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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

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

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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.

June 21, 2023

2023 Men's College World Series preview

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The 75th Men’s College World Series (MCWS) begins in mere hours, and with this season already setting home run records, the vibes have never been higher.

June 16, 2023

No. 8 Stanford and Tennessee punch last tickets to Men's College World Series

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The last two MCWS teams roared back from Game 1 losses to seal their best-of-three series and punch their tickets to Omaha.

June 14, 2023

College

Men's College World Series by the numbers

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June 14, 2023

The number of overall No. 1 seeds to win the title since the current 64-team format was instituted in 1999.

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The footy gals’ bumpy road to Paris & a new golf tourney mixes it up

The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #325

The footy gals’ bumpy road to Paris & a new golf tourney mixes it up

December 07, 2023

Happy tiny Friday!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz start on the international women’s soccer pitch, where the drama has been kicking as two of the world’s Top 4 teams failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics over the last week.

Then after the break, the gals swing through the shiny new Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament, a first-of-its-kind mixed tourney that pairs LPGA and PGA stars together. Stick with El and Steph for everything you need to know on and off the links before the competition tees off tomorrow.

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