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Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the latest sports news, including reaction from the sports world on the mass shooting in Connecticut. Also, knee injuries, once thought to end careers in the NFL, are not so much of an issue this year.

Tom Goldman talks to Melissa Block about the college football championship game in Miami. Undefeated Notre Dame battles No. 2 Alabama for the Bowl Championship Series title.

A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.

U.S. tourists aren't welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements.

Total payments to farmers reached $46 billion, a record. Many received more than $100,000, yet didn't necessarily need the help.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont about his concerns regarding the bipartisan pandemic relief legislation.

Why are numbers so high in the region? Public health officials point to a number of underlying problems that let the coronavirus run amok.

The share of female donors has surged to more than 43% this year, and it could make a big difference in some of this year's closest political races.

Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media breaks down the biggest trades in the MLB and discusses the top stories out of the Tokyo Olympics, from Simone Biles' withdrawal to Suni Lee's gold medal victory.

Olympic officials say they want "sport appeal, not sex appeal." That's why the head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games will stop close-ups on female athletes' bodies.