06 · The Athletic
The Premier League's £3.5bn transfer window smashed all records
Why it matters
The Premier League window closed at a record £3.5bn, headlined by Enzo Fernández to Manchester City for $170m.
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07 · Observer
How Chelsea and Man City became experts at price-gouging Premier League rivals
Why it matters
Rory Smith examines how Chelsea and Manchester City became expert price-gougers of their own Premier League rivals.
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08 · Men in Blazers
Deadline Day: Man City's historic transfer
Why it matters
Enzo Fernández's $170m move to Manchester City made him the first player ever to sell twice for more than $135m.
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09 · Front Office Sports
NFL moves closer to 10 international games
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports as an asset class.
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10 · Defector
Bill Simmons Is De-Apexing
Why it matters
Tom Ley reports Bill Simmons described handing his FanDuel login to his daughter's boyfriend, a practice FanDuel explicitly prohibits.
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11 · Front Office Sports
Prediction markets arrive on the Supreme Court's doorstep
Why it matters
New Jersey petitioned the Supreme Court to decide whether prediction-market sports contracts are financial products or gambling.
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12 · Front Office Sports
NYT union demands company abandon Kalshi talks
Why it matters
The New York Times' own union demanded management abandon partnership talks with Kalshi.
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13 · ESPN
Former Texas Tech WR sues NCAA over sports betting ban
Why it matters
A former Texas Tech receiver is suing the NCAA over betting penalties, months after a Texas Tech quarterback did the same.
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14 · Puck
The Murdoch Files: What the sealed testimony reveals
Why it matters
Eriq Gardner worked through 19,000+ pages of unsealed Murdoch trust testimony, including why Project Family Harmony failed.
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15 · Puck
Inside Anna Wintour's Galliano exhibit disaster
Why it matters
Lauren Sherman covered the Galliano exhibit cancellation as the first real evidence that something is beyond Anna Wintour's control.
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16 · Digiday
Why brands are turning to older creators for authenticity AI can't fake
Why it matters
Digiday reported brands hiring older creators for authenticity AI can't fake.
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17 · Marketing Brew
The in(box) crowd
Why it matters
Advertisers are reaching for black-and-white film and behind-the-scenes footage of human labor, per Marketing Brew.
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18 · Vox
The climate threshold we hoped we'd never cross
Why it matters
A major UN assessment concludes the world will pass 1.5°C within a few years, tracking toward 2.6°C by 2100.
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19 · Vox
Beware the "loneliness economy"
Why it matters
Paid friendship apps and clubs are booming, and most sell the idea of community rather than the thing.
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20 · Vanity Fair
Lane Kiffin, college football's agent of chaos
Why it matters
The excerpt from John Talty's book on Lane Kiffin includes Nick Saban's staff guidance.
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