Basketball

Spilling the tea on the 2026-27 NBA season

The NBA returns with tomorrow’s juicy tripleheader — but the best part of men’s basketball is the drama. The tea is always piping hot on the hardwood, and this season’s scorching storylines hinge on the whereabouts of the league’s superstars.

October 19, 2026

Previewing the 2026 WNBA Finals

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The Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream hit the hardwood today at 3:30 p.m. ET for Game 1 of the best-of-seven WNBA Finals. Rumor has it defense wins championships, but only one defensive juggernaut can win their franchise’s first-ever title.

October 17, 2026

Las Vegas Aces icon A’ja Wilson wins fifth WNBA MVP

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Two perennial powerhouses are on the brink of elimination as the best-of-five WNBA semifinals continue tonight. Before we discuss how the NY Liberty and Las Vegas Aces can salvage their seasons, a moment for the unprecedented five-time MVP.

October 09, 2026

One key to victory for all four WNBA semifinalists

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The Atlanta Dream aren’t the only ones leveling up — the stakes are sky-high ahead of tonight’s Game 2 doubleheader. These best-of-five semifinal series won’t decide themselves, so let’s hoop to it.

October 07, 2026

Golden State Valkyries, Atlanta Dream snag Game 1 semifinal wins

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Basketball is a game of runs, as evidenced by yesterday’s WNBA semifinal Game 1s. While we not-so-patiently wait for Wednesday’s Game 2s in these best-of-five series, let’s discuss which string of buckets reigned supreme.

October 05, 2026

One series-deciding Game 3 remains ahead of WNBA second round

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If you need us this weekend, don’t — the WNBA playoffs are occupying every brain cell. After an adrenaline-pumping Game 3 last night, another series-deciding tilt looms tonight before the best-of-five second round tips off on Sunday.

October 02, 2026

NY Liberty make history, advance to semifinals as No. 8 seed

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We blinked, and the best-of-three WNBA first round is already nearly halfway done. Let’s catch up on the high-stakes hoops.

September 30, 2026

One takeaway for all four of the WNBA’s first-round series openers

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One takeaway for all four of the WNBA’s first-round series openers

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September 28, 2026

And they’re off. The WNBA’s best showed up in yesterday’s first-round openers — here’s one takeaway from all four games before half of the best-of-three showdowns continue tomorrow.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #598

Busting barriers in women's sports with Haley Wickenheiser and Eva Salem of Canadian Tire

October 20, 2026

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Busting barriers in women's sports with Haley Wickenheiser and Eva Salem of Canadian Tire

A big thank you to our friends at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) for sponsoring this episode of The GIST of It, featuring an interview with women’s hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser and CTC’s Chief Marketing Officer Eva Salem. Together with co-host Ellen Hyslop, the gals discuss the groundbreaking women’s sports work spearheaded by CTC, which is grounded in the transformative power of visibility, investment, and most of all, community. Now that’s girl power.