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Yahoo Acquires Sports Site Rivals.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 21, 2007 - 11:49am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo announced on Thursday that it will acquire online college and high school sports site Rivals.com. While the companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal, PaidContent.org reports that Yahoo paid about $100 million.

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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.

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AOL Adds Sports Content from Rivals.com, RSS Feeds from MTV

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2005 - 9:40am.
Dulles, Va. - America Online said on Monday that it has signed a content syndication and distribution agreement with Tennessee-based Rivals.com, which operates more than 150 college and high school sports news and information sites. Under the deal, visitors to AOL.com will have access to audio, video and news from the sites in time for the kickoff of Bowl season. Separately, AOL said on Monday that it has added RSS feeds from MTV Networks to its video search engine. Content from channels including MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, Nickelodeon and Spike will now be available from AOL.com's Video On Demand tab, AOL Search and Singingfish.com media search engine.
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