Everyone’s Spending The Offseason In Asia

…Because it’s not currently en vogue to wear logos or show labels. And since running brands are historically discrete, they’re all the rage right now. Which means you might want to run to some of these stores, ASAP.

Nike is secretly riding the Substack wave. Our step cousin newsletter, SportsVerse, explained how significant this is for the brand and for sports culture as a whole.  

Patrick Mahomes is an MVP and Super Bowl Champion, and now he’s a CEO. Him and his wife are part owners of the Royals, Sporting KC, Alpine F1, and the KC Current—a team that might have the highest ceiling of all. And with a valuation of $275 million, Toto, I don’t think these are little Kansas City numbers anymore. 

Breanna Stewart is the self-proclaimed GOAT of ping pong and in another life she would have been a baker. Ari Chambers sat down with- wait, no, stood up and rebounded Stewie’s shots. No nails were broken in the making of this.  

A new skincare brand has entered the villa. Beloved brand Topicals is ensuring athletes like Jarred Vanderbilt, Lexie Brown, and Rian Forestier have the “smoothest skin in the game.” Topicals, do you have any interest in giving us the smoothest skin in the newsletter game? Let us know.