Sports

The best apps for following the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Stanley Cup playoffs are just getting underway, and that means hockey games almost every night of the week for the next several weeks. Keeping up with the latest matches, scores, and big plays can be tough.

Thankfully, keeping up with the playoffs doesn’t mean you need to commit several hours a day, in front of multiple TVs, watching every second of every game. Whether you’re looking for highlights or stats, brackets or scores, or even live streams of the games, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are right at your fingertips with these great iOS apps.

How to stream the 2018 Super Bowl on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices

On Sunday evening, tens of millions of people will gather around their TV sets to watch Super Bowl 52. The New England Patriots are taking on the Philadelphia Eagles for the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy, and Kickoff is set for 6:30PM ET (3:30PM PT).

For years, the rights to the Big Game have rotated between the three major networks (NBC, FOX and CBS), and this year it's NBC's turn. So if you do happen to be in front of a TV on Sunday, use your cable/satellite box or OTA antenna to tune into your local NBC affiliate to catch all the Super Bowl coverage

For those of you who aren't going to be in front of a TV set, never fear—iDB has you covered! We've rounded up the best ways for you to follow the action on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices.

How to use Siri News on iPhone & iPad

If your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch runs iOS 11.2.5 or later, Siri in hands-free mode can read out the news to you. You can even ask your smart digital assistant to read aloud news stories limited to specific domains, such as sports, business or music, here's how.

Siri gets knowledgeable about tennis and golf

New Siri Golf and Tennis skills

Siri has just learned two new skills and will now be able to give you basic information about tennis and golf.

Users of the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac can now query Siri about tennis, ahead of the Austrian Open starting up this weekend. Users can also ask Siri questions about golf, ahead of the Sony Open starting today in Hawaii.