Yahoo Buying Social App & Game Developer Citizen Sports

Social sports applications are some of the oldest and most literally “social” games on Facebook: Users compete with friends to do things like create fantasy sports leagues or pick winners for tournaments like the March Madness college basketball championships happening now. These apps can also be a more powerful way for more traditional sports companies to reach Facebook users.

And so, Yahoo is buying Citizen Sports, one of the leading social sports developers on Facebook, for an undisclosed amount.

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