Basketball

Recapping an iconic weekend for women in hoops

It was a great weekend for women in hoops, with an iconic No. 3 jersey raised to the rafters in Phoenix, and three legendary W hoopers adding an orange blazer to their closets. Let’s give the gals their flowers.

August 16, 2026

A WNBA update: on-court headlines only

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Believe it or not, there’s plenty of actual basketball happening in the WNBA these days, so let’s catch up on the latest from the hardwood.

August 12, 2026

Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for flagrant foul on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham

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Stop us if you heard this one before, but the WNBA is once again making national news — sadly not because Minnesota Lynx star Kayla McBride broke the league’s single-game 3-point record yesterday (10), but due to on- and off-court drama. Here’s what went down in one tension-filled game.

August 10, 2026

USA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

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USA Basketball managing director Sue Bird dropped the red, white, and blue’s 12-player FIBA Women’s World Cup (WWC) roster yesterday — and it’s 100% stacked. Here’s more on the tourney before it tips off in Berlin next month, plus the WNBA superstars who’ll be repping the stars and stripes.

August 07, 2026

Kelsey Plum hits game-winner in Phoenix Mercury debut

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Kelsey Plum hits game-winner in Phoenix Mercury debut

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So much WNBA news, so little time — here’s everything you need to know from the last couple of days on the hardwood.

August 04, 2026

Breaking down both of the WNBA’s trade deadline deals and handing out flowers

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Twelve of the WNBA’s 16 teams stood pat at yesterday’s trade deadline, so let’s dissect the two deals that did go through before giving flowers to an undrafted rookie who’s making it rain.

August 03, 2026

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the WNBA this week

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It’s been zero days since the WNBA’s last incident, so let’s talk the good, the bad, and the ugly. Onward.

July 31, 2026

The WNBA trade deadlines looms as rivals take the hardwood

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The WNBA trade deadlines looms as rivals take the hardwood

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July 29, 2026

A tunnel ’fit that speaks for itself, eyebrow-raising rumors ahead of Sunday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, one of the best rivalries in basketball on deck — no one does it quite like the WNBA.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #581

The FedEx Cup: Exploring PGA’s unique postseason

August 13, 2026

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The FedEx Cup: Exploring PGA’s unique postseason

Today’s episode of The GIST of It is a classic GIST explainer on one of sport’s most unique postseasons: The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup. In individual sports like golf, majors get most of the glory, so much so that a lot of folks don’t even know there is a postseason — and that it’s really fun. Tune in to hear co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz break down how it works and highlight the players they think can win the $10M season-ending prize.