The WNBA is looking to leverage all available tools to build interest in the game, and that means taking a winning move out of the men’s sports playbook. ESPN announced yesterday that for the first time ever, the WNBA’s opening night doubleheader will be available on Disney+ in addition to streaming on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The most highly anticipated WNBA season ever doesn’t begin for another six days, but the league’s already making headlines as they look ahead to next week’s regular-season tip-off. Prepare for takeoff.

If this natty round-up feels familiar, it’s because two teams bagged back-to-back ’ships this weekend.

Still stunned by the regular season’s last weekend? Same. The girlies closed things out with some diamond-level chaos, making fans even more excited for the upcoming postseason.

With an epic first round done and dusted, the NBA conference semifinals have arrived and are already bringing the early upsets. No more horsing around.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is officially in the books and only two Canadian teams remain as the conference semis get underway.

On Thursday, the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup extended its partnership with Microsoft through 2026. It focuses on developing tech solutions for the women’s national team tennis tournament by utilizing the Azure cloud platform, allowing Microsoft to flex its computing muscles in women’s sports amid explosive sector growth.

The WNBA saw the Caitlin Clark Effect play out on the court this weekend in a sold-out preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings. But the league’s decision to keep the game — and the popular WNBA Canada preseason game — exclusively available on WNBA League Pass in the U.S. may have been a missed bucket for the league.

From the baseball diamond to the boardroom and everywhere in between, members of the AANHPI community are leaving their mark on the sports world.

Broadcaster Scripps is a relative newcomer to the women’s sports space, but has already seen significant wins by investing in local markets and the emerging women’s sports sector. Scripps Sports president Brian Lawlor spoke with The GIST last month about what’s been working for the thriving platform.

’Ship season is back, back again. Here’s the lowdown on this weekend’s hardware-hoisting:

Buckle up hockey fans because three Canadian teams are still contending for the Stanley Cup, including the never-say-die Toronto Maple Leafs.