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Breeze BC’s Paige Bueckers drops Unrivaled career-high 37 points in win

Fire ’fits, helpful hands, and one certified walking bucket? Yep, Unrivaled had it all over the weekend. Here are the headlines emerging from the innovative 3v3 league’s second weekend of action.

January 21, 2026

No. 1 Indiana completes perfect season, wins first national championship

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Sorry, Hannah — turns out the Hoosiers are perfect. ICYMI: No. 1 Indiana beat No. 10 Miami 27–21 in Monday’s College Football Playoff (CFP) national championship, capping off an undefeated 16-0 season and a truly stunning program turnaround.

January 21, 2026

Everything you need to know about the 2026 CFP national championship

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The history of determining college football’s national champion is…messy, and the sport’s leaders have been tinkering with the postseason format for decades to make it as fair, transparent, entertaining, and, well, profitable as possible.

January 19, 2026

Previewing the NFL Divisional Round

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The four-game slate kicks off with the AFC No. 1 seed Broncos welcoming in quarterback (QB) Josh Allen and the Bills. The last time Denver played host in the postseason? The 2015 season, when a little someone named Peyton Manning was under center…but plenty has changed since then.

January 17, 2026

Iga Świątek, Carlos Alcaraz chasing career Grand Slams at Australian Open

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The Australian Open, the 100th tennis Grand Slam of the 21st century, begins Down Under on Sunday, aka tomorrow on this side of the world. With the tourney’s largest-ever prize pool (a cool $74.9M) up for grabs, here are the men’s and women’s players to know.

January 16, 2026

History and records on the line in Unrivaled Week 2

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ICYMI, innovative 3v3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled is off and running in Miami, with records falling left and right. We launched Unrivaled Weekly, a Friday newsletter featuring stunning stats and deep analysis, to keep up with all the action — here’s a sneak peek at what you get by subscribing (for free, of course). Buckets on buckets.

January 15, 2026

Mike Tomlin steps down as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach after 19 seasons

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The NFL Playoffs Divisional Round is officially set after the Houston Texans’ 30–6 Monday win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Eight teams remain in the hunt for the coveted Lombardi Trophy, but many more are searching for answers, including the now-eliminated Steelers. Let’s dig in.

January 14, 2026

Phantom BC’s Kelsey Plum scores 38 points, ties single-game Unrivaled scoring record

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Phantom BC’s Kelsey Plum scores 38 points, ties single-game Unrivaled scoring record

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January 12, 2026

The first week of Unrivaled’s sophomore season is nearly in the books and the high-energy 3v3 league is already grabbing headlines. From record-tying performances to undefeated showdowns, scroll on for the 411 on the basketball league bringing the heat in Miami. Dale.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #524

Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open

January 22, 2026

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Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open

Work, cover girl.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is making good on her April 2025 promise to treat every Grand Slam like the Met Gala, walking into her first-round match at the Australian Open in full custom couture on Tuesday. A four-time Slam winner, Osaka is generating a lot of conversation — both supportive and critical — with her look, which is why this episode of The GIST of It is about how fashion and sport aren’t so different after all.