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The GIST of It — 566 episodes

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The GIST Plus: Crystal Dunn is present, pivoting, and powerful (The GIST Plus preview)

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#555: Home runs and dark horses: Previewing the college softball national tourney

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#554: Elle Duncan is geeking over WNBA tipoff

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#553: The pros and cons of the NWSL’s potential calendar change and will a Canadian team finally win the Stanley Cup

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#552: Timothee Chalamet’s manspreading and hot takes on PWHL postseason

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The GIST Plus: Odessa Jenkins champions women's tackle football (The GIST Plus preview)

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#551: Our unfiltered PWHL playoff reactions

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#550: What happened to the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes?

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#549: AUSL’s Golden Tickets are going viral and changing lives

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#548: Puck off — the NHL postseason is here

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The GIST Plus: Aliyah Funschelle is playing athlete matchmaker (The GIST Plus preview)

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#547: World Series champ Kike Hernández’ secret to success

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#546: The Masters: The good, the bad, and the pimento cheese

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#545: WNBA star Angel Reese is on the move...who's next?

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#544: Our spicy women’s March Madness predictions

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The GIST Plus: Hannah Berner is the ultimate March Madness sporty spice (The GIST Plus preview)

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#543: Unpacking the drama of the Connecticut Sun sale

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#542: MLB’s new rule exposes men who lie about their height

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#541: Did NIL ruin March Madness?

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#540: Are you primed for the Madness?

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#539: Yes, Alex Morgan has a favorite NWSL player

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Ep #538: Taylor Heise’s golden advice for her March Madness-bound brother

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Ep #537: Exclusive: Azzi Fudd’s sharing secrets

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Ep #536: The ultimate Milano Cortina Paralympics primer

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Ep #535: UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close is leading with joy this March Madness

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Ep #534: Back to business: What’s happening in Unrivaled and the PWHL?

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Ep #533: How Dawn Staley fosters confidence in her student-athletes

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Ep #532: Mikaela Shiffrin's unmatched mental strength

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Ep #531: Why Norway is dominating the Milano Cortina Olympics

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Ep #530: Everything you need to know about the Olympic men’s hockey tournament

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Ep #529: Heated rivalry: It’s time for Canada vs. the U.S. in Olympic women’s hockey

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Ep #528: Our favorite Milano Cortina Olympic storylines

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Ep #527: The Super Bowl plot twist no one saw coming

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Ep #526: Basketball star Erica Wheeler is here with a women’s health wake-up call

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Ep #525: ‘ABOLISH ICE’ — A brief history of athlete activism

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Ep #524: Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open

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Ep #523: It’s literally anyone’s game: Previewing the NFL Divisional Round

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Ep #522: Getting emotional watching figure skating

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Ep #521: Meet the real-life “Heated Rivalry” Olympians

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Ep #520: Banned for accepting tuition money: Diving into the complicated NCAA sports landscape

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She’s Not Next, She’s Now: The GIST of Emerging Women’s Basketball Leagues

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She’s Not Next, She’s Now: The GIST of Pro Women’s Baseball

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She’s Not Next, She’s Now: The GIST of Pro Women’s Lacrosse

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Ep #519: Looking back: Our 2025 Year in Review

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She's Not Next, She's Now: The GIST of Pro Women's Rugby

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Ep #518: It’s time for a College Football Playoff primer

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Ep #517: How two torn ACLs are shaking up the NFL

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She’s Not Next, She’s Now: The GIST of Pro Softball

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Ep #516: Gay hockey romance at an NHL game? We’re in.

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Ep #515: NFL temperature check — who’s hot and who’s not after Week 14

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She's Not Next, She's Now: The GIST of Pro Women's Soccer

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Ep #514: Max Verstappen’s villain to hero arc should be studied

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Ep #513: NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

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She’s Not Next, She’s Now: The GIST of Pro Women’s Indoor Volleyball

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Ep #512: Kay Adams reads the NFL Thanksgiving crystal ball

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Ep #511: Pazzi in Dallas? Our WNBA draft lottery reaction

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She’s Not Next, She’s Now: The GIST of Pro Women’s Hockey

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Ep #510: A’ja Wilson shares her dream CBA

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Ep #509: Is the NWSL going to lose Trinity Rodman?

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Ep #508: Talkin’ NSL with Canadian soccer royalty, Diana Matheson

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Ep #507: Prison time for balls and strikes? Betting scandal rocks MLB

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Ep #506: Icy & spicy — The Rivalry Series is back

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Ep #505: Crying in the clubhouse: Misery and magic go hand in hand. A World Series Recap.

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Ep #504: Being paid not to work: A college football story

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Ep #503: In our Victor Wembanyama era

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Ep #502: Melody Lee is driving luxury in Formula 1

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Ep #501: Tara Davis-Woodhall just long jumped in Times Square

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Ep #500: We’re celebrating the big 5-0-0

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Ep #499: Is LeBron James teasing retirement or taco Tuesday?

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Ep #498: Is WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s job at risk?

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Ep #497: WTF? Ryder Cup fans crossed the line

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Ep #496: Behind-the-scenes of the Golden State Valkyries with team president Jess Smith

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Ep #495: We’re not talking enough about four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson

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Ep #494: Legendary reporter Holly Rowe does it all…with the help of caffeine and bubblegum

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Ep #493: Nostalgia-core: How pop culture is winning over casual sports fans

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Ep #492: Unrivaled is growing — and still putting players first

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Ep #491: The Big Two era of men’s tennis

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Ep #490: Our way-too-early Super Bowl picks

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Ep #489: A new league of their own: Introducing the Women’s Pro Baseball League

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Ep #488: Brooke Johnson just skateboarded across the U.S.

