ESPN Sports Data Scraper

Extract live scores, standings, team information, news, and schedules from ESPN across multiple sports and leagues.

Features

• Multi-Sport Coverage: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and international soccer
• Live Scores: Real-time game scores and status
• Standings: Conference/division standings with full statistics
• Team Data: Complete team information with logos and links
• News: Headlines, articles, and related content
• Schedules: Upcoming games with broadcast and ticket info

Supported Leagues

Football

• nfl - National Football League
• college-football - NCAA Football

Basketball

• nba - National Basketball Association
• wnba - Women's NBA
• mens-college-basketball - NCAA Men's Basketball

Baseball

• mlb - Major League Baseball

Hockey

• nhl - National Hockey League

Soccer

• usa.1 - MLS (Major League Soccer)
• eng.1 - English Premier League
• esp.1 - La Liga (Spain)
• ger.1 - Bundesliga (Germany)
• ita.1 - Serie A (Italy)
• fra.1 - Ligue 1 (France)
• uefa.champions - UEFA Champions League

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
dataType	string	Yes	Type of data: scoreboard, standings, teams, news, schedule
sport	string	Yes	Sport: football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer
league	string	Yes	League code (see above)
date	string	No	Date in YYYYMMDD format for scoreboard/schedule
teamId	string	No	ESPN Team ID for team-specific data
limit	integer	No	Maximum results (default: 100)

Example Inputs

Get Today's NFL Scores

{
  "dataType": "scoreboard",
  "sport": "football",
  "league": "nfl"
}

Get NBA Standings

{
  "dataType": "standings",
  "sport": "basketball",
  "league": "nba"
}

Get Premier League Teams

{
  "dataType": "teams",
  "sport": "soccer",
  "league": "eng.1"
}

Get NFL News

{
  "dataType": "news",
  "sport": "football",
  "league": "nfl",
  "limit": 20
}

Get MLB Games for Specific Date

{
  "dataType": "scoreboard",
  "sport": "baseball",
  "league": "mlb",
  "date": "20260401"
}

Output Examples

Scoreboard Result

{
  "type": "game",
  "eventId": "401547417",
  "name": "Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills",
  "shortName": "KC @ BUF",
  "date": "2026-01-26T18:00Z",
  "status": "Final",
  "completed": true,
  "venue": "Highmark Stadium",
  "venueCity": "Buffalo",
  "homeTeam": {
    "id": "2",
    "name": "Buffalo Bills",
    "abbreviation": "BUF",
    "score": "31",
    "record": "14-3"
  },
  "awayTeam": {
    "id": "12",
    "name": "Kansas City Chiefs",
    "abbreviation": "KC",
    "score": "27",
    "record": "15-2"
  },
  "odds": {
    "spread": "BUF -2.5",
    "overUnder": 48.5,
    "provider": "Draft Kings"
  }
}

Team Result

{
  "type": "team",
  "teamId": "2",
  "name": "Buffalo Bills",
  "nickname": "Bills",
  "abbreviation": "BUF",
  "location": "Buffalo",
  "color": "00338d",
  "logo": "https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/buf.png",
  "venue": "Highmark Stadium"
}

News Result

{
  "type": "news",
  "articleId": "47735344",
  "headline": "Chargers officially hire Mike McDaniel as offensive coordinator",
  "description": "The Chargers have officially announced the hiring...",
  "published": "2026-01-26T17:56:27Z",
  "author": "Kris Rhim",
  "articleUrl": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47735344/...",
  "relatedTeams": [
    { "id": "24", "name": "Los Angeles Chargers" }
  ]
}

Data Freshness

• Scoreboard: Updates every few minutes during live games
• Standings: Updated after each game completion
• Teams: Relatively static, updated for roster changes
• News: Continuously updated throughout the day

Pricing

$0.002 per result (game, team, article, etc.)

Use Cases

• Sports betting applications
• Fantasy sports platforms
• Sports news aggregation
• Team/league analytics
• Score tracking applications
• Sports data journalism

API Source

This scraper uses ESPN's public API endpoints which provide comprehensive sports data without requiring authentication.