Seattle signed cornerback Devon Witherspoon to a four-year, $132 million extension with $101 million guaranteed. The $33 million average annual value is the highest ever for an NFL cornerback, passing Denzel Ward's $31.1 million.
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.
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.
Nike's G.T. Cut 4 LX "White Label" drops at $220, the Fever beat the Liberty 106-92 behind Kelsey Mitchell's 28 points, Spider-Man: Brand New Day reaches $654.3 million domestic, and Anthropic signs a $9.1 billion compute deal with Riot Platforms.
The Liberty routed the Aces 111-71 behind Marine Johannes' career-high 27 points, Nike's Book 2 'Eggplant Foamposite' drops at $155, Spider-Man: Brand New Day added $145 million in weekend two, and Cloudflare launched a browser built for AI agents.
Nike's LeBron 23 "Hardwood Classic" arrives at $210, Chelsea Gray's two buzzer-beating threes give the Aces an 86-84 overtime win over the Fever, Karol G and Ravyn Lenae headline New Music Friday, and Demis Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind CEO.
Nvidia's second-quarter 13F disclosed roughly 122.8 million SpaceX Class A shares worth about $21 billion. The stake traces back to a $10 billion xAI investment that converted when SpaceX acquired xAI in February.
Jordan Brand brings back the Air Jordan 8 Chrome on August 29 for $215, the black nubuck colorway's first reissue since 2015. The 2026 pair carries style code 305381-007 and is shaped closer to the 2003 original.
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.
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.
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.
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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