Wimbledon’s Royal Return
OffBall Daily Digest 6.26
Welcome to the weekend Daily Digest. Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon and Marina Mabrey dropped so many points that CNN had to explain why she was trending. If anyone finds a door to alternate universes, we’ll be taking it to the one where Ninjas were hooping. Why does every Cabo Verde story got us crying in the club? OffBall, as always, is here to sort the chaos for you.
On to the links.
Our Cover Stories
You Really Thought You Were Gonna Watch Wimbledon Without Serena? (Andscape)
Marina Mabrey Mania Is The Timely PR The WNBA Needs Right Now (Defector)
Cabo Verde Stories That Will Leave You 🥹🥹🥹, Chapter 657 (jilltucker on X)
Kalshi Secures Its Spot On The FIFA Roster (Dealbook)
Who’s Winning The World Cup Of Fun? (The Wall Street Journal)
Agenda Setters And Trends, When One Take Isn’t Enough
Paris Fashion Week Is A Sports Festival
We Need A Where’s Waldo For All These Shows (offball on Instagram)
The Fashion Bros Needed Their Own Tennis Tourney… (Highsnobiety)
…Actually, They Needed One For Table Tennis Too (Hypebeast on X)
The City Didn’t Need More Heat, But Wemby Still Brought It (Complexstyle on Instagram)
The Internet’s Best Stuff
Kid Super Made The Pitch His Miami Runway (voguerunway on Instagram)
Where Can We Buy A Wimbledon Typewriter Drawing? (tennischannel on Instagram)
Laila Edwards Is Taking Her Red Bull Wings To The PWHL (redbullusa on Instagram)
Dub Nation & IREN Back Up The Jersey Patch Brinks Trucks (warriors on X)
Moan Appétit! Christina Young Is The Beautiful Game’s Top Food Influencer (moan.appetit on Instagram)
More Stories, Deeper Cuts
In An Alternate Universe, Ninjas Battled On The Basketball Court (Hypebeast)
China Plants Its Flag In The NBA Sneaker Wars (Joon Lee on Substack)
Prime Has A Rugby Show To Cure Your ‘Off Campus’ Fever (Teen Vogue)
To Ball Like Leah Hardeman, You Have To Get In The Glam (The Skin on Substack)