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Ep #487: It’s messy: Breaking down the messy potential Connecticut Sun sale

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Ep #486: Talking football, youth sports, and Taylor and Travis with Greg Olsen

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Ep #485: Just the beginning: Breaking down tomorrow’s WNBA Canada Game

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Ep #484: Today’s Little Leaguers, tomorrow’s MLB stars

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Ep #483: Finding joy in your body with author Hendrika de Vries

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Ep #482: Are the Connecticut Sun actually on the move?

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Ep #481: Anna Leigh Waters is the world’s best pickleballer — and she’s spilling tea

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Ep #480: Explained: Trump's college sports executive order

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Ep #479: Game day style with designer Kristin Juszczyk

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Ep #478: Debunked: Misinformation swirls around the WNBA’s viral t-shirts

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Ep #477: El's going to WNBA All-Star Weekend

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Ep #476: Don’t sleep on Sweden: A Women’s Euro quarter-final preview

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Ep #475: See ya never: Red Bull fires Christian Horner

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Ep #474: That don’t impress me much: WNBA CBA negotiations rage on

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Ep #473: Women’s Euro: Will England survive the Group of Death?

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Ep #472: Business is booming: The WNBA’s record-setting expansion

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Ep #471: An extra-caffeinated convo with Breanna Stewart

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Ep #470: Hockey never ends: A PWHL draft primer, plus an inspiring chat with blind hockey player Joe Fornasier

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Ep #469: Holy airball: Half-empty stadiums at the FIFA Club World Cup

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Ep #468: Bombshell Rafael Devers trade rocks MLB

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Ep #467: WTF: Same old playbook in Hockey Canada trial’s closing arguments

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Ep #466: House v. NCAA is confusing — we’re here to help

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Inside the Lines with A.J. Andrews: Body positivity & self-acceptance with track & field Olympian Anna Hall

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Ep #465: The French Open’s sexist scheduling

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Ep #464: WTF: Protect women athletes from stalkers

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Inside the Lines with A.J. Andrews: Living in the moment with USWNT star Rose Lavelle

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Ep #463: The Women’s College World Series is in its dynasty era

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Ep #462: Unpacking the WNBA CBA negotiations

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Inside the Lines with A.J. Andrews: Finding strength in self-care with USMNT star Jozy Altidore

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Ep #461: Getting chippy in the PWHL Finals, plus our expansion draft rules reaction

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Ep #460: WNBA “fans” need a vibe check

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Inside the Lines with A.J. Andrews: Staying resilient with PWHL star Kendall Coyne Schofield

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Ep #459: WTF: Ironman reverses their equality stance

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Inside the Lines with A.J. Andrews: Navigating high-stakes moments with figure skater Patrick Chan

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Ep #458: Victim blaming & the Hockey Canada assault trial

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Ep #457: Predicting the PWHL champion with “Jocks in Jills”

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Inside the Lines with A.J. Andrews: Reclaiming your joy with gymnast Katelyn Ohashi

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Ep #456: Finally — FIFA funds study investigating ACL injuries in women’s soccer

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Ep #455: Saquon Barkley plays 18 with President Trump

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Ep #454: It’s PWHL expansion time

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Ep #453: Drama & dysfunction: How the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić era imploded

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Ep #452: Gross reporting in MLB and the NSL shaking up pro women’s soccer

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Ep #451: Is it time for Rory's renaissance?

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Ep #450: Fist bumping with Breanna Stewart before the WNBA Draft

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Ep #449: The only WNBA Draft preview you need

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Ep #448: Why UConn women’s hoops will win it all

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Ep #447: Eat chalk: How every No. 1 seed made it to the men’s Final Four

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Ep #446: March sadness: How JuJu Watkins’ injury shakes up the women’s tourney

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Ep #445: How improving amenities are changing the look of the WNBA

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Ep #444: Bracketology 101: Wild, weird, and wacky March Madness trends

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Ep #443: Heroes vs. Villains: March Madness head coach edition

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Ep #442: An F1 season primer, plus Sam Mewis shares her spiciest NWSL predictions

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Ep #441: March Madness is coming: Here are the teams and names to know

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Ep #440: A NWSL Challenge Cup preview, plus examining the down-bad Dallas Mavericks

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Ep #439: Homophobic chants ruin San Diego FC’s home opener, plus an NCAA women’s hoops conference tourney preview

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Ep #438: Zooming out on Diana Taurasi’s retirement, plus an NCAA women’s hoops preview

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Ep #437: NHL star Alex Ovechkin’s chase for history

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Ep #436: Fighting and Politics in the NHL: The 4 Nations Face-Off championship success amongst charged hockey fans

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Ep #435: Getting down to business: How the PWHL and Unrivaled are changing the game

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Ep #434: A shiny new NBA All-Star Game, plus your Galentine’s Weekend watch list

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Ep #433: A 4 Nations preview, plus Trump's trans athlete ban

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Ep #432: The GIST’s sixth annual Super Bowl preview

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Ep #431: A true WTF weekend: Disturbing allegations against Justin Tucker & the bombshell Luka Dončić trade

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Ep #430: Blockbuster trades and signings in the WNBA & NWSL

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Ep #429: Blockbuster WNBA trade & the evolving women’s hoops landscape

