Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: NikeSKIMS' Rift Satin 'Night Silver' Releases, Red Sox and Pirates Strike MLB Trade Deadline Deals, The Odyssey Crosses $289M, and Microsoft's $90B Quarter — July 30, 2026

Nike x SKIMS' Rift Satin "Night Silver" releases for $160, MLB's Aug. 3 trade deadline heats up with the Red Sox and Pirates already dealing, and Microsoft posts $90B in quarterly revenue with a $3.2B gain from its Anthropic stake.

Sneakers

Nike Shox BB4 OG 'Black/Lapis' Returns August 28 for $190, First Retro Since 2019

The Nike Shox BB4 OG returns August 28 in a Black/Metallic Silver/Lapis colorway for $190, its first retro since 2019 of the shoe Vince Carter wore for his 2000 Olympic dunk over Frédéric Weis.

Games to Watch

Games to Watch — Thursday, July 30: Mariners-Dodgers Rubber Match

Seattle and Los Angeles play the rubber match of their series Thursday, with the Dodgers favored at -156 four days before the trade deadline. Also tonight: Yankees at White Sox, Braves host Nationals, and WNBA-best Lynx visit Toronto.

Sneakers

Eminem Auctions 117 Signed Sneakers for the Marshall Mathers Foundation

Julien's Auctions is selling 117 hand-signed pairs from Eminem's personal sneaker collection, led by the Air Jordan 3 he wore at Super Bowl LVI, with all proceeds going to Detroit youth.

Technology

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview Finds New Weaknesses in HAWK and AES Ciphers

Anthropic disclosed that its unreleased research model found a faster attack on the post-quantum candidate HAWK, roughly halving its effective security, and a much faster attack on a reduced-round AES-128 variant — with no impact on production systems, the company says.

Culture

Prince's Purple Rain Musical Sets Broadway Opening for April 12, 2027

Prince's Purple Rain heads to Broadway's Majestic Theatre with previews starting March 12, 2027, following its fall 2025 Minneapolis premiere and a reworked creative team led by director Saheem Ali.

Sports

Buccaneers DT Vita Vea Requests Trade After Failed Contract Talks

Two-time Pro Bowler Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Buccaneers after contract extension talks failed, entering the unguaranteed final year of his $71 million deal.

Games to Watch

Games to Watch — Tuesday, July 28: Chris Sale starts for the Braves at Citi Field

Chris Sale (2.19 ERA) starts for the Braves at Citi Field tonight, the Rays carry MLB's best AL record into a home date with Texas, and Caitlin Clark's Fever visit Seattle on ESPN.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 6 'Oreo' Returns, Kawhi Leonard Investigation Ends Fact-Finding, CVC Buys DistroKid, and Nvidia's $250B Ohio Deal — July 28, 2026

The Air Jordan 6 "Oreo" returns August 8 for $215, the NBA's Kawhi Leonard investigation ends its fact-finding phase, CVC Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in DistroKid, and Nvidia is in talks to guarantee $250 billion for OpenAI's Ohio data center.

Technology

Nvidia in Talks to Guarantee $250 Billion for OpenAI's Ohio Data Center

Nvidia is in talks to guarantee roughly $250 billion in financing for OpenAI's planned 10-gigawatt data center in Piketon, Ohio, built by SoftBank's SB Energy. The full project, including chips, could cost more than $500 billion.

Culture

CVC Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in DistroKid

CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in DistroKid, the music distributor that handles 30-40% of new releases worldwide, with existing investor Insight Partners retaining a minority stake. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2026.

Sports

NBA's Investigation Into Clippers' Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration Deal Ends Fact-Finding Phase

The NBA's investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers' Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration endorsement deal has concluded its fact-finding phase, with findings delivered to the league office. A trade sending Leonard to Toronto remains on hold pending the outcome.