As a historic season of NWSL growth wraps up, the league has reportedly finalized media rights deals with ESPN, CBS, Amazon, and Scripps.

While The GIST celebrates every day, today we’re diving into what this holiday is all about, along with the benefits (and the barriers) to sports access for girls around the world.

The leaves are changing, the Halloween costumes are out for delivery, and college golf’s fall season is racing towards hibernation.

After Sunday’s come-from-behind Game 1 win, the No. 1 Las Vegas Aces are in the driver’s seat as they contend for their second consecutive WNBA championship.

After a relatively quiet NHL offseason, the puck drops on a fresh regular season tonight.

So, prep with our handy primer, slip on your bather à la these special guests at No. 3 Colgate’s women’s hockey game, and dive in.

The WNBA confirmed yesterday that it’s adding an expansion team aligned with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors in 2025, currently known as WNBA Golden State.

Next up, tomorrow’s best-of-five Division Series Game 1s, where the top two teams in each league — American League (AL) and National League (NL) — will make their postseason debuts after enjoying a WC bye.

Week 6’s lineup features upstarts looking to impress against traditional powerhouses, plus a game between two heavyweights with serious history.

The defending champion No. 1 Las Vegas Aces host the No. 2 New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals today at 3 p.m. ET, so of course today’s Scroll has everything you need to know before tip-off.

The league announced yesterday that a Bay Area expansion team will officially hit the courts in 2025, with rumors swirling that another new squad is also in the works.

Angel City FC tops the list at $180M, likely making it the highest-valued professional women’s sports team in the world, while the Chicago Red Stars fall last at $40M.