Sports Scores & Fixtures Scraper (ESPN)

Live scores, results and upcoming fixtures across the major leagues — NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Premier League, La Liga, Champions League and more — from ESPN's public endpoints. Filter by league and date. Optional league news.

No API key.

⚠️ Data is for informational purposes only — not betting advice.

What it does

• Games — teams, live/final scores, status (scheduled/in-progress/final), date, venue, broadcast, and the betting line when ESPN shows it.
• Any date (YYYYMMDD) or the current scoreboard.
• Multiple leagues in one run.
• Optional news headlines per league.
• Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull via the Apify API.

Leagues

nfl, nba, mlb, nhl, wnba, ncaab, college-football, epl, laliga, seriea, bundesliga, ligue1, ucl, uel, mls — or a raw sport/league slug (e.g. soccer/por.1).

Input

Field	Description
leagues	League keys (see above).
dates	YYYYMMDD dates, or empty for current.
includeNews	Also pull league news.
maxNewsPerLeague	Cap per league.

Example

{ "leagues": ["nba", "epl"], "dates": [], "includeNews": false }

Output

{ "resultType": "game", "league": "epl", "shortName": "ARS vs CHE",
  "status": "Full Time", "homeScore": "2", "awayScore": "1",
  "venue": "Emirates Stadium", "date": "2026-10-25T14:00Z" }

Use cases

• Sports apps & bots — live score feeds and fixtures.
• Fantasy & analytics — results and schedules across leagues.
• Media & newsletters — automated match round-ups.
• AI/RAG — feed scores and news to an LLM.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No — it uses ESPN's public scoreboard endpoints.

Which sports? American football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer leagues worldwide (add any sport/league slug).

Not affiliated with ESPN. Data is for information only, not betting advice.

🤖 Use with Claude or ChatGPT (MCP)

Run this actor from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server. In Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.apify.com. Or expose just this tool:

{ "mcpServers": { "apify": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=get_anything/sports-scores-scraper" } } }

Full guide: Connect Apify actors to Claude & ChatGPT.

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