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Ep #428: An NFL Conference Championship primer, plus Novak Djokovic chases history Down Under

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Ep #427: Unrivaled’s superstars, the NFL Divisional Round, and previewing the CFP Championship

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Ep #426: PWHL Takeover Tour success, plus an Unrivaled basketball explainer

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Ep #425: A College Football Playoff semis preview & NFL MVP candidates to watch in the postseason

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Ep #424: The Jimmy Butler saga, plus everything you need to know about the PVF and LOVB

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Ep #423: The ultimate 2024 sports rewind

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Ep #422: Volleyball's spotlight moment, plus a College Football Playoff primer

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Ep #421: NBA Cup final preview, plus Unrivaled makes major money moves

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Ep #420: A Heisman Trophy explainer, way-too-early NFL award predictions & a dive into the Women’s Lacrosse League

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Ep #419: Juan Soto’s massive NY Mets contract & F1 season in review

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Ep #418: WNBA expansion draft explainer, plus College Football Playoff updates

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Ep #417: Football’s head trauma problem

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Ep #416: PWHL sophomore season preview, plus a conversation with the Minnesota Frost’s Taylor Heise

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Ep #415: Detailing the Canada Soccer culture probe, plus F1 expands to 11 teams

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Ep #414: Formula 1 takes Las Vegas, previewing the NWSL Championship, and chatting with NJ/NY Gotham’s Midge Purce

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Ep #413: Everything we know about Unrivaled, Seattle Storm investigation & WNBA draft lottery results, and NBA storylines

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Ep #412: A conversation with Napheesa Collier, plus some NWSL & NFL action

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Ep #411: How a Trump presidency will affect women’s sports & an NWSL Playoffs preview

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Ep #410: All buckets, all the time: WNBA coaching news & NCAA basketball preview

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Ep #409: The WNBA: A history lesson, presented by Sportly

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Ep #408: The World Series is here, plus a Mexican Grand Prix-view

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Ep #407: WNBPA opts out of historic CBA & an NBA season preview

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Ep #406: Talking hoops with WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes

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Ep #405: A WNBA Finals preview

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Ep #404: WPF softball payment dispute & more BS transphobia in college sports

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Ep #403: NFL Week 5 headlines & celebrating 1 million subscribers

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Ep #402: MLB playoff preview, WNBA semifinals updates, and an interview with NWSL legend Ali Krieger

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Ep #401: An ode to WNBA legend Diana Taurasi & an Aces-Liberty semis preview

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Ep #400: A’ja Wilson’s unanimous MVP award & MLB postseason storylines

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Ep #399: WNBA regular-season finale & expansion updates

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Ep #398: Record-breaking WNBA updates & the latest on Tua Tagovailoa

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Ep #397: NFL off-field updates & Solheim Cup preview

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Ep #396: DeShaun Watson suit, PWHL drops new logos and team names & wrapping up the Paralympics

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Ep #395: Everything you need to know about the upcoming NFL season

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Ep #394: A college football primer & WNBA playoffs chase

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Ep #393: Paralympics primer and US Open preview

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Ep #392: Jannik Sinner’s sanction & previewing AU Softball’s Champions Week

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Ep #391: WNBA playoff push & off-court updates

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Ep #390: Dearica Hamby’s discrimination lawsuit and the WNBA returns post-Olympics

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Ep #389: Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal explainer & the business of the Paris Olympics

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Ep #388: Olympic women’s soccer gold medal game preview & an interview with heptathlete Anna Hall

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Ep #387: Olympic women’s soccer semis & debunking the gender boxing controversy

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Ep #386: The latest from Paris & Introducing Tested

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Ep #385: CanWNT drone scandal updates & a conversation with Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles

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Ep #384: Gender parity at the Paris Olympics

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Ep #383: The ultimate Paris Olympics primer and an interview with track & field legend Allyson Felix

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Ep #382: WNBA All-Star Weekend preview, media rights deal breakdown, and an interview with Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik

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Ep #381: Copa América chaos, PWHL Minnesota allegations, and an interview with soccer star Kristie Mewis

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Ep #380: UEFA Euro finals preview and an interview with CanWNT star Adriana Leon

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Ep #379: Men’s soccer semis previews and a WNBA records roundup

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Ep #378: Major NWSL updates and previewing the Euro quarter-finals

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Ep #377: Team USA’s newest Olympians & a Wimbledon preview

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Ep #376: USWNT Roster and U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Preview

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Ep #375: WNBA Commissioner’s Cup and Men’s Soccer Roundup

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Ep #374: Olympic trials continue & a celebration of Title IX

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Ep #373: A men’s UEFA Euro 2024 preview and addressing racism in soccer

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Ep #372: WNBA Updates and WCWS Review

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Ep #371: NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final, and the French Open: Previewing a big weekend in sports

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Ep #370: Breaking down the latest WNBA discourse and the Women’s College World Series rolls on

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Ep #369: A rundown of Canada’s new pro women’s soccer league and a Women’s College World Series preview

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Ep #368: French Open preview and a conversation with legendary Toronto sports reporter, Hazel Mae

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Ep #367: The WTA & PIF partner, NBA Conference Finals preview, and looking back on Week 1 of the WNBA season

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Ep #366: A WNBA season preview

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Ep #365: WNBA prepares for charter flight takeoff and a USTA WTF

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Ep #364: A PWHL playoff preview, the WNBA’s growing pains & an interview with LA Sparks rookie Cameron Brink

