The PWHL’s record-setting launch & women’s soccer’s ACL curse
Hey, hi, hello!
This one’s for the girls — today’s episode of The GIST of It breaks down the latest from the women’s ice and pitch.
Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz kick things off with the PWHL’s history-making first week, complete with smashed viewership and attendance records. They built it, and now everyone’s come to watch women’s hockey.
Part two features a more frustrating story out of women’s soccer: Chelsea FC and Australia superstar Sam Kerr is the latest athlete sidelined with an ACL injury. El and Steph parse through the concerning pattern of knee injuries in the sport, as well as the moves to address it.
Previewing the final NFL regular-season weekend & building an NWSL SuperTeam
Happy New Year!
The gals are kicking off 2024 with all the football from both the gridiron and the pitch.
On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz start in the NFL, where the final weekend of the regular season is chock-full of games that will decide more than a third of the league’s postseason spots.
Then after the break, El and Steph kit-up soccer-style, as the NWSL’s second-ever free agency period is seeing moves that are building a superteam in the Big Apple’s NJ/NY Gotham FC.
From our superteam to you, thanks for tuning in for another year of leveling the playing field.
The hit list: a year in review of the biggest sports stories of 2023
Happy Tiny Friday!
In the last episode of The GIST of It for the year, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz reflect on 2024, sharing not only the podcast’s top moments but also the best moments in sports over the last 12 months. Take a walk down memory lane with us, won’t you? Happy listening!
