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Breaking down the WNBA’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement proposal

ICYMI, the WNBA and its players association agreed to a six-week collective bargaining agreement (CBA) extension on Sunday. One day later, the league dropped its latest proposal…and raised a whole lot of eyebrows. As the WNBPA questions the league’s math amidst plans to reject the offer, we’re breaking down what was included and where things stand now.

December 03, 2025

What Week 13 taught us about the NFL’s contenders and pretenders

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The NFL chose chaos once again this week, with holiday hi-jinks and stunners aplenty. Contenders are turning into pretenders faster than you can say Hail Mary — and vice versa. As Week 13 wraps up, let’s muddle through the madness.

December 01, 2025

Previewing the NFL’s three-game Thanksgiving Day slate

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The best way to kick off the holiday slate? An NFC North appetizer with serious playoff implications. Ditch the mulled wine for some milk because this is going to be spicy.

November 27, 2025

Breaking down anti-doping whereabouts failures

Yesterday, swimmer Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Olympian, was banned from competition until 2027 for an anti-doping rules violation. No, the 25-year-old wasn’t caught taking banned substances — she was penalized for a whereabouts failure. Let’s discuss.

November 26, 2025

Gotham FC wins second NWSL Championship in three years

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Saturday brought a fairy tale ending for No. 8 seed Gotham FC, who defeated No. 2 Washington Spirit 1–0 to win the NWSL Championship. Here’s how the Bats clinched their second title in three years, plus a look at what’s to come for the growing league.

November 24, 2025

Thrilling Week 12 NFL slate sees first team eliminated from the playoffs

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The NFL is already in the holiday spirit, gifting us a thrilling Week 12 slate — secret handshakes, quarterback (QB) shake and bakes, and sibling rivalries included. Every game matters with the postseason looming…let’s discuss.

November 24, 2025

Washington Spirit vs. Gotham FC: Previewing the 2025 NWSL Championship

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Eight of the league’s 14 teams earned a berth to the three-round, single-elimination postseason. There are no byes in the NWSL Playoffs, so the top-seeded teams duked it out with the rest of the field, and let’s just say, some brackets were busted.

November 22, 2025

Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga wins second consecutive NWSL MVP

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Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga wins second consecutive NWSL MVP

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November 21, 2025

The NWSL Championship pitting the Washington Spirit against Gotham FC is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET, but the party’s already begun in San Jose. The league honored its best and brightest during Wednesday’s NWSL Awards, and a little history was made along the way. So gilded.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #513

NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

December 02, 2025

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NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

A moment for the champions.

Gotham FC star Jaedyn Shaw is in the house, and she has stories to share. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, Shaw sits down with The GIST’s Associate Managing Editor Lauren Tuiskula to spill the tea on Gotham’s NWSL Championship celebrations, plus tell us what it’s really like to score a game-winning goal. She shoots, she literally scores.

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