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Ep #363: Women’s soccer roundup & WNBA Canada Game preview

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Ep #362: NBA & NHL playoffs updates, Candace Parker retires & WNBA training camp breakdown

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Ep #361: Reggie Bush’s Heisman trophy, Larry Nassar settlements & a 2024 NFL Draft preview

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Ep #360: PWHL playoff push & Nelly Korda’s dominance

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Ep #359: NHL playoff preview & the latest on Jontay Porter

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Ep #358: Previewing the NBA Play-In tourney & WTF quick hits

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Ep #357: Women’s basketball reigns supreme & a Masters preview

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Ep #356: A historic women’s March Madness in review

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Ep #355: Women’s and Men’s Final Four preview

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Ep #354: Women’s ice hockey Worlds preview

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Ep #353: Sports betting scandals & previewing the March Madness Sweet 16s

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Ep #352: What’s going on with Shohei Ohtani & more discrimination in men’s soccer

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Ep #351: Men’s and women’s March Madness preview

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Ep #350: March Madness First Four preview & NWSL team sales

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Ep #349: NWSL season start & NCAA basketball Selection Sunday preview

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Legends of the Game mini-series: Episode 5, Dawn Staley

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Ep #348: NFL free agency & Equal Pay Day

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Ep #347: An interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrating International Women’s Day

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Ep #346: NFL offseason moves & NCAA women’s basketball conference tournament

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Legends of the Game mini-series: Episode 4, Mike Krzyzewski

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Ep #345: Early season F1 controversy & a Concacaf W Gold Cup semis preview

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Ep #344: An Athletes Unlimited and Formula One preview

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Legends of the Game mini-series: Episode 3, Geno Auriemma

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Ep #343: Labor disputes in soccer: CanWNT & MLS referees

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Ep #342: A WTF from Nebraska women’s basketball & soccer updates

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Legends of the Game mini-series: Episode 2, John Wooden

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Ep #341: History on the NBA All-Star hardwood & the CONCACAF W Gold Cup pitch

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Legends of the Game mini-series: Episode 1, Pat Summitt

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Ep #340: Recapping Super Bowl LVIII & college women’s basketball’s original record-holders

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Ep #339: The potential end of NCAA amateurism & a Super Bowl LVIII preview

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Ep #338: The progress in women’s sports: A National Girls and Women in Sports Day special

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Ep #337: Hockey Canada updates & the WNBA free agency frenzy begins

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Ep #336: Breaking the ice on the Kamila Valieva doping scandal

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Ep #335: Yet another Hockey Canada WTF & an NFL Conference Championship preview

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Ep #334: A chat with WNBA star A’ja Wilson & the latest from NCAA women’s hoops

246

Ep #333: Australian Open off-court drama & an NFL Divisional Round preview

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Ep #332: An NFL postseason primer

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Ep #331: The PWHL’s record-setting launch & women’s soccer’s ACL curse

249

Ep #330: Previewing the final NFL regular-season weekend & building an NWSL SuperTeam

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Ep #329: The hit list: a year in review of the biggest sports stories of 2023

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Ep #328: Late season NFL check-in & how Michele Kang is changing women’s soccer

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Ep #327: NFL season updates & an NWSL expansion draft primer

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Ep #326: Shohei Ohtani makes MLB history & the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup hosting race kicks off

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Ep #325: The footy gals’ bumpy road to Paris & a new golf tourney mixes it up

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Ep #324: A spicy College Football Playoff selection & kickin’ it with USWNT star Sophia Smith

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Ep #323: NHLer Corey Perry’s misconduct firing & Mark Cuban sells the NBA’s Mavs

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Ep #322: More NHL bullsh!t and an NCAA volleyball tourney preview

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Ep #321: A three-course sports feast: NCAA women’s hoops, NWSL free agency, & NFL updates

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Ep #320: A deep dive on the women’s sports landscape

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Ep #319: NIL, NCAA unionization, & the labor of college sports…oh my!

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Ep #318: Waving goodbye to two legends at the NWSL Championship

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Ep #317: Toxic hockey culture strikes again & college basketball’s back, baby!

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Ep #316: More sportswashing & an exclusive interview with trailblazer Kathrine Switzer

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Ep #315: Tricks & treat: Michigan football sign-stealing scandal & WTA Finals preview

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Ep #314: It’s raining men(’s sports): Previewing the World Series, NBA season, and MLS Cup

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Ep #313: The latest on the Reggae Girlz & (bicycle) kickin’ it with Angel City FC’s Sydney Leroux

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Ep #312: F1 Austin Grand Prix preview and an interview with F1 Academy driver Abbi

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Ep #311: MLB women breaking barriers & midseason NCAA football update

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Ep #310: Another day, another NHL disappointment

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Ep #309: A 2023 WNBA Finals preview

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Ep #308: Everything you need to know about the MLB playoffs & the women leading the way

272

Ep #307: Swinging to Rome with the Ryder Cup & “Prime” time comes to Colorado

273

Ep #306: Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy

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Ep #305: A conversation with LPGA stars Nelly Korda, Stacy Lewis, and Lilia Vu before the Solheim Cup

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Ep #304: Billie Jean King and the match that changed the world

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Ep #303: WNBA playoff preview round 2 & NFL WTFs

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Ep #302: WNBA playoff preview and more male misogyny

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Ep #301: Vilda’s out, Hermoso presses charges, & American football is back

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Ep #300: Spain women’s soccer WTF updates & crushing records with Nebraska volleyball

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Ep #299: “Contigo Jenni” and all the latest from Spain’s sexist soccer federation

281

Ep #298: How do you say WTF in Espagnol

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Ep #297: The good, the bad, and the ugly from the FIFA Women’s World Cup

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Ep #296: A FIFA Women’s World Cup final preview

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Ep #295: Kickin’ it with 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champ Sam Mewis

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Ep #294: FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final preview

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Ep #293: Pac-ing up and moving out, an NCAA conference realignment breakdown

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Ep #292: World Cup knockouts preview + what’s wrong with the USWNT?

