OffBall Daily Digest 8.18
Welcome to the Tuesday night Daily Digest. The Lakers are giving ‘Succession’ fans an IRL encore and Alysa Liu cements her certified icon status. WNBA Celebrity Row has been absolutely popping off this month, Netflix dropped the trailer for its most stacked football lineup yet, and Kim Kardashian calls up a roster of reality TV baseball moms. Why didn’t we think to ask an NFL player to set our fantasy draft order? As always, OffBall is here to help you find the best women’s sports music festivals.
On to the links.
Our Cover Stories
Alysa Liu Never Asked To Be An Icon, The Ice Just Took Her There (Harper’s Bazaar)
Africa Was Throwing Match-Day Fits Long Before We Called It Blokecore (GUAP on Substack)
If You’re Looking For WoSpochella, Try The Super Girl Surf Festival (Travel+Leisure)
How Far Can The NFL Stretch Its Global Empire? (The Arena on Substack)
Agenda Setters And Trends, When One Take Isn’t Enough
The Lakers’ Neverending Succession Saga
Actually, Maybe It’s More ‘House Of The Dragon’ (WesterosCentral on X)
Jeanie Buss Vs. Her Brothers: Part IDK We Lost Count (The Athletic, Free Guest Link)
Lawsuits Are The Family’s Christmas Cards (ArashMarkazi on X)
When We Said We Wanted Sports Family Feud This Isn’t What We Meant (Yahoo Sports)
This Fight Is Showing No Signs Of Slowing Down… (nbcnews on TikTok)
The Internet’s Best Stuff
Ferrari Already Has Lewis Hamilton… Now Michael B. Jordan? They’re Just Aura Farming At This Point (ferrariusa on Instagram)
The NFL Is Betting Big On WAGs—-Marissa Tandon Explains The Strategy (marissakumari on TikTok)
The Premier League Never Needed A Hype Man Until Central Cee Dropped An Anthem (cocacolaeurope on Instagram)
Simone Biles And Jonathan Owens Are Moving Up The Sports Power Couple Rankings (simonebiles on Instagram)
WNBA All-Star Week Is Rolling Into The Bay Area (wnba on Instagram)
More Stories, Deeper Cuts
A Spanish Soccer Legend’s Wet Hot American Summer (The Athletic, Free Guest Link)
The Sports Calendar Postponed Fashion’s Euro Summer Plans (L’Officiel)
Roger Bennett Still Hasn’t Woken Up From His World Cup Dream (USA Today)
Who Keeps The Story Going For Baseball’s Phantom Major Leaguers? (By Jesse Dougherty on Substack)
The Motorsports World Hits The Gas For Kyle Busch Day (NASCAR on Substack)
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