After seven long months, college hoopers are back on the court with both the men’s and women’s NCAA seasons tipping off at 12 p.m. ET today.

It feels like it’s been 84 years, but the NCAA ballers are finally back on the court tomorrow. We’re saving the best for last with a full women’s hoops preview hitting your inbox this week, but today’s all about the men. Get’cha head in the game.

After a WTF–filled week, it’s only right to close it out with, what else, another WTF roundup. So sick of this sh!t.

Somebody call the Beastie Boys because there’s probably been no sleep in Brooklyn after a week of whiplash-inducing Nets moments, punctuated by yesterday’s decision to “mutually part ways” with head coach Steve Nash. Pure chaos.

Halloweekend in the sports world unfortunately featured the wrong kind of horror, with a series of infuriating moments spanning antisemitism, sexual misconduct and physical violence. WTF, indeed.

Yesterday marked the 250th day of Brittney Griner’s wrongful detainment in Russia, and it brought another devastating update in the WNBA star’s case — the appeal of her nine-year sentence was rejected by a Russian court.

After a whirlwind offseason of trade rumors and off-court messes, the on-court NBA drama is officially back, starting with an epic doubleheader tonight.

The NBA is back, baby. Regular season tip-off is October 18th, so here’s a little basketball refresher before the hooping begins.

It’s time for the preseason, baby. And the anticipation for the upcoming 2022–23 season is at an all-time high, thanks to the NBA Canada Series presented by Bell. Ahead of the Toronto Raptors’ final preseason game on October 14th in Montreal, our pals at The GIST break down why it’s so special, recap highlights from the first game in Edmonton and preview what to expect dans Montreal.

It’s the last Sunday of September, a month that saw not one, not two, but three sports greats retire, with Serena Williams, Sue Bird and Roger Federer all hanging ’em up. And those retirements came after another legend, Allyson Felix, crossed her final finish line in August.

The Boston Celtics suspended second-year head coach Ime Udoka for the entire 2022–23 NBA season yesterday amid reports that he had an intimate, consensual relationship with a woman on the Celtics’ staff.

Post–WNBA Finals blues hitting hard? Have no fear because the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup tips off today from Sydney, Australia, with one coveted spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics on the line.