Yahoo’s Post

Fantasy football no longer belongs to the boys 🏈 I tried fantasy football for the first time last year, and I'm clearly not alone. The numbers tell an incredible story: surveys show that 35% of fantasy players across the U.S. and Canada are women, and at Yahoo Sports, we've seen a 61% year-over-year increase in women 35+ visiting our award-winning Yahoo Fantasy app. Your biggest league rival might just be someone who wasn't even playing a year ago. 👀 When we heard about "Tequila, Ta-Tas, and Tight Ends" - commissioner Samantha Metcalf's all-female fantasy league spanning generations in Seattle, we knew we had to share their story. We loved hosting them at the Yahoo Fantasy Draft Weekend in Vegas, where their passion and competitive spirit was absolutely infectious. As Samantha told Fast Company: "My husband actually asks me for advice on who he should draft and who he should play." The data shows what we're seeing firsthand: women join fantasy sports for the same reasons men do - camaraderie, competition, and social connection. Check out the full story in today's Fast Company by Eve Upton-Clark. New to fantasy or back for another year? I'd love to hear about it. 🏈 👏 Ryan Spoon 👏 Willem Suyderhoud