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": 512422,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6b4889166dc9a8d84cf1c5c9274dc0a2",
            "title": "Pete Crow-Armstrong Hits for Cycle, Highlights and Stats for Cubs Star vs. Rockies",
            "description": "Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle in reverse order Monday.",
            "content": "Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle in reverse order Monday.\nThe Chicago Cubs centerfielder launched a solo home run in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies, flew around the bases for a triple in the third, notched his double in the fifth ... [1248 chars]",
            "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25441068-pete-crow-armstrong-hits-cycle-highlights-and-stats-cubs-star-vs-rockies",
            "image": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/getty_images/2026-06/2281793282_large_cropped.jpg?w=3800&h=2000",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T05:25:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c6639dea23b7ca540acf63e679a766d3",
                "name": "Bleacher Report",
                "url": "https://bleacherreport.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a7c5eef48bc168b193e211effaada974",
            "title": "Texas Tech will not attempt to recover NIL money paid to Brendan Sorsby",
            "description": "Cody Campbell issues long statement regarding Sorsby's exit from Texas Tech.",
            "content": "Brendan Sorsby has officially moved on from Texas Tech, without ever suiting up for a single game.\nFor its part, Texas Tech will not seek reimbursement of NIL payments already made to Sorsby.\nThat information appears in a lengthy, single-spaced, self... [2172 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/texas-tech-will-not-attempt-to-recover-nil-money-paid-to-brendan-sorsby",
            "image": "https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f737b37/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4316x2428+0+225/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F95%2Fd85ccde64d2f8e86a425d3897f47%2Fhttps-delivery-gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F2234415464",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T04:09:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dc8f73f077072c35626eba314ee483bd",
                "name": "NBC Sports",
                "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6535b3ace5d2c6eab17f12edc8f8a73b",
            "title": "Iran plays in the World Cup on U.S. soil, comes back twice to draw against New Zealand",
            "description": "After a politically-charged build-up, Iran and New Zealand met in Los Angeles in their opening games of the 2026 World Cup",
            "content": "Iran’s World Cup opener against New Zealand on Monday was much anticipated for political reasons, but for 90 minutes here at SoFi Stadium, it was most notable as a fantastic football match.\nIran, whose preparations for the tournament have been cloude... [7177 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7359752/2026/06/15/iran-world-cup-new-zealand-los-angeles/",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2026/06/15233059/GettyImages-2281794994-1-scaled-e1781580684849.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=cover",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T03:29:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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