Many contributors to SB Nation work as part-time contractors, and are paid a stipend each month. Elena Bergeron served as editor-in-chief until March 2019. Vox Media's chief executive officer, Jim Bankoff, has served as SB Nation 's CEO since 2009.
Since Sports Blogs was rebranded as Vox Media, the network has also operated from the digital media company's offices in Manhattan. SB Nation operates from Vox Media's offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.Ĭorporate affairs and business model įrom 2003 to 2011, the sports blog network SB Nation (originally known as SportsBlogs Nation) operated under the parent company SportsBlogs Inc., which was headquartered in Washington, D.C.
In 2011, the network expanded into technology content with The Verge, leading to the parent company Sports Blogs Inc. It has since expanded to cover sports franchises on a national scale, including all Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, and National Football League teams, as well as college teams, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, totaling over 300 community sites. The blog from which the network formed was started by Bleszinski as Athletics Nation in 2003, and focused solely on the Oakland Athletics.
It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2003. SB Nation (an abbreviation for their full name SportsBlogs Nation) is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media.