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The premier online database for the history of Major League Baseball. Pages for every season, team, player, league and manager in major league history. Every AL, NL and Federal League box score since 1901. Every line of play-by-play since 1969. Also includes sections for minor, foreign, independent and college baseball leagues. Updated daily.
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The preeminent website detailing the full statistical history of the NFL (including the APFA, AAFC and AFL). Pages for every season, team, player, coach and draft. Line scores for every game detailing every score in history, box scores with passing/rushing/receiving stats since 1933 and play-by-play since 1994. Updated the morning after every NFL game.
College Football game results for every major school back to Princeton vs Rutgers in 1869. FBS player Stats back to 1956. Every FBS box score since 2000. The site also includes sections for coaches, awards, leaders, and bowl games.
Men's and Women's College Basketball Stats. Men's box scores available back to 2010-11 and major school results since 1949-50. Women's season stats for players, teams and opponents complete for all of NCAA history (since 1981-82) and box scores complete back to 2002-03. Box scores for every Men's NCAA Tournament game all-time (Women's results complete back to 1982). Player Stats from Stephen Curry to Bill Walton, Caitlin Clark to Sheryl Swoopes. Stats for schools and conferences. Sections for coaches, awards, leaders, and the postseason.
Comprehensive website for football/soccer statistics from all over the world. Statistics, scores and history for over 100,000 players from over 100 competitions, including men's, women's, club and national teams. Expected Goals and other advanced stats from Opta for dozens of competitions dating back to 2017. Updated daily.

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