Just another Manic Monday
From The GIST (hi@thegistsports.com)
Good morning!
May you approach the new week with the patience of this female pro golfer receiving some unsolicited advice on the driving range. Swinging right past the mansplainers and into today’s news.
— High school wrestler Audrey Jimenez, after her history-making Arizona state wrestling title, the state’s first won by a female competing against male opponents. (P)in it to win it.
NCAA women’s basketball
🎓🏀 Watch the throne
The GIST: With just over three weeks until March Madness, two of the biggest names in women’s college hoops are crushing records and commanding our attention day in and day out. You know this…ballin’.
Senior Caitlin Clark, No. 4 Iowa: Already the owner of the all-time NCAA women’s scoring record, Clark — who’s averaging over 32 points per game — is now just 51 points away from breaking former LSU and NBA star Pete Maravich’s all-time NCAA record of 3,667 with two regular-season games to go.
- And she’s inching toward even more history along the way: the Hawkeye notched her 16th career triple-double yesterday, making her second among all NCAA Division 1 women and men, behind only WNBA three-point queen Sabrina Ionescu, who had 26 at Oregon.
Freshman JuJu Watkins, No. 7 USC: The hometown hero is catapulting USC women’s basketball back into the national conversation in her first collegiate season. Watkins notched her 12th 30-point game of the season yesterday, making her the highest-scoring Trojan freshman ever. Just the beginning.
🥌 Ontario’s Rachel Homan defeated Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones 5–4 in yesterday’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts final to claim her fourth Canadian title and earn a berth to next month’s World Curling Championship in Nova Scotia.
- Homan and Jones squared off three times during the tourney, with Homan going undefeated against the retiring Jones.
🇨🇦 With CanWNT forward Nichelle Prince out of the tournament, winger Adriana Leon scored a hat trick during yesterday’s 4–0 CONCACAF W Gold Cup group stage victory over No. 50 Paraguay.
⛳ World No. 43 and Thailand’s own Patty Tavatanakit sunk a birdie on the final hole to win the Honda LPGA Thailand yesterday, her first Tour win since 2021. Meanwhile, Canada’s Brooke Henderson finished tied for ninth.
🏉 No. 5 Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team stunned No. 1 Australia 19–14 to win the bronze medal at yesterday’s HSBC SVNS tournament hosted in Vancouver. Ruck yeah.
⚽ CF Montréal and Toronto FC both played to scoreless draws against Orlando City SC and FC Cincinnati, respectively, in their MLS opening weekend matches. A point’s a point.
🏀 The Oklahoma City Thunder's Chet Holmgren became the first NBA rookie to ever post 150+ blocks, 150+ assists, and 100+ three-pointers in a single season during yesterday’s win over the Houston Rockets.
🏀 NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers — Tonight at 7 p.m. ET — TSN
- After squeaking past the Atlanta Hawks for a 123–121 Friday win, the Raps have a chance to make it three straight dubs when they visit the Hoosier State to take on their old friend Pascal Siakam and the pesky Pacers.
🍁 NHL: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Toronto Maple Leafs — Tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET — TSN4
- The Leafs are partying like it’s 2003 thanks to forward Tyler Bertuzzi’s birthday hat trick in Saturday’s 4–3 comeback win over the Colorado Avalanche. See if the Buds can roll to their eighth consecutive W as they host the reigning Stanley Cup champs.
🏒 PWHL: Toronto vs. Minnesota — Tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET — CBC Gem
- Third-in-the-standings Toronto can stay perfect in February, but they’ll face a tough task on the road against second-place Minnesota. Puck yeah.
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🍩 How to stay positive
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🏈 What to watch
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On Friday, we asked when you think Caitlin Clark will break the all-time NCAA scoring record. 36% voted for March 3rd vs. No. 2 Ohio State, 29% voted for February 28th vs. Minnesota, 23% voted for March 6th at the Big 10 Tournament, and 12% voted for February 25th vs. Illinois. Only time will tell.Today’s email was brought to you by Lauren Tuiskula, Alessandra Puccio, Marga Sison, Lisa Minutillo, and Briana Ekanem. Editing by Laura Pastore, Janine Kiefer, Rachel Fuenzalida, and Lindsay Jost. Fact-checking by Annie Chan. Ops by Marga Sison and Annie Chan. Ads by Katie Kehoe Foster, Alexis Allison, and Dee Lab. Managing edits by Lauren Tuiskula. Head of content Ellen Hyslop.