Sports

Roger Federer Inducted Into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport

Roger Federer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island on August 29, 2026, in his first year of eligibility. Broadcaster Mary Carillo went in the same night.

Games to Watch

Games to Watch — Sunday, August 30: Red Sox and Yankees close the series, NBC gets a doubleheader

Boston and New York finish a four-game set at Yankee Stadium at 1:35 p.m. ET on ESPN, three games apart in the AL East and Boston favored at -141. NBC has Astros-Mets in the afternoon and Reds-Cubs at night, and the 31-8 Lynx visit Atlanta at 3 p.m. ET.

Technology

Instinct Raises $250 Million Series B at $2.5 Billion Valuation Led by Index and Benchmark

Instinct, the year-old personal AI assistant from 23-year-old founder Noah Shinn, raised a $250 million Series B co-led by Index Ventures and Benchmark at a $2.5 billion valuation while still in private beta.

Sports

NFL Moves 53-Man Cutdown Deadline to Sunday for First Time Since 2004

NFL rosters must be cut from 90 players to 53 by Sunday, August 30 at 6 p.m. ET, the first Sunday deadline since 2004. A by-law passed in March let the league move it up 46 hours for the 49ers-Rams game in Melbourne.

Sneakers

Westside Gunn x Saucony Grid Jazz 9 'Awesome Gods' Drops August 28 at $225

Westside Gunn's Saucony Grid Jazz 9 "Awesome Gods" arrives August 28 for $225 under style code S71047-5. The hair-on animal-print panels are cut individually, so no two pairs share the same print placement.

Culture

Authentic Brands Group Buys 51% of Drake's OVO as Vince Takes Operating Business

Authentic Brands Group has acquired 51 percent of OVO's intellectual property, leaving Drake with 44 percent of the Toronto label he co-founded in 2008. Vince Holding Corp. takes 5 percent and becomes the brand's core apparel licensee.

Culture

New Music Friday: Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, Fat Joe, Rod Wave — August 28, 2026

Erykah Badu's first album in 16 years leads a stacked New Music Friday alongside Fat Joe, Rod Wave, DJ Dahi, Majid Jordan, Trippie Redd, and Sy'Rai.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Westside Gunn x Saucony Grid Jazz 9 at $225, Liverpool Host Nottingham Forest in Matchday Two, Alabama Shakes Return After 11 Years, and a Judge Voids the Pentagon's Anthropic Label — August 28, 2026

Westside Gunn's Saucony Grid Jazz 9 "Awesome God" releases at $225, Chris Sale strikes out 11 in a 1-0 shutout to sweep the Dodgers, Alabama Shakes return after 11 years, and a judge voids the Pentagon's supply-chain-risk label on Anthropic.

Games to Watch

Games to Watch — Friday, August 28: Red Sox open four games at Yankee Stadium

Boston opens a four-game set at Yankee Stadium at 7:15 pm ET on Apple TV, with New York laid -147 and the total at 7. The Rangers visit the majors-best Brewers at 7:40, and the Fever host Connecticut at 7:30.

Games to Watch

Games to Watch — Thursday, August 27: Dodgers at Braves, NFL preseason wraps

The two best records in the National League meet in Atlanta at 7:15 PM ET, with Chris Sale against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a first-round bye on the line. Also on the board: Astros at Yankees, the 27-11 Valkyries in Brooklyn, and the last of the NFL preseason.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Supreme x Nike Air Max 2001 'Air Ecstasy' at $180, Braves Beat Dodgers 6-5, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist Release Friday, and OpenAI Details Jalapeño — August 27, 2026

Supreme's Nike Air Max 2001 'Air Ecstasy' drops today in three colorways at $180, the Braves walked off the Dodgers 6-5 in Atlanta, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist release their first joint album Friday, and OpenAI detailed its Jalapeño inference chip at Hot Chips.

Technology

Gatik Raises $200 Million Series D Led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch

Autonomous trucking company Gatik raised a $200 million Series D co-led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies after completing more than 85,000 fully driverless orders.