We won’t make it too obvious when we offer up the best sports apps for the new seasons, but we will give you a little bit of everything from scores and streaming to mobile scalping and apparel. Most are free to all iPhone a
nd Android users, and none are more than the five-dollar mark. It’s never been cheaper to be a good sports fan. Nor sexier.
Team Stream HD (Free)
Get intimate with your favorite teams using the top personalized, team-specific app Team Stream, now both free and HD. Instead of scrolling through multiple sites and apps, get it all together with the app that claims to deliver updates faster than ESPN along with interactive features so you can see your team’s tweets. What could be better? Thanks, Bleacher Report.
NFL.com Fantasy Cheat Sheet 2014 ($4.99)
Essentially fantasy football’s “Game Genie,” Fantasy Cheat Sheet is an affordable partner in maximizing your fantasy performance. That came out wrong. What we meant to say was that the app keeps you up with the latest trades, injuries, weekly projections and expert rankings so you can make smart decisions without looking like a jackass in front of your friends. If you don’t have it yet, get it now to make a strong playoff push.
Thuuz Sports (Free)
As a man, it’s hard enough to remember to put mustard on your sandwich, let alone keep track of all the games for all the sports you follow. This is a busy time of year for sports with baseball ending and the others beginning, so you’ll need alerts about the best match-ups that might not be on your radar. Hop around from sport to sport, baseball & football fantasy included, to stay on task with games by getting alerts for your favorite teams and game times. In addition to scores and highlights you get from “Sportscenter,” Thuuz offers interactive features to remind friends that the Bulls are playing the same night as the Bears and that you have twice as many reasons to get drunk now.
NBA Game Time 2014-15 (Free)
If you were a fan of NBA Game Time before, delete the app and download the new, updated version. With league pass access, you can now watch games not only on your computer but on your phone and tablet, too. In addition to up-to-date scores, post-game and highlights, the nice new layout lets you personalize with your favorite team and choose which broadcast, home or away, you want to listen to.
MLB.com At Bat (Free)
The number one sports app in the App Store currently is now rocking some serious postseason additions. With pitch-to-pitch coverage and multiple angle viewing, fans can get up close and sporty with whoever they are rooting for, and now the updated app has live coverage of all postseason games so you don’t have to miss a second. And it’s free, dammit.
SEC Football Schedules & Scores ($1.99)
Major college football fans needn’t look further than right here for the best in SEC mobile potential, as you can get scoreboards and schedules, as well as rankings and rosters, for all your favorite SEC teams. Silvertree Technology leads with the best divisional football apps, and they have Pac 12 and Big 12 editions as well.
SeatGeek Tickets (Free)
If you can’t wait until March for some madness, why not get off the couch and see the game yourself? SeatGeek is the free pathway to live sporting events, setting you up with all the best in ticket sales, saving you big bucks while hooking you up with the best seats in the house. Follow the app for eBay, StubHub and other competitors, along with seating charts and best deals available (not just sports) so you have an excuse to get out of the house and curse in public instead of in front of your lady friend and her parents.
MMA Underground ($1.99)
Treat your inner adrenaline junkie to a nice app with MMA Underground, a cheap siphon for MMA news, history and fight photo galleries. With all the best in mixed martial arts, including its calendar of upcoming events and featured articles, you can stay in the know with your favorite fighters, keeping tabs on their matches while getting in depth with forums frequented by the likes of Dana White and Joe Rogan.
J23 ($1.99)
If you have good taste at all, you’re someone who appreciates good sportswear, namely Michael Jordan’s. J23 is the all-knowing entity for the latest in Jordan sportswear with release dates and prices of all the models, including a history lesson dating back to 1985. If you’re tired of looking like a sap or being behind on the best of what MJ has to offer, get on it with J23.
theScore (Free)
Rated as one of the App Store’s most essential sports apps, spanning from football to lacrosse and hoops to auto racing, theScore gives you exactly what its name says. With push alerts, team customization and breaking news, theScore offers a rich newsfeed made just for you with an interactive section of tweets and GIFs to keep you entertained while the rest of the world bores you to tears in comparison.
