🏈 Speechless, over the edge, just breathless
A new CFL season kicks off
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Nearly two hundred days after the Montreal Alouettes hoisted the Grey Cup in Hamilton last November, a new CFL season kicks off with the defending champs visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. ET. And with the Jonas Brothers headlining this year’s Grey Cup halftime show, this season’s already, ahem, burnin’ up.
June 05, 2024
🏈 Speechless, over the edge, just breathless
A new CFL season kicks off
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Nearly two hundred days after the Montreal Alouettes hoisted the Grey Cup in Hamilton last November, a new CFL season kicks off with the defending champs visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. ET.
June 05, 2024
🏈 Pay ’em what you owe ’em
A college football players’ group wants to bargain with the NCAA without becoming employees
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On Monday, the College Football Players Association (CFBPA) joined the student-athlete compensation movement by proposing that players be allowed to collectively bargain with their schools, conferences, and the NCAA — without becoming official employees.
May 08, 2024
🏀🏈 Big money moves
Major moves rock NCAA basketball and football as spring transfer portal windows close
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Unlimited trips to the transfer portal mean basketball and football players always keep us on our toes, even in the offseason.
May 01, 2024
🏈 Welcome to the big time
The 2024 NFL Draft, by the numbers
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While Thursday’s first round had all the hype, the second and third days of the NFL Draft saw even more NCAA superstars’ dreams come true.
April 29, 2024
🏈 Justice served
Legendary USC running back Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy is reinstated IMAGE
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On Wednesday, legendary Trojan running back Reggie Bush was reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, college football’s MVP award, 14 years after he was stripped of the honor.
April 26, 2024
🏈 Pick him, choose him, love him
College football stars cross their fingers for tomorrow’s first round of the 2024 NFL Draft
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April 24, 2024
The 2024 NFL Draft begins tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN.
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Ep #384

Gender parity at the Paris Olympics

July 25, 2024
Gender parity at the Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympics are almost here!

In a very special episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dive into gender parity at the Olympics, sponsored by our pals at Canadian Tire. Since 1900 when women first competed at the Olympics to 2024, there’s been enormous progress in terms of gender equity at the Games — and the Paris Olympics will be the most equitable ever.

In addition to discussing the history of women at the Olympics, this episode features two insightful conversations with Kim Saunders of Canadian Tire and Julia Wilkinson, a former Team Canada Olympic swimmer, who have both seen the growth of women’s sports firsthand from a business and athlete perspective. Trust us — you don’t want to miss this.

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🏈 Forward progress
WNFC founder Odessa Jenkins shares business wins ahead of season kickoff
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The Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) kicks off its fifth season tomorrow with some new business developments, including an expanded media partnership with Caffeine TV and the creation of a new flag football branch. This Tuesday, WNFC founder Odessa Jenkins spoke with The GIST about how it all came together.
April 05, 2024
🏈 Musical chairs (football’s version)
Running backs take center stage as NFL Free Agency heats up
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Though free agency doesn’t officially open until the NFL’s “new year” begins today at 4 p.m. ET, that hasn’t stopped teams from brokering blockbuster deals.
March 13, 2024
🏈 Everybody one, two step
The Denver Broncos released quarterback Russell Wilson
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Move aside, Love is Blind altar day — yesterday marked NFL franchise tag deadline day, bringing with it a flurry of massive decisions as teams prepare for free agency to open one week from today.
March 06, 2024
🏈 Fielding their goals
Parity becomes the official development partner of the Women’s Football Alliance
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Parity — a platform that connects pro women athletes to aggregated marketing and sponsorship opportunities — was named the official development partner of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) yesterday.
March 01, 2024
🏈 Big reputation, big reputation
The Kansas City Chiefs win their second consecutive Super Bowl
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KC overcame a low-scoring first half and some flaring tempers to become the first team since the 2003–04 New England Patriots to repeat as champs, hoisting their third Vince Lombardi Trophy in five seasons.
February 12, 2024