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Basketball legend Diana Taurasi retires after 20 WNBA seasons

It’s officially the end of an era — for the Phoenix Mercury, the WNBA, and sports as a whole — after the iconic Diana Taurasi announced her retirement yesterday. Fully satiated, the hoops giant’s storied career is truly one for the history books.

February 26, 2025

Unrivaled’s thrilling 1-on-1 tournament finale is set

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Ready the crown because one Unrivaled athlete is about to be $200K richer, with the semis and final of the exhilarating 1-on-1 tournament tipping off tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Let’s bounce to it.

February 14, 2025

Disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler lands with Golden State Warriors

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And just like that, perhaps the most shocking trade deadline in NBA history has come and gone — but not before hearts were broken and whiplash set in. One of the final chips to fall? Disgruntled Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler, who’s on his way to the Golden State Warriors after Wednesday’s blockbuster trade. That’s right, the saga is officially over.

February 06, 2025

Candace Parker headlines dynamite crew of Black women basketball broadcasters

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The sports media landscape has long been dominated by white men, but that’s changing with an increasing number of women clipping on mics and crushing it on air — and that’s exactly where these four hoop-tastic Black women thrive.

February 05, 2025

Phoenix Mercury land coveted free agent Satou Sabally in four-team trade as blockbuster WNBA free agency continues

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The hardwood drama doesn’t end with the NBA — WNBA shakeups continue to shock during the league’s ongoing free agency shenanigans. Let’s dive into the latest W-altering headlines from over the weekend.

February 03, 2025

🏀 Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

Blockbuster NBA deal sends Luka Dončić to the LA Lakers

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Jaws dropped across the NBA late Saturday night as news of a stunning blockbuster trade — one that’s sending five-time All-NBA first-teamer Luka Dončić to the LA Lakers and ten-time All-Star Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks — broke while most hoops fans were snug in their beds. That’s right, it’s 1000% real.

February 03, 2025

All-Stars Alyssa Thomas, Brittney Griner on the move amid wild WNBA offseason

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The WNBA continues to wreak havoc with not one but two blockbuster deals yesterday. Though the moves aren’t officially official until February 1st, here’s the latest from the hardwood.

January 29, 2025

Sports News

Recapping the weekend’s women’s college basketball games, including South Carolina’s big win over LSU

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January 27, 2025

Who needs to wait until March with chaos aplenty in women’s basketball. Let’s catch up on the weekend before another week of on-court action.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #438

Zooming out on Diana Taurasi’s retirement, plus an NCAA women’s hoops preview

February 27, 2025

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Zooming out on Diana Taurasi’s retirement, plus an NCAA women’s hoops preview

Here’s to a legend!

Diana Taurasi, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, announced her retirement on Tuesday, so today’s episode of The GIST of It is a toast to the queen of confidence. As co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss, Taurasi’s skill, starpower, and most of all, swagger, re-defined women’s hoops — the game is in a bigger, better, and brighter place because of her. Bowing to the best.

Then in part two, the gals stay on the hardwood, previewing this weekend’s must-watch NCAA women’s hoops action as the regular season comes to a close. March is so close, we can taste it.