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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": 482136,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "06d3404add91137093a938544208c671",
            "title": "James Pearce Jr. Allegedly Hit Cop With Car While Evading During Rickea Jackson Dispute",
            "description": "James Pearce Jr. \"intentionally\" hit an officer with his Lamborghini while evading law enforcement after an alleged domestic dispute with WNBA star Rickea Jackson, according to police docs obtained by TMZ Sports.",
            "content": "James Pearce Jr. \"intentionally\" hit an officer with his Lamborghini while evading law enforcement after an alleged domestic dispute with WNBA star Rickea Jackson, according to police docs obtained by TMZ Sports.\nJackson told police she and Pearce Jr... [1688 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/09/james-pearce-jr-rickea-jackson-arrest-lambo-ram-cop-car/",
            "image": "https://imagez.tmz.com/image/82/16by9/2026/02/09/8287e503cbb94358b6f2119f9bd6121d_xl.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T15:24:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3539b82bbf6242ee8b4c1fbed4ea5ec7",
                "name": "TMZ",
                "url": "https://www.tmz.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b8518bb87370eb25e9faf54f61e89b55",
            "title": "Klint Kubiak Confirms Raiders HC Contract After Seahawks Win NFL Super Bowl 60, 'Hell Yeah'",
            "description": "Klint Kubiak will be the one tasked with turning the Las Vegas Raiders around.",
            "content": "Klint Kubiak will be the one tasked with turning the Las Vegas Raiders around.\nAfter helping the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60 on Sunday, Kubiak confirmed to NFL Network's Stacey Dales that he will be taking the Raid... [3193 chars]",
            "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25350257-klint-kubiak-confirms-raiders-hc-contract-after-seahawks-win-nfl-super-bowl-60-hell-yeah",
            "image": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/ap_images/749762d793eb42dbbf5515230c9f7220/Seahawks_Football_28172_7558x4252_(0,395).jpg?w=3800&h=2000",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T15:19:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c6639dea23b7ca540acf63e679a766d3",
                "name": "Bleacher Report",
                "url": "https://bleacherreport.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5d9f89c89e2961667774dfcc6e5877f1",
            "title": "If Drake Maye was \"feeling great,\" why did he get a painkilling injection?",
            "description": "The Super Bowl included another prime example of the existence — and value — of inside information in pro football.",
            "content": "The Super Bowl included another prime example of the existence — and value — of inside information in pro football.\nIn the days preceding the game, the Patriots and quarterback Drake Maye did everything they could to create the impression that his in... [2053 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/if-drake-maye-was-feeling-great-why-did-he-get-a-painkilling-injection",
            "image": "https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2142c67/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2194+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Faf%2F4b%2F4fca057a44858855ce1bc7dd4811%2Fhttps-delivery-gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F2260195056",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T15:17:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dc8f73f077072c35626eba314ee483bd",
                "name": "NBC Sports",
                "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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