Gotham FC teams up with NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani on shared message of affordability Gotham FC teams up with NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani on shared message of affordability
Gotham FC teams up with NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani on shared message of affordability
April 28, 2026
FIFA men’s World Cup tickets are expensive: Fans know it, Gotham FC knows it, and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani knows it. So in an initiative to make local soccer more affordable, the NWSL club teamed up with Mamdani to sell 1K tickets for its May 9th home game for $5 each, and they sold out in under an hour — and Gotham’s working to offer another 500 more at this price.
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 Elle Duncan is geeking over WNBA tipoff Elle Duncan is geeking over WNBA tipoff

At long last, we’re just one day away from the start of the highly-anticipated WNBA season. To celebrate, we have an extra-special treat: Acclaimed sports broadcaster and women’s basketball expert Elle Duncan sat down with The GIST’s Senior Editor Lauren Tuiskula to talk about her move to USA Sports, spill her spiciest women’s sports takes, and share insight into balancing fandom and professionalism in sports journalism. Sporty spices, this one’s for you.

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How Edmonton is becoming a Canadian women’s sports havenHow Edmonton is becoming a Canadian women’s sports haven
How Edmonton is becoming a Canadian women’s sports haven
Edmonton, Alberta, is a unique place. At roughly 1.2M residents, it’s dwarfed by larger Canadian cities like Toronto and Metro Vancouver — and though it doesn’t have its own professional women’s sports team, it’s become a hot spot for major women’s sporting events. That’s largely thanks to its tourism board, Explore Edmonton, which sees the economic and social value in these events. We spoke with sport and culture events director Cindy Medynski about why this strategy serves Edmonton and what other cities can learn. Small but mighty.
April 25, 2026