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Report: Yahoo in Talks to Acquire College Sports Network Rivals.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 12, 2007 - 1:22pm.

Los Angeles - Yahoo is in talks to acquire online college sports network Rivals.com, for a purchase price that could reach $100 million, PaidContent.org reported, citing anonymous sources.

Founded in 2001, Tennessee-based Rivals.com has an existing deal with Yahoo to share sports content, and also distributes its stories and team data to AOL, USAToday.com, MSNBC.com and SI.com.

 

Related Links:
http://tinyurl.com/3x75od (PaidContent)

http://sports.yahoo.com

http://www.rivals.com

Published in DMW Daily, April 12, 2007
tags: Deals | Sports | Yahoo | Acquisitions | Publishing | Rivals.com |

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