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SB Nation

SB Nation (full name SportsBlogs Nation) is an American sports blogging network founded in 2003. Its community sites cover individual sports or teams, including all Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, and National Football League teams, as well as college teams, mixed martial arts, other sports and professional wrestling, totaling…

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Owner
Sports Blogs Inc. (2003–2011) · Vox Media Inc. (2011–2026) · PMX Global, LLC (since 2026)
Available in
English
Commercial
Yes
Current status
Active
Launched
2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Registration
Optional (required for comments/posting)

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SB Nation

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples156
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

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related to Founding and growth · 38
SB Nation → Accel Partners, After, Allen, April, Athletics Nation, Bleszinski, Blogads's, Comcast Interactive Capital, Comcast's, Company, Daily Kos, Established, February, Following, In, In July, In September, January, Jim Bankoff, July
related to Recognition · 21
SB Nation → After, Alex Rubenstein's, Beef History, Digital Innovation, Ellie Award, In, Jon Bois, Letterboxd, National Magazine Award, October, Seattle Mariners, Secret Base, September, Shorty Awards, The New York Times, This, Time, TV, Web Great, Webby Award
related to Formation of Vox Media · 16
SB Nation → AOL, Engadget, In, In September, MMA Fighting, MMAFighting, October, SB Nation's, SB United, Spencer Hall, SportsBlogs Inc, The, The MMA Beat, The MMA Hour, The Verge, Vox Media
related to Holtzclaw controversy · 16
SB Nation → At, Based, Daniel Holtzclaw, Elena Bergeron, Glenn Stout, Holtzclaw, In, In February, In May, It, Jeff Arnold, Sarah Kogod, SB Nation's, Spencer Hall, The, Vox Media
related to Accusations of exploitation · 14
SB Nation → August, Bergeron, Deadspin, Elena Bergeron, Holtzclaw, In, In August, In September, March, SB Nation's, Several, The, Three, Vox Media
related to Multimedia content · 11
SB Nation → Foul Play, Gow Media, In July, In May, Jon Bois, May, NBC Sports, NBC Sunday Night Football, September, The, Verizon Communications
related to Partnership with the Ringer · 11
SB Nation → Bill Simmons, Bill Simmons Media Group, In August, In May, Medium, Spotify, The, The Ringer, The Ringer's, Vox Media, Vox Media's Chorus
related to Secret Base · 10
SB Nation → August, Dorktown, In May, March, Patreon, Pretty Good, Secret Base, The, Top Secret Base, YouTube
related to Layoffs and site closures · 9
SB Nation → Bergeron, In February, In July, It, Jermaine Spradley, October, SVP, Vox, Vox Media
Owner · 3
SB Nation → PMX Global, LLC (since 2026), Sports Blogs Inc. (2003–2011), Vox Media Inc. (2011–2026)

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SB NationAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
SB NationCommercialYes1.00infobox
SB NationCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
SB NationLaunched2003; 23 years ago (2003)1.00infobox
SB NationOwnerSports Blogs Inc. (2003–2011)1.00infobox
SB NationOwnerVox Media Inc. (2011–2026)1.00infobox
SB NationOwnerPMX Global, LLC (since 2026)1.00infobox
SB NationRegistrationOptional (required for comments/posting)1.00infobox
SB NationType of siteSports news1.00infobox
SB NationURLsbnation.com1.00infobox
SB Nationrelated to Accusations of exploitationIn0.60section
SB Nationrelated to Accusations of exploitationHoltzclaw0.60section

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