 | Leveling The Playing Field |
| From The GIST Team |
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| Or at least, that's what the NWSL's general managers (GMs) are doing. Yesterday, ESPN released its second anonymous NWSL GM survey, and some answers are raising eyebrows — like how 85% of GMs believe the salary cap is holding the league back. Wonder if Trinity Rodman agrees?
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| Quote of The Day |
 | I would say they're probably going to look for a change in leadership. I just think it might be too fractured at this point. |
 | — Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon, sharing her two cents on the future of the league and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert's "rocky relationship" with the players.
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| The Latest |
🏒 Stay salty Source: Gatorade Canada The GIST: The PWHL's best are getting ready to sweat ahead of Friday's season-opening puck drop, and Gatorade Canada's turning that salty effort into pivotal insights about women's hydration standards. No, seriously — sweat isn't just part of sports: It could be key to changing the game for women athletes. 👀 What's this groundbreaking research?: Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI), aka the hydration brand's research and development arm, is sweat testing 100 PWHL players from all four Canadian teams: the Montréal Victoire, Toronto Sceptres, Ottawa Charge, and Vancouver Goldeneyes, with the goal of better understanding the hydration patterns of elite women athletes. 💦 What exactly is a sweat test?: An excellent question. A sweat test measures variables like electrolyte replacement needs, fluid loss, and sweat rate. Athletes wear patches that absorb their sweat during a training session or game and are weighed before and after exercising to determine how much fluid they sweat out. Consider it the science of perspiration. 👏 Why does this matter?: Stop us if you've heard this before, but health and nutrition guidelines are usually derived from studies done on men. In fact, only 6% of sports science research is specific to women's physiology. That's problematic: Women's bodies function differently than their male peers', and this lack of women-centered data can be detrimental to performance.
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⚾ All signs point to Springfield Source: Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The GIST: The first-ever draft of the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) isn't until tomorrow, but the emerging league is already making headlines after announcing its surprising location for the inaugural season. Let's dive in.
🏟️ The WPBL's first season will be played in the Midwest: Its four teams are named after bi-coastal, baseball-loving cities — NY, Boston, LA, and San Francisco — but the WPBL announced yesterday that the entire inaugural season will be played at a neutral (and unexpectedly remote) location: Springfield, IL.
👀 And now, it's time for the draft: The six-round, snake-style draft begins tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET and will stream live on the WPBL's socials. San Francisco will make the first pick, followed by LA, NY, and then Boston.
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| Mid-Week Watching |
 Source: Sam Navarro/Imagn Images 🏀 NBA: Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat — Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET — NBA League Pass
🏒 NHL: NY Rangers vs. Colorado Avalanche — Tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET — ESPN+
⛳ LPGA: CME Group Tour Championship — Tomorrow through Sunday — Golf Channel
🎓⚽ NCAA women's soccer: NCAA Tournament Second Round — Tomorrow at various times — Viewing info here
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 | Any sports fan needs a television, duh — but this one doubles as art when it's not in use, transforming and elevating your space. |
 | Does anyone need an officially licensed NFL candle topped with a laser-cut wooden model of your favorite team's stadium? All signs point to yes. |
 | This 100-page book spans the history of The New York Times' women's hoops coverage dating back to 1965, making it not only a statement piece, but informative. |
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| Tomorrow's 8:15 p.m. ET Thursday Night Football tilt features the NFL's reigning MVP, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, and a stout Houston Texans defense that's allowing just 16 points per game. Something's gotta give under the primetime lights.
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