Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
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Yahoo! Fantasy Sports is a section of Yahoo! Sports which was launched on December 8, 1997.[1] Yahoo! Fantasy Sports was created with Yahoo's acquisition of Sportasy.com for an undisclosed amount in December 1998.[2] It has grown to include numerous sports. Yahoo! offers both free and pay fantasy sports.
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[edit] Key dates
- August 7, 1998 - Yahoo! Sports launches the first season of fantasy football.[3]
- February 23, 1999 - Yahoo! Sports launches the first season of fantasy baseball.[4]
- March 4, 1999 - Yahoo! Sports launches the first season of NCAA Men's Tournament Pick'em.[5]
- May 19, 1999 - Yahoo! Sports launches the first season of fantasy soccer.[6]
- August 17, 1999 - Yahoo! Sports launches the second season of fantasy football.[7]
- July 8, 2003 - Yahoo! Sports launches the sixth season of fantasy football.[8]
- February 19, 2004 - Yahoo! Sports launches the sixth season of fantasy baseball.[9]
- July 12, 2004 - Yahoo! Sports launches the seventh season of fantasy football.[10]
- June 10, 2005 - Yahoo! Sports launches the eighth season of fantasy football.[11]
- February 9, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports launches the eighth season of fantasy baseball.
- December 18, 2006 - Yahoo! Sports launches the ninth season of fantasy golf.[12]
- January 22, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports launches the ? season of fantasy auto racing.[13]
- February 16, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports launches the ninth season of fantasy baseball.
- February 26, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports launches the ninth season of NCAA Men's Tournament Pick'em.
[edit] Fantasy Sports Offered
[edit] Fantasy
- Fantasy Football (Free)
- Fantasy Football PLUS (Pay)
- Fantasy Baseball (Free)
- Fantasy Baseball PLUS (Pay)
- Fantasy Basketball (Free)
- Fantasy Hockey (Free)
[edit] Pick'em
- Fantasy Golf (Free)
- Fantasy Auto Racing (Free)
- Pro Football Pick'em (Free)
- College Football Pick'em (Free)
- Men's Tournament Pick'em (Free)
[edit] Other
- Salary Cap Football (Free)
- Survival Football (Free)
- Yahoo! Soccer Manager (Free)
[edit] Salary Cap
- Premiership
- Superliga
- Serie A
- Ligue 1
- Copa Libertadores
- Superliga Mexicana
- Formula 1
[edit] Defunct Fantasy Games
- Women's Tournament Pick'em
- Fantasy College Hoops
- Fantasy MLS (Soccer)
- FIFA World Cup™ Pick and Win
- Extreme Football Pick'em
- Fantasy NBA (now called Fantasy Basketball)
- Bundesliga Tippspiel
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Sports. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [2] Early Yahoo! Acquisitions (the 1990s). Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [3] Yahoo! Sports Unveils Free Full Fantasy Football. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [4] Yahoo! Sports Hits Home Run With Free Fantasy Baseball. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [5] College Hoops Tournaments Are A Slam Dunk With Yahoops!. Accessed March 28, 2007.
- ^ [6] Yahoo! Sports Free Fantasy Soccer Puts Users At The Helm. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [7] Yahoo! Sports Kicks Off Second Season of Free Fantasy Football. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [8] Yahoo! Sports Kicks Off the 2003 Fantasy Football Season with the Launch of Free and Premium Games. Accessed March 28, 2007.
- ^ [9] Yahoo! Sports Takes the Field; Launches 2004 Editions of Premium and Free Fantasy Baseball Games. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [10] Yahoo! Sports Kicks Off 2004 Fantasy Football Season. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [11] Yahoo! Sports Unveils 2005 Edition of Web's Most Popular Fantasy Football Game. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [12] Yahoo! Fantasy Golf Launches Early This Year. Accessed March 26, 2007.
- ^ [13] Start your engines: Fantasy Auto Racing launches. Accessed March 26, 2007.
