The GIST

After one dominant Western Conference Final sweep and one nearly history-making Eastern Conference Final thriller, the NBA Finals are officially set. Here’s everything you need to know before Game 1 tips off in Denver on June 1st.

May 30, 2023

MLB in hot water with ongoing Pride Night controversies

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On the eve of Pride Month, MLB is making all the wrong headlines, with ongoing controversy surrounding the LA Dodgers’ upcoming Pride Night and a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher sharing anti-LGBTQIA+ posts.

May 31, 2023

Stanford golf star Rose Zhang is set to make her LPGA debut

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Twenty-year-old golfer Rose Zhang is a Stanford Cardinal, a Hello Kitty fan, and, as of tomorrow, the most exciting amateur to turn pro since Tiger Woods.

May 31, 2023

Lego launches Play Unstoppable campaign with an assist from women's soccer stars

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The toy company kicked off a new campaign yesterday to empower girls with the help of four soccer stars — the USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe, Australia’s Sam Kerr, Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala, and Japan’s Yuki Nagasato.

May 31, 2023

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The Football Association's new sponsorship guidelines could affect players ahead of World Cup

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According to a report last week, the Football Association’s (FA) brand-new sponsorship guidelines could put a serious dent in players’ existing endorsement deals weeks before the WWC kicks off on July 20th.

May 31, 2023

National titles were handed out in tennis, rowing and lacrosse

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Even with a bonus day, last weekend didn’t have enough hours to keep up with all the national titles being bestowed.

May 31, 2023

Florida's Fred Biondi win men's golf individual national championship

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The men’s individual title was awarded Monday, but there’s still one last match-play round left before we pack the putters away for the summer.

May 31, 2023

Sports Biz

Roku launches an all-in-one women's sports hub on their app

May 19, 2023

Six months after creating a general sports center, the media company launched the Women’s Sports Zone on Wednesday, an in-app feature that provides access to live games and on-demand content.

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The Gist of it Podcast

Ep #274

Ep #274: Women’s College World Series primer & MLB Pride Month WTFs

June 01, 2023

Happy Pride Month!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, Steph Rotz and guest host Lauren Tuiskula chat through one up and one down from the diamond. The gals start off with a preview of the always thrilling NCAA softball Women’s College World Series (WCWS), where eight teams begin their quest for the natty title today.

Then, after the break, comes the down. MLB’s kicking off Pride Month by making all the wrong headlines, with ongoing controversy surrounding the LA Dodgers’ upcoming Pride Night and a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher sharing anti-LGBTQIA+ posts. A true swing and a miss.

A big thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today’s special episode! For everything you need to keep the girls in your life in the game, head on over to SportChek.

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