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It was a banner year for the acoustic guitar. NPR Music partner Folk Alley presents the best the genre had to offer.

Real Kashmir FC is less than three years old and plays soccer in a troubled Himalayan region prone to violence, strikes and heavy snow. Soldiers with machine guns patrol the home stadium.

Powerhouse names lingered around the top of Billboard's albums chart all summer: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen — crowding out new entries. But this week brings an embarrassment of riches.

This is the first time Navarro has reached the quarterfinals at one of the tennis majors, while Gauff's loss was the latest in a string of exits by top-seeded women at the tournament.

Also: Iraqi parliament members can't choose a new leader; Ukraine opens a military offensive against pro-Russian separatists; and New York City police tell subway acrobats to knock off their antics.

Also: a new poem by Stephen Burt; Lemony Snicket's prize for librarians; the best books coming out this week.

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja stunned the crowd of 25,000 gathered to watch the LA Galaxy take on the Seattle Sounders. Her gut-busting performance has gone viral.

Britain's Doctor Who series finishes its first season with new hero Peter Capaldi on Saturday. TV critic Eric Deggans says Capaldi's portrayal of the Doctor is often better than the stories he's in.

James scored 35 points to replace Michael Jordan as the NBA's all-time playoff scoring leader. The points helped the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics for a return trip to the NBA finals.

On Second Stage, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton profiles the best of music's great unknowns. He chooses the best outsider artists of 2007: musicians who made remarkable recordings that were largely overlooked, led by Le Loup.