Apollo Global explores merging Yahoo Sports with a sports betting company
Apollo has reportedly been in talks with betting companies, including Australia's PointsBet.
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Fake school Bishop Sycamore is now a top fantasy football team name, which is apropos
Over 10,000 teams are named for the "post-grad football academy" now.
Former Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman has reportedly had talks with Apollo about a “head of sports” role at Yahoo
"Apollo has been working with Egon Zehnder, an executive search firm, to seek out new leaders. That search includes former Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman for a 'head of sports' role, two of the people said."
Patrick Mahomes writes touching tribute to late NFL writer Terez Paylor
"One of the reasons I’m writing this today is that I feel we can’t let his legacy go dim."
Verizon is out of the media business, selling Yahoo and AOL to Apollo Global Management
How Yahoo's sale will affect its sports properties is yet to be determined.
Verizon is exploring a sale of Verizon Media, including Yahoo and AOL, for around half of what it paid for those two companies
It looks like Verizon may sell Yahoo and AOL for far less than it paid for them.
Yahoo Sports is launching premium subscription product Yahoo Fantasy Plus, and adding a video “Draft Together” interface
Yahoo's next foray into subscription products comes in fantasy sports.
Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Terez Paylor passes away suddenly at 37
Paylor had worked at Yahoo since 2018 following more than a decade with The Kansas City Star.
Yahoo Sports has cut ties with two of its three “MLB experts”
Yahoo has just one "MLB expert" remaining on staff.
Yahoo’s Geoff Reiss talks new WatchTogether, PlayAR NFL features: “The timing was ideal to come out and take a pretty big leap forward.”
"There's an appetite for knowledge across sports, whether it be to understand how salary caps work or what goes into draft picks. So giving fans the power to reconstruct plays, and being able to do that across a NFL Sunday, is kind of cool."
NFL reporter Kimberley A. Martin jumps to ESPN from Yahoo Sports
Martin had been with Yahoo Sports since 2018.
Former Yahoo Sports editor Kevin Kaduk bounces back with Midway Minute, newsletter devoted to Chicago sports
"So much of the media has given way to those algorithms and streams. I wanted to take the power back."
Yahoo Sports cuts whole UK editorial team following further layoffs in US and Canada
"We are aligning our resources to opportunities where we feel we can differentiate ourselves and can scale faster to deliver a best in class experience to our fans."
