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As if Taco Tuesday wasn’t already great enough, today’s also tip-off Tuesday, marking the start of the NBA play-in tournament. After a catchup on the many long weekend happenings (the WNBA Draft, USWNT updates, the Masters), Ellen Hyslop and guest co-host Lauren Tuiskula breakdown everything you need to know about the high stakes, high-drama hoops tourney on today’s episode of The GIST of It.

The gals will start with the lowdown on the format and the initial play-in matchups before discussing the contenders who have already punched their playoff tickets. Let’s ball.

Happy April!

March Madness is officially in the books for 2023, so on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are chatting through all the highs and lows of this year’s women’s tournament.

The crowning of the LSU Tigers as this season’s NCAA champs wasn’t the only thing worth celebrating — from records shattered on the court to massive viewership and attendance throughout the tourney, eyes were rightfully trained on the gals’ game.

After digging into those smashed records, the gals are joined by guests Robyn Pearson and Dee Lab, who were part of The GIST’s on-the-ground coverage team in Texas, to talk through the IRL Final Four experience.

Then after the break, El and Steph dive into the tourney’s lows, from head scratching officiating to blatant misogynoir, as well as the silver lining to these trending social media arguments: that the women’s game is finally being picked on as much as the men’s.

The Madness continues!

There’s just one more sleep until the women’s March Madness Final Four tips off, then the men’s semis follow on Saturday, so of course today’s episode of The GIST of It is your primer to all of the hoops fun to come.

Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz go matchup by matchup breaking down the players to watch and each team’s keys to success with spots in Sunday’s and Monday’s championship games on the line. Next time we talk, our champs will have been crowned!