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It’s championship weekend for women’s and men’s lacrosse

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Both the women’s and men’s national tournaments wrap up this weekend.

May 24, 2024

Northwestern’s Izzy Scane will make history in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tourney this weekend

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No. 1 Northwestern’s sixth-year attacker Izzy Scane is the women’s lacrosse moment, and as the national tourney kicks off today, she’s proving why.

May 10, 2024

Top NCAA women’s lacrosse teams are fighting for automatic NCAA bids in conference tourneys

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Teams are feverishly trying to lock down conference tournament trophies — and the automatic berths to the national tournament that come with them — ahead of Sunday’s selection show.

May 01, 2024

Two of NCAA women’s lacrosse’s top teams meet in a national championship rematch tomorrow.

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One of the sport’s spiciest rivalries will add another chapter with a rematch of the 2023 national championship game.

February 28, 2024

Everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse season

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Who can stop No. 1 Northwestern's quest for a second straight national women's lacrosse championship?

February 09, 2024

How NCAA lacrosse works

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Channel your inner Regina George and grab your lacrosse stick because this spring sport has exploded in popularity over the last decade, spreading from its East Coast roots to the Big Ten’s Midwest and beyond.

August 02, 2023

Who will take the crown in men's and women's college lacrosse?

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Four elite women’s lax teams will duke it out in today’s semifinals for a chance to dance in Sunday’s championship game — same for the men in tomorrow’s semis and Monday’s ’ship.

May 26, 2023

NCAA women's lacrosse Elite Eight preview

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NCAA women's lacrosse Elite Eight preview

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May 17, 2023

Eight teams take tomorrow’s field for a chance to dance at Memorial Day weekend’s semis, and with all five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award (aka the Heisman of lacrosse) still twizzling, the season’s best lax is still ahead.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #472

Business is booming: The WNBA’s record-setting expansion

July 01, 2025

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Business is booming: The WNBA’s record-setting expansion

Keep going, keep growing.

The WNBA announced their long-term expansion plans on Monday, revealing that the league is aiming to reach a whopping 18 teams in the next five years. Today’s episode of The GIST of It takes a closer look at why the WNBA chose Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia as their newest markets, with co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz breaking down the deets, including the record-setting expansion fee each squad will pay to join women’s basketball’s hottest club.

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