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🏐 Diggin’ it🏐 Diggin’ it
Top-25 volleyball matchups that could shake up the playoff picture
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Teams still have plenty of time to change their destiny. This weekend isn’t a bad place to start.
October 25, 2024
🏀 The boys are back🏀 The boys are back
Freshman Cooper Flagg headlines the men’s basketball preseason All-Americans list
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Six players were named to the men’s preseason All-American list.
October 23, 2024
🏀 Because it’s iconic🏀 Because it’s iconic
WNBA legend Candace Parker talks new trading card venture and the future of women’s hoops
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As the WNBA reaches new heights on and off the court, we chatted with basketball icon Candace Parker about her latest gig — curating a hoops trading card collection with eBay — and her vision for the W’s future as the popularity of women’s basketball continues to surge.
October 23, 2024
🖊️ Let’s get down to business🖊️ Let’s get down to business
WNBPA opts out of historic 2020 CBA to renegotiate with the league
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As discussed on yesterday’s episode of The GIST of It, the WNBPA announced it’s opting out of its historic 2020 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The news was expected, meaning yet another precedent-setting CBA is imminent — let’s hoop to it.
October 23, 2024
🏀 Who run the world?🏀 Who run the world?
Three of the five women’s basketball preseason All-Americans are sophomores
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From sophomore sensations to senior showstoppers, here’s who made the cut.
October 23, 2024
⚽ Touch that grass⚽ Touch that grass
2024 MLS Cup Playoffs are underway
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The quest for the 2024 MLS Cup is officially underway, but while you’ll have to wait until Friday to see Lionel Messi’s MLS postseason debut with Eastern Conference top-seed Inter Miami CF, fantastic postseason footy is already…afoot. Let’s kick it.
October 23, 2024
⚾ It’s been <s>84</s> 43 years⚾ It’s been <s>84</s> 43 years
National League’s LA Dodgers and American League’s NY Yankees secure pennants, will meet in World Series
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After 20 days of heart-stopping playoff action, the World Series (WS) is officially set, with the superstar-powered LA Dodgers and NY Yankees gearing up for their first Fall Classic clash since 1981.
October 21, 2024
💰 One of us💰 One of us
The Athena Pledge hopes to increase brands’ women’s sports spend
The Athena Pledge, a first-of-its-kind, collaborative project between AT&T, Capital One, Cisco, and Deloitte, was announced last week with the aim to rally other brands to increase their women’s sports spend as well as to prioritize women’s sports in their own strategic planning.
October 21, 2024
👟 She’s a runner, she’s a track star👟 She’s a runner, she’s a track star
Parker Valby’s New Balance deal could generate influx of new track fans
Former University of Florida track star Parker Valby inked a deal with New Balance last week as she ramps up to her first year as a pro. In an interview with the GIST, Valby said she had a gut feeling New Balance was the right fit for her, opting not to re-sign with Nike after she became the first collegiate women’s runner to sign an endorsement deal with the brand in 2023.
October 21, 2024
🏈 Gettin’ goofy on the gridiron 🏈 Gettin’ goofy on the gridiron
Wild finishes define college football’s Week 8
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Week 8 of college football served upsets and tight finishes galore.
October 21, 2024
🏆 Postseason party planning🏆 Postseason party planning
NCAA fall sports prepare for the postseason
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Three NCAA selection committees released their Top 16 lists.
October 21, 2024
🏀 Big lights will inspire you🏀 Big lights will inspire you
No. 1 NY Liberty top No. 2 Minnesota Lynx 67–62 in overtime, win first WNBA championship
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The No. 1 NY Liberty are finally WNBA champions, topping the No. 2 Minnesota Lynx 67–62 in overtime (OT) last night to win the franchise’s first-ever title, a feat 28 seasons in the making. You know what they say: sixth time’s the charm.
October 21, 2024
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