Basketball

Unrivaled breaks women’s basketball attendance record with Philadelphia Tour Stop

Sorry if we sound like an, ahem, broken record, but blame it on Unrivaled because the innovative women’s basketball 3v3 league just keeps setting new standards — and Week 4 isn’t even over. Let’s discuss yet another weekend of smashed ceilings.

February 02, 2026

Breeze BC’s Dominique Malonga throws down first Unrivaled dunk of the season

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Unrivaled unveiled the coolest jerseys in the game this weekend, then backed them up with highlight-reel hoops. Look good, feel good, play good, indeed.

January 26, 2026

Vanderbilt women’s basketball is off to their best start in program history

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Only two undefeated teams remain in women’s college basketball. As expected, one of them is the defending champs, No. 1 UConn, but the other — No. 5 Vanderbilt — is an unexpected powerhouse. Ahead of the Commodores’ 3 p.m. ET Sunday showdown vs. No. 2 South Carolina, let’s break down the Black and Gold’s serendipitous success.

January 23, 2026

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

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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

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

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

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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.

January 12, 2026

The only Unrivaled preview you need

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Before we dig into all the hoopla to come, let’s take a look back at Unrivaled’s stellar 2025 debut. Unrivaled was launched in part to provide hoopers with a domestic playing option during the WNBA offseason, a welcome addition to the (increasingly crowded) women’s basketball landscape.

January 05, 2026

Celebrating the holidays with a heaping helping of basketball and football

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Celebrating the holidays with a heaping helping of basketball and football

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December 24, 2025

Save one lockout-canceled holiday in 1998, the NBA’s top teams have met on December 25th each year since 1947, just one year after the Basketball Association of America (which later became the NBA) was formed.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #527

The Super Bowl plot twist no one saw coming

February 03, 2026

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The Super Bowl plot twist no one saw coming

Glowing up for the Big Game!

For the first time since 2003, the two teams vying for a Super Bowl title — the AFC’s New England Patriots and the NFC’s Seattle Seahawks — missed the playoffs the season before. And on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Steph Rotz and Lauren Tuiskula are breaking down the transformation. From the Pats’ locker room yap sessions that built a brotherhood to the Seahawks’ risky offseason inking, this year’s Super Bowl matchup is the plot twist no one saw coming.