Highlights from the NHL, the NBA, and tennis.

Things are getting messier by the day in the college football world. Since mid-August there’s been a petitionhttps://thegist.createsend1.com/t/t-l-pukjhil-l-g/, a lawsuithttps://thegist.createsend1.com/t/t-l-pukjhil-l-w/, a tweethttps://thegist.createsend1.com/t/t-l-pukjhil-l-yd/ from president Donald Trump and, of course, a pandemic. And you thought The Bachelorette was dramatic.

The NWSL's Fall Series will start this weekend without some big USWNT names (think Megan Rapinoe, Sam Mewis, Rose Lavelle)

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the sports world’s restart of the restart and discuss whether or not it's time for student-athletes, especially Black student-athletes, to unionize.

The U.S. Open is upon us, and as if the road to the tennis Grand Slam event wasn’t rocky enough, a few men’s players are bringing an extra dose of drama to the tournament.

Although last week’s wildcat strike of games and practices lasted only a few days, the impacts have long-term potential.

This weekend brought us the day that we all thought might never come: the start of the 2020 college football season!

Yesterday, in protest of racial injustice, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their NBA playoff game. And, in one of the strongest collective actions we’ve seen in sports, the rest of the league and athletes from across North America are following suit.

Thanks to the NHL’s lack of genuine support last night, there were still a few playoff games to watch. Here are a few highlights from the night.

Sports fans in North America will soon have primetime games with real crowd noise. But the jury’s still out if hosting fans during the COVID-19 pandemic is the best call.

After a v. successful return-to-play tournament in July, the NWSL is coming back, baby.

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the sports world’s reaction to the shooting of unarmed Black man Jacob Blake and discuss the horrible sexist and homophobic remarks coming from NHL and MLB commentators. If only we could be done with this sh!t.