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The Las Vegas Aces make history again with home venue sellouts
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It’s already been a banner year for the Las Vegas Aces, who became the first WNBA team to sell out all regular season home games last Thursday. While the mainstream media has largely focused on rookie hype, the Aces’ numbers don’t lie: Dynasties are the real money makers.
June 26, 2024
📚 The history
A deep dive on nationalism in sports
After a week spent observing Canada Day and Independence Day, and as national pride is at an all-time high ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics (which start in 19 days!), we’re diving into nationalism in sports — the good, the bad, and the ugly.
July 07, 2024
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July 06, 2024
⚽ Diving for the thrill of it
The UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finals are set
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With a thrilling Round of 16 officially done and dusted, here’s a look ahead to this weekend’s four must-see Euro quarter-final matches. Just heating up.
July 03, 2024
🥎 She’s all that
Athletes Unlimited names Kim Ng as senior advisor to new softball league
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Athletes Unlimited (AU) just recruited a major heavy-hitter to headline their brand-new softball league: MLB front office veteran Kim Ng. The longtime baseball exec and first-ever female MLB general manager (GM) is now joining the Athletes Unlimited roster as a senior advisor to oversee the development of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL).
July 03, 2024
🏆 All that glitters
Sports News
Minnesota Lynx top NY Liberty to win the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup
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June 26, 2024
The Minnesota Lynx are your 2024 Commissioner’s Cup champs. They topped the NY Liberty 94–89 in last night’s fast-paced battle and will take home about $30K per player from the in-season tourney’s total $500K prize. Here’s how it went down, including some of the controversy surrounding the champ game.
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Ep #378

Major NWSL updates and previewing the Euro quarter-finals

July 04, 2024
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Major NWSL updates and previewing the Euro quarter-finals

Happy Fourth of July!

It’s all soccer, all the time on today’s episode of The GIST of It as co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss the latest allegations and firings rocking the NWSL before previewing the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finals.

The NWSL news surrounds the tumultuous San Diego Wave, who continue making the wrong kind of headlines after shockingly firing their head coach Casey Stoney in late June. El and Steph unpack all the details.

Then for part two, it’s time for the on-pitch action, with eight of Europe’s best teams still competing for the title of Euro 2024 champion. Footy-freakin’-tastic.

A big thank you to our friends at 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.

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Reading FC Women falls to fifth tier of UK women’s soccer amid club’s financial freefall
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Despite the rising popularity of women’s soccer in the U.K., the standing of Reading FC Women has dipped from bad to worse. Per SportsPro Media, the team, which played in the second-tier Women’s Championship (WC) last season, recently applied for fifth-tier status as finances have rendered the club unable to meet WC’s compliance requirements.
July 03, 2024
🧴 Award-winning ingredients
Rugby phenom Ilona Maher co-launches skincare line for women athletes
U.S. Olympic rugby (and TikTok) star Ilona Maher and former NCAA swimmer Ann Ragan Kearns launched a skincare line today, called Medalist. The brand’s products are specifically designed for women athletes, which involved rigorous testing from Maher and other athletes across different age groups and sports.
July 01, 2024
🇬🇧 The revolution will be telly-vised
WSL touts average length of match viewership as key audience engagement metric
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The Women’s Super League (WSL) is getting bigger and better, and the numbers continue to prove it. After the season wrapped in May, new data from the Women’s Sport Trust (WST) and Future Sport & Entertainment indicate UK soccer fans are spending more time watching WSL matches than ever before.
July 01, 2024
⚽ It’s like riding a bike
No. 5 England launches massive comeback to secure quarter-final spot as the UEFA Euro continues
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It was a weekend of literal highs and devastating blows in the first Euro 2024 knockout games. With half the quarter-final (QF) spots already secured and the remaining four to be awarded in the next 48 hours, the summer of soccer never stops.
July 01, 2024
🏀🏒 Get in sports fans, we’re going shopping
The NBA and NHL free agency frenzies are just beginning
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With both the NBA and NHL Drafts done and dusted, it’s time for the chaos of free agency to take center stage. The wildest stretch of the offseason began yesterday at 6 p.m. ET for the hoopers (and pens are already being put to paper) while the puck drops on NHL free agency today at 12 p.m. ET.
July 01, 2024
🥇 Paris is always a good idea
Olympic icons put on record-setting performances at Gymnastics and Track & Field Trials
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Pass the tissues, because a whole host of Olympic dreams were realized at this weekend’s USA Gymnastics and Track & Field Trials. Here are the biggest names to know with just 25 days to go until the Games begin.
July 01, 2024
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