Clear your cal, finish your brackets and finalize your multi-screen setup — March Madness is here.

We’re breaking down everything you need to know before the bedlam — and bracket-busting — begins.

The top teams, the players to watch and more — after reading this, you’ll be prepared to fill out your entries for The GIST’s bracket challenge.

According to a report yesterday, the global soccer players’ union sent a letter to FIFA in October with three proposals for equal conditions and prize money at the men’s and women’s World Cups (WCs), months before the women’s tourney kicks off in July.

After a flurry of rumors and cryptic tweets, NFL free agency begins today at 4 p.m. ET, officially opening the trading period.

While the men’s tournament doesn’t begin until next week, the best of the best in women’s swimming & diving will hit the NCAA championship pool starting today.

Advertisers are mad for March Madness. Yesterday, ESPN announced that it sold out its NCAA women’s basketball tournament advertising inventory — including branding opportunities outside of the competition's 67 games — for the second consecutive year.

The men aren’t wasting time tipping off the Madness — their bracket was revealed just hours before the women’s last night, and four squads are already catching flights to their First Four matchups tomorrow.

The renewed commitment runs through the 2024–25 academic year and will focus on building parity between women’s and men’s sports.

Mikaela Shiffrin broke the record for most World Cup wins on Saturday by claiming the slalom title in Åre, Sweden, fittingly the site of her very first World Cup victory in 2012.

We can’t tell you how the Madness will unfold, but we can break down last night’s women’s selection show.

The owners of MLS’ Real Salt Lake (RSL) announced the launch of the sister team on Saturday, confirming that the club will begin play in 2024 with a new look, a new group of investors and a new sponsor.