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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": 486856,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "937ad5af4f8cb8884ebc8b8760bb94c6",
            "title": "Orioles Acquire Bryan Ramos, Designate Weston Wilson",
            "description": "The Orioles shuffle their infield depth after a trade with the White Sox. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for details on the swap.",
            "content": "The Orioles have acquired infielder Bryan Ramos from the White Sox, according to reporter Francys Romero. Baltimore has officially announced the trade, and the Sox will get cash considerations in return. To open up a 40-man spot for Ramos, the Oriole... [2433 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/02/orioles-acquire-bryan-ramos-designate-weston-wilson.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.mlbtraderumors.com/files/2026/01/Bryan_Ramos_White_Sox-1024x683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T03:05:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95e9972ed9d1a75fccc1269425e6b80e",
                "name": "MLB Trade Rumors",
                "url": "https://www.mlbtraderumors.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8a7c1e7da678999f4b0a37513fe450a8",
            "title": "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Oregon Ducks Odds, Betting Lines, Expert picks, Game Projections, DFS Projections and Player Prop Projections",
            "description": "Picks, odds, and game forecast for Hawkeyes at Ducks on Monday 02/02 01:00 AM in Ducks",
            "content": "Larry's Analysis:\nOregon has lost seven straight, the last six coming by double digits. The Ducks are missing their two leading scorers; two other key players are dealing with injuries that could sideline them as well. Iowa should not have trouble st... [875 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/game-forecast/NCAAB_20260201_IOWA@OREG/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsline.com/assets/img/logo/logo-192x192.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T02:18:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b95692dd8b409cf4a5fa0487fa523c42",
                "name": "SportsLine",
                "url": "https://www.sportsline.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ea5336b886b01e5bb946f3c48086a3c2",
            "title": "Lightning wear Bucs uniforms, Bruins dress as Patriots for outdoor game",
            "description": "The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins paid homage to their city's NFL teams with fully-padded uniforms entering Raymond James Stadium for their Stadium Series matchup.",
            "content": "NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\nThe Boston Bruins were being hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning not in the usual Amalie Arena way on Sunday night, but rather at Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.\nSo, before the... [2104 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lightning-players-wear-full-padded-bucs-uniforms-get-baker-mayfield-escort-before-stadium-series-tampa",
            "image": "https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/02/lightning-buccaneers-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T01:50:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a8408ad388422503ac33101396026891",
                "name": "Fox News",
                "url": "https://www.foxnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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