Welcome to the Monday night Daily Digest. Ja Morant has blazed a new trail to Portland (our Rip City girl Ashtyn is…. conflicted) and Brazil sent our planned Japan World Cup content into the notes app until 2030. In Prime Time we sat down with former English Premier League baller and Champions League-winner Gary Cahill to hear about his top five group stage moments and a new partnership with Chelsea and Velocity Black (ridiculous watch party views BTW!) Would you walk a thousand miles to see Olivia hoop? OffBall, as always, is here to sort the chaos for you.
On to the links.
Our Cover Stories
Has Ben Simmons Gone Fishing For A Return To Basketball? (Men’s Health)
Soccer Has Never Had More Street Cred (Bigger Than Sports on Substack)
The Endless Summer Of Sports Needs The Perfect Soundtrack (Occurred To Me on Substack)
Agenda Setters And Trends, When One Take Isn’t Enough
Olivia Could Make Us Walk A Thousand Miles
The North Star Is Olivia Miles (Cherry Pick On Substack)
She’s The WNBA’s New Cheat Code (The Hardwood Herald On Substack)
Save The Rookie Hazing For Someone Else (Sports Illustrated)
We Are So Thirsty For The Bueckers-Miles Rivalry (Offball Newsletter)
Sign Us Up For 20 Years Of Beef, Please (dr8cotakes On TikTok)
The OffBall Top 5: Gary Cahill’s Top Group Stage Moments, Curated
England Vs. Croatia Had A Bit Of Everything (The Athletic)
France Woke Up & Gave The Footy World Nightmare Fuel (foxsoccer on Instagram)
Mexico Vs. South Africa Opened The World Cup In Style (tomasmier on TikTok)
More Teams, More Problems (Positive) (CBS Sports)
Messi The Magician Still Has More Tricks Up His Sleeve (Yahoo Sports)
The Internet’s Best Stuff
A Novak Djokovic And Bad Bunny Crossover Was Not On Our Bingo Board (Hellomag on Instagram)
Flau’jae Johnson Uses Her 24 Hours Better Than The Rest Of Us (Flaujae on Instagram)
Skims Gets In The Lonnie The Hawk Business (Skims on Instagram)
Jay Michael Is Taking The Most Fashionable Sport Debate Out Of The Tunnel (jaymicha3ll on TikTok)
We’d Like To Thank Paraguay For That Piece Of World Cup Cinema (SheaSerrano on X)
More Stories, Deeper Cuts
The Grass Is Always Greener For Amanda Anisimova (CircleZeroEight)
Every Vintage Kit Is Waiting To Be A Recovered Grail (Hypebeast)
The Architects Of College Football Jersey Chaos (The Athletic)
It’s Knockout Time & The Fashion Police Had Their Own Groups (Fits & Facts on Substack)
Everything You Need To Know Before The Commissioner's Cup Tips Off (The Gist)