▁college ▁and ▁s occer ▁teams , ▁total ing ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁community ▁sites . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁network ▁expanded ▁into ▁technology ▁content ▁with ▁The ▁Ver ge , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁Sports ▁B logs ▁Inc . ▁being ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁V ox ▁Media . ▁V ox ▁Media ' s ▁chief ▁executive , ▁Jim ▁Bank off , ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁S B ▁Nation ▁CE O ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁network ▁expanded ▁into ▁radio ▁programming ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 6 ▁with ▁S B ▁Nation ▁Radio , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁G ow ▁Media . ▁ ▁The ▁Ver ge ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ver ge ▁is ▁a ▁technology ▁news ▁site , ▁which ▁launched ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ; ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁staff ed ▁by ▁former ▁employees ▁of ▁Eng ad get , ▁including ▁former ▁editor ▁Josh ua ▁Top ol sky ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁site ' s ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁Nil ay ▁Pat el . ▁While ▁Top ol sky ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁were ▁developing ▁the ▁new ▁site , ▁a ▁" placeholder " ▁site ▁called ▁This ▁Is ▁My ▁Next ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁continue ▁writing ▁articles ▁and ▁producing ▁pod cast s . ▁Top ol sky ▁described ▁the ▁site ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁" e vol ved ▁version ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁[ had ] ▁been ▁doing ▁[ at ▁A OL ] ." ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁The ▁Ver ge ▁had ▁ 7