Real-time ESPN sports data: live scores, standings, boxscores, odds & stats for 25+ leagues
Connect MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Real-time ESPN sports data: live scores, standings, boxscores, odds & stats for 25+ leagues. The mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.
ESPN MCP Server connects AI assistants directly to ESPN's real-time sports data. It exposes 12 specialized tools covering live scores, standings, boxscores, betting odds, player stats, team rosters, schedules, rankings, and news - all accessible through natural language prompts.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
espn_search — Search ESPN for players, teams, and leaguesespn_news — Latest sports news headlines and articlesespn_rankings — College, UFC, and tennis rankingsespn_scoreboard — Live and recent scores for any sport/leagueespn_standings — Current league standings with W/L recordsespn_teams — List all teams or get detailed team infoespn_team_roster — Full team roster with player detailsespn_team_schedule — Team game schedule (past & upcoming)espn_game_summary — Full boxscore, player stats, venue, officialsespn_game_odds — Betting odds from multiple providersespn_athletes — Athlete profiles, game logs, splits, career statsespn_live_scoreboard — CDN-optimized live scoreboard with real-time updatesSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.
Configuration is passed through the environment: YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
This sits in the team communication group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP's toolset — espn_search, espn_news, espn_rankings and 9 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ebrunet001; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| espn_search | Search ESPN for players, teams, and leagues |
| espn_news | Latest sports news headlines and articles |
| espn_rankings | College, UFC, and tennis rankings |
| espn_scoreboard | Live and recent scores for any sport/league |
| espn_standings | Current league standings with W/L records |
| espn_teams | List all teams or get detailed team info |
| espn_team_roster | Full team roster with player details |
| espn_team_schedule | Team game schedule (past & upcoming) |
| espn_game_summary | Full boxscore, player stats, venue, officials |
| espn_game_odds | Betting odds from multiple providers |
| espn_athletes | Athlete profiles, game logs, splits, career stats |
| espn_live_scoreboard | CDN-optimized live scoreboard with real-time updates |
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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