The wizard asks:

📺 Which sports? — Pick from Soccer, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, F1
🏆 Which teams? — Choose from popular teams or search for any team
🔔 Alert style? — Live scores, final only, or daily digest
⏰ Game-day reminders? — Get a heads-up 30 mins before kick-off
🌙 Quiet hours? — 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": "🔵🔴",
      "sport": "soccer",
      "espn_id": "83",
      "espn_leagues": ["esp.1", "uefa.champions"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Lakers",
      "emoji": "🏀💜💛",
      "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

# 📅 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

# 🤖 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

🏟 Game start (kick-off / tip-off)
⚽🏈🏀⚾ Scoring plays (goals, touchdowns, 3-pointers, home runs)
🟥 Red cards / Ejections
⏸ Halftime / Period breaks
🏁 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

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Sports Ticker

First Run (Onboarding)