75 Top Sports Blogs To Follow On Twitter in 2020

Are you someone looking for the best sports bloggers to follow? 

You might be someone new to this industry trying to validate its worth.

Sports bloggers provide in-depth analysis of the game they love and subscribing to them helps the sports fan to stay updated with the sport, their favorite stars, and upcoming leagues as well.

Though there are millions of fans who tweet and share interesting stuff about the lives of their sports star, the content of the sports blogger is more authentic and this is one good reason to subscribe to them!

This article is the perfect pick for any sports fan, new sports blogger, and also for those wanting to know top sports bloggers.

In this article, we will provide you with the ultimate list of 75 best sports bloggers and also show you how you can find influencers on social media using Social Animal’s influencer feature.

1. ESPN

 

An American multinational basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc

Twitter followers: 35.7M

Website: https://espn.com/

 

Sports journalists and bloggers covering NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MMA, college football and basketball, NASCAR, fantasy sports and more. 

Twitter followers: 8.9M

Website: https://bleacherreport.com/

 

3. Sky Sports

Twitter followers: 37.5K

Website: https://www.crossingbroad.com/

 

4. Defector

Twitter followers: 104.7K

Website: https://defector.com/

 

5.  Deadspin

Twitter followers: 953.5K

Website: https://deadspin.com/

6. TSN

The Sports Network, Canada’s Sports Leader

Twitter followers: 792K

Website: https://www.tsn.ca/

7. Sportsnet

Twitter followers: 759.1K

Website: https://www.sportsnet.ca/

8. The Athletic UK

Ad-free coverage from the best team of football writers ever

Twitter followers: 153.8K

Website: https://theathletic.co.uk/

9. The Score

theScore is the ultimate, personalized mobile sports experience.

Twitter followers: 52.5K

Website: https://www.thescore.com/

10. Yahoo Sports

 

Twitter followers: 465.1K

Website: https://news.yahoo.com/

11. SB Nation

watch Rewinder, Collapse, and Untitled

Twitter followers: 314.4K

Website: https://www.sbnation.com/

12. Wide World of Sports

Twitter followers: 256.7K

Website: https://wwos.nine.com.au/

13. Sporting News

Twitter followers: 225.8K

Website: https://www.sportingnews.com/

14. 90 Min

Handing football back to the fans.

 

Twitter followers: 169.7K

Website: https://www.90min.com/

15. Eurosport UK

Eurosport Player

Twitter followers: 170.9K

Website: https://www.eurosport.co.uk/

16. The Sports Man

Twitter followers: 91.3K

Website: https://www.thesportsman.com/

17. Guy Boston Sports

Official Twitter of Guy Boston Sports | Sports Website and Blog | #ThisIsOurCity

Twitter followers: 31.2K

Website: https://guybostonsports.com/

 

18. Rob Staton

BBC Yorkshire Sports Journalist. He also writes for Seahawks Draft Blog.

Twitter followers: 83.1K

Website: http://seahawksdraftblog.com/

 

19. Clutch Points

Changing how you follow sports.

Twitter followers: 31.4K

Website: https://clutchpoints.com/

20. Dominique Clare

Sports & Fitness Blogger. Minnesota Timberwolves & Vikings fan. 

Twitter followers: 67.8K

Website: https://www.dominiqueclare.com/

 

21. Sport 360

Twitter followers: 56.1K

Website: https://sport360.com/

22. Derek Bodner

Senior writer @TheAthleticPHI covering the 76ers. Previously @DraftExpress , @USAToday , @PhillyMag Former pay2read blogger.

Twitter followers: 55.6K

Website: https://theathletic.com

23. Sporting Life

Follow Sporting Life for news, opinion & expert free betting tips covering horse racing, golf, darts, cricket & more! 

Twitter followers: 56.2K

Website: https://www.sportinglife.com/

24. Robin Chipperfield

For 20+ years, I was the main Sports Presenter for BBC Radio Nottingham but now in Sydney & looking for work!

Twitter followers: 52.8K

Website: https://sportchippers.com/

25. The Big Lead

We mainly cover sports but also touch on everything from pop culture to politics.

 

Twitter followers: 37K

Website: https://www.thebiglead.com/

26. Kyle Scott

Twitter followers: 37.5K

Website: https://sportchippers.com/

27. FanSided

FanSided is one of the fastest-growing networks of fandom-focused sports, entertainment and lifestyle sites on the Internet.

Twitter followers: 38.3K

Website: https://fansided.com/

28. Maryland Sports Blog

Twitter followers: 28.2K

Website: http://marylandsportsblog.com/

29. Yardbarker

Sports. Highlights. And then some.

