Yahoo Sports

We're proud to be recognized by The Webby Awards in a pair of categories! 📱 The Yahoo Fantasy App is a Webby Nominee in the "Apps, Software & Immersive - Entertainment, Sports & Events" category. 🗳️ As a nominee, the app is also in the running to win a People's Voice Award -- and we'd love your support to bring it home! You can vote for us here: https://wbby.co/58878N 🥊 The Ariel Helwani Show is a Webby Honoree in the "Podcasts - Sports" category. This means the show landed in the top 25% of all work entered into the 30th Annual Webby Awards 💪 . Congratulations to all nominees and honorees -- and to our teams for this well-deserved recognition!

Congratulations to The Ariel Helwani Show for being named a finalist for best Sports Podcast in the 18th Annual Shorty Awards! 🎊 Even better: the show is also up for an Audience Honor -- meaning fans decide the final count. 🗳️ Fan voting is open now. 🗓️ You can vote daily through April 8th. ➡️ Cast your vote here: https://lnkd.in/gnqkdVgZ Thank you for your support!

We're teaming up with Backyard Sports to bring the Backyard Baseball Kids to Yahoo Fantasy baseball this season! ⚾ Just in time for Opening Day, fans can customize their Yahoo Fantasy baseball team logos with avatars of the Backyard Kids, including Pablo Sanchez, Pete Wheeler, Kiesha Phillips, Luanne Lui, Achmed Khan, and more. 📲 Fans can customize their team logos by visiting their Yahoo Fantasy Team Settings, selecting the Backyard Baseball logo pack, and then choosing the Backyard Kid they want to represent their team this season. 🎮 The collaboration comes ahead of a new Backyard Baseball game launching this summer. Play ball! ➡️ yahoofantasy.com/baseball

This summer, all 👀 will be on ⚽ . And we can’t wait to kick off our coverage of the FIFA World Cup, highlighted by a pair of new additions to Yahoo Sports: 🎙️ Former Major League Soccer star and veteran broadcaster Taylor Twellman will cover the tournament as a Yahoo Sports correspondent. He’ll share video commentary and analysis across multiple Yahoo Sports platforms and shows, including remote appearances on Yahoo Sports Daily and The Cooligans. 📺 We’re expanding our existing partnership with OneFootball by distributing The Two Robbies and Friends, a new show launched by OneFootball and the creators of the soccer podcast, The Two Robbies. Former professional soccer players and current broadcasters Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe, and Kyle Martino will invite their celebrity friends to explore the culture surrounding the world’s biggest soccer tournament. ⚽ These new offerings build on the strong soccer coverage we already deliver through our partnership with OneFootball, analysis from The Cooligans, and award-winning reporting from Steven Goff. Read more about our coverage plans for this summer here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g8vksH_q

We're hours away from the start of the 🏀 mayhem! That means it's time to 🔒 your Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem brackets. Join in on the action here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNdcuUHd

We're thrilled to share that we've extended Yahoo Fantasy analyst Justin Boone! Justin is one of the sharpest fantasy football 🧠 in the business. He was recently named the FantasyPros most accurate in-season ranker for 2025 -- the second time he's earned the award. 🏉 Justin will continue to deliver expert written analysis for Yahoo Sports, as well as contribute to shows such as Yahoo Fantasy Forecast and Fantasy Football Live. You can follow Justin’s coverage here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gWBFfQcF

🎉 Congratulations to our very own senior soccer reporter Steven Goff! Steven has been voted the recipient of the 2026 Colin Jose Media Award, an honor given by the National Soccer Hall Of Fame to "journalists whose careers have made significant long-term contributions to soccer in the United States." The award recognizes Steven's remarkable 40-plus year run of reporting excellence. This summer he'll cover his 15th World Cup! Read more about Steven's richly-deserved honor here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gyd8PNwc

It's almost time to 💃! Our coverage of the NCAA Tournaments tips off this weekend. 🏀 On Selection Sunday at 8pm ET, Yahoo Sports Tourney Bracket Live will break down the men’s tournament field. Hosted by Jason Fitz, the show will feature analysis from NBA senior analyst and draft expert Kevin O'Connor, as well as former college players and current analysts King McClure and Dalen Cuff. 🏀 Then on Monday at 12pm ET, Yahoo Sports Tourney Bracket Live returns to cover the women’s tournament. Host Caroline Fenton will be joined by women’s basketball reporter Cassandra Negley, analyst and former professional basketball player Isis Young, and women’s basketball writer and podcaster Jordan Robinson. 📺 Both shows will stream live across multiple platforms, including Yahoo Sports Network on leading FAST services, yahoosports.tv, and YouTube. With smart analysis from Tourney Bracket Live, fans can make informed picks when filling out their Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem brackets ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNdcuUHd

We’re thrilled to team up with Apple TV to bring live Formula 1 practice and qualifying sessions to Yahoo Sports this season! 🏎️ Live coverage of practice sessions will feature Apple TV’s main broadcast feed coverage, and qualifying sessions will offer a mixed onboard feed that switches between driver cameras throughout the race to provide a dynamic, multi-angle view of the action. 🧠 We’ll also work together with Apple to educate U.S. fans on how to stream Formula 1 race coverage on Apple TV. Read more about the collaboration here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gW22V-XE

We’re thrilled to share that Kendall Baker has been elevated to Head of Newsletters at Yahoo Sports! 📈 In this new role, Kendall will lead the growth and evolution of the Yahoo Sports newsletter portfolio. 🤝 This includes launching new franchises with current Yahoo Sports talent and developing strategic partnerships to build a broader, interconnected newsletter network. ✍ Kendall will also continue to author his must-read Yahoo Sports AM newsletter, which was a finalist for Best Newsletter in the 2025 Digiday Media Awards. You can subscribe to Yahoo Sports AM here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxbFsfWK