NBA

Celtics Sign Coach Joe Mazzulla to Multiyear Extension

Joe Mazzulla has signed a multiyear extension with the Boston Celtics. He owns a 182-64 regular season record and a 33-17 playoff mark in three seasons—capped by the 2024 NBA championship.

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Friday Notes for August 8th, 2025

Friday's digest for August 8: the Manhattan DA's office returned 34 stolen antiquities worth $4M+ to Spain, Italy, and Hungary—including a 1st-century marble head of Alexander the Great—plus this week's sneaker and sports reads.

Finance

Trump's 401k Alternative Assets Order: What It Means for Your Retirement Strategy

President Trump signed an executive order allowing 401(k) investors to access cryptocurrencies, private equity, real estate, and other alternative assets that were previously restricted to wealthy investors.

Sports

Manchester United Secures Benjamin Sesko in €85M Deal

Manchester United complete €85M signing of Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, addressing their striker crisis with one of Europe's most promising young forwards.

Jobs – Closed

Head of Growth - Moongate

Moongate — bootstrapped, profitable, targeting 8-figure ARR — is hiring a Head of Growth to own the full funnel from acquisition to conversion with a lean team.

Cultural Heritage

Manhattan DA Returns 30+ Stolen Antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary

The Manhattan DA's Antiquities Trafficking Unit repatriated 34 stolen artifacts worth over $4 million to Spain, Italy, and Hungary—including a 1st-century marble head of Alexander the Great stolen from Rome's Antiquarium Forense Museum.

OpenAI Releases GPT-5: A Unified AI Model That Changes How We Work

GPT-5 launched August 7, 2025—a unified system combining GPT-4o, o1, o3, and agent functionality. It hallucinates 45% less than GPT-4o and, when reasoning, produces 80% fewer factual errors than o3.

Sports

Archie Manning Expects Grandson Arch to Stay at Texas Through 2026 Season

Archie Manning told Texas Monthly his grandson Arch won't enter the 2026 NFL Draft, expecting him to follow his uncles and stay four years in college—entering 2025 as the Heisman favorite with limited starting experience.

Sports

Steelers Rest Star Players for Preseason Opener

Coach Mike Tomlin is sitting Aaron Rodgers, T.J. Watt, DK Metcalf, Jalen Ramsey, and other veterans for the Steelers' preseason opener against Jacksonville—a decision based on experience level, not injury.

Toys

Nike and LEGO Expand Partnership with Additional Sets Coming September 2025

Nike and LEGO's multi-year partnership launched in July 2025 with the 1,180-piece Nike Dunk set at $99.99. Additional sets and wearable Air Max DN kids' sneakers are arriving September 2025.

Sneakers

Nike GT Future "Fire" Limited to 300 Pairs at "Future's Game" Event

Only 300 pairs of the Nike GT Future 'Fire' exist—and the only way to get one is showing up at the 'Future's Game' event on August 10 and scanning a QR code. No online drops, no store releases.

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Thursday Notes for August 7th, 2025

Thursday's digest for August 7: a Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter crashed in Ashanti on August 6, killing eight people including two cabinet ministers, plus this week's sneaker drops and sports moves.