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Brawls and bonkers endings categorize Saturday’s college football rivalry games

The holiday season is here, but this weekend’s football games were anything but holly jolly — with rivalries, brawls, nearly historic overtimes, and much more.

December 02, 2024

Thanksgiving college basketball tournaments yielded wild results

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Thanksgiving week tournaments took teams to tropical locations like the Bahamas and Maui, where the heat off the court produced even hotter results.

December 02, 2024

Wednesday is an action-packed day of women’s basketball, with multiple top-25 matchups

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Fresh off their Sunday upset of defending champs South Carolina, UCLA received the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll for the first time in school history on Monday — a perfect prelude to an exciting week of women’s hoops.

November 27, 2024

Another CFP rankings dropped, with Notre Dame moving up and two SEC teams falling out

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The College Football Playoff (CFP) is fast approaching, with just two more rankings drops, one week of regular-season play, and conference championship action remaining.

November 27, 2024

The Maui Invitational has been packed with wild men’s basketball games, including two upsets against No. 2 UConn

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The Maui Invitational always delivers some of the best men’s November basketball, and this year is no exception. From top-five matchups to wild upsets, the Aloha State has it all.

November 27, 2024

Northwestern wins its first Field Hockey National Title since 2021 with a 5–0 win over Saint Joseph’s

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After finishing as runners-up in 2022 and 2023, No. 2 Northwestern field hockey claimed the top prize with an impressive 5–0 finals win over No. 4 Saint Joseph’s yesterday, securing the program’s second title in the last four seasons.

November 25, 2024

Notre Dame and UCLA women’s basketball set to rise in AP Poll after upsets

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UCLA and Notre Dame women’s basketball teams ruled the weekend with big upsets over South Carolina and USC, respectively — here’s what you need to know about the giant slayers, plus some men’s hoops updates ahead of today’s rankings drop.

November 25, 2024

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Outside of No. 2 Ohio State taking care of No. 5 Indiana, upsets ruled the weekend and shook up the playoff picture

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November 25, 2024

The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Show is less than two weeks away and after this weekend’s topsy-turvy results, there are some serious questions about who’s in and who’s out of the 12-team postseason.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #416

PWHL sophomore season preview, plus a conversation with the Minnesota Frost’s Taylor Heise

November 28, 2024

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PWHL sophomore season preview, plus a conversation with the Minnesota Frost’s Taylor Heise

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The PWHL’s sophomore season is just days away, so today’s episode is all about previewing the action before the puck drops on Season 2 on Saturday. From standout rookies to women’s hockey vets, the PWHL is dripping with talent, and co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz have everything you need to know.

Speaking of massive talent, stick around for part two, where El chats with the Minnesota Frost’s Taylor Heise, the first pick in the inaugural 2023 PWHL draft. Heise already has one league championship to her name and is itching to add to her trophy collection — in between featuring in EA Sports NHL 25, of course. Puck yeah.

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