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The party’s just starting for the 2024 WNBA Draftees as the season tip-off approaches

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With league enthusiasm (and lewks) at an all-time high, what comes next for the W’s newbies?

April 17, 2024

🏀 Live from New York, it’s Monday night!

Tonight’s 2024 WNBA Draft welcomes the NCAA’s best women’s basketball players to the pros

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Roll out the Orange Carpet, because the NCAA’s best women’s basketball players turn pro tonight at the 2024 WNBA Draft

April 14, 2024

UConn makes its case for blue blood status with second consecutive NCAA men’s basketball championship

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After Monday’s 75–60 dub over fellow No. 1–seed Purdue, Naismith Coach of the Year Dan Hurley’s UConn Huskies became the first back-to-back national champions in 17 years, reigniting an internet debate: Are the Huskies now officially a blue blood?

April 10, 2024

No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball goes undefeated to win NCAA title

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After graduating all five of last year’s starters, No. 1 South Carolina women's basketball went a perfect 38-0 to win their second NCAA title in the last three seasons and third in program history.

April 08, 2024

No. 1 UConn faces No. 1 Purdue in tonight’s men’s March Madness finale

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Two highly-decorated No. 1 seeds, the UConn Huskies and Purdue Boilermakers, will duke it out for the national trophy tonight at 9:20 p.m. ET on TBS.

April 08, 2024

Today's women's Final Four is packed with star power

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Record-setting viewership, stunning starpower, and a whole lot of hoopla later, the women’s March Madness tournament culminates this weekend. First up, tonight’s stacked Final Four lineup, with two spots in Sunday’s 3 p.m. ET championship game on the line.

April 05, 2024

College

The men’s Final Four features two No. 1–seeds and two underdogs

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April 05, 2024

The men’s Final Four start their semifinal dance tomorrow on TBS, and both blockbuster matchups feature powerhouse programs vs. scrappy underdogs.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #365

WNBA prepares for charter flight takeoff and a USTA WTF

May 09, 2024

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WNBA prepares for charter flight takeoff and a USTA WTF

Hey there!

Content warning: Today’s episode contains mention of sexual assault.

Today’s episode of The GIST of It starts out with nothing but net, as co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss a plethora of league-altering WNBA news, most notably the announcement that charter flights could be implemented for all teams as soon as this season.

Part 2 sadly brings a WTF, after a federal jury ordered the USTA — tennis’ governing body — to pay a $9M settlement to a player who alleges the organization failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted by a coach. Just awful.

Thank you to Aflac for powering today’s episode! Just like The GIST tackles the gap in women’s sports coverage, Aflac closes the gap that health insurance leaves behind. Learn more at aflac.com/thegist.