Lewis Hamilton, NHL, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, and Canadien Men's Soccer

The GIST: After a record number of upsets in the first two rounds, the men’s Sweet Sixteen went mostly as expected, with all of the remaining No. 1 seeds advancing to tonight and tomorrow’s Elite Eight action. That said, the tourney’s Cinderella team found their fairy godmother, and turned the tables on the beloved Sister Jean.

The GIST: We’ve gone from 64 amazing teams to just the “Elite Eight.” It’s time for the quarterfinals of the NCAA’s women’s basketball championship.

HAPPY SUNDAY! Have you ever thought to yourself, “race car drivers aren’t athletes; they just drive a car. I could do that.” Well, then today’s newsletter is for you. Seriously, stay with us. We’re about to give you all the goods on the new season of Formula One (which starts today): the drivers, the danger, the drama (!!!) and the super weird training regimens that make these guys the best.

The GIST: After seven straight days of college hoops madness, we’ll have two days to restock our snacks and fluff the couch cushions before Sweet Sixteen action begins on Saturday. Getcha popcorn ready.

Referee Tim Peel must’ve missed last week’s newsletter

The GIST: After seven straight days of college hoops madness, we’ll have two days to restock our snacks and fluff the couch cushions before Sweet Sixteen action begins on Saturday. Getcha popcorn ready.

Though you may not be able to physically travel to Europe these days, we want to mentally take you there. The UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals start tomorrow, so today we’re giving you the scoop on all you need to know. We don’t always talk about European soccer, but this is a BFD, so stay with us.

This week in tennis, the NBA, and skiing.

The GIST: We’re only halfway through the second round of men’s tourney action and we’ve already seen major upsets, busted brackets...and a COVID-19-related no-contest declaration. Madness managed.

The GIST: Gender disparity? In the NCAA women’s and men’s Div I basketball tournaments? In this economy?