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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": 478150,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "546e8ee64f736e405dcd43890a08e4b2",
            "title": "BYU receiver Parker Kingston charged with felony rape",
            "description": "The first-degree charge against Parker Kingston comes after a nearly yearlong investigation, the Washington County (Utah) Attorney's Office said.",
            "content": "BYU receiver Parker Kingston has been charged with first-degree felony rape, the Washington County (Utah) Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.\nThe charge comes after a nearly yearlong investigation that began after a 20-year-old woman reported a se... [1071 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47904277/byu-receiver-parker-kingston-charged-felony-rape",
            "image": "https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0212%2Fr1614068_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T03:12:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "023ee7e45b4b96adcdda552a85700836",
            "title": "113 Wizards (Feb 11, 2026) Game Recap",
            "description": "Expert recap and game analysis of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards NBA game from February 11, 2026 on ESPN.",
            "content": "CLEVELAND -- — Sam Merrill scored a career-high 32, Donovan Mitchell added 30, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 138-113 victory over the Washington Wizards in James Harden's first home game wearing wine and gold.\nHarden had 13 points and 11 as... [1486 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401810631",
            "image": "http://s.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/basketball/nba/events/401810631.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T02:38:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5ca4859231e128457b440667ff47c013",
            "title": "Jordan Stolz wins his first gold medal in the weirdest way possible",
            "description": "The U.S. speed skating star set an Olympic record but had to wait for a competitor to take a second skate before he could claim his victory.",
            "content": "The U.S. speedskating star set an Olympic record but had to wait for a competitor to take a second skate before he could claim his victory.\nFebruary 11, 2026 at 5:54 p.m. ESTYesterday at 5:54 p.m. EST\nMILAN — The first of the four gold medals America... [299 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2026/02/11/jordan-stolz-speed-skating-gold/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/RITMP2IIMD4VQ3ECY252K4Y7O4_size-normalized.jpg&w=1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T01:55:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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