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TBD vs. TBD Support
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
---|---|---|
04/23/2024 | Current Season Schedule Current Week Schedule Season Schedule Weekly Schedule | We are introducing support for Team TBD as a placeholder team.This means you will now be able to obtain scheduled future games with known dates, even when one or both participants are yet to be determined. See below for sample data. |
<league xmlns="http://feed.elasticstats.com/schema/basketball/schedule-v5.0.xsd" id="4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c" name="NBA" alias="NBA">
<season-schedule id="851f97e4-c830-4590-88e9-e1286383148c" year="2023" type="PIT">
<series id="4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" start_date="2024-04-17" status="scheduled">
<games>
<game id="adafa13c-68d5-4127-bad0-48f46dc3485d" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
<time_zones/>
<home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</home>
<away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</away>
</game>
</games>
</series>
<series id="6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" start_date="2024-04-16" status="scheduled">
<games>
<game id="34fbb07b-8985-45e8-b0e0-00a717230b90" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
<time_zones/>
<home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</home>
<away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</away>
</game>
</games>
</series>
<series id="6f9c0c8d-0cc2-4c14-bc8c-5b0de7942b1a" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD" round="1" start_date="2024-04-19" status="scheduled">
<participant name="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" record="0">
<source id="6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" outcome="loss"/>
</participant>
<participant name="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" record="0">
<source id="bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" outcome="win"/>
</participant>
<games>
<game id="75da7f44-61fd-4590-b97a-074d863b20a7" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
<time_zones/>
<home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</home>
<away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</away>
</game>
</games>
</series>
<series id="bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8" title="Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" start_date="2024-04-17" status="scheduled">
<games>
<game id="658de491-08be-4279-a8a7-6f98f1637e70" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
<time_zones/>
<home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</home>
<away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</away>
</game>
</games>
</series>
<series id="ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" start_date="2024-04-16" status="scheduled">
<games>
<game id="bd80d85f-28e4-4ae9-8dea-97b14951e8c2" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
<time_zones/>
<home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</home>
<away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</away>
</game>
</games>
</series>
<series id="ec633fa3-3c1c-4560-98ac-5f75850d70e1" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD" round="1" start_date="2024-04-19" status="scheduled">
<participant name="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" record="0">
<source id="ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7" round="1" outcome="loss"/>
</participant>
<participant name="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" record="0">
<source id="4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5" title="Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9" round="1" outcome="win"/>
</participant>
<games>
<game id="b1c9bbbe-feb8-43e8-8226-4df5f013c0ff" status="time-tbd" coverage="full" scheduled="2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00" neutral_site="false" track_on_court="true" home_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6" away_team="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
<time_zones/>
<home name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</home>
<away name="Team TBD" alias="TBD" id="907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6">
</away>
</game>
</games>
</series>
</season-schedule>
</league>
{
"league": {
"id": "4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c",
"name": "NBA",
"alias": "NBA"
},
"season": {
"id": "851f97e4-c830-4590-88e9-e1286383148c",
"year": 2023,
"type": "PIT"
},
"series": [
{
"id": "4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5",
"title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
"round": 1,
"start_date": "2024-04-17",
"status": "scheduled",
"participants": [],
"games": [
{
"id": "adafa13c-68d5-4127-bad0-48f46dc3485d",
"status": "time-tbd",
"coverage": "full",
"scheduled": "2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00",
"neutral_site": false,
"track_on_court": true,
"home": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
},
"away": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572",
"title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
"round": 1,
"start_date": "2024-04-16",
"status": "scheduled",
"participants": [],
"games": [
{
"id": "34fbb07b-8985-45e8-b0e0-00a717230b90",
"status": "time-tbd",
"coverage": "full",
"scheduled": "2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00",
