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📖 The history📖 The history
Everything you need to know about Selection Sunday
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The selection committee will announce the 68-team field for the men’s tournament tonight at 6 p.m. ET, and the women’s bracket follows at 8 p.m. ET. So we’re here to dish out the deets and help you prep for The GIST’s very own bracket challenges. Game on.
March 16, 2025
🎓🏀 Dress to impress🎓🏀 Dress to impress
NCAA men’s basketball teams have one last chance to impress the March Madness selection committee
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The NCAA men’s basketball conference tournaments are officially heating up with automatic berths to the national tourney on the line. Even an NCAA women’s hoops legend is locked in. It’ll be a few more days before our Selection Sunday Scroll lands in your inbox ahead of Sunday’s big decision shows, but trust us — the madness is already here. Here’s what’s happening and what to watch this weekend.
March 14, 2025
🏎️ Lights out and away we go🏎️ Lights out and away we go
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton is the storyline to watch ahead of 2025 F1 season
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Start your engines because Formula 1 (F1) is officially back with the first of this season’s 24 Grands Prix (GP) hitting the track from Australia Sunday at 12 a.m. ET. The single point awarded for fastest lap might be gone, but the drama is just as spicy.
March 14, 2025
🏀 To leave or not to leave🏀 To leave or not to leave
TNT proposes rotating Unrivaled schedule despite purpose-built Miami facility
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Unrivaled enjoyed a strong debut in its inaugural season, but some are concerned the novelty has worn off. With the exception of its 1v1 tournament, league viewership has petered off since January, with TNT Sports execs telling the Sports Business Journal’s Mollie Cahillane they believe the league should consider touring to reach new markets.
March 14, 2025
💰 It pays to be here💰 It pays to be here
Advertisers see their ads overperform across women’s sports in 2024
Women’s sports grew in just about every way last year, including on the ad side. A new report from TV marketing firm EDO illustrates how much advertisers were willing to spend in the women’s sports industry and what they got out of it.
March 14, 2025
⚙️ How it works⚙️ How it works
A preview of the 2025 NWSL season
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Before the first whistle blows, here’s a look at what’s to come on and off the pitch during the NWSL’s 13th season. Let’s kick it.
March 14, 2025
🥚 Cracking the code🥚 Cracking the code
Angel City enters unique toy partnership that features limited-edition Tamagotchi
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Yesterday, toy company Bandai Namco made history thanks to a unique multiyear partnership with the NWSL’s Angel City FC (ACFC). The deal makes the iconic Japanese brand the first toy company to sponsor a major U.S. professional women’s sports team, one that will debut its own limited-edition Tamagotchi at its home opener this Sunday.
March 12, 2025
🏈 Everything everywhere all at once🏈 Everything everywhere all at once
Quarterback carousel keeps turning as NFL Free Agency heats up
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The calendar flips on a new NFL year (aka when teams can officially ink new players) today at 4 p.m. ET, but the league has been giving main character energy for weeks. There’s been plenty of moving and shaking, so let’s dig into the latest from the gridiron. Hut, hut, here we go.
March 12, 2025
🎓🏀 Lock it in🎓🏀 Lock it in
Power conferences crown tournament champs in NCAA women’s basketball
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We’re still six long days from Selection Sunday, but March is already March-ing with a handful of NCAA women’s basketball conference tournament winners crowned over the weekend, securing automatic bids to the 68-team national tournament in the process.
March 10, 2025
💰 Holding the bag💰 Holding the bag
WNBA athletes would consider sitting out 2026 season if CBA requirements aren’t met
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Last Friday, WNBA stars Angel Reese and DiJonai Carrington spoke on Reese’s Unapologetically Angel podcast about upcoming CBA negotiations. According to them, the sentiment around the league is that if players don’t get certain table stakes, they’re ready to walk.
March 10, 2025
💨 Back on track💨 Back on track
Saudi Arabia’s PIF invests in World Athletics track league amid changing market
Days after deepening its commitment to women’s tennis, Saudi Arabia is considering yet another significant sports investment. The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly in talks with track & field’s international governing body World Athletics (WA) about investing more than $600M to manage WA’s commercial rights.
March 10, 2025
🔍 The background🔍 The background
The growth of women’s sports bars shows no sign of stopping
Following last year's Scroll about women's sports bars, Women’s History Month felt like the perfect time to take a deeper look at the entrepreneurs powering the economic and social boom surrounding these important spaces.
March 09, 2025
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