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Will South Africa or New Zealand become the first four-time champions at the men's Rugby World Cup?

After seven weeks of grueling scrums, mauls, and tries, the men’s Rugby World Cup final kicks off tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET, featuring the most heated rivalry in the sport.

October 27, 2023

World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off in Vancouver

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Today marks the start of the women’s and men’s World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in Vancouver, BC, where teams will continue their quest to nab one of four respective automatically qualifying spots for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

March 03, 2023

Sports Quick Hits: September 20th, 2021

Leafs clinched a playoff spot

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The NHL postseason is just around the corner, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are the first through the gate.

April 29, 2021

The GIST's Quick Hits - CA (April 5, 2021)

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Miami Open final, Team Canada’s rugby women’s 7s team, Vancouver Canucks’ COVID-19 list

April 05, 2021

A gong show

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The NBA season isn’t the only one in doubt. Due to COVID-19, the tennis season is hanging on by a thread, while the MLB situation is the literal definition of a gong show. The WNBA and NHL are looking good, though...well, kind of.

June 15, 2020

Sports News

Charity Williams

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March 17, 2020

"I think kids just need to see that everyone messes up at all levels. The best in the world make mistakes and it doesn’t make them any less of an athlete."

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #418

WNBA expansion draft explainer, plus College Football Playoff updates

December 05, 2024

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WNBA expansion draft explainer, plus College Football Playoff updates

Hello!

It may be the WNBA offseason, but the W is still dominating headlines. The Golden State Valkyries, the W’s 13th team, will take part in an expansion draft tomorrow ahead of their 2025 debut, so on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are breaking down how player selection works, the draft rules, and more.

Then in part two, it’s time to hut hut hop over to the gridiron, where the gals dig into the latest College Football Playoff rankings before previewing a few must-see conference championship games this weekend in anticipation of Sunday’s final 12-team rankings drop.

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