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I received notification from Paypal that my account was charged $59.99 for renewal. I immediately sent an email to Athletic stating that I did not want the renewal and to kindly backout the transactions and cancel the subscription. Within minutes I received and auto-reply: "Thank you for reaching out to The Athletic Support team. We're sorry to hear you weren't aware of the upcoming charge. You can find all of your subscription info at "theathletic link" You can cancel your subscription to The Athletic at any time, and you will continue to have access to the Service for the remainder of your applicable billing cycle. However, there are no refunds for cancellation. You can read more about cancellations and refund in the links below." Guess this happens a lot? I responded: "Most legitimate companies send an email alerting to the upcoming renewal. You'd rather embezzle the $59.99 despite the fact that I sent this within minutes of seeing the charge. I've never had this issue with any other vendor. You're disgusting." Wish I had seen these reviews beforehand which seem to mostly related to billing practices. If you choose to signup and don't want auto renewal be sure you cancel right away.

I make it a practice to never sign up for any trials that involve giving payment information unless there is explicit information that I will be contacted before the trial ends to see if I wish to continue. I was never contacted regarding extending this subscription and I do not remember authorizing any future payments. I only read their emails occasionally during the trial period and I did not find that they provided any more that what is available in the LA Times or other baseball feeds that I receive. I will make an effort to share my disappointment regarding this business practices with as many people as I can via social media and any other opportunities I may have. I have already notified paypal that I wish to dispute this charge. This is not a good way the gain a favorable reputation.

I received a free year from my T-Mobile and it auto renewed. I caught this within 6 days and asked to cancel my subscription and they refused to refund the $50.

Useless organization, overpriced, limited content, don't notify you of renewals, no refunds AND NO ONE TO TALK TO. Do not subscribe. Corrupt scammers.

Signed up for a free trial then they just proceed to charge me 60 bucks with no email or warning they are charging me for a subscription. Found out a couple days later after looking at my bank statement. Shady business.

If I could give less than 1 star I would! Absolutely awful. Cancelled my subscription and they still took my money and don’t reply to emails. They should be shut down

This lousy company has a no refund policy that is the worse ever. their articles suck. their coverage sucks. DON'T SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!!!

I would put 0 starts if allowed. I have been billed two years in a row after repeatedly (over 10 times) asking them to cancel/shut down my account (even though I'd unsubscribed online). Not a single reply. Account not deactivated and cc not removed despite my best efforts. My bank had to intervene. I have started to approach their writers to let them know of this filthy practice and terrible approach to customer service.