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Celebrating Erin Andrews 300th NFL broadcast with a deeper look at gameday production

On the sidelines of Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers, history was made when Erin Andrews worked her 300th career NFL broadcast. Over the last 14 years with Fox Sports, Andrews redefined what excellence looks like as a sideline reporter.

November 10, 2026

NWSL semis are set, but scheduling conflicts loom

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Four games and a little bonus footy later, the NWSL semifinals are officially set. Unfortunately, scheduling woes are once again grabbing headlines in the women’s sports postseason landscape — but first, let’s recap the game action.

November 09, 2026

Everything you need to know about the Week 9 NFL slate

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Hold on to your corgis — yesterday was a masterclass in NFL chaos, and the bedlam is just beginning with tomorrow’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline looming. Catch up on our deadline predictions from last week’s edition of The Blitz, then scroll on for a Week 9 gridiron recap. Hut, hut, here we go.

November 09, 2026

Canada skates for redemption at Women’s World Championships

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The 25th Women’s World Championships begin today in Denmark, with the planet’s best women’s hockey teams chasing gold. While the jerseys may not be trophy-worthy, the play certainly will be. Let’s do that hockey.

November 06, 2026

Everything you need to know about the NWSL playoffs

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Eight of the NWSL’s 16 teams made the postseason after battling through the 30-game regular season. The playoff picture came down to the wire on Decision Day, setting the stage for three weeks of postseason fun. Speaking of, it’s on to the playoffs, which consist of three single-elimination rounds — the QFs, semis, and championship game — held in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, November 21st.

November 06, 2026

Natalie White on being ready when your moment comes

Natalie White was born ready: She had the idea behind Moolah Kicks as a senior at Boston College and willed it into being, learning everything from startup finance to biomechanics to build the company from the ground up. Come for her wild story about pitching Mark Cuban in a hotel gym at 10 p.m., stay for the motivation to believe you can do anything you set your mind to.

November 05, 2026

What we know about the new Premier Flag league

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A hot new league just entered the pro sports space: Premier Flag, the flag football brainchild of the NFL and TMRW Sports, is set to launch next summer — one year before the sport’s debut at the 2028 LA Olympics. There are flags on this play, but only the green kind. Let’s discuss.

November 04, 2026

The commercial cost of the short NWSL postseason

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The commercial cost of the short NWSL postseason

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November 03, 2026

After the electric, weeks-long narrative buildup of the WNBA Finals, the NWSL playoffs — kicking off this Friday — feel uncharacteristically flat. And that’s not saying this was a boring season: The NWSL does so much right, and the soaring franchise valuations, record-breaking attendance, and skyrocketing retail sales are proof of that.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #603

The NWSL’s mind-boggling playoff scheduling problems

November 10, 2026

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The NWSL’s mind-boggling playoff scheduling problems

Today should be a day of celebrating women’s soccer after the NWSL quarter-finals, but instead, on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Steph Rotz and Lauren Tuiskula have to discuss a recurring issue in the women’s sports space: Scheduling conflicts in the postseason.

Much like the WNBA a mere two weeks ago, the NWSL is dealing with home venue issues for its higher-seeded teams, No. 1 Gotham FC and the No. 3 Washington Spirit, in this weekend’s semifinals. It’s a mess.