# ESPN API: List news for a league or team > Finds an ESPN league or team by name and lists the latest headlines ESPN publishes for it, newest first. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by ESPN. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/espn.com/list-news - Method: `espn.com/list_news`, version 1 - Website: espn.com - Returns: headline, summary, published time, author, image link, article link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `topic` | string | yes | `"NBA"` | League or team name, such as NBA or New York Yankees. | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum articles to return, such as 10. Up to 50. Default 10. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "topic": "NBA" } ``` Its output: ```json { "articles": [ { "author": null, "summary": "Charles Barkley might want to hit the books after a seriously rough outing on Inside the NBA's 'who he play for?'", "headline": "Charles Barkley 'clearly didn't do his homework'", "image_link": "https://espnmedia-cdn.akamaized.net/espn/media/common/2026/1023/dm_261023_Basketball_Highlight_Charles_Barkley_clearly_didnt_do_his_homework_20261023/dm_261023_Basketball_Highlight_Charles_Barkley_clearly_didnt_do_his_homework_20261023.jpg", "article_link": "https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/50256038/charles-barkley-clearly-do-homework", "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:26:10+00:00" }, { "author": "Kris Rhim", "summary": "Booed after trailing by 24 at the half, the Sixers rode a game-high 32 points from Tyrese Maxey to erase a 29-point deficit and stun the Cavs 114-106 on Thursday.", "headline": "Maxey, Sixers turn Philly boos into cheers in 29-point comeback over Cavaliers", "image_link": "https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2026/1023/r1734920_600x400_3-2.jpg", "article_link": "https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50255686/maxey-leads-charge-sixers-rally-29-stun-cavs", "published_at": "2026-10-23T07:20:49+00:00" }, { "author": null, "summary": "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's historic streak of 20-point games ended Thursday night when he finished with 17 in a 96-84 win over the Nuggets.", "headline": "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's record 20-point streak ends in Thunder win over Nuggets", "image_link": "https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2026/1023/r1734913_600x400_3-2.jpg", "article_link": "https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50255402/gilgeous-alexander-record-20-point-streak-ends-thunder-win", "published_at": "2026-10-23T06:40:13+00:00" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"espn.com/list_news","input":{"topic":"NBA"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the latest headlines for the Boston Celtics, newest first, up to 15 articles. - What's the newest news about the NFL? Give me around 8 stories with summaries and links. - I need recent articles on the Los Angeles Dodgers from ESPN, including authors and publish times. - List the top 20 most recent stories for Premier League soccer with image links. - Find the latest news on the Chicago Bears and return headline, summary, and article link for each. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "topic" ], "properties": { "topic": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "League or team name, such as NBA or New York Yankees." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 10, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum articles to return, such as 10. Up to 50." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "articles" ], "properties": { "articles": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "author": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "headline": { "type": "string" }, "image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "article_link": { "type": "string" }, "published_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } }, "description": "Articles for the league or team, newest first." } } } ``` ## See more - [ESPN API: Get scores](https://fous.com/methods/espn.com/get-scores.md): Gets ESPN scores and the schedule for a league on a local day. You can filter by team, and start times are shown in your time zone. - [ESPN API: Get team schedule](https://fous.com/methods/espn.com/get-team-schedule.md): Returns a team's past results and upcoming games for a season on ESPN, with opponents, local start times, scores, broadcasts and venues. Soccer fixtures include all competitions shown for the team. - [ESPN API: Get game summary](https://fous.com/methods/espn.com/get-game-summary.md): Finds the latest game between two teams, or their game on a given date, in major US leagues, MLS or the EPL. Returns the score, scoring by period, leading players, team stats and player box scores. - [ESPN API: Get player stats](https://fous.com/methods/espn.com/get-player-stats.md): Looks up an ESPN player by name and returns season and career statistics. Use a league to tell apart players with the same name, and a season year or label to pick a past season. - [Google API: List top stories](https://fous.com/methods/news.google.com/list-top-stories.md): Lists the current top Google News stories, overall or for one topic, in a chosen country and language edition. - [Substack API: Search newsletters](https://fous.com/methods/substack.com/search-newsletters.md): Finds public Substack newsletters matching a topic, in Substack's search order. Subscriber counts are null when Substack does not display one. - [Al Jazeera API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/aljazeera.com/list-headlines.md): Lists current headlines from an Al Jazeera section page in page order, with summaries, bylines, publish times, images and article links. Pages further into the section through the site's feed when needed. - [Medium API: List topic articles](https://fous.com/methods/medium.com/list-topic-articles.md): Lists public Medium articles for a topic, newest first or popular this week, with author, publication, reading time, claps and membership status. - [All ESPN methods](https://fous.com/methods/espn.com.md)