Dim httpRequest As HttpWebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create( _
  "http://hh80th.com/fdbstats/playerdetails.php?id=" & StatTypeId)
        Dim httpResponse As HttpWebResponse = httpRequest.GetResponse()
        Dim reader As StreamReader = New StreamReader( _
          httpResponse.GetResponseStream)
        Dim httpContent As String = reader.ReadToEnd