06 · The Washington Post
"Kennedy Center finances deteriorated sharply after Trump name change"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the legal fight over mail voting.
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07 · Puck
"Inside the NYT's Push to Build ChatNYT"
Why it matters
The New York Times is testing an AI tool, nicknamed ChatNYT internally, to unlock its archive of roughly 20 million articles.
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08 · Status
"The Times' Kalshi Gamble"
Why it matters
The Athletic's advanced talks with Kalshi have generated genuine unease inside the New York Times, which would have to bless any deal.
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09 · Front Office Sports
"The Athletic in Serious Talks with Kalshi"
Why it matters
Front Office Sports first broke The Athletic's advanced talks with prediction-markets company Kalshi.
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10 · The Rebooting
"The revenge of analog"
Why it matters
Screenvision CEO Geoff Schiller pitches movie theater ads: huge screens, a captive audience, 100% non-skippable and no ad fraud.
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11 · Digiday
"X creates a new revenue model for creators — but will it actually win them over?"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the media business repricing itself.
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12 · BMJ
CTE prevalence among former NFL players
Why it matters
Of 235 examined brains among the 878 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, 215 had CTE.
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13 · The New York Times
"At least one in four N.F.L. players gets brain disease"
Why it matters
John Branch notes the 24.5% CTE rate is almost certainly an undercount, implying at least 400 of this season's active players will develop it.
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14 · The New York Times
"Where's OSHA?"
Why it matters
OSHA says that in most cases it does not take enforcement action on professional athletes, and has proposed formally excluding inherent hazards.
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15 · Puck
"The Timberwolves Sale Shows Sports Are a Safe Bet"
Why it matters
John Ourand reports Marc Stad struck a deal for control of the Timberwolves at a $4.5B valuation, triple where the franchise sat a year ago.
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16 · Sport & Story
"NHL looking at 34th franchise"
Why it matters
The NHL is in talks with Phoenix and Atlanta about a 34th franchise while awarding its 33rd to a Texas group paying a $2B fee.
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17 · ESPN
Jeanie Buss contests family vote to sell Lakers stake
Why it matters
Jeanie Buss is contesting her siblings' vote to sell the family's 17.8% Lakers stake.
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18 · Variety
Vertical media on track for $150 billion in 2026
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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19 · Digiday
How AI search has impacted the web traffic of over 50 advertisers
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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20 · The Athletic
Fulham 2 Chelsea 3: How new signings and Palmer gave Alonso a flying start
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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