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Ep #291: Women’s World Cup nears the knockout stage & an NCAA soccer WTF

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Ep #290: A convo with our new fave fútbolista, Meghan Klingenberg

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Ep #289: The Women’s World Cup latest & NFL running backs’ financial woes

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Ep #288: Pitch, please, we have the only Women’s World Cup preview you need

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Ep #287: The WNBA All-Star experience & Women’s World C’updates

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Ep #286: The WNBA All-Star party & the rot of abuse in youth soccer culture

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Ep #285: FIFA Women’s World Cupdates & Northwestern football’s horrific culture

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Ep #284: CTE in women’s sports & NCAA WTF updates

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Ep #283: A monumental moment in women’s pro hockey

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Ep #282: NBA free agency & the NHL does something…right?

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Ep #281: A triumphant NWSL return & the latest sportswashing news

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Ep #280: USWNT roster drop & international women’s soccer woes

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Ep #279: F1 Canadian Grand Prix recap and an interview with Canadian national team star Quinn

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Ep #278: Oakland A’s fans fight against Vegas, Mbappé’s PSG drama, & USWNT World Cup roster musings

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Ep #277: The WNBA’s continued travel woes & U.S. Senate probes golf merger

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Ep #276: The PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s merger madness

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Ep #275: How women wrestlers in India fueled the nation’s #MeToo movement

305

Ep #274: Women’s College World Series primer & MLB Pride Month WTFs

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Ep #273: The game-changing role of youth sports in girls’ lives

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Ep #272: Simona Halep doping charge & racism in soccer

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Ep #271: Your 2023 WNBA season preview: An on- and off-court deep dive

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Ep #270: Mental health in sports: A conversation with Stephanie Hale-Burkhart from the Seattle Mariners

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Ep #269: Women’s sports leagues expansion & problematic coaching patterns

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Ep #268: Kentucky Derby horse deaths, NFL investigation, and Lionel Messi’s mishap

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Ep #267: NBA Playoffs latest & Women’s World Cup blackout threats

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Ep #266: A convo with NFL coach Jennifer King on the power of communication and enjoying who you work with

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Ep #265: Climate change and the role of sports in a global crisis

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Ep 264: Special Edition: From Started from the Bottom: How Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall Made NBA History

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Ep #263: Pros & cons of the NCAA transfer portal

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Ep #262: The WTA’s controversial return to China

318

Ep #261: Sorting through the latest bullsh!t attacks on trans athletes

319

Ep #260: Your guide to the NBA play-in tournament and playoffs

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Ep #259: IIHF Women’s Worlds & Masters preview

321

Ep #258: Women’s March Madness highs & lows

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Ep #257: Your guide to women’s and men’s March Madness championship weekend

323

Ep #256: Discriminatory bans on trans athletes, Lamar Jackson contract drama & MLB season preview

324

Ep #255: The Madness continues & the NWSL season begins

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Ep #254: The Madness of college hoops & another NHL WTF

326

Ep #253: A women’s March Madness preview

327

Ep #252: A men’s March Madness preview

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Ep #251: Exposing gender inequity in under-covered sports

329

Ep #250: CanWNT continues their equal pay quest & WTF quick hits

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Ep #249: Racing toward change: Canada Soccer updates & F1 season preview

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Ep #248: Out with the old: Women’s soccer labor updates & NFL Combine controversy

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Ep #247: Sports on the global stage: One year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Ep #246: Back to school: The legal battle that could restructure the NCAA

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Ep #245: WTF conversation hearts: CanWNT equal pay feud & New Mexico State hoops hazing

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Ep #244: A Super Bowl preview and Rihanna’s comeback

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Ep #243: Institutional failures to address abuse in sports

337

Ep #242: Harvard women’s hockey abuse & Women’s World Cup sportswashing

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Ep #241: Let’s go, girls: WNBA free agency & NWSL expansion

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Ep #240: And then there were four: NFL Conference Championship preview

340

Ep #239: The un-level playing field: Parenthood in sports

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Ep #238: WNBA offseason chaos & NFL Divisional Round preview

342

Ep #237: Everything you need to know about the NFL playoffs, plus a UFC WTF

343

Ep #236: NWSL updates, MLB WTFs and early NCAA hoops madness

344

Ep #235: Damar Hamlin updates & USMNT controversy

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Ep #234: The hit list: a year in review of the biggest sports stories of 2022

346

Ep #233: A footy finale: World Cup recap & what’s next

347

Ep #232: NWSL investigation report & World Cup final preview

348

Ep #231: A good as hell episode: Brittney Griner, the WNBA’s economics & previewing the men’s World Cup semis

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Ep #230: A footy fiesta: Canada pro women’s soccer league & World Cup quarter-finals preview

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Ep #229: Fútbol is life: World Cup knockouts & NWSL ownership updates

