Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. 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.STATS, Inc., currently known as STATS LLC, is a global sports statistics and information company – the company name originated as an acronym for "Sports Team Analysis and Tracking Systems". It was founded on April 30, 1981 by John Dewan, who became the company's CEO...
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.
Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. 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.STATS, Inc., currently known as STATS LLC, is a global sports statistics and information company – the company name originated as an acronym for "Sports Team Analysis and Tracking Systems". It was founded on April 30, 1981 by John Dewan, who became the company's CEO...
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.
Sports covered
Yahoo! Sports covers many sports, including NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL,
College FootballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
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College BasketballCollege basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III.-Division I:There are 347 schools in 32...
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NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
,
GolfGolf is a precision club-and-ball sport, in which competing players , using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area...
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TennisTennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
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World SoccerWorld Soccer may refer to:*World Soccer Magazine*World Soccer, a game for the Sega Master System-See also:*Football around the world, a listing of all international teams*World Soccer Daily, a U.S. based soccer radio show and podcast...
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Arena FootballArena football is a sport based upon American football. It is a proprietary game played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in 1986, and patented in 1990, by James F. Foster, a former executive of the United States...
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BoxingBoxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. There are three ways to win...
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CFLThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two divisions of four teams each . The league's nineteen-week regular season runs from mid-June to early November. Each team plays...
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CyclingCycling is an activity most commonly performed on a bicycle - when it is it is also referred to as bicycling or simply biking. It is the use of the bicycle, unicycle , tricycles , quadracycles , and other similar wheeled human-powered vehicles for the purpose of transport, as a form of...
,
IndyCarThe IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and overseas...
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Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by United States Soccer Federation . The league comprises 15 teams, 14 in the U.S. and one in Canada...
, Motor sports, Olympics, NCAA Baseball, NCAA
HockeyHockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round, rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck, into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick.-Field hockey:...
, NCAA Women's
BasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
, WNBA,
World CupThe alpine skiing World Cup is a circuit of alpine skiing competitions launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
, Track & Field,
Cricket (UK)Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being...
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Figure SkatingFigure skating is a Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
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Rugby (UK)Rugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of the United Kingdom. Today it refers to either rugby league or rugby union.- History :...
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SwimmingThe aquatic sport of swimming involves competition amongst participants to be the fastest over a given distance under self propulsion.The different events include 25, 50, 100, 200, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, the 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free and the 100,...
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Mixed Martial ArtsMixed martial arts is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground...
, and
Horse RacingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. It is inextricably associated with gambling...
. Yahoo! Sports also previously covered the now defunct
ABLThe American Basketball League of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. At the same time the ABL was being formed, the National Basketball Association was creating the Women's National Basketball Association...
and
WUSAThe Women's United Soccer Association was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
.
Writers
Yahoo! Sports also has many writers, including:
Dan WetzelDan Wetzel is an author, screenwriter, and national sports columist for Yahoo.com.He is the author of the sports-related books Sole Influence, Glory Road, and Runnin' Rebel. As a sports journalist, he has covered NASCAR, college football, the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and the Olympics...
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Adrian WojnarowskiAdrian Wojnarowski is a sports columnist and author, who regularly writes NBA articles for Yahoo! Sports.Wojnarowski has worked in print media, and in 2006 published a New York Times best-seller: The Miracle of St...
, Jason Cole, Charles Robinson,
Jeff PassanJeff Passan is an award-winning reporter, currently the top baseball columnist for Yahoo! Sports. He previously was the national baseball writer for The Kansas City Star.Passan graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in journalism....
, Josh Peter, Tim Brown, Kevin Iole,
Dave MeltzerDave Meltzer is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Sports Illustrated senior writer Frank Deford has praised Meltzer's work, saying that "Meltzer, I believe, is the most accomplished reporter in sports journalism." Meltzer has written for the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles Times,...
, Bob Margolis,
Jerry BonkowskiJerry Bonkowski is an American writer who has for 35 years covered NASCAR and various sports. He has written about the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NHL and college sports. Included in his career are lengthy stops at USA Today and ESPN.com, as well as Yahoo! Sports...