"neutral_site": false,
"track_on_court": true,
"home": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
},
"away": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "6f9c0c8d-0cc2-4c14-bc8c-5b0de7942b1a",
"title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD",
"round": 1,
"start_date": "2024-04-19",
"status": "scheduled",
"participants": [
{
"name": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
"record": 0,
"source": {
"id": "6171e123-afe8-4c67-b198-a33a29e7a572",
"title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
"round": 1,
"outcome": "loss"
}
},
{
"name": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
"record": 0,
"source": {
"id": "bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8",
"title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
"round": 1,
"outcome": "win"
}
}
],
"games": [
{
"id": "75da7f44-61fd-4590-b97a-074d863b20a7",
"status": "time-tbd",
"coverage": "full",
"scheduled": "2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00",
"neutral_site": false,
"track_on_court": true,
"home": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
},
"away": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "bf5f0c02-ba3e-4cbc-94e4-c3c1d5864ad8",
"title": "Western Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
"round": 1,
"start_date": "2024-04-17",
"status": "scheduled",
"participants": [],
"games": [
{
"id": "658de491-08be-4279-a8a7-6f98f1637e70",
"status": "time-tbd",
"coverage": "full",
"scheduled": "2024-04-17T17:00:00+00:00",
"neutral_site": false,
"track_on_court": true,
"home": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
},
"away": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b",
"title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
"round": 1,
"start_date": "2024-04-16",
"status": "scheduled",
"participants": [],
"games": [
{
"id": "bd80d85f-28e4-4ae9-8dea-97b14951e8c2",
"status": "time-tbd",
"coverage": "full",
"scheduled": "2024-04-16T17:00:00+00:00",
"neutral_site": false,
"track_on_court": true,
"home": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
},
"away": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "ec633fa3-3c1c-4560-98ac-5f75850d70e1",
"title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - TBD vs TBD",
"round": 1,
"start_date": "2024-04-19",
"status": "scheduled",
"participants": [
{
"name": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
"record": 0,
"source": {
"id": "ca09ddfd-fe0c-4914-8847-da15e23d251b",
"title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #8 vs #7",
"round": 1,
"outcome": "loss"
}
},
{
"name": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
"record": 0,
"source": {
"id": "4d8021ed-288b-4585-ad97-f82e6bc1ddf5",
"title": "Eastern Conference - Play-in Round - #10 vs #9",
"round": 1,
"outcome": "win"
}
}
],
"games": [
{
"id": "b1c9bbbe-feb8-43e8-8226-4df5f013c0ff",
"status": "time-tbd",
"coverage": "full",
"scheduled": "2024-04-19T17:00:00+00:00",
"neutral_site": false,
"track_on_court": true,
"home": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
},
"away": {
"name": "Team TBD",
"alias": "TBD",
"id": "907dc4e5-6957-4d19-b7d4-b1b7003b91e6"
}
}
]
}
]
}
Team Profile Enhancements
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
---|---|---|
09/20/2023 | League Hierarchy Team Roster | Added several data points to team profiles. New data includes: - Year Founded - Owner - General Manager - Team President - Team Mascot - Team Nicknames - Fight Song - Championships Won - Championship Seasons - Conference Titles - Division Titles - Playoff Appearances |
<team id="c8797380-9677-11ec-9193-6b32ce92fd29" name="Maulers" market="Pittsburgh" alias="PIT"
sr_id="sr:competitor:882423" founded="2022" owner="National Spring Football League Enterprises"
general_manager="Lonnie Young" mascot="Marty the Mauler" championships_won="0" conference_titles="1"
division_titles="1" playoff_appearances="1">
{
"id": "c8797380-9677-11ec-9193-6b32ce92fd29",
"name": "Maulers",
"market": "Pittsburgh",
"alias": "PIT",
"sr_id": "sr:competitor:882423",
"founded": 2022,
"owner": "National Spring Football League Enterprises",
"general_manager": "Lonnie Young",
"mascot": "Marty the Mauler",
"championships_won": 0,
"conference_titles": 1,
"division_titles": 1,
"playoff_appearances": 1,
"franchise": {
"id": "d0ff2720-9677-11ec-9193-6b32ce92fd29",
"name": "Maulers",
"alias": "PIT"
},
In-Game Player Status
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
07/28/2023 | Game Roster | Added support for in-game player status updates. This will provide real-time updates due to injuries, benchings, and other status changes.in_game_status will be present for each player in the Game Roster endpoint.List of supported in-game statuses:
|
Player Experience
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
07/28/2023 | Player Profile Team Roster | Added experience for player profiles.This new attribute will represent the number of years active in the USFL for a player. |
'Suspended' Game Status
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
07/28/2023 | Current Season Schedule Current Week Schedule Game Boxscore Game Roster Game Statistics Play-by-Play Season Schedule Weekly Schedule Push Events | Added “suspended” as a valid game status.suspended = The game has been suspended and will be rescheduled in the future, continuing where they left off. The game ID will remain the same.
