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| From The GIST Team |
Happy December! | ||
| Mariah Carey has officially defrosted, and the holiday season is in full swing. We may be a little biased, but The GIST merch makes the perfect gift — especially with 10% of proceeds going to Team IMPACT, a sports-focused nonprofit chosen by our The GIST Plus community. No better way to get in the giving spirit. | ||
| Quote of The Day |
 | It's number one…I think that kinda solidified my career in that moment — of being the MVP. |
 | — Las Vegas Aces icon A'ja Wilson, sharing on Hot Ones that this year's WNBA Finals Game 3 buzzer-beater is the most satisfying bucket of her entire career. Scorching, indeed. |
| The Latest |
🏈 Bring on all the pretenders Source: Dylan Buell/Getty Images The GIST: The NFL chose chaos once again this week, with holiday hi-jinks and stunners aplenty. Contenders are turning into pretenders faster than you can say Hail Mary — and vice versa. As Week 13 wraps up, let's muddle through the madness. 🚨 Houston, we have a
🐴 Indianapolis floundering in pretender status: Yes, QB Daniel Jones is playing on a broken fibula, but the Colts' concerns are deeper than a hairline fracture…and yesterday's loss to the Texans. Jones has struggled in big games this season, especially on the road: He threw five INTs and fumbled the ball four times in Indy's three road losses, a concerning trend.
🤔 The 10-2 New England Patriots — pretenders or contenders?: Tonight's 8:15 p.m. ET Monday Night Football matchup against the 2-9 NY Giants probably won't give us a definitive answer. Cubic zirconia or not, the QB Drake Maye–led Patriots can extend their nine-game win streak and their lead atop the AFC with a victory at home.     |
| Quick Hits |
🎓🏈 Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin leaving for LSU despite ongoing College Football Playoff (CFP) push | ||
| NCAA football continues to rival The Real Housewives. Kiffin, the top head coaching candidate on the market, announced yesterday that he'll take the job at LSU and will not lead the No. 7 Rebels in the rest of their CFP run. Kiffin enjoyed a successful six-year tenure at Ole Miss, but couldn't pass up the chance to coach the storied Tigers — not to mention a reported $12 million annual contract.
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🏀 WNBA, Players Union agree to second collective bargaining agreement (CBA) extension | ||
| Yesterday's already-delayed CBA deadline came and went, with both parties agreeing to extend the current CBA until January 9th, 2026. The league and its players union remain at odds over key elements of a new deal, namely revenue sharing. And while negotiations continue, two major offseason events are at a standstill: the expansion draft and free agency.
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🏎️ Red Bull's Max Verstappen posts second straight race win, sits 12 points back in World Driver's Championship (WDC) title fight | ||
| The four-time defending champ was infallible in yesterday's Qatar Grand Prix, but his first-place finish required an expert call from Red Bull strategist Hannah Schmitz. Neither of Verstappen's WDC rivals — McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris — opted to pit under an early safety car, but Schmitz's split-second decision gave Verstappen an advantage he wouldn't relinquish.
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| Together With Starbucks  Source: Starbucks 😋 It's the perfect time of year for a little treat, because if anyone deserves one today, it's you. Thankfully, we know just the place to indulge in the ultimate holiday sip: Starbucks.
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| Buzzer Beaters |
| 🏒 The PWHL's Seattle Torrent broke the U.S. attendance record for a pro women's hockey game on Friday, hosting 16,014 frenzied fans at Climate Pledge Arena. 🏆⚽ Saturday's MLS Cup will be a showdown between two international greats: The Vancouver Whitecaps' Thomas Müller leads the charge against Inter Miami CF's Lionel Messi, with both squads looking to raise their first-ever MLS championship trophy. 🎓⚽ And then there were four. No. 1 seed Stanford advanced to the Women's College Cup semis and will play No. 2 Duke on Friday, while No. 3 Florida State faces No. 2 TCU on the other side of the bracket. 🎓🏐 As expected, undefeated Nebraska women's volleyball earned the top overall seed in the 64-team championship field, where first-round matches begin on Thursday. Aces on deck. 🇺🇸⚽ Midfielder Catarina Macario scored twice in the No. 2 USWNT's 3–0 Friday friendly win against No. 12 Italy, a statement dub against a team that made the Women's Euro semis over the summer. Can the red, white, and blue repeat in tonight's 7 p.m. ET rematch? 🏆🏀 Team USA are your FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup women's champs after Allisha Gray hit two clutch free throws to clinch yesterday's 21–19 victory over Team Canada. Ice in her veins. |
| Together With Foria 🎁 Don't wait for Santa Source: Foria Even as women continue to triumph on the field, women's wellness is too often stuck on the sidelines. Widespread underfunding, a lack of research, and chronic stereotyping from brands mean it can feel impossible to know which products actually belong on your shelf. 💃 Enter: Foria, the holistic wellness brand that's been centering women's pleasure and wellbeing for over a decade. Their award-winning formulas are plant-based, sustainable, and mindfully created to support intimacy, rest, and ease.
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| The GIST's Picks |
📚 What to read"Hoops Muses," a vibrant journey through women's basketball history and culture. This book brings the game's milestones and legends to life and makes a great gift for the holiday season. |
| The Foria Cyber Monday sale. Enjoy 30% off sitewide on oils, melts, and salves from the holistic intimacy and menstrual wellness experts. The gift that keeps on giving.* |
👗 What to doThrift for game day looks. NFL star DeAndre Hopkins and a fashion editor challenged themselves to find two game-day tunnel outfits for under $100 each at Goodwill. *P.S. This is a sponsored post. Treat yourself. |
| Fun & Games |
Question of the DayThe last month of 2025 has arrived, bringing with it some exciting book-ending sports action. Which event are you most excited to watch in December? Choose from the options below or reply and let us know. |
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