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The NCAA men’s Frozen Four begins tomorrow with two offense-heavy matchups

The NCAA men’s Frozen Four will face off tomorrow on ESPN2, with two tickets to Saturday’s national championship up for grabs.

April 10, 2024

NCAA championships in men’s hockey and men’s swimming & diving begin this week

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The winter sport grand finale frenzy continues this week, with more confetti coming soon

March 27, 2024

The NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey season culminates with this weekend’s Frozen Four national championship

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The sport of women’s hockey just keeps on winning, which means the pinnacle of the collegiate season — this weekend’s Frozen Four — couldn’t come at a better time. Future PWHLers will face off in Sunday’s 4 p.m. ET national championship game, but first, they have to survive today’s semifinals, featuring the nation’s four most dominant teams.

March 22, 2024

The puck drops on the NCAA women’s ice hockey national tournament tomorrow

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The puck drops on the first round of the national tournament tomorrow — aka perfect timing since women’s hockey is the moment.

March 13, 2024

Colorado wins NCAA Skiing Championships, Arkansas and Texas Tech take indoor track & field titles

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Winter sports’ first national champs were crowned this weekend, with more coming down the pipe at breakneck speed.

March 11, 2024

The contenders for the 2023 NCAA men's hockey season

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Taking their cues from the pros (in scheduling only, we hope), the men’s hockey season began last weekend with a mix of exhibition games and official regular-season matchups.

October 13, 2023

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2023 NCAA women's hockey season preview

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September 29, 2023

NCAA women’s hockey soft-launched with a few early games last week, but most squads’ seasons begin this weekend — check out our primer, then let’s hit the rink.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #359

NHL playoff preview & the latest on Jontay Porter

April 18, 2024

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NHL playoff preview & the latest on Jontay Porter

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It’s Christmas in April for co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz, with the NHL Playoff picture all but set ahead of Saturday’s postseason puck drop. Today’s episode includes a deep dive on all things playoff hockey, from why the Stanley Cup is arguably the hardest trophy to win in sports to the gals’ picks to win it all.

Then after the break, El and Steph shift gears to cover an unfortunate NBA story: Now former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life after making illegal sports bets on league games and disclosing confidential health information to a bettor in order for them to profit off a parlay. And it’s just the latest instance of pro sports entangling with sports gambling.

A huge thanks to our pals at Aflac for supporting today’s pod! 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.