anyone know a site for obtaining sports data

[JoShu]

does anyone know a site where i can download some sports data (nfl, nba)? To be more specific boxscore results for the past 2-3 yrs in a text or spreadsheet format for loading into a database?

i am a programmer and recreational gambler interested in developing an application to calculate some totals... thanks...

 

[jdodger]

I would start with computer sports world

http://www.cswstats.com/


Check out their site, but you might want to send them an e-mail with your specific requests.

It won't be free.

The Fiest Site had old lines, scores, and boxscore data, but converting it to database or excel usability would be a HUGE data cleaning project.

Most programs that uses boxscore data would probably also require starting line-up data, which is a whole other ballgame.

 

[newbie666]

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perllwp/index.html

USING THE WEB AS A DATASOURCE!!!

 

[wilheim]

CSW is well worth the price for any serious handicapper. The site is packed with information in their statistical files that come with the Bronze package ($15 a month)..



wil.

 

[lander]

Newbie - you're a Perl guy?

Are you middle aged?

 

[JoShu]

thank you all for the info...
newbie666, my development skills are more on the java side and never really looked into web data mining... i was thinking more long the lines of loading the data into a mysql database and developing some logic to calculate games... perhaps a site with an xml feed of game results/lines?
but i will look into your suggestion...
thanks again.

 

[lander]

JoShu,
JDK 1.3+ has HTTP connection support, 1.4+ has HTTPS (JSSE built in) ...

it's not rocket science - just look at the Sun APIs.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/net/package-summary.html
java.net.URL
java.net.HttpURLConnection

that's all you need .. that, some RegEx experience & some ANSI SQL knowledge.

 

[JoShu]

hi lander,

i've done some client-server apps in the past i guess what im loooking for is a link or site where i can get this data. A good RSS feed for a custom desktop app to show lines and moves and stored results from 2-3 yrs back to present day.

I did find a wealth of info when i googled the topic
http://www.sportsinteraction.com/sportsbook/rss/index.cfm
http://www.donbest.com/archives2.htm
im sure this has probably been discussed thoroughly on this forum... just thought i might be able to get some general direction on where to search...

 

[drunkguy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jdodger:
I would start with computer sports world

http://www.cswstats.com/


Check out their site, but you might want to send them an e-mail with your specific requests.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

they no longer supply historical data