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Two Division Series Game 5s on deck before Championship Series begin on Sunday

Chaos also abounds in the best-of-five Division Series and it’ll only intensify with two decisive Game 5s on deck over the next 48 hours.

October 11, 2024

NY Mets and San Diego Padres both one win away from Championship Series as Division Series roll on

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New tricks, new treats — things are getting downright spooky in the best-of-five Division Series, where the hotly contested National League (NL) battles wrapped up Game 3s last night and the American League (AL) matchups take center stage today.

October 09, 2024

Best-of-five MLB Division Series deliver down-to-the-wire thrillers

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Rally pumpkins at the ready — the best-of-five National League (NL) Division Series Game 2s are in the books, with the American League (AL) Game 2s on deck tonight. Nothing like October baseball.

October 07, 2024

MLB playoffs head into the Division Series, LA Dodger Shohei Ohtani to make playoff debut

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Blink and you’ll miss it — with the dust officially settled on the four best-of-three Wild Card (WC) series, it’s on to the best-of-five Division Series (DS), featuring the four remaining American League (AL) and four remaining National League (NL) squads. It all tees off with tomorrow’s quadruple header, serving up three divisional matchups. Yes, please.

October 04, 2024

MLB Wild Card series open with three underdog upsets

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And they’re off! The MLB playoffs opened with a thrilling quadruple-header yesterday, featuring lights-out pitching and a whole host of underdog victories.

October 02, 2024

Everything you need to know about the 2024 MLB postseason

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The turning of the calendar brings the most wonderful time of the year: October baseball. That’s right, 162 regular-season games later, the MLB postseason begins today at 2:32 p.m. ET, with 12 of the league’s 30 teams beginning their quest for the World Series.

October 01, 2024

LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani records first-ever 50 home run, 50 stolen base season

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Believe it or not, the penultimate MLB regular-season weekend has arrived, with history being made and squads clinching playoff spots before the postseason swings into action on October 1st. Batter up!

September 20, 2024

Sports News

Everything you need to know about the 2024 MLB season

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March 28, 2024

Spring vibes, a clean slate, a renewed sense of optimism for your team — there’s nothing quite like MLB Opening Day. And after a historic and chaotic offseason, anything could happen this year.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #405

A WNBA Finals preview

October 10, 2024

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It’s the final countdown!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz have your full preview of the 2024 WNBA Finals, featuring the No. 1 NY Liberty vs. No. 2 Minnesota Lynx.

From how both teams reached the championship series to the players to watch to the incredible attendance and viewership numbers throughout the WNBA regular season and playoffs, El and Steph have a slam dunk of a pod in store. Hoop yeah.

A big thank you to our friends at Aflac for powering today’s episode! Just like The GIST tackles the gap in women’s sports coverage, Aflac closes the gap that health insurance leaves behind. Learn more at aflac.com/thegist.