On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz deep dive into two important stories where the initial reporting missed the mark. Starting with the NBA, El and Steph discuss the Boston Celtics’ season-long suspension of head coach Ime Udoka, specifically the media’s mishandling of this complicated situation.

Then the gals go international to discuss the Spanish women’s national soccer team’s ongoing standoff with their federation. While the federation tries to shift blame, the players are setting the record straight and pushing for a safe, fair training environment. As they should.

On today’s extra special episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz sit down with Top Shot social media lead (and GISTer) Carrie Oehm to dig into everything about the sports NFT space.

The gals ask all your burning blockchain questions including what digital collectibles are, how you can connect with other sports fans in the digital community and how Top Shot is leveling the NFT playing field in the WNBA and NBA.

Thank you to Top Shot for sponsoring this episode and sitting down with us to break it all down.

With the No. 1 Las Vegas Aces eliminating the No. 4 Seattle Storm in four games, the WNBA finals are nearly set. But first, the No. 2 Chicago Sky and No. 3 Connecticut Sun will duke it out in tonight’s winner-take-all Game 5 to decide the final spot.

So on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz have everything you need to know ahead of tip off.

Then the gals turn to their crystal balls for a look at how both the Sky and Sun would fare against the Aces in preparation for the Finals tipping off on Sunday. Let’s ball.

A big thank you to WNBA Changemaker U.S. Bank for sponsoring today’s episode and helping women build financial confidence. Check out more of their WNBA partnership at www.USBANK.com/WNBA.