, John Murphy,
Michael SilverMichael Silver is an American sportswriter currently employed at Yahoo! Sports.-Early life and education:Silver is a Los Angeles native, and he graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1988.-Career:...
, Matt Buser,
Terry BowdenTerry Bowden is an American college football head coach currently employed by the University of North Alabama, but is best known for his five years as head football coach at Auburn. Bowden is the son of Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden...
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Kenny SmithKenneth "The Jet" Smith is a retired National Basketball Association player and current TV basketball analyst, primarily for Inside the NBA on TNT...
, Matt Romig, Martin Rogers, James C. Black, Brandon Funston,
Greg AnthonyGregory Carlton Anthony is an American former National Basketball Association basketball player and former personality on the ESPN family of networks. He is currently an analyst for CBS's college basketball coverage...
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Cris CarterCristopher D. Carter is a former American football player in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins ....
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Gordon EdesGordon Edes is an American sportswriter and covers baseball for Yahoo! Sports. He is best known for his long time coverage of the Boston Red Sox baseball beat for the Boston Globe...
and Gerry Ahern.
Key dates
- December 8, 1997 - Yahoo! Sports is launched.
- January 17, 2003 - Yahoo! Sports launched their first major redesign of the website.
- February 8, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports launched the Yahoo! Sports Blog.
- May 8, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports starts streaming free live NHL
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
games.
- May 30, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports launched the Yahoo! Sports Beta website.
- January 30, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports puts the following on the homepage "What if your favorite sports site got even better? The all new Yahoo! Sports. Coming soon."
- February 1, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports launched the current homepage.
- February 1, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports Beta website was taken offline.
- June 21, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports acquires Rivals.com.
Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
Yahoo! Fantasy Sports is a section of Yahoo! Sports which was launched on December 8, 1997. Yahoo! Fantasy Sports was created with Yahoo's acquisition of Sportasy.com for an undisclosed amount in December 1998.
It has grown to include numerous sports. Yahoo! offers both free and pay
fantasy sportA fantasy sport is a game where participants act as owners to build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by the real individual players or teams of a professional sport...
s. The types of games offered include traditional fantasy sports, pick 'em contests, and salary cap games.
Yahoo! Fantasy Sports has captured a substantial fraction of the fantasy sports market. In the week ending May 6, 2006, its
fantasy baseballFantasy baseball is a game where players manage imaginary baseball teams based on the real-life performance of baseball players, and compete against one another using those players' statistics to score points...
product accounted for 35% of visits to fantasy sports sites. The main fantasy sports url represented another 25% of category visits that week. 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.
Blogs
| Sport |
Title |
Editor |
| NFL |
Shutdown Corner |
Matthew J. Darnell |
| MLB |
Big League Stew |
Kevin Kaduk |
| NBA |
Ball Don't Lie |
J.E. Skeets |
| NHL |
Puck Daddy |
Greg Wyshynski |
College footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
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Dr. Saturday |
Matt Hinton |
College basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III.-Division I:There are 347 schools in 32...
|
The Dagger |
Eamonn Brennan |
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
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From the Marbles |
Jay Busbee Jay Busbee is a American journalist, novelist, sportswriter and writer of comic books.-Early life and education:Busbee was raised in Atlanta, GA...
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GolfGolf is a precision club-and-ball sport, in which competing players , using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area...
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Devil Ball Golf |
Jay Busbee Jay Busbee is a American journalist, novelist, sportswriter and writer of comic books.-Early life and education:Busbee was raised in Atlanta, GA...
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| Olympics |
Fourth-Place Medal |
Chris Chase & Maggie Hendricks |
Mixed martial artsMixed martial arts is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground...
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Cagewriter |
Steve Cofield |
| Fantasy sports |
Roto Arcade |
Andy Behrens |
TennisTennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
|
Busted Racquet |
Chris Chase |
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.
- Before the 2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...
, 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.
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