2023 Solheim Cup preview
2023 Solheim Cup preview
The Solheim Cup — one of golf’s most anticipated tourneys — is officially underway in Spain, with Team USA and Team Europe swinging for glory in this unique team competition.
September 22, 2023
The LGPA's AIG Women’s Open swings into action tomorrow
The LGPA's AIG Women’s Open swings into action tomorrow
And then there was one. The AIG Women’s Open — the LPGA’s fifth and final major of the season — swings into action tomorrow, hosted at the Walton Heath Golf Club in England. Fancy a spot of tee?
August 09, 2023
The Amundi Evian Championship is underway
The Amundi Evian Championship is underway
The fourth of five annual LPGA majors is underway across the pond: The Amundi Evian Championship, held, as always, at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France.
July 28, 2023
A 2023 British Open preview
A 2023 British Open preview
The final men’s golf major of the season tees off tomorrow from the links at Royal Liverpool, with a $16.5M purse and the Claret Jug — golf’s most coveted trophy — on the line.
July 19, 2023
An update from the 2023 U.S. Women's Open
An update from the 2023 U.S. Women's Open
With the first round in the (golf)bag, China’s Lin Xiyu and South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo sit atop the leaderboard at the U.S. Women’s Open, the first LPGA major ever held at the iconic Pebble Beach course.
July 07, 2023
Yin Ruoning wins first career major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Yin Ruoning wins first career major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
China’s 20-year-old Yin Ruoning won her first career major at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship yesterday, making her the 15th different tourney champion in the last two seasons.
June 26, 2023
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship preview
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship preview
June 21, 2023
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship — the second of five LPGA majors — tees off tomorrow from Springfield, NJ, with 19 of the top 20 players in the world, plus one wunderkind rookie, and a $9M purse on the line.
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Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy
Ep #306

Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy

September 26, 2023

Happy Fall!

It’s a new season but the same ol’ song: Women are still fighting unequal systems within and outside of sports.

So on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz first chat about the Afghan women’s national volleyball team, who compete in defiance of the country’s Taliban rule and are currently speaking out about dismal training conditions at the Asian Games. 

Then after the break, the gals give flowers to a women’s soccer and activist GOAT: the USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe, who hung up her international boots over the weekend, leaving both a massive hole in the team and an even bigger off-pitch legacy. And while no one can truly fill her cleats, El and Steph kick around a few thoughts about the future of the USWNT. LFG.


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Tensions rise ahead of tomorrow's third PGA major of the year
Tensions rise ahead of tomorrow's third PGA major of the year
The PGA’s third major of the year tees off tomorrow with betrayal as the backdrop after last week’s bombshell news that the PGA Tour intends to merge with rival LIV Golf, a deal that’s come under continued scrutiny.
June 14, 2023
Stanford golf star Rose Zhang is set to make her LPGA debut
Stanford golf star Rose Zhang is set to make her LPGA debut
Twenty-year-old golfer Rose Zhang is a Stanford Cardinal, a Hello Kitty fan, and, as of tomorrow, the most exciting amateur to turn pro since Tiger Woods.
May 31, 2023
LPGA launches affordable golf gear for female beginners and juniors at Walmart
LPGA launches affordable golf gear for female beginners and juniors at Walmart
Yesterday, the LPGA launched a line of affordable golf clubs, accessories, and apparel for female beginners and juniors.
May 24, 2023
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Masters Tournament
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Masters Tournament
Men’s golf’s biggest event tees off today, so this newsletter has everything you need to know about the famed major — the good, the bad and the ugly.
April 06, 2023
The LPGA season looks forward to another record-setting year
The LPGA season looks forward to another record-setting year
The 2023 campaign teed off on Thursday with the first round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions and will conclude with the CME Group Tour Championship in mid-November.
January 23, 2023
Golf: Spilling the tee
Golf: Spilling the tee
While the season-culminating PGA Tour Championship teed off yesterday, the golf world remains at war as the PGA vs. Saudi Arabian–backed LIV Golf feud continues to ramp up off the links.
August 26, 2022