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": 477700,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7514bc0b579810ba2038465ac1075d87",
            "title": "2026 NFL mock draft: Schrager projects 32 first-round picks",
            "description": "Could teams jump all around Round 1 and shake things up? Will Jeremiyah Love and Sonny Styles go in the top five? Here's what Peter Schrager is hearing and predicting.",
            "content": "We're now about 36 hours out from the 2026 NFL draft ... and things are going to get wild. As I put together my final mock draft of Round 1, my biggest takeaway is this year is particularly wide open. I take a lot of pride in being as accurate as pos... [15539 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48550650/2026-nfl-mock-draft-peter-schrager-insider-intel-final-first-round-picks-predictions",
            "image": "https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0420%2Fnfl_peter%2Dschrager_mock_16x9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T10:25:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e374e417dba62cdd79c85c67880d0d17",
            "title": "NBA winners and losers: Lakers organization shines on every level vs. Rockets",
            "description": "Everyone, from LeBron James to coach JJ Redick to general manager Rob Pelinka, played a role in the Lakers taking a 2-0 lead",
            "content": "After a fairly chalky opening weekend in which seven of eight home teams won their Game 1s, the 2026 NBA playoffs are starting to get more competitive. On Monday, both the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves scored road upsets over the New York ... [12379 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoff-winners-and-losers-april-21/",
            "image": "https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2026/04/22/a5a776d0-de8d-43af-84f4-51b93413e8a0/thumbnail/1200x675/6319153d7c920936af7b9cbcb1d17751/marcus-smart-kd-imagn.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T05:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "416e66c8ea979965c0cee3b0ed1f714b",
                "name": "CBS Sports",
                "url": "https://www.cbssports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9d9b052c99f0e2b309bb516618f59dba",
            "title": "León vs. América. GOLES",
            "description": "Las Águilas sumaron su segunda victoria consecutiva y están cerca de amarrar su boleto a la Liguilla.",
            "content": "Segundo triunfo consecutivo del América en la Liga MX tras el fracaso de la Concacaf y con eso ya selló su pase a la Liguilla del Clausura 2026 tras ganar en su visita a León por marcador de 3-2 y ahora solo intentará mantenerse en el sexto puesto en... [1724 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/resumen-del-partido-leon-vs-america-jornada-16-clausura-2026",
            "image": "https://cdn2.mediotiempo.com/uploads/media/2026/04/21/america-esta-recuperando-su-nivel.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T05:12:00Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "6adfa15ab0543b6a74cc26dcb93ab0cc",
                "name": "Mediotiempo",
                "url": "https://www.mediotiempo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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