We Wish You A Merry Mamba Day

OffBall Daily Digest 8.24

Aug 25, 2026

Welcome to the Monday night Daily Digest. 8 X 24 = a happy Mamba Day and Substackers are getting their own cover shoots. Portland’s new WNBA mascot is a glitter-breathing dragon, Chipotle is giving out BOGO codes for each Taylor Fritz US Open W and the college football sickos are ready to charge into Week 0. Which dynamic duo are the belles of the Disney & NFL ball? As always, OffBall is here to show you all the robots breaking world records.

On to the links.

Our Cover Stories

• Jessica Schiffer Is The Very Fashionable Bard Of Hard Court Season (V Magazine)

• LIV & Let Them Wear Shorts: Cut Day Has Come For Golf’s Great Disruptor (Skratch)

• A Day In The Life Of America’s Top Volleyballers (The Sweat Lookbook on Substack)

• Disney’s NFL Dynamic Duos Are Ready To Blitz Your Wardrobe (SB Nation)

• A Robot Ran Faster Than Usain Bolt, Chat, Are We Cooked? (The New York Times, Free Guest Link)

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

Merry Mamba Day To All Who Celebrate!

• 8 & 24: Each Number Has Its Own Legendary Run (ESPN)

• Today Is For Embracing The Mamba Mentality (JeanieBuss on X)

• The Lake Show Brought The Celebration To Slovenia (lakers on Instagram)

• 20 Years, 5 Rings, 1 Epic Photojournal (Sports Illustrated)

• The Farewell Tour Tales We Missed (Complex)

• From The Vault: Let The L.A. Super Fans Tell You About Their GOAT (guybingley on Substack)

The Internet’s Best Stuff

• We Need A Ben Shelton X Trinity Rodman Celebrity Doubles Tennis Match ASAP (trinity.rodman on TikTok)

• A Premier League Opening Weekend Recap But Make It Rap (formzofficial on TikTok)

• Naomi Osaka Has A Public Service Announcement For The US Open (naomiosaka on Instagram)

• Class. Class: Mary Crippen Is Your NFL Elementary Teacher For The Season (maryisbananas on Instagram)

• Connor Storrie Is Bringing Heated Rivalry To YSL (ysl on Instagram)

More Stories, Deeper Cuts

• Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s Hop To The Top Of The Women’s Soccer Mountain (CircleZeroEight)

• I Went To A Contemporary Art Show & They Wouldn’t Stop Talking About Tennis (Artsy)

• NBA 2K Is Building Basketball’s London Bridges (Complex)

• Cool Your Jettas Before You Take Justin Jefferson Off The Throne (The Athletic, Free Guest Link)

• Check Your Math, Clicks ≠ Clout (Bigger Than Sports on Substack)