There’s much more to this sport than meets the eye of Bend It Like Beckham and She’s the Man (though let’s be real, those are cinematic masterpieces).

The GIST: The NCAA giveth, the NCAA taketh away. Though we’re celebrating sports being reinstated and a historic promotion, we’re also feeling frustrated about some disappointing news coming out of the college sports world.

The GIST: The Mavs begin their playoff run on Saturday, the Wings’ coaching staff is working harder than anyone and the Cowboys have some early bulletin board material thanks to a broadcasting legend. Everyone’s fired up in the Big D!

The GIST: The NBA has done us dirty by only giving us one play-in tournament game, instead of a full series, between the LA Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. We deserve more.

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