 | Leveling The Playing Field |
| From The GIST Team |
Let the Madness continue… | ||
| No, we're not talking about yesterday's Selection Sunday bracket reveal (though we'll have more on both NCAA basketball national tournaments later this week). We're talking about the WNBA collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations, which continued over the weekend.
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| Quote of The Day |
 | Clearly climate change is not going to go away. We're very conscious of its impact on not just winter sports, but also summer sports. |
 | — International Paralympic Committee chief brand and communications officer Craig Spence, discussing the alarmingly warm and slushy conditions at the Milano Cortina Paralympics (which wrapped yesterday, more on that below) — a growing concern as athletes call for calendar changes ahead of the 2030 Games. |
| Snapshots from Milano Cortina Paralympics |
| 🥇🏒 Somebody queue up "Free Bird" because Team USA clinched their fifth consecutive para ice hockey gold yesterday, defeating Canada 6–2 behind a hat trick from Jack Wallace. That win gave the U.S. a historic sweep as the first country to win Olympic women's, Olympic men's, and para ice hockey gold in the same year. 🥇⛷️ Out on the mountain, skier Sydney Peterson won gold in yesterday's women's 20km cross-country race, her fourth medal in four Milano Cortina events. Simply dominant.
🥇⛷️ As for the men, skier Jake Adicoff won yesterday's 20km cross-country race for his fourth gold of the Games, completing a golden sweep of the skiing events. 🇺🇸 Biathlete Kendall Gretsch and skier Andrew Kurka served as Team USA flag bearers at yesterday's Closing Ceremony, becoming the first American duo to share the honors. 🏅 And in the end, the U.S. finished second in the total medal count, leaving Milano Cortina with 24 medals, including 13 golds. Until next time, stay shiny. |
| The Latest |
⚽ Match week one, match week fun Source: Getty Images The GIST: NWSL opening weekend was a downright party — and not just the birthday kind. From the two expansion squads making their heart-pumping debuts to our favorite golazo of the season thus far, here are the headlines to know with Matchweek one in the books. 🟥😱 Boston Legacy FC, Denver Summit both draw red cards, lose by one in debuts: The vibes were sky-high for both expansion teams on Saturday, particularly in Boston, where 30K+ fans set an inaugural home opener attendance record at Gillette Stadium. But victory evaded the debutants: Legacy lost 1–0 to defending champs Gotham FC, while Denver fell 2–1 to Bay FC.
💪 Midfielder Croix Bethune leads Kansas City Current comeback: New team, same 2024 Rookie of the Year Bethune, who sparked a dramatic 2–1 come-from-behind win by scoring KC's first goal of the season in her debut with the club. Talk about a great first impression.     |
| Together With Modelo  Source: Modelo 🔥 Perfection doesn't just happen: It's built — brick by brick, win by win. Just ask the 2024 South Carolina Gamecock women, who authored a perfect 38-0 season en route to a national title. Led by iconic head coach Dawn Staley, this team didn't just win a championship; they capped off a masterpiece.
In partnership with Modelo, we're highlighting game-changing moments from college basketball's biggest tournament. Cheers to that. |
| Quick Hits |
🎓🏀 UConn women, Duke men earn No. 1 overall seeds on Selection Sunday | ||
| It was a two-horse race for the women's top overall seed, but the undefeated Huskies' perfect résumé was too much for UCLA to overcome. The Bruins slot in as the No. 2 overall seed (and the No. 1 seed in Region 2) with Texas and South Carolina earning the other two No. 1 seeds. As for the men, Duke's joined by Arizona, Michigan, and Florida as No. 1 seeds.
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🏎️ Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli earns first career race win in Chinese Grand Prix masterclass | ||
| Just 19 years and 202 days old, Antonelli became the youngest pole sitter in F1 history after Saturday's qualification. And the Italian prodigy rode that pole to a victory yesterday, crossing the line 5.5 seconds ahead of his second-place teammate George Russell and 25 seconds before Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. Notably, it's Hamilton's F1–record 203rd career podium and first for Ferrari.
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⚾ Team USA advance to tomorrow's World Baseball Classic (WBC) Final, defending champs Japan eliminated | ||
| The U.S. are through to their second straight WBC championship game after hanging on to beat the stacked Dominican Republic 2–1 in last night's controversy-filled semifinal. Led by starting pitcher Paul Skenes, the red, white, and blue defense the moment, holding the explosive DR lineup to just one run.
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⛳🎾 Champions crowned in prestigious "fifth majors" | ||
| The PGA's PLAYERS Championship and tennis' Indian Wells Open aren't among their respective iconic four majors, but the honorary fifth majors didn't disappoint yesterday. World No. 15 golfer Cameron Young triumphed on a perilous course, using pinpoint accuracy on the trickiest hole of the final round to complete the comeback.
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| 🚨 Calling all GISTers, hoops fans, and bracket aficionados: It's the most wonderful time of the year, aka time for The GIST's women's and men's college bracket challenges. Whether you're a first-timer or a bracket challenge veteran, The GIST's contests are for you. 🔢 You can submit up to three brackets per tourney to game out multiple scenarios and embrace the chaos. With odds of a perfect bracket at one in 9.2 quintillion, you might as well try one of these strategies:
⏱️ Don't wait — the deadline to submit your men's brackets is Thursday at 12 p.m. ET, with the women's deadline at noon ET Friday. |
| Fun & Games |
Question of the DayWe'll be back in your inbox twice over the next two days, previewing the hoops Madness to come. As you prepare to make your picks in The GIST's annual bracket challenge, we want to know: What's your go-to strategy? |
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