As discussed on yesterday’s episode of The GIST of It, U.S. Soccer released the highly anticipated findings from the year-long independent investigation into abuse allegations in the NWSL, and the conclusions are even more damning than expected.

NFL player safety remains under scrutiny as the fallout from the mishandling of Miami Dolphins quarterback (QB) Tua Tagovailoa’s (TUNG-o-vai-LOA) apparent head injuries continues.

The W Series needs to box. Yesterday, CEO Catherine Bond Muir said she will decide by the end of the week if the women’s motorsport championship should complete the 2022 season or end it early to mitigate financial damage.

Another day, another sizable investment in women’s sports. Athletes Unlimited (AU) announced it raised $30 million from new and existing stakeholders on Thursday, a vote of confidence in the organization and in women’s indoor volleyball.

This weekend took a DNA test, and it turns out the underdogs were 100% that b!tch. Let's dive into the truth of what happened.

Five ranked Week 5 matchups meant at least five of the Top 25 would lose. But five other ranked teams dropped to unranked squads on Saturday, seriously shaking up the poll.

QB Patrick Mahomes came out on top in the much hyped Sunday Night Football Super Bowl LV rematch between his Kansas City Chiefs and QB Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Friday was National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, a day to honor the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools. And Monday, October 10th is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the U.S.

In a press conference on Monday, LSU head coach (HC) Kim Mulkey cut off a reporter, who said he hadn’t “seen anything” from her on WNBA star Brittney Griner’s wrongful detention in Russia, with a curt “and you won’t.”

In the second year of NIL, student-athletes are stepping up…for others. As deals put big bucks in players’ pockets, more and more are paying it forward, to teammates and strangers, locally and internationally. The kids are most definitely all right.

On Monday, the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) announced media, advertising and technology exec JT Batson as its new CEO and secretary general.

With just one week remaining in the regular season, the race to October is heating up. And while (nearly) every division title is basically locked in, there are still plenty of Wild Card (WC) spots up for grabs.