As you heard on yesterday’s episode of The GIST of It, conference tournament tension will reach a fever pitch as squads scramble for automatic bids to March Madness this weekend. A whopping 32 conferences are currently duking it out, but three in particular are must-see TV.

Financial services company Ally — a women’s sports sponsorship heavy-hitter — inked a multiyear deal with the two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces yesterday, marking the brand’s first foray into the league.

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to unionize yesterday, taking a first step toward recognized university employment in a jarring rebuke of the NCAA’s long-suffering amateurism model.

Injuries to No. 11 Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley and other key women’s basketball players could upend the NCAA postseason.

The inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup semis kick off tonight with two must-see matches between four regional powers on deck from San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium.

Move aside, Love is Blind altar day — yesterday marked NFL franchise tag deadline day, bringing with it a flurry of massive decisions as teams prepare for free agency to open one week from today.

As a refresher, this first-ever tourney pits the continent’s best against each other as a tuneup for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. Fan-footy-tastic.

Canadian billionaire Larry Tanenbaum is reportedly working to bring a WNBA franchise to Toronto after previous efforts stalled last year. Tanenbaum is chairman of the Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) sports group — owner of Toronto’s NHL, NBA, and MLS franchises — and is hoping to add women’s basketball to his sports portfolio.

Better known as Coach K, famed Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski (pronounced shuh-SHEF-skee) is synonymous with basketball excellence. From the collegiate courts to the global stage, he continues to leave an indelible mark on the game.

No. 6 Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark is now the all-time NCAA leading scorer after breaking former LSU and NBA standout Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record in yesterday’s regular-season finale win over No. 2 Ohio State.

No. 6 Iowa Hawkeye and generational talent Caitlin Clark broke the late “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old NCAA DI career scoring record in her final regular-season college game yesterday — yet another accomplishment to add to her mile-long list.

Caitlin Clark aside, the women’s basketball (WBB) regular season ended with a bang yesterday, and the men (MBB) are bearing down for knock-down, drag-out fights entering their season’s final week.