The GIST: U.S. Bank is cashing in on the WNBA’s growing success. The parties announced a multiyear partnership yesterday, making U.S. Bank the official bank of the W. The deal provides more than just a financial boost to the league — it also includes perks for the players.

The GIST: Eighty-four years 99 days later, MLB and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) finally agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) yesterday, ending the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history. Mark your calendar for April 7th, the new Opening Day. Play ball, baby!

Tired: Saying no one watches women’s sports. Wired: Looking at the numbers.

Historic hires, huge contracts and broken records. Wherever these female coaches lead, we’ll gladly follow.

Business in the front (office), party in the back. All across the sports world, women are making history in the highest ranks.

The GIST: In a closely fought election, former USWNT player Cindy Parlow Cone was reelected as U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) president. She won 52.9% of the weighted vote over Carlos Cordeiro. If that margin seems tight, that’s because it is — it’s the closest margin of victory in federation history.