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LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani records first-ever 50 home run, 50 stolen base season

Believe it or not, the penultimate MLB regular-season weekend has arrived, with history being made and squads clinching playoff spots before the postseason swings into action on October 1st. Batter up!

September 20, 2024

🗽 No. 1 NY Liberty vs. 💤 No. 8 Atlanta Dream — Today at 1 p.m. ET

Everything you need to know about the 2024 WNBA playoffs

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Whether you’re a longtime hoophead or new to the WNBA, pull up your women’s pro basketball bracket and scroll on for everything you need to know before the association’s postseason tips off today at 1 p.m. ET.

September 22, 2024

The impact of conference realignment will be on full display in college football’s Week 4

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Conference play finally comes to town this weekend.

September 20, 2024

Top-10 showdowns dominate this week’s NCAA volleyball schedule

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It’s official: We’re living in the Golden Age of college volleyball.

September 20, 2024

Billionaire Marc Lasry reportedly buying control stake in NWSL’s NC Courage

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Billionaire investor Marc Lasry has put his hat in the ring for NWSL ownership in the past, and he seems to finally have an in. An exclusive Sportico report indicates the former Milwaukee Bucks owner is close to finalizing a deal for a control stake of the NWSL’s NC Courage, which is currently valued at about $108M — more than double the team’s $52M valuation in 2023.

September 20, 2024

Ion posts record viewership numbers and ad sales after explosive WNBA season

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Ion bet early on the WNBA with a media rights partnership, a move that’s paying off more than ever in 2024. The network released historic viewership numbers and advertising sales for the latest WNBA season yesterday that should spur the network to re-sign with the league.

September 20, 2024

NBC sees record Paralympic viewership numbers after increased investment

The numbers are finally in for NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paralympics, and the athletes weren’t the only ones shattering records. After offering 1.5K hours of coverage this year, the network reached a record 15.4M total viewers, proving there’s an immense audience opportunity for the Games.

September 18, 2024

Sports News

WNBA playoff picture is set after thrilling regular-season finale

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September 20, 2024

The WNBA made last night a regular-season finale to remember, with multiple nailbiters and even more broken records capping off an already historic 2024 campaign. Here are the top takeaways before we enter playoff mode on Sunday.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #399

WNBA regular-season finale & expansion updates

September 19, 2024

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WNBA regular-season finale & expansion updates

Hello there!

Today’s episode of The GIST of It is a full-send WNBA special, as co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz preview tonight’s thrilling regular-season finale before shifting gears to the W’s latest expansion news.

First, El and Steph fly off to Oregon, digging into the details behind the latest addition to the WNBA family: Portland, now officially the 15th team in the league and set to debut in 2026.

And in part two, the gals begin on the hardwood, with six games tonight and major playoff implications on the line before the postseason begins this Sunday.

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.