Fantasy sports
A Deep Dive Into the Voyeuristic World of ‘Big Brother’ Superfans
The fandom is closer to that of a sports team than of a reality TV show.
"Spreadsheets Are Dope": The Allure of the DIY College Basketball Fantasy League
It's easy enough to pick a NCAA tournament bracket online, but if you want to play a fantasy game with actual college players, you'll need to make it yourself.
Inside Yahoo's Fantasy Sports Mission Control on NFL Game Day
We spent the opening NFL Sunday inside Yahoo Fantasy Sports headquarters with the engineers who make sure that everything runs smoothly and updates constantly.
How Some Bored, Baseball-Obsessed Journalists Started a Billion Dollar Industry in a New York Chicken Shop
We trace the rise of fantasy sports from the 1980s until now.
Why the State of New York Keeps Giving Fantasy Sports Sites a Hard Time
There's skill involved, but critics say the biggest sites are skewing the game too heavily toward chance.
Fantasy Football Dating App: Week 17
In week 17, the best players are rested, the best offenses go conservative, and some players are out there chasing individual glory.
Playing Fantasy Football the George Costanza Way: A Year in Review
At the start of the NFL season, we proposed that a policy of do-the-opposite contrarian zigging could be a winning fantasy football strategy. It mostly worked!
Playing Fantasy Football the George Costanza Way, Week 15
"These are the picks you're looking for," as a character in the popular movie "Star Wars" movie franchise once said. Also seriously there are fantasy picks in here.
A Judge Has Banned DraftKings and FanDuel From Operating in New York
The judge upheld the belief that DraftKings and FanDuel are nothing but a "multibillion-dollar scheme intended to evade the law and fleece sports fans."
Playing Fantasy Football The George Costanza Way, Week 14
Gamestop memories, Marcus Mariota, some dumb guys saying boring things about LeSean McCoy, and a few helpful suggestions for your fantasy football teams.
Playing Fantasy Football the George Costanza Way, Week 13
Nobody and nothing is perfect, the Costanza Method included. But we have to try something, and in this pivotal fantasy football week, we might as well try this.