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The GIST: In case you missed the iconic team social media announcements, the 2025 WNBA schedule is officially out — and the tea is already piping hot. With 163 days until tipoff (not that we’re counting), here’s a sneak peek at the league’s 29th season by the numbers.

44: With an expansion team joining the fold (more on that below), each squad will play 44 regular-season games, the most in league history and a four-game increase from 2024.

5: That’s how many times soon-to-be second-year stars Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever) and Angel Reese (Chicago Sky) will face off in the regular season thanks to the expanded schedule. The friendly rivalry continues.

1: Following last season’s sold-out affair, the Connecticut Sun have already flexed one 2025 game from Mohegan Sun Arena to Boston’s TD Garden, the home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics.

• The move almost doubles capacity from 10K to nearly 20K, a smart decision considering their opponent for the game, the Fever, have the aforementioned and reigning Rookie of the Year Clark.

3: Speaking of the Sun, they’re among the three WNBA teams who still haven’t hired a new head coach, alongside the Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics. Tick tock.

7: That’s how many games we could see in the 2025 WNBA Finals, as the series increases from best-of-five to best-of-seven. The more hoops, the better.

2: In two days, the Golden State Valkyries — the WNBA’s 13th team set to debut next season — will take part in an expansion draft, with the opportunity to pluck 12 players total from the league’s 12 existing teams (with the exception of protected players). The anticipation.

Women’s hockey pairings that just make sense:

🎤 Tessa Bonhomme and Julia Tocheri on the Jocks in Jills podcast

💚 Canadian hockey icon Natalie Spooner and the "Wicked" soundtrack

💅 Barbies and the slickest jerseys in the game

💗 Scotiabank and the PWHL

With the PWHL’s sophomore season already underway, Scotiabank’s drawing more eyes to the women’s game by investing in the league and its growing fanbase. Case in point? They’re helping this newsletter, and all its glorious PWHL updates, hit your inbox for free. Sing it, Troy.

🎓🏀 NCAA men’s basketball: No. 15 Baylor vs. No. 25 UConn — Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET — Fubo

• The two-time defending champ Huskies suffered three straight losses to unranked opponents in Maui last week, sending them free falling in the latest AP poll. A win over a ranked Bears squad is exactly what UConn needs, but can they get it done at home?

🏀 NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Toronto Raptors — Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET — Sportsnet

• This is what Canadian hoops dreams are made of: the Dinos tip off against two of the best to ever wear the maple leaf, hometown hero Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Montréal’s own, Lu Dort.

🏈 NFL: Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions — Tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. ET — TSN

• Primetime football doesn’t get better than this NFC North showdown. These star-studded squads have everything to play for under the bright lights with only one game separating them for the top spot in the division.

🎓🏀 NCAA women’s basketball: No. 8 Duke vs. No. 3 South Carolina — Tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET — Fubo

• Another Canadian hooper crushing it on the court? 6'2" Duke freshman Toby Fournier, whose presence at (and above) the rim will be on full display against the defending champs. Talk about a slam dunk…literally.

Death, taxes, and Canadian hockey icon Natalie Spooner dominating the PWHL. While death and taxes can wait, it’s finally the start of December and that means the puck has just dropped on the league’s second season with the reigning MVP (and Toronto Sceptres superstar) getting ready to return from a knee injury.

• Scotiabank’s been preparing for the opening puck drop, too. The official bank of the PWHL is committed to leveling the playing field with their hockey for all initiatives. Making hockey more diverse, more inclusive, and more accessible? Say less.