The GIST: The Seattle Storm’s Commissioner’s Cup win didn’t count toward their regular season standings, but yesterday’s loss to the Chicago Sky certainly did.

Updates from Diana Matheson, the NBA Finals, and CFL rumors.

A rare Tuesday morning newsletter from us, but for a very special occasion: the NBA Finals start tonight. Before Game 1 tips off at 9 p.m. ET, we have all the goods on the championship matchup.

The GIST: It was a jam-packed weekend of basketball, but let’s start with the good stuff from the WNBA: Diana Taurasi is back.

The GIST: While we’re on pins and needles waiting to see who gets hired as the NBA’s first-ever female head coach, we guess we should tune in to the conference finals.

The GIST: Sports are finally returning to the capital...but one of Ottawa’s finest won’t be.