 | Edition #1193 Jan 31, 2025 |
| From The GIST Team |
Hey there!Before we dig into today's sports news, we're thinking of everyone impacted by the devastating plane crash in D.C. on Wednesday, a tragedy that claimed the lives of several members of the U.S. figure skating community.
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| Quote of The Day |
 | Tennessee is the DNA of everything women's basketball stands for. I'm excited to be part of the group working to bring a WNBA team to the state and honor Coach Summitt's legacy. |
 | — Basketball icon Candace Parker, announcing that she's part of the group working to bring the WNBA's 16th franchise to Tennessee.
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| The Latest |
🏈 Not great Source: Tim Warner/Getty Images Content warning: This section contains mention of sexual misconduct. The GIST: Seven-time Pro Bowler and Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is facing allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, as reported by The Baltimore Banner in a bombshell article yesterday. Here's everything we know. The allegations: According to claims from six massage therapists, the alleged misconduct occurred between 2012 and 2016 — during Tucker's first five seasons in the NFL — and resulted in multiple massage therapists refusing to work with the long-time Ravens kicker, along with two spas banning him from returning.
Tucker's response: The veteran kicker responded with a lengthy social media post an hour after the allegations went public, calling the claims "unequivocally false." His lawyers also denied the reports, stating that they're speculative and "impossible to prove," while maintaining that Tucker was never banned from the two spas. Zooming out: It's no secret that the NFL has a disappointingly long history of sexual misconduct amongst its athletes — and the league's punishments rarely fit the crime. Though there's still plenty to sort through, all eyes will once again be on the league's handling of this reprehensible situation.     |
| Buzzer Beaters |
| 🏒 With only two weeks until the puck drops on the 4 Nations Cup, all four contending teams have named their captains. Sidney Crosby (Canada), Auston Matthews (USA), Victor Hedman (Sweden), and Aleksander Barkov (Finland) will don the Cs for their respective squads. 1️⃣ There was not one but two aces during yesterday's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am opening day with both world No. 3 Rory McIlroy and world No. 28 Shane Lowry tallying holes-in-one.
⛳ South Korea's Kim A-lim leads the Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) Tournament of Champions after yesterday's first round, boasting a four-shot lead over the rest of the field. 🏀 It's a good weekend to wear No. 22 — South Carolina star A'ja Wilson and Iowa icon Caitlin Clark will have their college jerseys retired on Sunday. It feels like one of those nights. 👀 And that's not the only Clark news to report: Though the hoops phenom won't bring her talents to this year's NBA All-Star action, she will bring them back to the Hawkeyes' homecourt when the Indiana Fever play an exhibition game there in May. 🥎 Former Oklahoma State pitcher and two-time Team USA gold medalist Lexi Kilfoyl was the No. 1 pick in Wednesday's inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) draft, taken by the Bandits ahead of the groundbreaking league's June launch. Nothing soft about it. ✅ Two-time WNBA champion Monica Wright Rogers was announced as the Toronto Tempo's inaugural general manager (GM) on Wednesday after spending the last two seasons as the assistant GM for the Phoenix Mercury. |
| Together With Cycling Frog 😴Sip your way to a good night's sleep Source: Cycling Frog Exercising more in 2025? Well, take it from this Cycling Frog — tired muscles do not always coincide with a tired brain. If you're looking for a way to enhance your relaxation and sleep, try incorporating Cycling Frog's cannabis products into your routine.
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| Weekend Watching |
 Source: Unrivaled via USA Today 🏀 Unrivaled: Lunar Owls BC vs. Laces BC — Tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET — TNT
🏐 PVF: Vegas Thrill vs. Indy Ignite — Tonight at 10 p.m. ET — YouTube
🏒 PWHL: Montréal Victoire vs. NY Sirens — Sunday at 1 p.m. ET — Fubo
🏈 NFL Pro Bowl: American Football Conference (AFC) vs. National Football Conference (NFC) — Sunday at 3 p.m. ET — ESPN
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| Together With Reverse Health  Source: Reverse Health 🧘 Two dollars doesn't stretch too far in this economy — unless your goal is to get stretchy yourself. That's right — Reverse Health, the best at-home fitness app for women, is offering a promotion alongside their 28-Day Yoga Challenge, selling subscriptions for as little as $2 a week.
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| The GIST's Picks |
Here's what passed The GIST squad's vibe check this week:
💪 How to tackle your wellness goalsWith Nasoya's free-to-enter Power of 9 sweepstakes. There's a year-long gym membership on the line (among other prizes), so you can double down on that new year, new you era.* 🏉 Who's ready to ruckWomen's Elite Rugby (WER), the first-ever pro women's rugby league in the U.S. WER recently revealed its six team names and logos ahead of their March season start and they're truly try-mendous. 🎨 Who to know"Queen Tahj" Williams, a New Orleans artist who made history as the first Black woman to design the Super Bowl logo and theme art. *P.S. This is a sponsored post. Wellness always wins. |
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Upgrade your empty walls and enter to win today. |
| Fun & Games |
Question of the DayBelieve it or not, today's the last day of January. With the second month of the year on deck tomorrow, which of the following events are you most stoked for in February? |
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