351

Ep #228: Football lows, fútbol highs: NFL’s Deshaun Watson is back & World Cup wins

352

Ep #227: Failing grades: An NCAA women’s hoops miss and a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford

353

Ep #226: FIFA’s Fyre Fest?: World Cup chaos

354

Ep #225: On top of the World (Cup): Everything you need to know before kickoff

355

Ep #224: A WTF doubleheader: Iowa State women’s soccer coaching abuse & D.C. sues the Washington Commanders

356

Ep #223: Head-scratching decisions: Mitchell Miller & Jeff Saturday

357

Ep #222: NCAA women’s basketball season preview

358

Ep #221: Changing of the guards: Steve Nash firing and Commanders sale

359

Ep #220: House of horrors: Another WTF roundup

360

Ep #219: Trophies: World Series & NWSL Championship preview

361

Ep #218: Female athletes in the fight: Wisconsin’s lack of privacy, Rekabi’s freedom & F1 representation

362

Ep #217: Under fire: Iranian protests & Elnaz Rebaki, plus quick hits

363

Ep #216: NBA season preview: Everything you need to know before tip-off

364

Ep #215: Update mashup: W Series, hockey culture and NWSL news

365

Ep #214: Times, they are a changin’: NWSL investigation update and W Series financial woes

366

Ep #213: Player safety under fire: The NFL’s concussion protocol and the NWSL investigation

367

Ep #212: Ball like the playoffs: Updates on MLB and NWSL standings

368

Ep #211: The rumor mill strikes again: Ime Udoka’s suspension and the Spanish women’s soccer standoff

369

Ep #210: Bad news/good news: Sarver’s statement, a WTF NHL contract and women’s world championships begin

370

Ep #209: WTF roundup: Sarver’s paltry punishment and racism on the MLS pitch

371

Ep #208: Brett Fraud: An NFL icon’s checkered history

372

Ep #207: Breaking down the blockchain: NFTs and Top Shot

373

Ep #206: WNBA: The final countdown

374

Ep #205: 2022 NFL season preview: Everything to know before kickoff

375

Ep #204: WTF Tuesday: NCAA volleyball racism & more NFL bullsh!t

376

Ep #203: Tennis controversy and a jam-packed weekend primer

377

Ep #202: Utah protects trans kids while the Atlanta Braves strike out

378

Ep #201: Money talks: Women’s sports media rights

379

Ep #200: Let the games begin: A WNBA playoffs preview

380

Ep #199: Serena Williams’ retirement and parenthood in sports

381

Ep #198: A WTF round of missed flights and misogyny

382

Ep #197: Appeals galore: The NFL on Deshaun Watson’s suspension and the Lionesses grabbing the governmental mic

383

Ep #196: The long-awaited and infuriating Deshaun Watson decision

384

Ep #195: WTF Thursday: NFL chaos and LIV Golf controversy

385

Ep #194: Hockey culture? Still trash: The latest on Hockey Canada

386

Ep #193: Clip in: A Tour de France Femme Preview

387

Ep #192: WTFs all around: ESPN’s controversial snubs and a Deshaun Watson update

388

Ep #191: Teeing off: The Open and CONCACAF W semis preview

389

Ep #190: We fly high: WNBA All-Star weekend recap and second half preview

390

Ep #189: One up, one down: Wimbledon’s restrictive dress code and celebratory hockey news

391

Ep #188: Everything you need to know about the CONCACAF W Championship & Women’s Euro

392

Ep #187: Courts and sports: Roe v. Wade, Deshaun Watson and Brittney Griner

393

Ep #186: It’s a celebration: The 50th anniversary of Title IX

394

Ep #185: The hits keep coming: The latest on Deshaun Watson and more golf drama

395

Ep #184: Anti-choice legislation and the NCAA’s response

396

Ep #183: He said what now?: A deep dive into golf’s latest drama

397

Ep #182: Equal pay around the world: Canada Soccer’s fight

398

Ep #181: A sports buffet: French Open, WCWS and NBA Finals

399

Ep #180: The PWHPA and BJK, a game-changing partnership

400

Ep #179: Enough is enough: Addressing racism in sports

401

Ep #178: In partnership: Nike’s 50th anniversary and their commitment to women’s sports

402

Ep #177: The girls are getting paid: On the USWNT’s equal pay win

403

Ep #176: Playoffs?!: An NBA and NHL postseason update

404

Ep #175: The math’s not mathing: The ludicrous world of sports broadcasting contracts

405

Ep #174: Fashion faux pas: How sports are failing BIPOC athletes

406

Ep #173: Tip-off time: A WNBA season preview

407

Ep #172: The MLB finally gets it right and a postseason sports update

408

Ep #171: More problems on the pitch: The latest from the NWSL

409

Ep #170: Not gouda: The NWSL’s field and scheduling problems

410

Ep #169: What’s up with Wimbledon?: The sports world’s continued response to the War in Ukraine

411

Ep #168: Ice, ice baby: A pro women’s hockey league update

412

Ep #167: We are never getting back together: A women’s hockey update

413

Ep #166: Shoot your shot: An NBA postseason preview

414

Ep #165: Tee it up: a Masters and MLB season preview

415

Ep #164: Ball is life: March Madness recap and NBA playoff update

416

Ep #163: Bring on the madness: A Final Four preview

417

Ep #162: Calling for change: Gymnasts speak out against abuse

418

Ep #161: A stunner down under — Tennis World No. 1 Ash Barty retires

419

Ep #160: “Never shocked, always disappointed” — the Deshaun Watson trade

420

Ep #159: Let the Madness begin! — a Women’s March Madness preview

421

Ep #158: Deshaun Watson grand jury decision and Naomi Osaka’s experience at Indian Wells

