The GIST: The WFT’s season may have ended on Saturday at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they more than exceeded expectations. All heart.

The GIST: The Bears ended their season with a 21–9 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round yesterday. It was fun while it lasted.

The GIST: The NFL postseason’s Wild Card round is over, and what a wild weekend it was. While some moments were to be expected (Tom Brady in the playoffs...shocker), there were a few gamechangers we didn’t see coming.

The GIST: It’s been a long and winding journey, but we finally made it. The CFP National Championship kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with two undefeated teams looking to take home a hefty stack of hardware and solidify their names in college football history.

The GIST: With no New York football in the playoffs, we’re turning to the Nets and the Knicks to fill the void.

The GIST: What a weekend! The injury-plagued Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Saturday’s wild-card playoff game and the Lakers rolled to another win. Casual.

2021 NFL playoffs begin this week

The GIST: The Mavericks have struggled to find their footing, posting a 3-4 record through the first two weeks of play. But they might be in for some fairy tale magic soon thanks to Kristaps “The Unicorn” Porzingis’ imminent return.

The GIST: The Nets are Kevin Durant-less and the Jets are head coach-less. Crossing our fingers because both teams could use some luck.

The GIST: It’s been a rollercoaster of a week in American politics, and, of course, sports had an important role to play in all the ups and downs. Let us take you on a journey through the start of 2021.

The GIST: The Sixers put on a scoring spectacular in their 141–136 win over the Washington Wizards last night, while the Villanova Wildcats have been forced to sit this week out due to positive COVID-19 tests. You win some, you lose some.

This week in college sports