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Games to Watch
Games to Watch — Sunday, August 16: Monday's slate, a Cardinals-Reds doubleheader and White Sox at Cubs
Sunday's games have all started or ended, so this one looks ahead. Monday opens with a Cardinals-Reds doubleheader at 1:40pm ET, runs through White Sox at Cubs at Wrigley, and closes with Wings at Valkyries at 10pm ET.
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SportsBills Open $2.1 Billion Highmark Stadium With a 29-14 Preseason Win Over the Panthers
Buffalo played the first game in its new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium on August 15, beating Carolina 29-14 in Joe Brady's head-coaching debut, with Josh Allen throwing a 9-yard touchdown to Keon Coleman.
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SneakersNike Air More Uptempo '96 OG 'Black/White' Returns August 21 for $170
Nike returns the Air More Uptempo '96 to its original Black/White colorway on August 21 for $170, reusing the 2023 retro's style code and construction on the silhouette Scottie Pippen wore during Chicago's 72-10 season.
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Games to WatchGames to Watch — Saturday, August 15: Lynx at Aces on CBS, Yankees at Blue Jays
Minnesota at Las Vegas headlines Saturday, 8pm ET on CBS, with the Lynx laying 1.5 and a 182.5 total. The Yankees open a set in Toronto at 3:07, the first-place Rays host Baltimore at 6:10, and seven NFL preseason games run from 1pm on.
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Games to WatchGames to Watch — Friday, August 14: Brewers at Dodgers, NFL preseason opens at 7 ET
The two best records in the National League meet in Los Angeles: Brewers at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound and the Dodgers listed at -193. Cardinals at Cubs opens the day at 2:20 p.m. ET, and three NFL preseason games kick at 7.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 9 Low 'What The Kilroy' at $180, NFL Preseason Friday Slate, New Music Friday Releases, and Databricks' $190 Billion Valuation — August 14, 2026
The Air Jordan 9 Low 'What The Kilroy' releases today at $180, three NFL preseason games kick off at 7 p.m. ET, Ayra Starr and Phoebe Bridgers headline New Music Friday, and Databricks closes $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation.
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CultureNew Music Friday: Ayra Starr, Phoebe Bridgers, KATSEYE — August 14, 2026
Ayra Starr's Starr Girl, Phoebe Bridgers' Lost Weekend, Trippie Redd's NDA, KATSEYE's WILD, Fridayy's Tension, and Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal's DOOMED! all land August 14, alongside new singles from Erykah Badu & The Alchemist and Rema.
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TechnologyThrive Holdings Raises $2 Billion at a $12 Billion Valuation for AI Rollups
Thrive Holdings, a Thrive Capital spinoff with an OpenAI ownership stake, raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners and Altimeter Capital. Its platforms now span more than 70 accounting and IT businesses.
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Sneakers
Air Jordan 9 Low 'What The Kilroy' Releases August 14 for $180
Jordan Brand releases the Air Jordan 9 Low 'What The Kilroy' on August 14 for $180, merging all six colorways from the 2012 Kilroy Pack, each built around a Michael Jordan alter ego, into a single asymmetrical low-top.
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SportsRussell Westbrook Retires After 18 Seasons as NBA's All-Time Triple-Double Leader
Russell Westbrook announced his retirement after 18 NBA seasons, closing a career that produced 209 triple-doubles, the most in league history, a 2017 MVP award, and nine All-Star selections.
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SportsLakers Sell to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at Record $12.5 Billion Valuation
Josh Kushner and Bob Iger are buying the Los Angeles Lakers at a $12.5 billion valuation, the highest price ever paid for a US sports franchise. Mark Walter sells just 10 months after acquiring control at roughly $10 billion.
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SportsNBA Releases 2026-27 Schedule With Knicks-76ers Opener and Five Christmas Games
The NBA released its full 82-game 2026-27 schedule on August 13. The season opens October 20 with three games on NBC, headlined by LeBron James and the 76ers visiting the defending champion Knicks, and Christmas Day carries five games led by a Finals rematch.