Twitter followers: 30.2K

Website: https://www.yardbarker.com/

30. Terez Owens

The World’s Most Famous Sports Gossip Blogger — Real Sports, Real Dirt.

Twitter followers: 25.9K

Website: https://terezowens.com/

31. Dallas Cowboys Fanatic

Part of the @dallas_fanatic network, the #1 Dallas sports blog spoken through a fans point of view, covering the Dallas Cowboys.

Twitter followers: 21K

Website: https://www.dallassportsfanatic.com/

32. Ally Begg

Senior Football Producer. Passionate Aberdeen fan. Former MUTV, Setanta, ESPN Star Sports host.

 

Twitter followers: 14K

Website: https://allybegg.com/

33. The Roar

Twitter followers: 23.6K

Website: https://www.theroar.com.au/

 

34. COASTER’S CORNER

Senior Sports | News | Trash | Talk

Twitter followers: 13.2K

Website: https://coasterscorner.com/

 

35. Black Shoe Diaries

The only Penn State sports blog on the internet.

Twitter followers: 19K

Website: https://www.blackshoediaries.com/

 

36. NileSports.com

Official account | Independent sports news Blog Managed by Egyptian Football lovers since 2006

Twitter followers: 18.3K

Website: http://nilesports.com/

 

37. Joe Favorito

35 yr. vet. sports & entertainment marketing & PR consultant, blogger, Dir. of Industry Relations, Columbia University Sports Management

Twitter followers: 18.2K

Website: http://joefavorito.com/

38. Addicted To Quack

@SBNation ‘s Oregon Ducks blog. Sports & other stuff. Ducks Fly Together!

Twitter followers: 18K

Website: https://www.addictedtoquack.com/

39. VU Hoops

Villanova Basketball, Football, and Sports News, Information, & Blog. A SB Nation site & Community for Wildcat Fans.

Twitter followers: 17.9K

Website: https://www.vuhoops.com/

 

40.  LeGeeksportif

Athlète | Tech, sports, voyages – Founder of de la team

Twitter followers: 15.9K

Website: https://lgsteamrun.fr/

 

41. Sports Agent Blog

42. Coconut Sports

Sports & travel blogger. Flight attendant. Based in Munich. Loves traveling, aviation, the outdoors, watersports – and life in general.

 

Twitter followers: 8.3K

Website: https://coconut-sports.de/

 

43. Pete Grathoff

Writes about baseball and the Royals for The Kansas City Star

Twitter followers: 19K

Website: https://www.blackshoediaries.com/

 

44. Rum Bunter

The best Pittsburgh Pirates blog. Period. Part of the @FanSided sports network.

Twitter followers: 12.8K

Website: https://rumbunter.com/

 

45. #ItsAlwaysNoontime

New England Sports Blogs, Podcasts & Videos from Matt Noonan & Co. 

Twitter followers: 12.7K

Website: https://noontimesports.com/

 

46. High & Outside Sports

47. Shaye Mann

Former comedian turned trial lawyer, sports blogger, author of The Executive Graveyard, a well-reviewed suspense/thriller. Avid NY sports fan.

Twitter followers: 7.4K

Website: http://theexecutivegraveyard.com/

 

48. Clinton van der Berg

Word nerd, ex-sports writer, author, blogger, rabid reader + comms man for SuperSport. Passion for sport, coffee, running, podcasts, media. Married dad of 4.

Twitter followers: 11.3K

Website: https://www.mumbleinthejungle.co.za/

 

49.  Jordan Long

Sports-scoop.com is a sports blog written by Jordan Long. He enjoys watching and #analyzing sports.

Twitter followers: 5.5K

Website: https://www.sports-scoop.com/

 

50. Scotty B

Sports blogger and podcast dude on @blogtalkradio . Oh, and soon to be NFL writer for @SportsTalkLine Network #FollowBack

Twitter followers: 9.2K

Website: https://theklowntimes.net/

 

51. Tommy Lorenzo

As seen on ESPN, CBS Sports, & others. Creator of The Vegas Parlay – The Las Vegas Sports Book Blog. Fan of Sports, Vegas & the Underdog.

Twitter followers: 7K

Website: https://thevegasparlay.com/

 

52. David Weiner

Houston sports. Amateur capologist

Twitter followers: 7.5K

Website: https://www.clutchfans.net/

 

50. Bourbon Street Shots

Award-winning New Orleans sports blog. Top source for New Orleans Pelicans analysis, news, rumors & discussion.

