The Toronto Raptors are on the couch for Christmas Day as they were not asked to appear on the NBA's slate for December 25. This is a familiar position for the Raptors, who have only appeared on ...

LeBron James has played in and won more Christmas Day games than any other player in NBA history. AP Photo / Eakin Howard LeBron James has been synonymous with NBA Christmas Day games for as long as ...

Unlike Thanksgiving Day, the NFL only recently became making Christmas Day games a regular occurrence, with the league making the ultimate statement last year when it fell on a Wednesday. The Dolphins ...

The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day." It's a ...

The NBA's Christmas tradition rages on once again in 2025, with a selection of exciting matchups around the league from the afternoon into the wee hours of the night. It is the unofficial arrival of ...

More than half of the NFL teams that competed on Christmas were either missing their starting quarterback or eliminated from the playoffs (or both). That didn't stop the Christmas Day NFL games from ...

LeBron James has played in and won more Christmas Day games than any other player in NBA history. Denny Alfonso, The Athletic Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The views on ...