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Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports homepage
Top: A typical Yahoo! Sports homepage.
URL http://sports.yahoo.com/,
http://www.yahoosports.com/
Type of site Sports
Owner Yahoo!
Created by Yahoo!
Launched December 8, 1997
Current status Public

Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997.[1] Previously certain elements of Yahoo! Sports were named Yahoo! Scoreboard before the launch of Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports is fed a majority its information from STATS, Inc.[2] Yahoo! Sports has various writers along with team pages in almost every sport. On January 17, 2003 Yahoo! Sports launched their first major redesign of the website. On May 30, 2006 they launched the Yahoo! Sports Beta website. On February 1, 2007 the beta website was taken offline. On January 30, 2007 they put the following on the homepage "What if your favorite sports site got even better? The all new Yahoo! Sports. Coming soon." On February 1, 2007 they launched the current homepage.

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[edit] Sports covered

Yahoo! Sports covers many sports, including NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Football, College Basketball, NASCAR, Golf, Tennis, World Soccer, Arena Football, Boxing, CFL, Cycling, IndyCar, Major League Soccer, Motor Sports, Olympics, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Hockey, NCAA Women's Basketball, WNBA, World Cup Skiing, Track & Field, Cricket (UK), Figure Skating, Rugby (UK), Swimming, Mixed Martial Arts, and Horse Racing.[3] Yahoo! Sports also previously covered the now defunct ABL and WUSA.

[edit] Writers

Yahoo! Sports also has many writers. The writers are as follows: Dan Wetzel, Adrian Wojnarowski, Jason Cole, Charles Robinson, Jeff Passan, Josh Peter, Tim Brown, Kevin Iole, Bob Margolis, Jerry Bonkowski, John Murphy, Michael Silver, Matt Buser, Terry Bowden, Kenny Smith, Matt Romig, James C. Black, Brandon Funston, Greg Anthony, Cris Carter and Gerry Ahern.[4]

[edit] Key dates

[edit] Yahoo! Fantasy Sports

Yahoo! Fantasy Sports page
Yahoo! Fantasy Sports page

Yahoo! Fantasy Sports is a section of Yahoo! Sports which was launched on December 8, 1997.[12] Yahoo! Fantasy Sports was created with Yahoo's acquisition of Sportasy.com for an undisclosed amount in December 1998.[13]

It has grown to include numerous sports. Yahoo! offers both free and pay fantasy sports.[14] The types of games offered include traditional fantasy sports, pick 'em contests, and salary cap games.[citation needed]

Yahoo! Fantasy Sports has captured a substantial fraction of the fantasy sports market. In the week ending May 6, 2006, its fantasy baseball product accounted for 35% of visits to fantasy sports sites. The main fantasy sports url represented another 25% of category visits that week. [15] The site had 3.1 million users in July 2006 of the more than 15 million adults that play fantasy sports in the United States.[16]

[edit] Notable accomplishments

  • In 2006 it was revealed that "Fans spend more time on Yahoo! Sports than any other sports site" according to comScore Media Metrix.[17]
  • Before the 2006 NFL Draft, Yahoo! Sports revealed the allegations that Reggie Bush accepted gifts from an upstart sports marketing firm in exchange for his patronage. They have since issued several updates on the story.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.
  2. ^ [2] STATS Client List Accessed April 3, 2007.
  3. ^ [3] Yahoo! Sports Site Map Accessed March 26, 2007.
  4. ^ [4] Yahoo! Sports Opinion & Analysis Accessed March 26, 2007.
  5. ^ [5] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.
  6. ^ [6] Re-Launched Yahoo! Sports Site Brings Unique Content, Sports Personalities and Real-Time Event Coverage to Fans Online Accessed March 26, 2007.
  7. ^ [7] You, the fans.... Accessed March 26, 2007.
  8. ^ [8] Yahoo Sports, OLN to Stream NHL Games, Tour de France Accessed March 26, 2007.
  9. ^ [9] beta.sports.yahoo.com is live! March 26, 2007.
  10. ^ [10] The all-new Yahoo! Sports March 26, 2007.
  11. ^ [11] It’s Official: Yahoo Acquires Rivals.com; Not Official But True: It Cost About $100 Million January 10, 2008.
  12. ^ [12] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.
  13. ^ [13] Early Yahoo! Acquisitions (the 1990s). Accessed March 26, 2007.
  14. ^ Yahoo! Blitzes Fantasy Foes; thestreet.com; Jonathan Berr; October 1, 2005; Retrieved February 27, 2008
  15. ^ [14]; LeeAnn Prescott; iMedia Connection; May 19, 2006; Retrieved May 3, 2008
  16. ^ Fantasy Football 2.0; Catherine Holahan, Business Week; September 1, 2006; Retrieved February 27, 2008
  17. ^ [15] Truth about Yahoo!. Accessed March 26, 2007.

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