Tech Tips: Sports on Alexa and the Computer

Contributed by Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Specialist

This article will take a look at the four major professional sports:  MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL.  Rather than look at the TV side of things, I will focus on radio play-by-play.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has an audio subscription by the month or season.  Once you go to mlb.com and subscribe to Game Day Audio, you will have access via your smartphone (if you download the app) and your computer.  You can even connect the service to your Alexa device by using the Amazon Alexa app.  Monthly cost is $2.99; season cost is $19.99.

National Basketball Association (NBA) has an app as well; however, I find it much easier to sign up through the web (nba.com) rather than through the app.  Once you sign up for the Audio League Pass, then you can sign in on the app, stream on your computer, or connect to your Alexa device through the dedicated app.  Cost is $9.99 for the season.

National Football League (NFL) has an app and the price is $99.  The service known as Game Pass can also be streamed on your computer.  At the present time, the NFL is not available on Alexa.

National Hockey League (NHL) games stream free through the NHL app.  Games are also available through the TuneIn Live service (see NFL) or the TuneIn Premium service.  If you try to stream games by going to nhl.com, you will be directed to TuneIn Premium.