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Ep #447: Eat chalk: How every No. 1 seed made it to the men’s Final Four
Episode 447
March Madness, meet April reality check.
Sorry, Cinderella — this year, the men’s March Madness tourney is straight chalk, with all four top seeds adv…
1 year ago
Ep #446: March sadness: How JuJu Watkins’ injury shakes up the women’s tourney
Episode 446
March Madness, meet March sadness.
The women’s NCAA hoops tourney suffered a serious blow earlier this week when No. 1 seed USC’s sophomore superstar…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #445: How improving amenities are changing the look of the WNBA
Episode 445
Let’s get down to business.
With the 2025 WNBA season fast approaching, this episode of The GIST of It takes a peek behind the curtain, as co-hosts E…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #444: Bracketology 101: Wild, weird, and wacky March Madness trends
Episode 444
The odds of making a perfect bracket? 1 in 9.2 quintillion.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t tips, tricks, and tools of the trade when it comes to f…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #443: Heroes vs. Villains: March Madness head coach edition
Episode 443
There’s no time like The Big Dance for a little celebration.
Today’s episode of The GIST of It is extra special because we’re celebrating our five-yea…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #442: An F1 season primer, plus Sam Mewis shares her spiciest NWSL predictions
Episode 442
Formula 1 is back, baby, with the Australian Grand Prix kicking off the new season this weekend. To celebrate, The GIST of It co-hosts Ellen Hyslop a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #441: March Madness is coming: Here are the teams and names to know
Episode 441
The name of the game? College hoops.
We’re officially five days away from Selection Sunday, so it’s time to assess the men’s and women’s college hoops…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #440: A NWSL Challenge Cup preview, plus examining the down-bad Dallas Mavericks
Episode 440
Hello hello!
The grass really is greener in March because the NWSL is finally back. Today’s episode of The GIST of It previews tomorrow’s Challenge Cu…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #439: Homophobic chants ruin San Diego FC’s home opener, plus an NCAA women’s hoops conference tourney preview
Episode 439
Hello, March!
Today’s episode of The GIST of It is a classic two-parter, starting off with a WTF moment before digging into a hoop-tastic preview.Firs…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep #438: Zooming out on Diana Taurasi’s retirement, plus an NCAA women’s hoops preview
Episode 438
Here’s to a legend!
Diana Taurasi, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, announced her retirement on Tuesday, so today’s episode of The …
1 year, 2 months ago