Sneakers

August 2026 Sneaker Releases: Air Jordan 9 "Space Jam," AJ6 "Oreo," and the Full Drop Calendar

August's back-to-school retro engine — the AJ1 "Love Letter," AJ6 "Oreo," AJ13 "Flint" and "Wings" — closes with a doubleheader: the AJ8 "Chrome" and AJ9 "Space Jam" share a release date on the 29th. The full month, dated.

Sports

Games to Watch — Monday, July 13: Lynx host the Mercury on a two-game WNBA night

The league-best Minnesota Lynx (17-6) host the Phoenix Mercury at 9 ET on Peacock, with rookie Olivia Miles fronting the Rookie of the Year race. Earlier, the Sparks visit the Atlanta Dream at 7 ET on USA Network. A quiet two-game WNBA night with MLB on its All-Star break.

Culture

JAY-Z Plays Three Yankee Stadium Nights With Beyoncé, Nas, Eminem and Rihanna

JAY-Z headlined three nights at Yankee Stadium July 10-12, 2026, marking Reasonable Doubt's 30th and The Blueprint's 25th, with guests from Beyoncé and Blue Ivy to Nas, Eminem and Rihanna.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 3 'True Blue' Returns July 18, the World Cup Semifinals Are Set, Nike's Jay-Z 'Reasonable Doubt 30' Air Force 1, and Apple Sues OpenAI — July 13, 2026

The Air Jordan 3 'True Blue' OG returns July 18 for $230, the World Cup semifinals are set (France-Spain, England-Argentina), Nike marks 30 years of Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt with an Air Force 1, and Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets.

Technology

Meta to Build C$13B (~$9.2B) Data Center in Alberta, Its First in Canada

Meta will build its first Canadian data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, a C$13 billion (about $9.2 billion) project starting at 1 gigawatt and scaling to 1.8 gigawatts.

Culture

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Cleveland hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 8, 2026, honored in the Recording category as Ice-T and Fat Joe paid tribute.

Sports

Jannik Sinner Beats Alexander Zverev for Second Straight Wimbledon Title

Jannik Sinner came from a set down to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Wimbledon on July 12, 2026, retaining his title and taking the fifth Grand Slam of his career.

Sports

Games to Watch — Sunday, July 12: Fever at the Aces on NBC, a 15-game MLB Sunday

The defending-champion Aces host the Fever on Sunday Night Basketball (9 ET, NBC), favored by 4.5 with Caitlin Clark sidelined. The rest of the day belongs to baseball, where the Dodgers, Brewers, and Cubs headline a 15-game MLB Sunday.

Culture

Letterboxd Holds Early Sale Talks With Netflix, Sony, and Paramount Skydance

Letterboxd, the film-logging social network, is in early talks to sell, with Netflix, Sony, Paramount Skydance, TPG, and Alexis Ohanian circling and LionTree valuing it around $250 million.

Technology

Meta to Begin Manufacturing Its Iris AI Chip in September 2026

Meta will begin manufacturing its custom Iris AI chip in September 2026, designed with Broadcom and fabricated by TSMC, part of a push to cut compute costs and reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD.

Sports

Argentina and England Reach World Cup Semifinals After Quarterfinal Wins

Defending champion Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 after extra time to complete the 2026 World Cup semifinal field — France-Spain on July 14, England-Argentina on July 15, all four teams former champions.

Sports

Linda Nosková Beats Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in Wimbledon Final

Linda Nosková beat fellow Czech Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to claim the 2026 Wimbledon women's singles title — her first Grand Slam, and the youngest champion at the All England Club since 2011.