FSB Daily 8/5: Yahoo!, Sports Data Hub, FanDuel
A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.
– Yahoo! Sports, whose fantasy football game draws the most participants of any online outlet, has announced that it will provide its StatTracker, live-scoring feature for free this year. In the past, it had been part of the pay commissioner package and offered for purchase to any user.
– Football stat producer SportsDataHub.com is stepping out of its beta phase in preparation for the coming season.
– FanDuel officially launched in late July its short-window, head-to-head fantasy competitions. Customers can select new teams with each new set of games in football or baseball season and directly challenge another person for that day. The games are also available via Twitter and Facebook. Users can also make wagers on their competitions, up to the $25 cap.
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