Erling Haaland Is The Global Buzz Again

Welcome to the Sunday night Daily Digest. Erling Haaland’s trim took over Premier League opening weekend and Shiyazh Pete delivered one of the coolest NFL preseason moments we’ve ever seen. The debut of Caitlin Clark’s new kicks grace the cover of SLAM, A’ja Wilson spikes have hit the WPBL diamond and they teach field storming early in MLS. Can a fantasy betting league save your fall football cash? As always, OffBall is here to help you find all the MLB Players Weekend masterpieces.

On to the links.

Our Cover Stories

• The Caitlin Clark 1s Are Here! Shut Up & Take Our Money! (Slam)

• Players Weekend Is MLB’s Ultimate Art Show (Baseball and Brands on Substack)

• The Swifties Needed Their Own NFL Season Style Guide (Liner Notes on Substack)

• Zavier Gozo Brought Us Back To The USMNT Bandwagon (Urban Pitch)

• Fantasy Football Wasn’t Enough, We Need Fantasy Betting Too (Dawg Days Of Dynasty on Substack)

Agenda Setters And Trends, When One Take Isn’t Enough

The Haircut That Broke The Soccer Internet

• Erling Haaland’s Vlog Started The Weekend’s Biggest Clip Show (erling on YouTube)

• Vikings Do Have More Than One Hair Style (The Athletic, Free Guest Link)

• Somebody Forgot To Tell The American Fans This Morning (premierleagueusa on TikTok)

• How Much Of His Power Was Tied Up In The Flow? (itvtherundown on TikTok)

• Run The Short Hair Haaland Edit! (manlike_chepo on Instagram)

The Internet’s Best Stuff

• Kristin Juszczyk Is Pulling Up To NFL Kickoff With A New Off Season Roster (offseasonbrand on Instagram)

• New Yorkers Are Racing To Have Nike Pay Their Rent (outlandermagazine on Instagram)

• The NWSL Tunnel Follows Jaedyn Shaw (kickittogethxr on Instagram)

• We Need The F1 Paddock To Share Their Summer Vacations With The Class (sportsish on Instagram)

• Which NBA Rookies Are Passing The WNBA Ball Knowledge Quiz? (enjoyhergame on Instagram)

More Stories, Deeper Cuts

• Kinley Rasmus Is Already Little League Royalty (The Athletic, Free Guest Link)

• We Said The Difference Between College & Pro Isn’t Rocket Science But A Judge Overruled Us (CBS Sports)

• Everything You Missed From College Football’s Summer Reality Show (Defector)

• Global Scouting Is The NBA’s Study Abroad Program (NBA Big Board on Substack)

• How Europe’s Biggest Youth Athletics Event Became ‘Sports Davos’ (The Guardian)