Definitely true. Even if what you say about live scoring is legit, that's really only a fraction of what I care about on the app. The Yahoo sports app interface is amazing and quick. I can click NCAAB and sort by any of the 32 conferences, top 25, Power 5, in seconds. Then look by day, see conference standings, stats, etc. Click on a team and see their team stats, individual stats, schedule, roster. Their database and interface is just really, really impressive for a sports app. It blows anything I ever used out of the water.
Now for a sports bettor that is live betting or whatever, I could see where that extra 30-60 seconds is the most important thing. But for me as someone who loves to look at stats, schedules, standings etc. the Yahoo app is king.