422

Ep #157: The NFL quarterback carousel and a bobsleigh bombshell

423

Ep #156: Ice breakers — the PHF/PWHPA drama explained

424

Ep #155: The WNBA’s airplane scandal and a Paralympics primer

425

Ep #154: A WTF buffet: Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders scandal, Title IX lawsuit and more

426

Ep #153: Pushing for progress: On trans rights and equal pay in sports

427

Ep #152: A tale of three Olympians — Eileen Gu, Nathan Chen, Zhu Yi and Beijing 2022

428

Ep #151: This story isn’t going anywhere — the Beijing 2022 Kamila Valieva saga

429

Ep #150: The Rams? Who Dey? — Our Super Bowl Preview!

430

Ep #149: Red flags everywhere — Updates from Beijing 2022: COVID-19, artificial snow and Peng Shuai

431

Ep #148: Everything is happening — an NFL bombshell and an Olympics preview

432

Ep #147: They came, they saw, they bargained — the NWSL’s groundbreaking CBA

433

Ep #146: China and the media: The latest ahead of the Beijing Olympics

434

Ep #145: When will hockey really be for everyone?

435

Ep #144: How the NWSL’s Washington Spirit co-owner Y. Michele Kang is smashing the patriarchy

436

Ep #143: Special, special! An Interview With Sedona Prince

437

Ep #142: Beijing 2022: How censorship and COVID-19 could disrupt the Olympics

438

Ep #141: Novax Djokovic wins in court

439

Ep #140: The NBA’s loss is the WNBA’s gain: Becky Hammon blazes another trail

440

Ep #139: Ellen and Steph’s Year in Review you didn’t ask for

441

Ep #138: All we want for Christmas is safety first — COVID-19 and sports

442

Ep #137: The latest on COVID-19 in sports and tennis star Peng Shuai

443

Ep #136: How COVID-19 is affecting sports (again)

444

Ep #135: Larry Nassar, the Olympics and institutional failure in sports

445

Ep #134: The Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) isn’t what it seems

446

Ep #133: Why the U.S. is boycotting the Olympics and absurd salaries in college sports

447

Ep #132: An update to the Peng Shuai story: the WTA is taking a stand

448

Ep #131: Why the MLB’s looming lockout is a BFD

449

Ep #130: Coaching drama in the NFL and feuds on the golf course

450

Ep #129: Everyday I’m tussling: Fights and brawls in sports

451

Ep #128: College Cup, MLS and NWSL playoffs...oh my!

452

Ep #127: Sports and censorship in China

453

Ep #126: Violence and sabotage in sports: Attack on PSG Féminine players

454

Ep #125: Everything you need to know about the 2021-22 college basketball season

455

Ep #124: Fake vaccine cards and lying frauds: vaccine hesitancy in sports

456

Ep #123: Changing the conversation around mental health in sports

457

Ep #122: The latest WTF updates: Deshaun Watson and the Chicago Blackhawks

458

Ep #121: The 2021 World Series: The most despised teams ever

459

Ep #120: How the opioid crisis in sports is killing its athletes

460

Ep #119: Diving into the Phoenix Mercury’s media snub and the NBA’s regular season

461

Ep #118: Another coaching scandal: Jon Gruden and WFT explained

462

Ep #117: Everything you need to know about the NHL season

463

Ep #116: Gossip Girl, but make it hockey

464

Ep #115: The NWSL’s institutional betrayal

465

Ep #114: The disrespect for the WNBA is too high

466

Ep #113: Things are about to change in Washington

467

Ep #112: Everything you need to know about the WNBA postseason

468

Ep #111: How do Tom Brady and Carli Lloyd do it?

469

Ep #110: USA gymnasts vs. the FBI

470

Ep #109: U.S. Soccer does not understand the assignment

471

Ep #108: Everything you need to know about the 2021 NFL season

472

Ep #107: Is it burnout? Naomi Osaka thinks she’s “going to take a break from playing”

473

Ep #106: Men’s hockey culture is trash

474

Ep #105: Naomi Osaka, mental health and gender equality in tennis

475

Ep #104: Paralympics update and College Football primer

476

Ep #103: Team USA’s Hilary Knight on the WWHC and the future of women’s hockey

477

Ep #102: Christine Sinclair on winning gold at the Olympics, what’s next for her and the future of women’s soccer in Canada

478

Ep #101: The deeply troubling case of Trevor Bauer

479

Ep #100: The NWSL and NHL have a coaching problem

480

Ep #99: Post-Olympics reset

481

Ep #98: Olympics Edition: Christine Sinclair’s and Tokyo 2020’s impact on soccer

482

Ep #97: Olympics Edition: Team USA basketball going for gold and global warming

483

Ep #96: Olympics Edition: Out with the old, in with the new

484

Ep #95: Olympics Edition: Athletes and asylum seeking

485

Ep #94: Olympics Edition: The USWNT can’t win ’em all

486

Ep #93: Olympics Edition: Week 1 recap and USWNT vs. CanWNT preview

487

Ep #92: Olympics Edition: Are athletes *actually* competing *for* their countries?

