Pull ESPN Headlines Server

package.json

{
  "name"         : "espn-scrape",
  "version"      : "0.0.1",
  "description"  : "Scrape espn headlines.",
  "main"         : "server.js",
  "author"       : "Blockspring",
  "dependencies" : {
    "express"    : "latest",
    "request"    : "latest",
    "cheerio"    : "latest"
  }
}

reamde.md

Clone and run npm install.

Post a sport and receive the latest headlines.

Sports:
"" = all
"nhl" = NHL
"mlb" = MLB
"nba" = NBA
"college-football" = College football
"mens-college-basketball" = Mens college basketball
"racing/nascar" = NASCAR

server.js

var express = require('express');
var request = require('request');
var cheerio = require('cheerio');
var app     = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');

app.use(bodyParser());

app.post('/scrape', function(req, res){
    var sport = req.body.sport;

    request('http://www.espn.com/' + sport, function(error, response, html){
        if(!error){
            var $ = cheerio.load(html);

            var headlines = []

            $('.headlines li').each(function(i, elem){
    			headlines.push($(this).text());
            })

            res.send(headlines);
        } else {
            console.log("Could not find espn headlines.");
        }
    });
});

app.listen('8081');