The GIST: Apart from Sarah Fuller making herstory, college football gave us a status quo weekend, as the top eight teams remained unchanged for a fourth straight week. But college hoops did not disappoint, with upsets and huge blowouts in the first week of play. Now that’s what we’ve been looking for.

The GIST: The Hub’s football and fútbol teams are helping us kick off Monday on a high note. The Patriots escaped with a close win over the Arizona Cardinals and the Revolution marched onward in the MLS playoffs.

The GIST: There’s a lot of drama in the NFL these days. So before hopping into the on-field action, let’s talk about what’s happening off the field.

The GIST: We’re not the only ones still in a holiday food coma. Given the Rams’ and Chargers’ sloppy losses yesterday, we’re convinced the boys stocked up on seconds.

The Lakers and Clippers wasted no time kicking off NBA free agency, moving players left, right, down the hall and center.

For the first time since 2018, there’s a unanimous No. 1 in the college football rankings

This weekend was a flurry of activity in Beantown: the Patriots lost (sigh), the Celtics made a ton of personnel moves and the Revolution squeaked into the first round of MLS playoffs. Dig in!

The Washington Football Team (WFT) brought the holiday cheer yesterday with a key win, while the Wizards rang in NBA free agency with all the theatrics.

We’re looking for anything (babies, basketball and even the MLS) to take our minds off the Eagles after their 22–17 loss to the Cleveland Browns yesterday.

The Jets are still winless and both MLS teams lost in play-in games. Maybe Jersey’s the problem?

The Bulls are putting together the pieces for a stronger season, and the Northwestern Wildcats proved the critics wrong by upsetting the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday.

The Hub welcomed the newest Celtics in last night’s NBA draft, while the Patriots plan to keep their winning streak alive.