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Breaking down the WNBA’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement proposal

Breaking down the WNBA’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement proposal

Breaking down the WNBA’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement proposal

ICYMI, the WNBA and its players association agreed to a six-week collective bargaining agreement (CBA) extension on Sunday. One day later, the league dropped its latest proposal…and raised a whole lot of eyebrows. As the WNBPA questions the league’s math amidst plans to reject the offer, we’re breaking down what was included and where things stand now.

December 03, 2025

Behind Croix Bethune’s smile is a story of resilience

Behind Croix Bethune’s smile is a story of resilience

Behind Croix Bethune’s smile is a story of resilience

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December 02, 2025

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

The NFL chose chaos once again this week, with holiday hi-jinks and stunners aplenty. Contenders are turning into pretenders faster than you can say Hail Mary — and vice versa. As Week 13 wraps up, let’s muddle through the madness.

December 01, 2025

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

The best way to kick off the holiday slate? An NFC North appetizer with serious playoff implications. Ditch the mulled wine for some milk because this is going to be spicy.

November 27, 2025

Breaking down anti-doping whereabouts failures

Breaking down anti-doping whereabouts failures

Breaking down anti-doping whereabouts failures

Yesterday, swimmer Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Olympian, was banned from competition until 2027 for an anti-doping rules violation. No, the 25-year-old wasn’t caught taking banned substances — she was penalized for a whereabouts failure. Let’s discuss.

November 26, 2025

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

The NFL is already in the holiday spirit, gifting us a thrilling Week 12 slate — secret handshakes, quarterback (QB) shake and bakes, and sibling rivalries included. Every game matters with the postseason looming…let’s discuss.

November 24, 2025

Gotham FC wins second NWSL Championship in three years

Gotham FC wins second NWSL Championship in three years

Gotham FC wins second NWSL Championship in three years

Saturday brought a fairy tale ending for No. 8 seed Gotham FC, who defeated No. 2 Washington Spirit 1–0 to win the NWSL Championship. Here’s how the Bats clinched their second title in three years, plus a look at what’s to come for the growing league.

November 24, 2025

Washington Spirit vs. Gotham FC: Previewing the 2025 NWSL Championship

Washington Spirit vs. Gotham FC: Previewing the 2025 NWSL Championship

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Washington Spirit vs. Gotham FC: Previewing the 2025 NWSL Championship

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November 22, 2025

Eight of the league’s 14 teams earned a berth to the three-round, single-elimination postseason. There are no byes in the NWSL Playoffs, so the top-seeded teams duked it out with the rest of the field, and let’s just say, some brackets were busted.

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NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

December 02, 2025

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NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

A moment for the champions.

Gotham FC star Jaedyn Shaw is in the house, and she has stories to share. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, Shaw sits down with The GIST’s Associate Managing Editor Lauren Tuiskula to spill the tea on Gotham’s NWSL Championship celebrations, plus tell us what it’s really like to score a game-winning goal. She shoots, she literally scores.

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Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga wins second consecutive NWSL MVP

Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga wins second consecutive NWSL MVP

Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga wins second consecutive NWSL MVP

The NWSL Championship pitting the Washington Spirit against Gotham FC is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET, but the party’s already begun in San Jose. The league honored its best and brightest during Wednesday’s NWSL Awards, and a little history was made along the way. So gilded.

November 21, 2025

McLaren’s Lando Norris takes 24-point World Drivers’ Championship lead into Las Vegas Grand Prix

McLaren’s Lando Norris takes 24-point World Drivers’ Championship lead into Las Vegas Grand Prix

McLaren’s Lando Norris takes 24-point World Drivers’ Championship lead into Las Vegas Grand Prix

The spectacle of Formula 1 meets Las Vegas, a city synonymous with high-stakes thrills, this weekend. It’s the first stop on the season-ending tripleheader — and drivers need to go all in because what happens in Vegas could decide the World Drivers’ Championship (WDC).

November 21, 2025

Gatorade Canada and the PWHL launch groundbreaking sports hydration research

Gatorade Canada and the PWHL launch groundbreaking sports hydration research

Gatorade Canada and the PWHL launch groundbreaking sports hydration research

The PWHL’s best are getting ready to sweat ahead of Friday’s season-opening puck drop, and Gatorade Canada’s turning that salty effort into pivotal insights about women’s hydration standards. No, seriously — sweat isn’t just part of sports: It could be key to changing the game for women athletes.

November 19, 2025

Women’s Pro Baseball League will play inaugural season in Springfield, IL

Women’s Pro Baseball League will play inaugural season in Springfield, IL

Women’s Pro Baseball League will play inaugural season in Springfield, IL

The first-ever draft of the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) isn’t until tomorrow, but the emerging league is already making headlines after announcing its surprising location for the inaugural season.

November 19, 2025

Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

Breaking down the best battles of the Week 11 NFL slate

Week 11 was jam-packed with stunning scorelines, but today, we’re focused on a handful of other intriguing battles. Hut, hut, here we go.

November 17, 2025

Four previous champions advance to NWSL semis

Four previous champions advance to NWSL semis

Four previous champions advance to NWSL semis

ICYMI: The four teams competing in this weekend’s NWSL Playoffs semis are the four previous league champs dating back to 2021. With postseason experience everywhere you look and the No. 1 seed already stunningly eliminated, the only thing to expect is the unexpected.

November 14, 2025

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