🏆 Make way for the comeback kids
Colorado wins NCAA Skiing Championships, Arkansas and Texas Tech take indoor track & field titles
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Winter sports’ first national champs were crowned this weekend, with more coming down the pipe at breakneck speed.
March 11, 2024
🏆 Breaking records and taking names
Several athletes and teams broke records in their respective NCAA sports this weekend.
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With the NCAA postseasons for winter sports approaching, top athletes are pulling out all the stops to gain an edge, leading to shattered records on the court, track, pool deck, and mat this weekend.
February 26, 2024
🏆 Next stop: natty
NCAA winter sports’ postseasons kick off
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Winter sports’ postseasons have officially begun! Conference championships are happening in three sports this weekend, and while winning doesn’t guarantee teams a spot in their respective national tournaments, this hardware is still a BFD.
February 23, 2024
UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year
UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year
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Two defending national champs re-upped their hardware-hoisting privileges, two 2022 runners-up did revenge, and a handful of individuals inked their names in history this weekend.
November 20, 2023
NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend
NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend
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Play vintage Taylor and stock up on some bubbly — the 2023–24 school year’s first national champions will hoist their hardware this weekend.
November 17, 2023
Postseason updates from NCAA cross country and men's soccer
Postseason updates from NCAA cross country and men's soccer
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Cross country and men’s soccer haven’t reached their national championships yet, but this week’s postseason results will determine who earns an automatic natty berth and who must cross their fingers for an at-large bid.
November 08, 2023
Everything you need to know about the New York City Marathon
Everything you need to know about the New York City Marathon
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Here’s everything you need to know before the New York City (NYC) Marathon field takes their mark in Staten Island and races their way to Central Park.
November 05, 2023
Cross country is the name of the autumnal racing game
Cross country is the name of the autumnal racing game
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August 09, 2023
Cross country (aka XC) is the name of the autumnal racing game. There are a whopping 1062 women’s and 992 men’s programs across Divisions I (DI), II, and III, making it one of the NCAA’s most popular sports. All that collegiate competition is fertile ground for breeding future pros, from Olympians to marathoners.
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NWSL season start & NCAA basketball Selection Sunday preview
Ep #349

NWSL season start & NCAA basketball Selection Sunday preview

March 14, 2024

Happy Pi Day!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are serving up slices from a stacked sports weekend ahead.

First up, the gals preview what’s bound to be a massive NWSL season before the new campaign kicks off on Friday. From a new media rights deal, to new expansion teams entering the fold, to star players rocking new jerseys, there’s a lot to unpack on the pitch.

Then for part two, El and Steph are hooping it up ahead of Selection Sunday on March 17th. The women’s and men’s March Madness brackets drop on St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s no luck needed here with these two as your guides to the college game.

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NCAA indoor track & field rundown
NCAA indoor track & field rundown
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No hibernation here — when fall gives way to winter, racers simply head indoors. The indoor track & field (T&F) season, featuring 875 women’s and 778 men’s programs, runs from just after winter break through mid-March.
August 09, 2023
The outdoor T&F season hit starting blocks
The outdoor T&F season hit starting blocks
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The outdoor T&F season and its 965 women’s and 875 men’s teams hit starting blocks mere days after indoor’s national champs hoist their hardware, and its late-May finish line means it’s one of the last ’ships to close out the NCAA season.
August 09, 2023
NCAA Division I Cross Country, Field Hockey & Soccer playoff run down
NCAA Division I Cross Country, Field Hockey & Soccer playoff run down
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It was an epic weekend for DI’s fall sports, with three teams bagging national championships and even more in their respective trophy hunts.
November 21, 2022
NCAA Division I cross country and field hockey national championship previews
NCAA Division I cross country and field hockey national championship previews
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After months of competition, the first Division I sports will crown their champions this weekend, with both men’s and women’s cross country and field hockey bestowing trophies.
November 18, 2022
Men’s soccer: Ronaldo antagonist energy
Men’s soccer: Ronaldo antagonist energy
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Ahead of what will likely be his final World Cup, Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo’s making the wrong kind of headlines amid his monthslong fallout with Premier League team Manchester United.
November 16, 2022
NIL: NCAA Female student athletes leading the way
NIL: NCAA Female student athletes leading the way
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Content creation platform Curastory published a report yesterday on the top name, image and likeness (NIL) earners per ad-enabled video, with some of the NCAA’s most notable female athletes leading the way.
November 16, 2022