Yahoo! Sports

Yahoo! Sports

Infobox Website
name = Yahoo! Sports



caption = Top: A typical Yahoo! Sports homepage.
url = http://sports.yahoo.com/,
http://www.yahoosports.com/
commercial =
type = Sports
registration =
owner = Yahoo!
author = Yahoo!
developer = Yahoo!
operating_system =
launch date = December 8, 1997
current status = Public
revenue =

Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. [ [http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=173303] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.] 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. [ [http://biz.stats.com/client.asp] STATS Client List Accessed April 3, 2007.] 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.

ports 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, Track & Field, Cricket (UK), Figure Skating, Rugby (UK), Swimming, Mixed Martial Arts, and Horse Racing. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/top/gen/sitemap] Yahoo! Sports Site Map Accessed March 26, 2007.] Yahoo! Sports also previously covered the now defunct ABL and WUSA.

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, Martin Rogers, James C. Black, Brandon Funston, Greg Anthony, Cris Carter, Gordon Edes [cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05063/466029.stm|title=Bay grew up idolizing Sox:Diamond Dust|author=Bill Ballou | publisher= Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date=2008-08-02|accessdate=2008-08-04] and Gerry Ahern. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/top/expertscorner] Yahoo! Sports Opinion & Analysis Accessed March 26, 2007.]

Key dates

*December 8, 1997 - Yahoo! Sports is launched. [ [http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=173303] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.]
*January 17, 2003 - Yahoo! Sports launched their first major redesign of the website. [ [http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1054.html] Re-Launched Yahoo! Sports Site Brings Unique Content, Sports Personalities and Real-Time Event Coverage to Fans Online Accessed March 26, 2007.]
*February 8, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports launched the Yahoo! Sports Blog. [ [http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6DUCtjYoaLYIUQbGbJMG6_NjrA--?cq=1&p=1] You, the fans.... Accessed March 26, 2007.]
*May 8, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports starts streaming free live NHL games. [ [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/interactive/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002500859&imw=Y] Yahoo Sports, OLN to Stream NHL Games, Tour de France Accessed March 26, 2007.]
*May 30, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports launched the Yahoo! Sports Beta website. [ [http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6DUCtjYoaLYIUQbGbJMG6_NjrA--?cq=1&p=27] beta.sports.yahoo.com is live! March 26, 2007.]
*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. [ [http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6DUCtjYoaLYIUQbGbJMG6_NjrA--?cq=1&p=394] The all-new Yahoo! Sports March 26, 2007.]
*February 1, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports Beta website was taken offline.
*June 21, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports acquires Rivals.com. [ [http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-its-official-yahoo-acquires-rivalscom/] It’s Official: Yahoo Acquires Rivals.com; Not Official But True: It Cost About $100 Million January 10, 2008.]

Yahoo! Fantasy Sports

Yahoo! Fantasy Sports is a section of Yahoo! Sports which was launched on December 8, 1997. [ [http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=173303] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.] Yahoo! Fantasy Sports was created with Yahoo's acquisition of Sportasy.com for an undisclosed amount in December 1998. [ [http://www.seobythesea.com/?p=81] Early Yahoo! Acquisitions (the 1990s). Accessed March 26, 2007.]

It has grown to include numerous sports. Yahoo! offers both free and pay fantasy sports. [http://www.thestreet.com/_tscrss/tech/jonathanberr/10245259.html Yahoo! Blitzes Fantasy Foes] ; thestreet.com; Jonathan Berr; October 1 2005; Retrieved February 27 2008] The types of games offered include traditional fantasy sports, pick 'em contests, and salary cap games. Fact|date=May 2008

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. [ [http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/9599.asp] ; LeeAnn Prescott; "iMedia Connection"; May 19 2006; Retrieved May 3 2008] 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. [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060901_880554.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories Fantasy Football 2.0] ; Catherine Holahan, "Business Week"; September 1 2006; Retrieved February 27 2008]

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. [ [http://advertising.yahoo.com/facts/] Truth about Yahoo!. Accessed March 26, 2007.]
*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.

References

Links

* [http://www.sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports Homepage]
* [http://beta.sports.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Sports Beta Homepage]
* [http://wap.oa.yahoo.com/raw?dp=sports Yahoo! Sports Cell Phone Homepage]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/top/gen/sitemap Yahoo! Sports Sitemap]
* [http://blog.360.yahoo.com/ysportsblog Yahoo! Sports Blog]
* [http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=173303 Yahoo! Sports Launch Press Release]
* [http://fantasysports.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Fantasy Sports Homepage]
* [http://www.seobythesea.com/?p=81 Information on Yahoo!'s acquisition of Sportasy]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990429231416/http://www.sportasy.com/ Sportasy.com on Internet Archive]


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