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# “Slew” of former Washington Post sports reporters hired by The Athletic: their stories will appear in The New York Times
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/slew-of-former-washington-post-sports-reporters-will-have-their-stories-appear-in-new-york-times/
- Published: 2026-03-01T02:24:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-02T19:58:54.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:56

[**The Athletic**](https://www.axios.com/2025/05/20/nyt-athletic-profitable?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) **is adding a slew of sports reporters from the Washington Post** to expand its coverage of D.C. teams, reports [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/02/26/athletic-washington-post-dc-sports-writers?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). The New York Times, continues the Axios post, “is seizing an opportunity to grow as the [Post shrinks](https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/washington-post-layoffs-bezos?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), deepening its sports bench and reaching fans in a key local market.”

In July 2023, The New York Times disbanded its internal sports department, making The Athletic its sole sports content provider.

“For many decades, the Washington Post was the go-to place for sports for Washingtonians,” says **Steven Ginsberg**, who spent nearly three decades at the Post before joining The Athletic as executive editor in 2023.

“That’s not an option now, and we want to make sure that people understand that The Athletic can be one,” Ginsberg tells Axios.

The Athletic, continues Axios, is adding six Post journalists. They are:

- **Barry Svrluga** joins as a Commanders reporter. He started at the Post in 2003, covering college basketball and football, the Washington Nationals and the Washington Commanders before becoming a columnist in 2016.
- **Spencer Nusbaum** joins as a Nationals reporter, which he’s covered since 2024\. The Athletic said his job will include engaging with fans before, during and after games.
- **Candace Buckner** joins as a national columnist. Before launching her award-winning column in 2021, she covered the Washington Wizards and the NBA.
- **Ava Wallace** joins the tennis team and will contribute to women’s sports coverage. She previously covered college athletics, the WNBA and the Wizards.
- **Adam Kilgore** joins as a senior writer for The Athletic’s newly formed rapid response investigative unit. At the Post, he covered big events and contributed to award-winning enterprise stories and investigations.
- **Jason Murray** joins as deputy editorial director. He had been at the Post since 2020 and was named sports editor in 2023.

The new hires join The Athletic’s existing D.C. reporters, including **Nicki Jhabvala** on the Commanders, **Josh Robbins** on the Wizards and **David Aldridge** across topics.