United States Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from United States with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from United States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 491688,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ea436f5297fd8f1a9e4d0eb7d0ba6e07",
            "title": "Why these soccer fans are sitting out the 2026 World Cup : NPR",
            "description": "Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry.",
            "content": "When Ty Malugani in Alabama heard the World Cup was coming to North America, he was thrilled.\nThis was finally his chance to go to a World Cup right in the U.S and take his four little ones to experience the game he loves. The U.S. is co-hosting the ... [5781 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5803486/fifa-world-cup-soccer-football-tickets",
            "image": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3024x1701+0+473/resize/1400/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F51%2Ff91677db4f2dab2c0708a4834dca%2Fty-world-cup.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0978beb86628acb239ee06cf0b116d2c",
                "name": "NPR",
                "url": "https://www.npr.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d3afb21bacb35e1a9e1bbdae5b2d3aa0",
            "title": "Fernando Mendoza on his leadership: I'm not always a nice guy, I'm an a-hole sometimes",
            "description": "The Raiders' new franchise quarterback says he'll demand the best of his teammates.",
            "content": "Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza says his clean-cut image shouldn’t be misinterpreted: He’s not always a nice guy.\nAsked about what kind of team leader he is, Mendoza says that in leading Indiana to a national championship last season, he sometim... [861 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/fernando-mendoza-on-his-leadership-im-not-always-a-nice-guy-im-an-a-hole-sometimes",
            "image": "https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1d6b2f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5441x3061+0+283/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffb%2F96%2F95af111e43b6b52ba194af42c687%2Fhttps-delivery-gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F2273000012",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T08:36:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dc8f73f077072c35626eba314ee483bd",
                "name": "NBC Sports",
                "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fe2f5b4d5123b0f28b187b671c438565",
            "title": "Lakers fall to Rockets 99-93 in Game 5 in Los Angeles",
            "description": "The Lakers got Austin Reaves back, but they once again struggled offensively against the Rockets, leading to them dropping Game 5 in Los Angeles.",
            "content": "The Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away.\nBut the Rockets are still breathing.\nAnd very much alive and confident after beating the Lakers 99-93 on the Lakers homecourt in a pivotal Game 5 to extend the best-of-seven first rou... [3439 chars]",
            "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/sports/lakers-fall-to-rockets-99-93-in-game-5-in-los-angeles/",
            "image": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/newspress-collage-hdi59wbzb-1777524494171.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1777510267&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T07:06:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9d7e5ab9f28d430ac851e2b94640216c",
                "name": "New York Post",
                "url": "https://nypost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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