The GIST: New year, same sad storyline. The Stars delayed their season opener due to COVID-19 and the Mavericks are experiencing positive tests of their own. When it snows rains, it pours.

This week in sports.

The GIST: From celebrating a four-game win streak to seeing their Sunday night game postponed due to COVID-19, the Celtics have had quite the rollercoaster of a weekend. Talk about whiplash.

The GIST: This week, the Sixers are fighting both COVID-19 and the opposing teams, while the Eagles look to make decisions about the future of head coach Doug Pederson.

The GIST: It’s still heartbreaking to think back to the Seahawks’ unceremonious season-ending loss on Saturday. College basketball, please come through.

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

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: 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: 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