{
  "id": 1482539,
  "title": "Death Leagues are back, with new name and a new look",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/death-leagues-are-back-with-new-name-and-a-new-look",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:56:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/death-leagues-are-back-with-new-name-and-a-new-look-125625273.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Death Leagues are making a comeback with a fresh name, new design elements, and revamped features. The core gameplay remains the same - teams compete to avoid finishing at the bottom of the standings. Every week, the lowest-scoring team is eliminated and its players are placed on waivers for other teams to claim. The biggest change is the new standings table, which categorizes teams into three groups: Death Watch, At Risk, and Safe, based on projected points. This new layout aims to make it easier for users to track their team's standing and survival status. Push notifications alert users when their team drops into Death Watch or when they climb out of it. The league also includes a week selector for reliving past seasons. Users can create private leagues or join public ones to experience the \"Death League\" gameplay.",
  "summary": "The return of Death Leagues mark Day 8 of the 29 days of fantasy.",
  "key_points": [
    "Death Leagues return with new name, design, features",
    "Teams categorized into Death Watch, At Risk, Safe groups",
    "Push notifications alert on team status changes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}