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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": 452896,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1b203156f25a9efcf42826011cb220e3",
            "title": "Oliveira puts on grappling clinic, shuts out Holloway at UFC 326",
            "description": "Charles Oliveira took Max Holloway down in all five rounds and controlled him on the ground en route to a shutout decision at UFC 326 on Saturday night.",
            "content": "LAS VEGAS -- The fifth BMF title fight in UFC history wasn't as entertaining as the first four, but it was nevertheless an impressive showing in the legendary career of Charles \"Do Bronx\" Oliveira.\nOliveira (37-11) dominated Max Holloway (27-9) on th... [3598 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/48139948/oliveira-puts-grappling-clinic-shuts-holloway-ufc-326",
            "image": "https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0308%2Fr1625072_2_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T05:39:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ec7c976b8126c8c5ca47280d62ad0b3b",
            "title": "F1 Australian GP: George Russell wins in Mercedes 1-2, Ferrari’s strategy fails",
            "description": "George Russell led Kimi Antonelli under the chequered flag as Ferrari opted not to pit under the virtual safety car",
            "content": "Mercedes took a 1-2 in the Australian Grand Prix kickstarting Formula 1’s new era, with polesitter George Russell winning from team-mate Kimi Antonelli as suboptimal strategy meant Ferrari’s challenge unravelled.\nThe race started with heartbreak for ... [5437 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-australian-gp-race-report/10803241/",
            "image": "https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp/6Al7xlGY/s6/george-russell-mercedes-2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T05:31:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cc123e7554f2c698cb6a8a3c711bd28e",
                "name": "Motorsport.com",
                "url": "https://www.motorsport.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f91560044d81a76d5d2b1e45185d9c5e",
            "title": "Oscar Piastri had \"100kW extra power I didn't expect\" in Australian GP pre-race crash",
            "description": "Piastri explained his painful crash during the reconnaissance laps ahead of his Formula 1 home race in Australia",
            "content": "McLaren driver Oscar Piastri says he is \"shocked and surprised\" by his pre-race crash that left him unable to take the start of Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix as he received an unexpected power spike from his engine.\nAround 40 minutes before the r... [2256 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/oscar-piastri-had-100kw-extra-power-i-didnt-expect-in-australian-gp-pre-race-crash/10803280/",
            "image": "https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/amp/0arKVEP2/s6/oscar-piastri-mclaren.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T05:14:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cc123e7554f2c698cb6a8a3c711bd28e",
                "name": "Motorsport.com",
                "url": "https://www.motorsport.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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