|
Jersey Number Support
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
07/28/2023 | Daily Transactions Game Boxscore Game Roster Game Statistics Play-by-Play Player Profile Seasonal Statistics Team Profile Team Roster Weekly Depth Charts Weekly Injuries Push Events Push Statistics | Adjusted logic to account for players without jersey numbers. Players are no longer required to have a jersey number ( player.jersey ) present. Previously, players without a number were given 0 .
|
Current Season and Current Week Endpoints
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
07/18/2023 | Current Season Schedule Current Week Schedule | Added two new endpoints: Current Season Schedule and Current Week Schedule. Request these endpoints during an active season to retrieve the current week and/or season schedule information. |
Comprehensive Drive Data
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
05/16/2023 | Play-by-Play | Added several data points to drives within the Play-by-Play endpoint. New data points include:
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Conference Games Support
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
05/16/2023 | Game Boxscore Game Roster Game Statistics Play-by-Play Season Schedule Weekly Schedule | Included a Boolean value (conference_game ) for all game and schedule endpoints.When true, this will indicate a game is a conference matchup. |
Efficiency Metrics for Alternate Kickoffs
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Update |
03/20/2023 | Game Statistics Season Statistics | Added efficiency metrics for 4th and 12 plays (aka Alternative Kickoffs). These metrics ( attempts , conversions , percentage ) are provided under onside_scrimmage within Game Statistics and Season Statistics. |
Daily Transactions Endpoint
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Update |
03/08/2023 | Daily Transactions | Added a new Daily Transactions endpoint. This new endpoint provides information for all USFL roster transactions added or edited during a league-defined day. |
Fourth Down Stops & Three and Outs Forced
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
09/09/2022 | Game Statistics Seasonal Statistics Push Statistics | Added data to support defensive fourth down stops and three and outs forced on a game and season level. This new team stat will be available going forward in Game Statistics, Seasonal Statistics, and Push Statistics feeds. |
First Down Statistics
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
08/30/2022 | Game Statistics Player Profile Seasonal Statistics Push Statistics | Added player first downs to rushing, passing, and receiving stat categories. |
Interception for a TD Attribute
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
08/30/2022 | Game Boxscore Game Statistics Play-by-Play Player Profile Seasonal Statistics Push Events Push Statistics | Added an interception touchdown attribute to quarterback passing statistics. With this update users can now credit a 'pick six' to the quarterback at the game and season level. |
Drive Start/End Reasons
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
08/15/2022 | Game Boxscore Play-by-Play Push Events | Added support for missing drive reasons in the play-by-play data. This improvement includes Muffed Punt (start reason), Muffed Kickoff (start reason), and Missed FG (end reason). |
'Defensive Lineman' Position Added
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
08/15/2022 | Daily Change Log Game Boxscore Game Roster Game Statistics Play-by-Play Player Profile Seasonal Statistics Team Roster Push Events Push Statistics | Added support for a new position: Defensive Lineman. |
Game Duration Data Point
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Benefit |
08/15/2022 | Game Boxscore Game Roster Game Statistics Play-by-Play Season Schedule Weekly Schedule Push Events Push Statistics | Added a game duration (length of the game in H:MM) value to all game-related endpoints. |
Added USFL-Specific Statistics
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Update |
03/15/2022 | Play-by-Play | Added support for special USFL rules - alternate kickoff, 3-point conversions, and overtime shootouts. |
Initial Release
Release Date | Feeds Affected | Update |
03/03/2022 | All | Sportradar is the official data provider of the new USFL! The USFL API offers real-time play-by-play updates, with a comprehensive suite of game and seasonal stats. |