The GIST: The No. 8-ranked Villanova men’s basketball team and the best-of-the-East Sixers were both upset by unworthy opponents this weekend. This is our basketball party and we’ll cry if we want to.

This Week from the Seahawks and College Basketball

The GIST: While the inaugural Athletes Unlimited volleyball season got started this weekend in the big D, Dak Prescott and the Cowboys continued to serve up the off-field drama.

This Week in Golf, Softball, Basketball, Gymnastics, PWHPA

The GIST: Although the Red Sox lost their first spring training game, we couldn’t even watch it, so there’s no Sunday scaries here thanks to big wins from the Celtics and Bruins.

The GIST: Coming off strong conference wins and heading into another tough week of Big Ten opponents, the U of I’s men’s basketball team is prepping for the postseason, with or without their star, Ayo Donusonu (pronounced EYE-O DO-SOO-MOO).

The GIST: The age-old debate of “do politics belong in sports?” is raging once again, and here’s why.

The GIST: Rangers star Artemi Panarin has been on a leave of absence since assault allegations against him emerged from his former Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) coach. We briefly mentioned this last week, and now we’re here to give you more of this wild story.

This Week in Curling, PWHPA, NHL, Ski Cross

This Week from the Wizards and Capitals

This Week from the NBA and UCLA Gymnastics

Scotties Tournament of Hearts, PWHPA Dream Gap Tour, SheBelieves Cup