Twitter followers: 9.2K

Website: http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/

51. Bad at Sports

Twitter followers: 8.8K

Website: http://badatsports.com/

 

55. Anthony Wireman

Owner and blogger at http://NationofBlue.com. I Tweet about sports and occasionally shark fishing.

Twitter followers: 8K

Website: https://www.nationofblue.com/

 

56. Blog Red Machine

Twitter followers: 7.1K

Website: https://blogredmachine.com/

 

57. Jay Clemons

Detroit kid. Michigan State alum. PAST: @SInow , @FOXSports , @Lions — Cynopsis Media’s 2015 Sports Blog of the Year, 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year

Twitter followers: 7.4K

Website: https://batsbysports.com/

 

58. Jennifer Floyd Engel

Twitter followers: 7.1K

Website: https://blogslikeagirl.tumblr.com/

 

59. Mr. Brandon

Head Honcho at TwoScoreLead, a blog for sports, sportsbetting, and other nonsense. | Founder/lazy blogger/winning #Sportsbettor of http://SweepVegas.com.

Twitter followers: 6.8K

Website: http://sweepvegas.com/

 

60. ChiCitySports.Com

Twitter followers: 6.3K

Website: http://chicitysports.com/

61. Motorsport.ie

Irish Motorsport News. Double winner- Best Sports Blog at the @blogawardsIE Double Finalist Sport Industry Award.

Twitter followers: 5K

Website: https://motorsport.ie/

 

62. Dirty Tackle

Football. Culture. Nonsense. Founded in 2008, a Yahoo Sports blog 2010-2014. Still kicking.

Twitter followers: 4.7K

Website: http://www.dirtytackle.net/

 

63. Chronicle Sports

Sports coverage from @DukeChronicle , Duke’s independent student newspaper.

Twitter followers: 6.2K

Website: https://www.dukechronicle.com/

 

64. JMU Sports Blog

Twitter followers: 4.8K

Website: http://jmusportsblog.com/

 

65. Murph

8X Nominated Boston Sports Blog of the year.Columnist DiehardBoston Co-Host One Patriots Place.

Twitter followers: 4.1K

Website: https://diehardbostonsportsfans.com/

 

66. CogginToboggan

Founder of Philadelphia’s most trusted sports blog, The Coggin Toboggan.

Twitter followers: 4.1K

Website: https://thecoggintoboggan.com/

 

67. Paul WesterSavage

Twitter followers: 3.6K

Website: http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/

 

68. Larry Weisman

Twitter followers: 3.1K

Website: http://www.larryweisman.com/

 

69. The Kept Faith

Twitter followers: 3.1K

Website: http://www.keptfaith.com/

 

70. Rays Index

Twitter followers: 2.5K

Website: http://www.raysindex.com/

 

71. LHD on Sports

Twitter followers: 2.7K

Website: http://www.lhd-on-sports.com/

 

72. Paul

Sports Blogger | Movie Critic | FAU alum | Former @espnwestpalm producer, @fauowlaccess reporter

Twitter followers: 2.6K

Website: https://ontheblogwithpaul.wordpress.com/

 

73. ATL Sports Scoop

Atlanta sports blog with the latest scoop in ATL sports, insights, opinions and rants.

Twitter followers: 2.6K

Website: http://atlsportsscoop.com/

 

74. Ryan Bonds

Twitter followers: 2.6K

Website: https://www.the216sports.com/

 

75. Big Brick Energy

Twitter followers: 2.5K

Website: https://www.backingthepack.com/

 

Methodology:

Tools used: Social Animal and Tweeple Search

Social Animal’s influencer search feature was used to perform an exact search for the keywords sports blogger, sports writer, sports, etc. in their Twitter Bio.

(Exact search: “sports blogger”)

The accumulated number of results was more than 5K. The top parameters considered to sort were Listed On and The number of followers.

Now, the number of results was 475. They were then listed based on their Twitter following, engagement, and authenticity of their profile.

To make the list more authentic, the “Following” accumulation factor was also added to the list.

This excellent parameter is the number of unique follows a profile gets on Twitter and is provided by Tweeple Search.

After the final list was sorted based on follower accumulation, the profiles of the top 75 best sports bloggers were listed.

Conclusion:

A big salute to all the sports bloggers who have put in so much effort on their passionate work and thanks to them for keeping the fans updated about their favourite sports.

Here are a few pointers observed in the process of creating this article.

• Nearly more than 80% of top sports blogs are publications.
• Most of the top sports blogs cover football, soccer, and baseball.
• The sports blogs with most engagement are also Telivison brands(like ESPN, Sky Sports, etc)
• Many top sports publications have gone mobile with their apps.

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