Yahoo! Sports Explained

Yahoo! Sports
Type:Sports
Owner:Yahoo Inc.
Author:Yahoo!
Launch Date:[1]
Current Status:Active

Yahoo! Sports is a sports news website launched by Yahoo! on December 8, 1997. It receives a majority of its information from Stats Perform.[2] It employs numerous writers, and has team pages for teams in almost every North American major sport. Before the launch of Yahoo Sports, certain elements of the site were known as Yahoo! Scoreboard.

From 2011 to 2016, the Yahoo Sports brand had also been used for a US sports radio network. That network is now known as SportsMap.

Sports covered

The United States edition of Yahoo Sports covers many sports, including WWE, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, college football, college basketball, NASCAR, golf, tennis, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, Premier League, arena football, boxing, CFL, cycling, IndyCar, Major League Soccer, motorsport, Olympics, NCAA baseball, NCAA ice hockey, NCAA women's basketball, WNBA, alpine skiing World Cup, 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.

Writers

Yahoo Sports employs many reporters, including Dan Wetzel.

Key dates in Yahoo Sports

Yahoo and NBC Sports Group

On December 9, 2012, Yahoo and the NBC Sports Group announced a content and promotional deal[17] combining Yahoo Sports’ original reporting expertise, coverage of big events, Rivals’ college content and popular fantasy sports products with NBC Sports Group's growing digital assets, and significant television promotion and integration.

While Yahoo Sports and the NBC Sports Group will continue to maintain separate sites and editorial control of their respective newsrooms and digital properties, they will collaborate on premium sports news and events coverage both online and on the air. Yahoo Sports’ popular products will also be included in the NBC Sports Group's digital assets.

Key features of the alliance include:[18]

Editorial Depth: The combined talent roster of Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports features a deep bench of award-winning reporters and commentators, such as NBC's Bob Costas and Mike Florio; Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Adrian Wojnarowski. Yahoo Sports’ renowned investigative reporting will be featured on NBC TV, giving fans multiple-platform delivery.

Original Video Programming Concepts: Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports will work together to develop original made-for-web video programs that will appear on both Yahoo Sports and NBCSports.com featuring fan favorites from among the award-winning editorial teams’ rosters, including:

NBC Sports host and Emmy Award-winning commentator Bob Costas: video sports news interviews and editorials Football Night in America's Tony Dungy & Rodney Harrison: video segments during NFL season

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com: daily, weekday NFL web show, Pro Football Talk Live

Rivals on Recruiting: weekly college recruiting show with Rivals and NBC Sports talent.

Live Streaming: Yahoo Sports will link to and promote the NBC Sports Live Extra video player. Fans will be able to watch live streams of some of NBC's biggest events, starting with Sunday Night Football and NHL Game of the Week. Live content from NBC Sports Network will continue to be distributed through NBC Sports Live Extra on a TV Everywhere basis.

Fantasy Sports: Yahoo Sports, the leading fantasy platform, will become the exclusive fantasy game provider of NBC Sports’ Rotoworld, the premiere fantasy news and information site. This will include Yahoo Sports’ fantasy experiences for football, baseball, hockey, soccer, College Bowl Pick’em and Tourney Pick’em.

Rivals.com: The college sports destination will power recruiting and college sporting news for NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports Regional Networks.

NBC Sports Regional Networks: The authentic, local sports properties will serve as Yahoo Sports’ preferred content provider in relevant markets, and integrate Yahoo Sports’ team pages, fantasy experts and sports talent.

NBC's Alli Sports: Providing youth-focused, action-sports video and other content to Yahoo Sports.

Blogs

SportTitleEditor
NFLShutdown CornerFrank Schwab
MLBBig League StewKevin Kaduk
NBABall Don't Lie
NHLPuck Daddy
College footballDr. SaturdayGraham Watson
College basketballThe DaggerJeff Eisenberg
NASCARFrom the MarblesJay Busbee
GolfDevil Ball GolfShane Bacon
OlympicsFourth-Place MedalMaggie Hendricks
Mixed martial artsCagewriterMaggie Hendricks
Fantasy sportsRoto ArcadeAndy Behrens
TennisBusted RacquetShane Bacon
Association FootballDirty TackleBrooks Peck
High School SportsPrep RallyCameron Smith

