Nate Silver reveals FiveThirtyEight almost sold to The Athletic before ABC News deal (opens in new tab)

FiveThirtyEight, the now-defunct data journalism publication founded by Nate Silver, was a true unicorn in digital media. The site, which covered two distinct verticals — sports and politics — offered high-brow reportage, ranging from presidential election models to why the collapse of the 2011 Boston Red Sox should go down in history as one of…