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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": 448568,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3f5ef742eabb8514a9e283e9cf3f776b",
            "title": "Sources: Ravens nixed trade for Crosby due to medical concerns",
            "description": "The Ravens have \"backed out\" of their agreement to acquire five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby, with sources telling ESPN that medical concerns arose after a physical.",
            "content": "HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Las Vegas Raiders announced Tuesday that the Ravens have \"backed out\" of a trade agreement that would've sent All-Pro defensive end Maxx Crosby to Baltimore in exchange for two first-round picks.\nNo further details were provide... [3455 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48167884/ravens-nixed-trade-crosby-due-medical-concerns",
            "image": "https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0311%2Fr1624547_2_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T00:36:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7d204ff1339063c021e258464f38cfb9",
            "title": "Maxx Crosby trade nixed after failed physical, per sources; Raiders say Ravens backed out",
            "description": "Crosby will not be joining the Ravens, undoing a trade that would have sent two first-round picks to Las Vegas.",
            "content": "The deal to send star defensive end Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off, with the Las Vegas Raiders announcing in a stunning statement Tuesday evening that the Ravens “backed out of our trade agreement.”\nThe trade was scuttled after Crosby, wh... [3501 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7106276/2026/03/10/maxx-crosby-trade-ravens-back-out-raiders/",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2026/03/05003956/GettyImages-2254840180.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=cover",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T00:33:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3e983155f4be7fc78f88b21fa976f3ca",
            "title": "NY Giants news: FB Patrick Ricard agrees to terms; what it means for New York",
            "description": "John Harbaugh continues to reshape the Giants into the type of team he wants.",
            "content": "New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh continued to stockpile players from the Baltimore Ravens, his former team, on Tuesday evening as New York reportedly agreed to terms with six-time Pro Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard.\nThe two-year deal with Ricar... [1557 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bigblueview.com/new-york-giants-news/156641/patrick-ricard-signing-fullback-john-harbaugh-baltimore-ravens-nfl-free-agency",
            "image": "https://platform.bigblueview.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2026/02/gettyimages-2186875144.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.753898019888%2C100%2C78.492203960223&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T00:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "711b13086efe1875f98621c5e75caecb",
                "name": "Big Blue View",
                "url": "https://www.bigblueview.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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