Notable accomplishments

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline . . 2008-07-13 . 2016-07-19 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080713214826/http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/timeline.cfm . July 13, 2008 .
  2. Web site: STATS Client List . STATS Inc . STATS . April 3, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403022552/http://biz.stats.com/client.asp . April 3, 2007 . dead .
  3. Web site: Yahoo Inc . Yahoo Sports Site Map . Yahoo Sports . March 26, 2007.
  4. Web site: The Yahoo Company and Its Services . Jennylyn Besonia . November 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165343/http://kb-corpus.com/pdfs/The%20Yahoo%20Company%20And%20Its%20Services.pdf . November 7, 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: Yahoo Inc . Re-Launched Yahoo Sports Site Brings Unique Content, Sports Personalities and Real-Time Event Coverage to Fans Online . Yahoo Media Relations . March 26, 2007 . Jan 20, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070405041751/http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1054.html . April 5, 2007 . dead .
  6. Web site: You, the fans.... . Cris [Yahoo Sports Developer] . Yahoo 360° . March 26, 2007 . February 8, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007053615/http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6DUCtjYoaLYIUQbGbJMG6_NjrA--?cq=1&p=1 . October 7, 2007 . dead .
  7. Web site: Shields . Mike . Yahoo Sports, OLN to Stream NHL Games, Tour de France . MediaWeek . March 26, 2007 . May 10, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421224932/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/interactive/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002500859 . April 21, 2007 .
  8. Web site: Cristobal [Yahoo Sports Developer] . beta.sports.yahoo.com is live! . Yahoo 360° . May 30, 2006 . March 26, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007053549/http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6DUCtjYoaLYIUQbGbJMG6_NjrA--?cq=1&p=27 . October 7, 2007 . dead .
  9. Web site: Matt Bloom [Yahoo Sports Senior Product Manager] . The all-new Yahoo Sports . Yahoo 360° . February 5, 2007 . March 26, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705184405/http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6DUCtjYoaLYIUQbGbJMG6_NjrA--?cq=1&p=394 . July 5, 2007 . dead .
  10. Web site: It's Official: Yahoo Acquires Rivals.com; Not Official But True: It Cost About $100 Million . Kramer . Staci D. . Paid Content . Jun 20, 2007 . January 10, 2008 . January 8, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080108124940/http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-its-official-yahoo-acquires-rivalscom/ . dead .
  11. News: Yahoo Sports Adds an Online Magazine . The New York Times . Richard . Sandomir . January 11, 2011.
  12. Web site: Yahoo Sports website redesign has users in an uproar. August 27, 2013 . September 17, 2014.
  13. Web site: Yahoo! Sports Redesign Sparks Controversy, Disdain From Users — Slashdot. August 27, 2013 . September 17, 2014.
  14. News: Yahoo's NFL Deal Will Put Online TV to the Test. Lapowsky. Issie. Wired. San Francisco. Condé Nast Publications. June 3, 2015.
  15. Web site: Yahoo Sports, BetMGM announce sports betting partnership deal . KTNV . 16 November 2019 . en . 29 October 2019.
  16. News: Spangler . Todd . Verizon's Yahoo Launches Sports Betting Through MGM Resorts — But Only for Users in New Jersey . Variety. Los Angeles. Penske Media Corporation . 16 November 2019 . en . 14 November 2019.
  17. News: Stelter. Brian. Media Reporter. New York Times. December 9, 2012.
  18. Web site: Fuchs. Ken. Head of Yahoo Sports. Yodel Anecdotal. December 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413145829/http://ycorpblog.com/2012/12/09/yahoo-sports-nbc/. April 13, 2013. dead.
  19. Web site: Yahoo Inc . Truth About Yahoo . Yahoo Advertising . 2006 . March 26, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070501081135/http://advertising.yahoo.com/facts/ . May 1, 2007.
  20. News: Robinson . Charles . Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players . Yahoo Sports . August 16, 2011 . September 7, 2011.
  21. Web site: NBA DRAFT LIVE on The Vertical. June 9, 2016 . Yahoo Sports.
  22. News: 'The Vertical' NBA draft show live stream was a huge hit with fans. Sorry, ESPN.. Jake. Russell. June 25, 2016. The Washington Post.

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