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Live sports alerts for Soccer, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, F1

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Sports Ticker

Track your favorite teams across multiple sports with FREE live alerts!

Supports: โšฝ Soccer โ€ข ๐Ÿˆ NFL โ€ข ๐Ÿ€ NBA โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ NHL โ€ข โšพ MLB โ€ข ๐ŸŽ F1

First Run (Onboarding)

When no config.json exists, running the setup script launches an interactive wizard:

python3 scripts/setup.py

The wizard asks:

  1. ๐Ÿ“บ Which sports? โ€” Pick from Soccer, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, F1
  2. ๐Ÿ† Which teams? โ€” Choose from popular teams or search for any team
  3. ๐Ÿ”” Alert style? โ€” Live scores, final only, or daily digest
  4. โฐ Game-day reminders? โ€” Get a heads-up 30 mins before kick-off
  5. ๐ŸŒ™ Quiet hours? โ€” Pause alerts while you sleep

After setup, your config.json is ready and you can start tracking!

Re-run setup anytime:

python3 scripts/setup.py --force  # Overwrites existing config

Quick Start

# First time? Just run setup!
python3 scripts/setup.py  # Interactive wizard

# Find team IDs (any sport)
python3 scripts/setup.py find "Lakers" basketball
python3 scripts/setup.py find "Chiefs" football
python3 scripts/setup.py find "Barcelona" soccer

# Test
python3 scripts/ticker.py

Config Example

{
  "teams": [
    {
      "name": "Barcelona",
      "emoji": "๐Ÿ”ต๐Ÿ”ด",
      "sport": "soccer",
      "espn_id": "83",
      "espn_leagues": ["esp.1", "uefa.champions"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Lakers",
      "emoji": "๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’›",
      "sport": "basketball",
      "espn_id": "13",
      "espn_leagues": ["nba"]
    }
  ]
}

Commands

# Ticker for all teams
python3 scripts/ticker.py

# Live monitor (for cron)
python3 scripts/live_monitor.py

# League scoreboard
python3 scripts/ticker.py league nba basketball
python3 scripts/ticker.py league nfl football
python3 scripts/ticker.py league eng.1 soccer

# ๐Ÿ“… Schedule - View upcoming fixtures (NEW in v3!)
python3 scripts/schedule.py                    # All teams, next 14 days
python3 scripts/schedule.py --days 30          # Look further ahead
python3 scripts/schedule.py --team spurs       # Specific team
python3 scripts/schedule.py --compact          # One-liner format
python3 scripts/schedule.py --json             # JSON output

# ๐Ÿค– Auto Setup Crons - Generate match-day crons (NEW in v3!)
python3 scripts/auto_setup_crons.py            # All teams, next 7 days
python3 scripts/auto_setup_crons.py --team spurs --days 14
python3 scripts/auto_setup_crons.py --json     # Machine-readable
python3 scripts/auto_setup_crons.py --commands # OpenClaw CLI commands

# ESPN direct
python3 scripts/espn.py leagues
python3 scripts/espn.py scoreboard nba basketball
python3 scripts/espn.py search "Chiefs" football

Alert Types

  • ๐ŸŸ Game start (kick-off / tip-off)
  • โšฝ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ€โšพ Scoring plays (goals, touchdowns, 3-pointers, home runs)
  • ๐ŸŸฅ Red cards / Ejections
  • โธ Halftime / Period breaks
  • ๐Ÿ Final results (WIN/LOSS/DRAW)

ESPN API (Free!)

No key needed. Covers all major sports and 50+ leagues worldwide.

Supported Sports:

  • Soccer: Premier League, La Liga, Champions League, MLS, and 30+ more
  • Football: NFL
  • Basketball: NBA, WNBA, NCAA
  • Hockey: NHL
  • Baseball: MLB
  • Racing: Formula 1