The GIST: What better way to tuck into the winter break (because let’s face it, we’re all mentally checking out for the next two weeks, right?) than with some NBA action.

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The GIST: After a nail-biting weekend of football, the NFL’s playoff field is narrowing.

The GIST: Remember when Kate Hudson did everything she could to get Matthew McConaughey to dump her in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days? Looks like NBA superstar James Harden has been taking notes.

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The GIST: Soccer has a long and internationally appalling history of racism, and this weekend, Canada’s golden couple became the latest targets.

Bits & Bites: Canada

The GIST: It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With just three weeks left in the regular season, it’s playoff-clinching time in the NFL.

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The GIST: And while we’re talking puck, the rest of the hockey world is a bit of a mess right now, too. Bebe Rexha saw it coming.

The GIST: Hey 2020, just one more thing before you leave us forever: the U.S. Women’s Open, please and thank you.

This Week in Sports: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Formula One Racing, Soccer in Canada