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With the postseason looming, baseball and softball diamonds are heating up

With less than a month before softball and baseball conference tournaments take the field, here’s who’s dominating diamonds…and who’s been crushed by the pressure.

April 12, 2024

No. 1 Wake Forest is the team to beat as NCAA baseball season begins.

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I’s NCAA baseball’s opening day, and a whopping 305 Division I teams will take today’s field in pursuit of the sport’s Holy Grail: a ticket to June’s Men’s College World Series (MCWS) in Omaha.

February 16, 2024

WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup

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Stock up on some Harvey Bars because Team USA’s gals — including current and former NCAA athletes — will take the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup field for the first time in five years (thanks, COVID-19) tomorrow. Batter up!

August 07, 2023

Conference Realignment

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Just as our Friday newsletter hit your inbox, the college sports landscape as we know it unraveled: A conference realignment bomb exploded, and we’re here to parse through the pieces with you. There are still a ton of questions to be addressed and a near-guarantee of more bombshell headlines, so buckle up — who knows where the Power Five will be by the time you finish scrolling!

August 07, 2023

No. 2 Florida's 24-run outburst sets up winner-take-all Game 3 with No. 5 LSU

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The MCWS finals are all tied up, with the No. 2 Florida Gators and No. 5 LSU Tigers notching one win each in the best-of-three series this weekend.

June 26, 2023

An exclusive interview with Olivia Pichardo

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In honor of Title IX Day, we sat down with a player who’s not only carrying on the law’s legacy, but also building one of her own: Brown University sophomore Olivia Pichardo, who became the first woman to make a DI baseball roster last November before officially shattering the DI glass ceiling by stepping to the plate this spring.

June 23, 2023

College

Which teams will advance to the Men's College World Series final?

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June 21, 2023

Jaw-dropping plays, wild comebacks, close calls, and six (!!!) one-run nailbiters — the MCWS has been a baseball fan’s paradise, and it’s not even close to over.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #361

Reggie Bush’s Heisman trophy, Larry Nassar settlements & a 2024 NFL Draft preview

April 25, 2024

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Reggie Bush’s Heisman trophy, Larry Nassar settlements & a 2024 NFL Draft preview

Hello!

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

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz round up some major mid-week headlines in a three-part deep dive. First up, El and Steph discuss football star Reggie Bush’s historic Heisman Trophy reinstatement and what it says about the transforming college sports landscape.

Then in part two, the gals discuss the multimillion dollar Department of Justice settlement reached this week for the survivors of disgraced Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, a settlement stemming from the FBI’s negligence.

And to round it out, El and Steph kick it back to the football field for an NFL Draft preview before the first names are called on Thursday night.

Thank you to Aflac for supporting 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.