The GIST: Blockbuster trades, record-breaking performances and countless memes…oh my! With All-Star weekend behind us and the playoffs fewer than two months away, here’s where things stand in the NBA.

The GIST: With Athletes Unlimited’s (AU) inaugural basketball season set to tip off tonight, here’s the gist on how this exciting upstart league is literally changing the game for women’s sports.

The GIST: With March Madness on the horizon (yay!), it’s time for a college hoops status update. Spoiler alert: December brought the drama.

The GIST: Yes, it’s 2022, but COVID-19 is still the main character. And while the NFL’s reduced quarantine guidelines have players returning to action more quickly (for better or worse), let’s take stock of what’s happening elsewhere in sports.

The GIST: Unfortunately, you’ll probably be seeing this section for the foreseeable future. March 2020, is that you?

The GIST: Move over, “unprecedented” times. In sadly very precedented news, leagues, games and players continue to be impacted by COVID-19.

Only six more sleeps until Christmas! Time for last-minute shopping, cookie baking and (soon enough) NBA games on Christmas Day. A tradition older than the Super Bowl, the NBA is gearing up for the 74th annual holiday showdown, so today we’re covering the history and previewing this year’s matchups.