Yahoo! Sports to Offer Global Coverage of Sydney Games in 15 Languages; No. 1 Sports Site on the Web Brings Together 25 Sites for Global Coverage From a Local Perspective.Business Editors & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2000 Yahoo!(R) Sports(a), the Web's most popular sports site for July 2000(1) according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a custom report provided by Media Metrix, is offering fans a truly global view of Olympic coverage as the Games begin in Sydney, Australia on Sept. 15. As the Games begin, fans following their countries' athletes and teams can access Yahoo! Sports' coverage of the Games (http://sports.yahoo.com/oly) that features 25 separate Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997.[1] Previously certain elements of Yahoo! Sports were named Yahoo! Scoreboard before the launch of Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports is fed a majority its information from STATS. sites in 15 languages, including English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. Each site features full news coverage, presented in the local language, and will include up-to-the-minute scores and results, medal counts, schedules, and additional information on local athletes and history. "Yahoo! Sports is providing fans of the Sydney Games coverage that is truly global yet presented at the local level," said Tonya Antonucci, senior producer, Yahoo! Sports, News and Weather. "For this ultimate worldwide event, Yahoo! has an incredible opportunity to serve many audiences, from millions of displaced fans to casual sports enthusiasts to staunch patriots around the world. Back in 1998, fans were able to experience the Men's World Cup in 14 different languages through Yahoo! Sports, and we look forward to providing them similar local coverage they have come to expect from our network." Now See This, Then Hear That As a precursor to the Olympic Games, fans can currently access several recently-archived video interviews with Olympic athletes such as Michael Johnson, Amy Van Dyken Amy Van Dyken (born February 15, 1973 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat. , Lisa Leslie, and Jenny Thompson through Yahoo! Broadcast (http://broadcast.yahoo.com). When the Games begin, fans in the United States will be able to access daily audio news updates through the Associated Press (AP), as well as an up-to-the minute photo gallery, rich event-based pages and behind the scenes storiesfrom content providers, including AP, Reuters, SportsTicker, CNNSI CNNSI Cable News Network and Sports Illustrated .com and The Sporting News. Fans around the world also have access to many of the top content providers in their local markets. About Yahoo! Sports As the largest globally branded and No. 1 online sports destination for July 2000(1) (Media Metrix custom report), Yahoo! Sports(a) gives fans access to everything the sports world has to offer. Launched in 1997, Yahoo! Sports provides comprehensive up-to-the-minute news, real-time statistics and scoring, broadcast programming, international and local coverage, outdoors sports content, integrated shopping and auctions opportunities, and an online sports community. Yahoo! Sports is part of the Yahoo!'s network of Web properties, which reaches 156 million online consumers worldwide. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ) is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 156 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business services designed to enhance the Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients, including audio and video streaming, store hosting and management, and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 23 local World properties outside the United States. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. , and is headquartered in Santa Clara. (a) Yahoo! Sports is a collection of sports-specific URLs on the Yahoo! network as defined by Yahoo! (1) Category as defined by Yahoo! includes CNNSI.com, ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, MajorLeagueBaseball.com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, Rivals.com, Sportingnews.com, Sportsline.com, USAToday Sports, and WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. . Note to Editors: Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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