <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award">Sporting News Player of the Year Award</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Carl Hubbell</a> 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.</li> <li><b>1942:</b> After decades of being intertwined with baseball, <i>TSN</i> adds in-season football coverage.</li> <li><b>1946:</b> <i>TSN</i> expands its football coverage with an eight-page tabloid publication titled <i>The Quarterback</i>. The tab is later renamed the <i>All-Sports News</i> as coverage of other sports is added, including professional and college basketball and hockey.</li> <li><b>1962:</b> J.G. Taylor Spink dies. His son C.C. Johnson Spink takes over the publication. In 1962, after Spink's death, the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a> (BBWAA) instituted the <a href="/wiki/J._G._Taylor_Spink_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="J. G. Taylor Spink Award">J. G. Taylor Spink Award</a> as the highest award given to its members. Spink was also the first recipient.</li> <li><b>1967:</b> <i>TSN</i> publishes its first full-color photo, a cover image of Orioles star <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a>.</li> <li><b>1977:</b> The Spink family sells <i>TSN</i> to <a href="/wiki/Times_Mirror" class="mw-redirect" title="Times Mirror">Times Mirror</a> in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>1981:</b> C.C. Johnson Spink sells <i>TSN</i> to <a href="/wiki/Tribune_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribune Company">Tribune Company</a>.</li> <li><b>1991:</b> <i>The Sporting News</i> transitions to a glossy, full-color all-sports magazine.</li> <li><b>1996:</b> <i>The Sporting News</i> comes online, serving as a sports content provider for AOL. The following year, it launches sportingnews.com.</li> <li><b>2000:</b> Tribune Company sells <i>TSN</i> to Vulcan Inc., headed by tech billionaire <a href="/wiki/Paul_Allen" title="Paul Allen">Paul Allen</a>. The following year, the company acquired the One on One Sports radio network, renaming it <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News Radio">Sporting News Radio</a>.</li> <li><b>2002:</b> The magazine drops the <a href="/wiki/Definite_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Definite article">definite article</a> from its name and becomes just <i>Sporting News</i> (<i>SN</i>). Subsequent covers reflect the change.</li> <li><b>2006:</b> Vulcan sells <i>SN</i> to Advance Media, which places the publication under the supervision of <a href="/wiki/American_City_Business_Journals" title="American City Business Journals">American City Business Journals</a> (ACBJ).</li> <li><b>2007:</b> <i>Sporting News</i> 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.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transition_to_digital_publication">Transition to digital publication</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transition to digital publication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, <i>Sporting News</i> announced a deal to take over editorial control of <a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a>'s sports website <a href="/wiki/FanHouse" title="FanHouse">FanHouse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2012, after 126 years, <i>Sporting News</i> published its final issue as a print publication, and shifted to becoming a digital-only publication.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following March, ACBJ contributed <i>Sporting News</i> into a joint venture with the U.S. assets of sports data company <a href="/wiki/Perform_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Perform Group">Perform Group</a>, known as Perform Sporting News Limited and doing business as Sporting News Media. Perform owned 65% of Sporting News Media. <i>Sporting News</i> would join Perform Group's other domestic properties, such as its video syndication unit ePlayer and its soccer website <a href="/wiki/Goal.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Goal.com">Goal.com</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal excluded the magazine's <i>Sporting News Yearbooks</i> unit and <i>NASCAR Illustrated</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Almost immediately after the venture was established, <i>Sporting News</i> laid off 13 staff writers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perform Group acquired the remainder of Sporting News Media in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under Perform's ownership, <i>Sporting News</i> shifted to a more <a href="/wiki/Tabloid_journalism" title="Tabloid journalism">tabloid</a>-like editorial direction.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site introduced a new logo and website design in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following Perform's acquisition of ACBJ's remaining stake, it began to align itself more closely with the company's other units, including replacing <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> 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).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Sporting News</i> also began to introduce new localized versions in other markets, with a focus on countries where it had launched its sports streaming service <a href="/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a>. These sites are, in turn, used to promote the DAZN service.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perform Media president Juan Delgado explained that the company was trying to preserve the heritage of the <i>Sporting News</i> brand by still publishing original content, while also publishing content oriented towards <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> to appeal to younger users.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_history">Later history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2018, Perform Group spun out its consumer properties, including <i>Sporting News</i> and DAZN, into a new company known as DAZN Group. The remaining sports data business became Perform Content, and was sold in 2019 to <a href="/wiki/Vista_Equity_Partners" title="Vista Equity Partners">Vista Equity Partners</a> and merged with <a href="/wiki/STATS_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="STATS LLC">STATS LLC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the summer of 2020, <a href="/wiki/Lindenwood_University" title="Lindenwood University">Lindenwood University</a> of <a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles, Missouri</a>, acquired the archives collection of <i>The Sporting News</i> from ACBJ.<sup id="cite_ref-lwood_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lwood-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The collection was described as consisting of "10,000+ books on baseball, football, hockey, basketball, NCAA, and other sports."<sup id="cite_ref-lwood_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lwood-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2020, DAZN Group sold Sporting News to a private investment consortium, which became Sporting News Holdings.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athlete_of_the_Year">Athlete of the Year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Athlete of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sportsman_of_the_Year">Sportsman of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sportsman of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">A different <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year" title="Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year">Sportsman of the Year</a> award is presented by <i>Sports Illustrated</i> magazine</div> <p>From 1968 to 2007, the magazine selected one or more individuals as <i>Sportsman of the Year</i>. 