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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": 490688,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "aa1767a7a1f107aa94a80d5fe909908b",
            "title": "Houston Cougars vs. Iowa State Cyclones Live Score and Stats",
            "description": "Get real-time Men's College Basketball coverage and scores as Houston Cougars takes on Iowa State Cyclones. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, expert picks and recaps on CBS Sports",
            "content": "AMES, Iowa (AP) Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston Cougars on Monday nig... [1623 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20260216_HOU@IOWAST/",
            "image": "https://sportsfly.cbsistatic.com/fly-427/bundles/sportsmediacss/images/fantasy/default-article-image-large.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T06:16:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "416e66c8ea979965c0cee3b0ed1f714b",
                "name": "CBS Sports",
                "url": "https://www.cbssports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7eb548d50698fd7eca3dffcb081d53c0",
            "title": "Shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink leaves 3 dead, including shooter",
            "description": "Authorities say a shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game has left three people dead, including the shooter.",
            "content": "PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized Monday night in critical condition, authorities said.\nPawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told repo... [2268 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/pawtucket-hockey-rink-shooting-rhode-island-c8ac3e8067ce2f2ce07e4d98009ecdaa",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d68fa2e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2799+0+306/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F4a%2Fbc%2Facba8caad274aad0fe4b3af27d4c%2Fd954ebd6a2234f6eae572e248906c4d3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T03:48:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c61b8b5a22a48a217162bd9941de71af",
            "title": "Chris Jones wants Tyreek Hill back with the Chiefs",
            "description": "Receiver Tyreek Hill is a free agent for the first time in his career.",
            "content": "Receiver Tyreek Hill is a free agent for the first time in his career. A former Kansas City teammate wants him to come home.\nChiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones tweeted his plea to Hill on Monday night, telling Tyreek, basically, “It’s time.”\nBefore ... [699 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chris-jones-wants-tyreek-hill-back-with-the-chiefs",
            "image": "https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/22c865b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3780+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9d%2Ff8%2F6aa0007548c98577744f5362963f%2Fhttps-api-imagn.com%2Frest%2Fdownload%2FimageID%3D17590323",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T03:20:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dc8f73f077072c35626eba314ee483bd",
                "name": "NBC Sports",
                "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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