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Northwestern’s Izzy Scane will make history in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tourney this weekend
No. 1 Northwestern’s sixth-year attacker Izzy Scane is the women’s lacrosse moment, and as the national tourney kicks off today, she’s proving why.
May 10, 2024
🥍 Don’t stop ’em now
Top NCAA women’s lacrosse teams are fighting for automatic NCAA bids in conference tourneys
Teams are feverishly trying to lock down conference tournament trophies — and the automatic berths to the national tournament that come with them — ahead of Sunday’s selection show.
May 01, 2024
🏛️ Department of Education updates Title IX’s due process provision
The Department of Education’s Title IX updates allow student-athletes accused of sexual misconduct to compete during investigations
The U.S. Department of Education released updates to Title IX regulations that allow student-athletes accused of sexual misconduct to avoid suspension until university investigations conclude.
April 22, 2024
🏛️ Change is the only constant
The NCAA removed restrictions on the transfer portal and school-assisted NIL deals this week
The NCAA’s Division I Council made major moves to reduce restrictions on name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals and the transfer portal this week, changes the org’s implementing to try and keep up with the ever-changing college sports world.
April 19, 2024
😡 NAIA bans trans athletes in women’s sports
The NAIA bans trans athletes from competing in women’s sports
The NAIA unanimously voted to ban transgender athletes from nearly all women’s sports competitions beginning this August, limiting their participation to practices under the guise of protecting “competitive fairness.”
April 10, 2024
🥍 We meet again…
Two of NCAA women’s lacrosse’s top teams meet in a national championship rematch tomorrow.
One of the sport’s spiciest rivalries will add another chapter with a rematch of the 2023 national championship game.
February 28, 2024
🥍 Sit back, re-lax
Everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse season
Who can stop No. 1 Northwestern's quest for a second straight national women's lacrosse championship?
February 09, 2024
🏛️ This isn’t amateur hour
College
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players are university employees, according to NLRB
February 07, 2024
On Monday, a NLRB regional director ruled that under U.S. labor law, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team members are considered the school’s employees, the first nail in the coffin for the NCAA’s beleaguered amateurism model.
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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.

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