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. </p><p>On December 18, 2007, the magazine announced <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> as 2007 Sportsman of the Year, making Brady the first to repeat as a recipient of individual honors. <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> was also honored twice, but shared his second award with <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>. </p><p>In 2008, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-SOTYawards_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOTYawards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>1968 – <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">Denny McLain</a>, <a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a></li> <li>1969 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/1969_New_York_Mets_season" title="1969 New York Mets season">New York Mets</a></li> <li>1970 – <a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">John Wooden</a>, <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team">UCLA basketball</a></li> <li>1971 – <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">golf</a></li> <li>1972 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Finley" title="Charlie Finley">Charlie Finley</a>, <a href="/wiki/1972_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1972 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland A's</a></li> <li>1973 – <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1973 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a></li> <li>1974 – <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a>, <a href="/wiki/1974_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1974 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li>1975 – <a href="/wiki/Archie_Griffin" title="Archie Griffin">Archie Griffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/1975_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State football</a></li> <li>1976 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">Larry O'Brien</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> commissioner</li> <li>1977 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cauthen" title="Steve Cauthen">Steve Cauthen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a></li> <li>1978 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></li> <li>1979 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></li> <li>1980 – <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1980 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a></li> <li>1981 – <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Edmonton_Oilers_season" title="1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season">Edmonton Oilers</a></li> <li>1982 – <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Whitey Herzog</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1982 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li>1983 – <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">commissioner</a></li> <li>1984 – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Ueberroth" title="Peter Ueberroth">Peter Ueberroth</a>, <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">Olympics</a> organizer</li> <li>1985 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/1985_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1985 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a></li> <li>1986 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1985–86 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li>1987 – <i>(none)</i></li> <li>1988 – <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee" title="Jackie Joyner-Kersee">Jackie Joyner-Kersee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics" title="Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics">Olympics</a></li> <li>1989 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/1989_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1989 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a></li> <li>1990 – <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1990 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a></li> <li>1991 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1990–91 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>1992 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Mike Krzyzewski</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team">Duke basketball</a></li> <li>1993 – <a href="/wiki/Cito_Gaston" title="Cito Gaston">Cito Gaston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Pat Gillick</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1993 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a></li> <li>1994 – <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/1994_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1994 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li>1995 – <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken" class="mw-redirect" title="Cal Ripken">Cal Ripken</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1995 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></li> <li>1996 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></li> <li>1997 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1997 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li>1998 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1998 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1998 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> (see also <a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_record_chase" title="1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase">1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase</a>)</li> <li>1999 – <a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></li> <li>2000 – <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Marshall Faulk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Kurt Warner</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2000 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a></li> <li>2001 – <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Arizona Diamondbacks</a></li> <li>2002 – <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Willingham" title="Tyrone Willingham">Tyrone Willingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame football</a></li> <li>2003 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Dick Vermeil</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2003 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jack_McKeon" title="Jack McKeon">Jack McKeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Florida_Marlins_season" title="2003 Florida Marlins season">Florida Marlins</a></li> <li>2004 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2004 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a></li> <li>2005 – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2005 USC Trojans football team">USC football</a></li> <li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a></li> <li>2007 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2007 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pro_Athlete_of_the_Year">Pro Athlete of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pro Athlete of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2008 – <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a>, New York Giants<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 – <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a>, New York Yankees<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2010 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a>, Philadelphia Phillies<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Athlete_of_the_Year">College Athlete of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: College Athlete of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2008 – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a>, Davidson men's basketball<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 – <a href="/wiki/Colt_McCoy" title="Colt McCoy">Colt McCoy</a>, Texas football<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2010 – <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Singler" title="Kyle Singler">Kyle Singler</a>, Duke men's basketball<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athlete_of_the_Year_2">Athlete of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Athlete of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 2011, the awards were merged back into a singular selection, <i>Athlete of the Year</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SOTYawards_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOTYawards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>2011 – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li>2012 – <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></li> <li>2021 – <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2022 – <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Paris Saint-Germain F.C.">Paris Saint-Germain</a></li> <li>2023 – <a href="/wiki/Caitlin_Clark" title="Caitlin Clark">Caitlin Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_women%27s_basketball" title="Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball">Iowa Hawkeyes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angel_Reese" title="Angel Reese">Angel Reese</a>, <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_women%27s_basketball" title="LSU Tigers women's basketball">LSU Tigers</a> (both in basketball)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport-specific_awards">Sport-specific awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sport-specific awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Major League Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_awards#U.S._major_leagues:_Awards_by_organizations_other_than_MLB" title="Baseball awards">Baseball awards</a></div> <p><i>TSN</i> sponsors its own annual Team, <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award">Player</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Pitcher_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award">Pitcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Reliever_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award">Reliever</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Player</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award">Manager</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award">Executive</a> of the Year awards. Many fans once held the newspaper's baseball awards at equal or higher esteem than those of the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to 2005, the <i>SN</i> Comeback Player Award was generally recognized as the principal award of its type, as MLB did not give such an award until that year. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Most Valuable Player Award</a> (discontinued in 1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Player of the Year</a> (all positions; in MLB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Pitcher_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Pitcher of the Year</a> (in each league)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Rookie of the Year</a> (from 1963 through 2003, there were two categories: Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Rookie Player of the Year)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Reliever_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Reliever of the Year</a> (discontinued in 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Comeback Player of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Manager of the Year</a> (in each league (1986–present); in MLB (1936–1985))</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Executive of the Year</a> (in MLB)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Minor_League_Baseball">Minor League Baseball</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Minor League Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Minor League Player of the Year Award</a> (1936–2007)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Sporting News</i> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Executive of the Year Award">NBA Executive of the Year Award</a> (1973–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Men%27s_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year"><i>Sporting News</i> Men's College Basketball Player of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Men%E2%80%99s_College_Basketball_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year Award</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL">NFL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: NFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_NFL_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News NFL Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> NFL Player of the Year Award</a> (1954–1969 and since 1980) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_NFL_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News NFL Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> AFC and NFC player of the year awards</a> (1970–1979)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award#Sporting_News_NFL_ROTY_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Rookie of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> NFL Rookie of the Year Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award#Sporting_News_NFL_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> NFL Coach of the Year</a> (since 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Pro#The_Sporting_News" title="All-Pro"><i>Sporting News</i> All-Pro Team</a> (since 1980)<sup id="cite_ref-SNallpro_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNallpro-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Pro#The_Sporting_News" title="All-Pro"><i>Sporting News</i> All-Conference Team</a> (from 1950s till 1979) (defunct)<sup id="cite_ref-SNallpro_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNallpro-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_football_awards">College football awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: College football awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Player_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News College Football Player of the Year"><i>Sporting News</i> College Football Player of the Year</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team#Sporting_News" title="College Football All-America Team"><i>Sporting News</i> All-America Team</a> (1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Coach_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year"><i>Sporting News</i> College Football Coach of the Year</a></li></ul> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_staff">Notable staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sporting_News&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_G._Osenton" title="Thomas G. Osenton">Thomas G. 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