Racing toward change: Canada Soccer updates & F1 season preview
Welcome to March!
And welcome to another episode of The GIST of It. On today’s pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz kick things off with some infuriating updates out of Canada Soccer. Turns out, amid an ongoing labor dispute with CanWNT, the organization’s finances are way worse than we originally thought, with funding “on life support” for the women’s squad. The gals will sort through all the messy details.
Then after the break, start your engines because the 2023 F1 season officially begins this weekend! Twenty-three Grands Prix, 20 drivers, 10 teams, one big winner — El and Steph have everything you need to know before action hits the grid at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend.
Out with the old: Women’s soccer labor updates & NFL Combine controversy
Happy Tuesday!
Content warning: This episode contains mention of sexual misconduct.
Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are talking fútbol and football on today’s episode of The GIST of It. The gals start off with some international women’s soccer news: Three French women’s national team players announced last week that they will not play internationally until changes are made within the federation, and now those desired changes could be imminent. It’s all part of a broader trend of female footballers fighting for their worth — more power to ’em.
Then after the break, El and Steph kick it over to the gridiron because today marks the start of the NFL Combine. The marquee event tasks prospects with a series of physical and mental challenges to assess their readiness to play in the league, but is plagued by some systemically problematic issues.
Back to school: The legal battle that could restructure the NCAA
Class is in session!
On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are heading back to school to chat about a major legal battle involving the NCAA. A federal court heard arguments yesterday in the case of Johnson vs. NCAA, which argues that former collegiate athletes should have been paid an hourly wage, similar to other student workers.
College sports fan or not, this debate could impact the sports landscape for years to come, and the gals have you covered with every angle of this nuanced, complicated story. Grab that backpack and sharpen those pencils.
