United States Sports News API

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

Get API key for the United States Sports News API

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": 493810,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2c9aa784854c5f0eb47437085bf51122",
            "title": "Juan Soto near return from injured list",
            "description": "The Mets plan to activate Juan Soto from the injured list before Wednesday's game against the Twins, manager Carlos Mendoza said on Tuesday.\nThe Mets plan to manage Soto's workload as he returns from what will be a 15-game absence due to a right calf strain, including days off and",
            "content": "The Mets plan to activate Juan Soto from the injured list before Wednesday's game against the Twins, manager Carlos Mendoza said on Tuesday.\nThe Mets plan to manage Soto's workload as he returns from what will be a 15-game absence due to a right calf... [758 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-mets-injured-list-return-plans",
            "image": "https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_2x1/t_w1536/mlb/qvp6tfhtj0avbmcjsnbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6aaa550e52f9c04eb9adec9f8430499b",
                "name": "MLB.com",
                "url": "https://www.mlb.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "52facc1edf954b2ae8d7afa40a37c8f5",
            "title": "Mike Vrabel issues statement on photos with reporter Dianna Russini: \"I've had some difficult conversations with people that I care about\"",
            "description": "Mike Vrabel issued a brief statement Tuesday on the controversial photos taken of him and former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort last month.",
            "content": "Mike Vrabel issued a brief statement Tuesday on the controversial photos taken of him and former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort last month.\n\"I've had some difficult conversations with people that I care about, with my family, t... [2261 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mike-vrabel-statement-dianna-russini-photos-patriots/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/1ff23cbd-9f4a-42bd-bd46-33ae259d0bc4/thumbnail/1200x630/2074ec806e2fed2d9360d401020c33d2/ap26111592425964-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T20:49:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fbb767750df0eb50c352e67867f02827",
            "title": "Duke lands John Blackwell, top guard in transfer portal",
            "description": "Duke landed top guard transfer John Blackwell, adding a high-level, veteran scorer to a retooling Blue Devils team.",
            "content": "Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell has committed to Duke, he told ESPN on Tuesday.\nBlackwell, who visited Duke on Monday, was the best guard to enter the transfer portal this spring.\n\"It just felt right,\" Blackwell told ESPN. \"It felt like the right s... [3202 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48553673/duke-lands-john-blackwell-top-guard-transfer-portal",
            "image": "https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0122%2Fr1604140_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T20:48:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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