Common Sense Media Review
By Erin Brereton
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Sports junkie news site plays it safe.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 12+?
Any Positive Content?
What's It About?
YAHOO! SPORTS is a sports fan's dream, featuring headlines, scores from recent games, columns reacting to games, fantasy league information -- just about everything athletic you would want to read about. The site covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, boxing, NASCAR, soccer, several college sports (including women's basketball and football), and more. Live college broadcasts are also featured. Each section has a blog, a list of standings, videos, and other information. Users can customize the site with the Yahoo! Team Tracker, which allows them to select and display info about their favorite teams.
Is It Any Good?
Yahoo! Sports just keeps getting better. The add new tools all the time, making an already uncomplicated site even easier to use, such as being able to drag and drop players on your fantasy team's roster. Highly organized, uber-informative, and just plain fun, Yahoo! Sports gives sports fan a cool glimpse inside the athletic world -- and makes them feel like they're involved, not sitting on the sidelines.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why athletes are idolized in our culture. What do athletes do that should be praised? Criticized? Families can also discuss why parental permission is important. Why would a parent need to register first on a Web site to make sure their kid's time on that site was safe?
Website Details
- Genre : Fan Sites
- Pricing structure : Free
- Last updated : October 26, 2022
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