1. Las Vegas Aces in action during a WNBA game
    Games to Watch

    Games 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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  2. Dodger Stadium ahead of the Brewers and Dodgers series opener
    Games to Watch

    Games 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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  3. Air Jordan 9 Low 'What The Kilroy'
    Daily Roundup

    The 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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  4. Official cover art for Ayra Starr's third studio album, Starr Girl
    Culture

    New 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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  5. The Thrive Holdings team gathered in a conference room beneath screens reading HOLDINGS
    Technology

    Thrive 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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  6. Air Jordan 9 Low What The Kilroy in black, blue, orange, red and yellow, style code IV6476-010
    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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  7. Russell Westbrook in uniform during an NBA game
    Sports

    Russell 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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  8. Exterior of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers
    Sports

    Lakers 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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  9. Madison Square Garden interior set up for a New York Knicks basketball game.
    Sports

    NBA 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.

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  10. The Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL shown from the rear, displaying the redesigned camera bar.
    Technology

    Google Launches Pixel 11 Lineup With Tensor G6, Starting at $899

    Google announced the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL on August 12 at its Made by Google event in New York. Prices start at $899, all three run the new Tensor G6 chip, base storage doubles to 256GB, and the phones ship August 20.

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  11. Yeezy YS-01 slides
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Yeezy Returns to US Retail at JD Sports, NFL Preseason Opens With Six Games, Ayra Starr's "Starr Girl," and Lovable's $13.3 Billion Valuation — August 13, 2026

    Yeezy footwear returns to major US retail at JD Sports with the YS-01 slide at $44, NFL preseason Week 1 opens with six games tonight, Ayra Starr's 16-track Starr Girl arrives August 14, and Lovable raises $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation.

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  12. Roki Sasaki pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers
    Games to Watch

    Games to Watch — Thursday, August 13: Brewers at Dodgers, Field of Dreams on Netflix

    The two best records in baseball meet at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 p.m. ET, with Roki Sasaki on the mound and Los Angeles a -149 favorite. Earlier, the Phillies and Twins play the Field of Dreams game on Netflix, and the Sparks visit the Liberty at Barclays.

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