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": 505446,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "41d386e74bc4092077a43d5e83b669dc",
            "title": "NFL star Bobby Wagner receives honorary doctorate from Utah State",
            "description": "Upon receiving honorary doctorate degree while speaking at Utah State's graduation, former Seahawks great quipped, \"My name is now Dr. Bobby Wagner.\"",
            "content": "Standout linebacker Bobby Wagner may not be on an NFL roster at the moment, but he should have plenty of options for his next career move.\nThose options expanded with the honorary doctorate he received from his alma mater, Utah State, after serving a... [1119 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/05/06/bobby-wagner-utah-state-speaker-honorary-doctorate-commencement/89958451007/",
            "image": "https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/12/05/USAT/87613821007-32.jpg?crop=5417,3047,x0,y297&width=3200&height=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T21:11:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8eec8fc7a9ec8be488bc7411d0801c60",
                "name": "USA Today",
                "url": "https://www.usatoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "16fd8ec9e9e6e4bafe62575f8ef533e4",
            "title": "Marlins To Select Robby Snelling",
            "description": "The Marlins are calling up one of the game's top pitching prospects. Get all the details over at MLB Trade Rumors.",
            "content": "The Marlins are calling up pitching prospect Robby Snelling. He’ll be selected to the roster and will start Friday against the Nationals. They have an open 40-man spot after designating Chris Paddack for assignment earlier this week, so they will onl... [3432 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/marlins-to-select-robby-snelling.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.mlbtraderumors.com/files/2026/05/Robby_Snelling_Marlins-1024x683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T20:06:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95e9972ed9d1a75fccc1269425e6b80e",
                "name": "MLB Trade Rumors",
                "url": "https://www.mlbtraderumors.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7b799717f558fe13a4d35c3764a5435f",
            "title": "Reds Select Tejay Antone",
            "description": "After years and years of injuries and surgeries, he is back in the show.",
            "content": "The Reds announced they have selected the contact of right-hander Tejay Antone and activated right-hander Pierce Johnson from the bereavement list. In corresponding active roster moves, they optioned right-hander Chase Petty and placed righty Emilio ... [2987 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/reds-to-select-tejay-antone.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.mlbtraderumors.com/files/2026/05/Tejay_Antone_Reds-copy-1024x683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T19:53:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95e9972ed9d1a75fccc1269425e6b80e",
                "name": "MLB Trade Rumors",
                "url": "https://www.mlbtraderumors.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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