Users can win cash with new Yahoo fantasy sports site

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Thursday, July 9, 2015
A laptop screen displays the new Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy contest during a product launch Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in San Francisco.
A laptop screen displays the new Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy contest during a product launch Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in San Francisco.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KGO) -- Yahoo is trying something new to revive its fortunes.

The Sunnyvale-based Internet giant has just launched a new service.

You can win cash rewards by playing daily fantasy sports games in which you pick your players and compete throughout a season for fun and bragging rights.

Yahoo has hosted fantasy sports for a long time but this is the first time users can now win money.

The struggling company hopes to attract new users and advertisers with the service.