How to Get Instant Scores Sports Updates with Google Now

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Published 13 Oct 2014

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Fall is a sports fan’s delight. College football and the NFL are in full swing, with the NBA season on the horizon. Now, as was, today’s Google Feed, with its sports pages. A way better method for quickly finding a specific score or a roundup of the day’s action. More than sifting through different mobile apps. It’s even faster if you use the feed. It puts search one tap or swipe away on an Android device. Following these tips for following your favorite teams quickly and getting scores. You can turn Now Google Feed into your full-time sports network.

Search by Team

Please type in a team’s name or say it with Google voice search, delivers a game-in-progress score. Or show you the team’s upcoming schedule. You also get related news about what’s going on with that team. First, scroll through the page to see what’s available to read. During a game, touch the live Update or play-by-play link. It varies by sport at the bottom of the card, which takes you to that league’s site for constant updates.

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First type or say the name of a team for instant results.

Another nifty feature of the voice search is how the unnamed Voice will tell details about the game. For example, during the Giants-Nationals playoff game. Voice said the San Francisco Giants were leading the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the fifth inning. After I queried San Francisco Giants. Remember, you can launch voice search by tapping the microphone icon or saying OK from any screen. The voice actions vary on other devices depending on the manufacturer’s custom interface. But a swipe-up from the bottom of the screen will usually get you to voice. Then the OK voice prompt should work.

Search by League

If you want the list of all the scores for a specific league, type its acronym into search. If you type or say NFL, you’ll get a list of that day’s games with scores for any in progress. Touch a specific game to get a page with more details.

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First type or say the name of a league to get all the day’s action.

Also, suitable matches with the game start times in your time zone. So, scroll through the days or weeks ahead to find out what the coming weeks have in store.

Add Your Teams

Google Feed (Now) can do the digital heavy lifting if it knows your favorite teams. To add teams scroll to the bottom of the Feed and touch the name of the team or college.

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Add your teams to Feed to get alerts about current upcoming games.

Add a team, then type in a pro or college sports team. It will find college professional teams from all the major sports. You’ll have to add college teams multiple times to track how they do with different sports. An icon appears next to the name, so you know if it’s for football, basketball, or another sport.