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Yahoo Sports names 5 hires for Ariel Helwani’s ‘Uncrowned’ combat sports site
"A freaking combat sports dream team is being assembled."
Yahoo’s Krysten Peek calls Grizzlies Zach Edey selection ‘one of the worst picks I’ve seen in Draft history’
A historically bad pick gets a C grade?
Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer trolled after inaccurate reports on 2024 NBA Draft
"I'm so sorry, y'all."
Isis ‘Ice’ Young expanding role with Yahoo Sports
Young will also host Yahoo's NBA Draft coverage.
Yahoo Sports launches Paris Olympics coverage led by Allyson Felix, partnership with USA Swimming
Yahoo continues to invest in sports coverage, striking multiple deals to go all-in on the Paris Olympics this summer.
Reporter’s question drew hilarious ‘How much more we gotta lose?’ responses from Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards
"How much you want us to lose?" "We've been losing for 20 years!"
Yahoo Sports adds Shawn Johnson East as Olympic Games correspondent
Yahoo Sports announced on Monday Shawn Johnson East's addition as an Olympic Games correspondent for the upcoming 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
Matt Ufford heads to Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports has another new hire.
Tom Haberstroh joins Yahoo Sports staff for remainder of NBA season
Haberstroh has bounced around quite a bit but remains a versatile, news-making NBA reporter and analyst.
Nick Wright predicts referee betting scandal in a major American sport this decade
"None of the officials make millions of dollars ... but for someone who makes 150, 40 grand could pay off your car, pay off your mortgage. So I think it's a tough spot."
Russell Dorsey joins Yahoo Sports as a national MLB insider
Dorsey joins Yahoo Sports, six months after being laid off by Bally Sports.
Exclusive: MLB content duo Céspedes Family BBQ is moving to Yahoo Sports
Charles Barkley calls on NBA teams to sign veteran player in need
"We always talk about what a family we are. Let's sign that kid for the rest of the season."
Latest Yahoo layoffs include veteran MMA/boxing columnist Kevin Iole
Iole had been with Yahoo since 2007.
Columnist argues Purdue, Ohio State and Rutgers ‘cheated as much as Michigan’
Jason Fitz, Nate Tice, and Sal Vetri join Yahoo Sports
Yahoo continues to staff up on the football side.
Yahoo Sports hires Axios’ Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy to head newsletters
This is a big investment in a newsletter strategy for new Yahoo Sports president Ryan Spoon.
Ross Dellenger joins Yahoo Sports to cover college football
Dellenger joins Yahoo after five years at Sports Illustrated.
Former ESPN/BetMGM exec Ryan Spoon named president of Yahoo Sports
"I look forward to joining Yahoo at such an exciting time of growth and expansion."
Apollo Global explores merging Yahoo Sports with a sports betting company
Apollo has reportedly been in talks with betting companies, including Australia's PointsBet.
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."
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.
