NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant look back on the year in sports, from the the rise of sports gambling to the most momentous games of 2025.

Victor Wembanyama's journey to take the next step hits the Christmas stage, where he (and other stars) aim to deliver.

Edwards showed against Denver on Christmas that he's grasping the subtleties of the game in the most important moments.

But ensuing knee injuries robbed Embiid of most of his next two seasons. And after seeing how Embiid has been good, not great ...

As the years go by, the sporting world continues to grow, and never was that more apparent than in 2025. Whether it was ...

There are many incredible stories out there about Rickey Henderson. And we mean literally incredible -- as in, hard to ...

The Times' sports reporting staff selects their favorite story from 2025, a showcase of stories that hold a special place ...

Upon his retreat from Moscow, Napoleon reportedly quipped of his army's harrowing defeat that the margin between "the ...

The TV landscape of today may be smaller than a few years ago, but its ability to captivate audiences and shape the culture ...

Brown University custodian says he saw shooting suspect casing building over several weeks, flagged security Derek Lisi, who has worked at Brown for 15 years, said he had taken note of a man pacing ...

After the youngsters worked together on ‘Bright Eyes,’ ‘The Little Colonel’ and other movies, she starred in an early Kenneth ...

Theologians, historians and astronomers have debated the Biblical story for centuries. "The Adoration of the Magi" by Guiseppe Chiari (1654-1727). The Virgin Mary, seated on the left and turned to the ...