← The Signal 500

The 32 best sports sources, ranked

Results, analysis and the long season.

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Scored 9 August 2026 by FeedsBar. A browser opens every source and counts what it finds — ad entities, layout shift, reading width — and a vision model looks at the page it renders. Whether something deserves your attention is not arithmetic. That part is ours.

Editorial ×2 · Ad restraint ×1.5 · Reach ×1.5 · Signal-to-noise, access, cadence, design, independence ×1.

Top 12 in Sports

  1. Defector homepage
    #1

    Defector

    100

    Worker-owned, irreverent sports and culture writing

    Ad restraint
    9/10
    Design
    9/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  2. ABC News Sport (Australia) homepage
    #2

    ABC News Sport (Australia)

    100

    Australian public broadcaster's cricket, AFL and rugby coverage

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    9/10
    Editorial
    7/10
  3. #3

    The Guardian Sport

    Sharp writing and reporting across every sport

    Ad restraint
    6/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  4. Swiss Ramble homepage
    #4

    Swiss Ramble

    Cult football-finance deep dives on club accounts

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    9/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  5. LA Times Sports homepage
    #5

    LA Times Sports

    100

    Metro-paper sports desk with strong original reporting

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    9/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  6. MLB Trade Rumors homepage
    #6

    MLB Trade Rumors

    100

    Definitive baseball transactions, signings and trade coverage.

    Ad restraint
    9/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    7/10
  7. BBC Football homepage
    #7

    BBC Football

    Premier League and world football from the BBC

    Ad restraint
    5/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  8. kicker homepage
    #8

    kicker

    100

    Germany's authoritative football and sports magazine

    Ad restraint
    8/10
    Design
    7/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  9. These Football Times homepage
    #9

    These Football Times

    100

    Long-form football storytelling, history and cultural analysis.

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    8/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  10. American Soccer Analysis homepage
    #10

    American Soccer Analysis

    Independent data analytics for North American soccer

    Ad restraint
    10/10
    Design
    7/10
    Editorial
    8/10
  11. ESPNcricinfo homepage
    #11

    ESPNcricinfo

    The definitive global cricket news source

    Ad restraint
    7/10
    Design
    5/10
    Editorial
    9/10
  12. LetsRun.com homepage
    #12

    LetsRun.com

    Independent, opinionated distance-running news and forums

    Ad restraint
    8/10
    Design
    6/10
    Editorial
    7/10

The rest of Sports

  1. #13Pitcher ListFantasy-focused baseball pitching data and analysis73/100
  2. #14No DunksBeloved independent NBA newsletter and podcast72.5/100
  3. #15The Analyst (Opta)Opta's data-driven sports insight across leagues72.5/100
  4. #16Baseball ProspectusPioneering baseball analytics and prospect coverage72/100
  5. #17FanGraphsAdvanced baseball sabermetrics and player analysis71.5/100
  6. #18Sports Info SolutionsPro-grade proprietary data, credible, niche B2B audience.71.5/100
  7. #19Analytics FCFootball data consultancy with genuine analytical depth, small reach.70.5/100
  8. #20L'ÉquipeFrance's authoritative sports daily, best-in-class football coverage70/100
  9. #21ESPN NFLNFL news, injuries and analysis69.5/100
  10. #22Front Office SportsBusiness-of-sports analysis: media, money and industry.69.5/100
  11. #23Bundesliga (Official)Official English-language feed for Germany's top football league.67.5/100
  12. #24MLB.comOfficial Major League Baseball news feed67/100
  13. #25Sky SportsBreaking UK sports news, transfers and live coverage67/100
  14. #26AndscapeESPN's deep essays on Black culture and sport66/100
  15. #27Formula 1 (Official)Official F1 news, race reports and updates66/100
  16. #28ge (Globo Esporte)Brazil's biggest sports portal, football obsessed66/100
  17. #29Harvard Sports Analysis CollectiveStudent analytics blog, sharp thinking, sporadic and tiny.65.5/100
  18. #30ProFootballTalkNBC's rapid-fire NFL news, rumors and analysis hub.64.5/100
  19. #31WisdenThe authoritative bible of cricket, revered globally64/100
  20. #32SporticoSharp sports-business reporting and financial analysis63.5/100

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