U.S. Olympic Swimming and Track & Field Teams Take ShapeU.S. Olympic Swimming and Track & Field Teams Take Shape
U.S. Olympic Swimming and Track & Field Teams Take Shape
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June 21, 2021
The GIST: The Tokyo Olympics hit a(nother) hurdle this weekend: the first positive COVID-19 test among arriving athletes. But there were literal hurdles to clear here at home, with the start of the track and field trials and conclusion of the swimming trials.
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Ep #422

Volleyball's spotlight moment, plus a College Football Playoff primer

December 19, 2024
Volleyball's spotlight moment, plus a College Football Playoff primerVolleyball's spotlight moment, plus a College Football Playoff primer

Hello, hello!
Forget the holidays โ€” itโ€™s playoff season for a few fall college sports: womenโ€™s volleyball and football. On this episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz first preview tonightโ€™s national volleyball tournament semifinals, where all four No. 1 seeds will be duking it out for a spot in Sundayโ€™s championship. And volleyball is just getting started in the U.S., with major news about the Pro Volleyball Federation and League One Volleyball dropping this week.
Then in part two, itโ€™s all about the College Football Playoff, which begins on Friday night. The gals dig through the revamped 12-team format before shouting out the top players to watch on the gridiron. Hut, hut.
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