The GIST

The WNBA’s highly-anticipated 28th season tips off tonight, featuring new faces, a revamped in-season tourney, and, for the first time in league history, full-time private planes.

May 14, 2024

Upset reign supreme before the NBA Conference semis shift venues for Games 3 and 4

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After last night’s postseason hoopla saw two underdogs come out on top, there’s more chaos to come as the conference semis shift venues for Games 3 and 4.

May 10, 2024

The NBA Conference semifinals are underway

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With an epic first round done and dusted, the NBA conference semifinals have arrived and are already bringing the early upsets. No more horsing around.

May 06, 2024

Indiana Pacers clinch their first Eastern Conference semis berth since 2014, will face NY Knicks

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The first round of the NBA Playoffs is nearly done, but the drama isn’t letting up yet even as the first conference semis tip off.

May 03, 2024

Next generation of NBA stars lighting up the postseason

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With two decades of dominance possibly in the rearview mirror, here’s a refresher on a few of the next gen hoopers lighting up the postseason.

May 01, 2024

Two-time WNBA MVP and three-time champion Candace Parker announces her retirement

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The legendary Candace Parker retired yesterday, but her impact on and involvement in the game will undoubtedly endure. Here’s to her truly game-changing career and even more to come.

April 29, 2024

Millennial hoopers battle injuries, early elimination in NBA Playoffs

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With another weekend of high-stakes hoopla in the books, some superstars are flexing on the hardwood, while others are pre-planning trips to Cancun…or the doctor’s office.

April 29, 2024

Sports News

The unique state of the WNBA's training camps

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April 26, 2024

Before the W season tips off on May 14th, there’s preseason — and before preseason, there’s training camp. For experienced pros, each team’s camp provides a chance to jell with new and old teammates and get back into the swing of the season. But, for recently-drafted rookies and older, unaffiliated players who receive training camp contracts, these are high-stakes tryouts. While they sign on to practice with the team through preseason, an official WNBA debut is far from guaranteed.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #365

WNBA prepares for charter flight takeoff and a USTA WTF

May 09, 2024

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WNBA prepares for charter flight takeoff and a USTA WTF

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

Today’s episode of The GIST of It starts out with nothing but net, as co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss a plethora of league-altering WNBA news, most notably the announcement that charter flights could be implemented for all teams as soon as this season.

Part 2 sadly brings a WTF, after a federal jury ordered the USTA — tennis’ governing body — to pay a $9M settlement to a player who alleges the organization failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted by a coach. Just awful.

Thank you to Aflac for powering 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/thegist.