Yahoo Sports Bolsters the Box Score with AI-Powered Game Breakdowns

For centuries, box scores have been a staple of sports storytelling. That isn’t changing. But the way fans engage with box scores is thanks to a new AI-powered feature in the Yahoo Sports app. 

Yahoo Sports Game Breakdowns, rolling out in beta for select fans, deliver smart insights and analysis that add context around the numbers in a box score. Accessible on Yahoo Sports app NFL game pages, these breakdowns update in real-time to catch fans up on the latest about a game no matter when they open the Yahoo Sports app. 

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The feature is available in different states based on when fans use it:  “Preview” before a game starts, “Catch Up” during a game, and “Recap” after a game ends. It has three primary elements: 

• Summaries: An up-to-the-minute overview of the game.
• Moments: The key plays that add further context around the game, which fans can comment on and react to. 
• Prompts: Suggested prompts that fans can tap on to dive deeper into relevant stats and storylines. These are dynamically generated to deliver logical follow-ups to storylines provided in the summary. 

Yahoo Sports uses a mix of its own machine learning and third party LLMs to power its AI experiences, including the AI agent behind Game Breakdowns. The agent pulls from a deep knowledge of Yahoo Sports content sources, which are cited in the product, and data to deliver a uniquely smart and fast sports AI experience. 

“Box scores are where fans turn for quick answers about the games they’re following,” said Andrew Machado, Yahoo Sports Head of Product, Design, and Technology. “But the numbers don’t always tell the full story – for example, if there was a key injury or a pivotal turnover. With AI, these breakdowns deliver the important storylines as they unfold, ensuring fans don’t miss a beat about the games they’re following.”

Game Breakdowns are currently available in beta in the Yahoo Sports app to Yahoo Fantasy Plus subscribers. This enables Yahoo Sports to refine the product with feedback from some of its most loyal and active users before it rolls out more broadly in the coming months. 

Fans who wish to have early access to Yahoo Sports Game Breakdowns can sign up for Yahoo Fantasy Plus here.

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