488

Ep #91: Olympics Edition: Non-binary athletes are already being misgendered

489

Ep #90: Olympics Edition: Simone Biles and mental health at the Games

490

Ep #89: Olympics Edition: The kids are alright

491

Ep #88: Ellie Black on the Tokyo Games, Simone Biles and preparing for her 3rd Olympics

492

Ep #87: Olympics updates and a chat with two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach

493

Ep #86: Update on the Tokyo Games and good news from the NHL

494

Ep #85: Good luck banning sex at the Olympics

495

Ep #84: Stephen A. Smith needs to Stephen A. Stop

496

Ep #83: A COVID-safe sports buffet

497

Ep #82: What to know about the explosive fallout at ESPN

498

Ep #81: Abuse and inaction in the NBA and the NHL

499

Ep #80: Carl Nassib and coming out in the sports world

500

Ep #79: An Olympic update: COVID-19, the first openly trans athlete, Caster Semenya status

501

Ep #78: Everything you need to know about the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup

502

Ep #77: How much is too much coverage? Catastrophic moments in sports

503

Ep #76: Aaron Rodgers and the Packers saga explained

504

Ep #75: Racism and homophobia in the world’s most global game

505

Ep #74: The NFL’s “race norming” explained

506

Ep #73: Media boycotts and mental health

507

Ep #72: Body shaming in sports

508

Ep #71: Pregnancy is not an injury - the Mandy Bujold case

509

Ep #70: WNBA and NWSL and NHL Playoffs, oh my!

510

Ep#69: Caitlyn Jenner needs to take a step back

511

Ep #68: The Simone Biles effect and the Women’s World Hockey Championship aftermath

512

Ep #67: How the European Super League totally forgot about women’s soccer

513

Ep #66: The NCAA finally gets it right, Megan Rapinoe puts Draymond Green in his place, the gist of the WNBA draft

514

Ep #65: The Masters: the good, the bad and the ugly — 2021 Edition

515

Ep #64: The gist of the 2021 MLB Season

516

Ep #63: Gender disparity in the NCAA: a deep dive

517

Ep #62: Everything you need to know about March Madness

518

Ep #61: Racism, sexism, the Royal family and sports

519

Ep#60: Changing hockey culture with former NHLer Akim Aliu

520

Ep #59: What the heck is going on in Barcelona?

521

Ep #58: Tiger Woods: The car accident & his impact on sports

522

Ep #57: NBA drama, Aussie Open action, skier Mikaela Shiffrin besting the men

523

Ep #56: “The gist” of the Australian Open

524

Ep #55: Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LV

525

Ep#54: The NWHL’s messy relationship with Barstool Sports, explained

526

Ep #53: Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers' off-field drama and NY Mets GM firing, explained

527

Ep #52: Everything you need to know about the 2021 NHL season

528

Ep #51: Everything you need to know about the NFL Playoffs

529

Ep #50: How COVID-19 is impacting sport in 2021

530

Ep #49: Get “the gist” of the 2021 World Juniors

531

Ep #48: Everything you need to know about the 2020-21 NBA season

532

Ep #47: Sportsperson of the Year drama explained

533

Ep #46: A chat with former No. 1 NHL Draft pick Taylor Hall, USWNT lawsuit updates, COVID-19 in the NFL, and gender inequity in the U.K.

534

Ep #45: The Pope, Megan Rapinoe and a turtle walk into a bar

535

Ep #44: NBA free agency, a conversation with sports journalist Tara Slone, and hockey culture

536

Ep #43: The Masters: the good, the bad and the ugly

537

Ep #42: How sports meets suffrage

538

Ep #41: Why Antonio Brown playing shows the NFL doesn’t care about women

539

Ep #40: A convo with world champ and Olympic gold medalist, US hockey’s Meghan Duggan

540

Ep #39: Sexism and COVID-19, on the rocks

541

Ep #38: Why aren’t there more Black coaches?

542

Ep #37: Everything you need to know about the NBA Finals

543

Ep #36: The GIST, but rapid fire

544

Ep #35: Mental health stigma in sports

545

Ep #34: Everything you need to know about the 2020 NFL season

546

Ep #33: Colleges are taking advantage of Black athletes

547

Ep #32: Sexism and homophobia in sports? No way!

548

Ep #31: Playoffs, COVID-19 and the USWNT walk into a bar

549

Ep #30: Everything you need to know about the NHL & NBA playoffs, baby!

550

The GIST of It Trailer

551

Ep #29: Guess which league is an absolute gongshow

552

Ep #28: Everything you need to know about the return of the NBA and NHL

553

Ep #27: Big names are investing in women’s sports

554

Ep #26: Without college football, are college sports doomed?

555

Ep #25: Everything you need to know about the return of sports

556

Ep #24: NHL legend Darcy Tucker on the teams he hates, his stance on fighting in hockey and his TikTok debut

557

Ep #23: “You can’t win a championship without gays”

558

Ep #22: The sports world is taking notice and making change

559

Ep #21: Stick to sports? No way. Black Lives Matter.

560

Ep #20: How sports change lives — accessibility in sport matters

561

Ep #19: Hockey legend Cassie Campbell-Pascall on the importance of female role models, her team Canada story and being a woman in the broadc

562

Ep #18: Leading the change in women’s hockey with four-time Olympic gold medalist, Jayna Hefford

563

Ep #17: Why is the NHL so sexist?

564

Ep #16: Motherhood and maternity leave in sports with two-time Olympian, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu

565

Ep #15: Keeping girls in sport with SportsCentre's Kate Beirness

566

Ep #14: Real women don’t run, they said