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": 471968,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "45f70680f79d735c10e98dd31445e62d",
            "title": "24 Jaguars (Jan 11, 2026) Game Recap",
            "description": "Expert recap and game analysis of the Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL game from January 11, 2026 on ESPN.",
            "content": "JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- — Josh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered Buffalo its first road playoff victory in more than three decades, 27-24 over Jacksonville in the AFC's wild-card opener Sunday.\nWith linebacker Devin Lloyd bearin... [4405 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401772977",
            "image": "http://s.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/football/nfl/events/401772977.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-11T21:33:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8ca698d771c20438e3b68c6271b72c03",
            "title": "Mummers string band competition coming to Lincoln Financial Field",
            "description": "The 2026 String Band Spectacular, the competition event of the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association, is coming to Lincoln Financial Field.",
            "content": "PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Mummers string bands are gearing up for competition.\nThe 2026 String Band Spectacular, the official judged competition event of the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association, is coming to Lincoln Financial Field.\nThe Phi... [690 chars]",
            "url": "https://6abc.com/post/mummers-string-band-competition-coming-lincoln-financial-field/18387956/",
            "image": "https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/18388182_11126-wpvi-stringband-5p-video-vid.jpg?w=1600",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-11T21:16:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "52f2d1de7744cf1460c7c099217b8863",
                "name": "6abc Philadelphia",
                "url": "https://6abc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c3ce760696a1c5fd740fb7dfcecd5088",
            "title": "24 Jaguars (Jan 11, 2026) Game Recap",
            "description": "Expert recap and game analysis of the Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL game from January 11, 2026 on ESPN.",
            "content": "JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- — Josh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered Buffalo its first road playoff victory in more than three decades, 27-24 over Jacksonville in the AFC's wild-card opener Sunday.\nWith linebacker Devin Lloyd bearin... [4405 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401772977",
            "image": "http://s.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/football/nfl/events/401772977.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-11T21:11:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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