As she mentioned in Monday's newsletter, Ashtyn is on vacation for the next two weeks (we briefly saw her this morning and she already looks five years younger). The newsletter, however, stops for no one. Not rain, sleet, snow or these interminable last dog days of the sports summer.
OK, let’s hit the links.
… Kimi Antonelli is back on track in his sophomore season. The 20-year-old is on top of the world championship table with his heroes and teammate chasing him. Don’t let the smile fool you, this kid is all gas.
NFL rivalry threads are dropping like it’s hot. Each team from the NFC North and AFC South released their alternate jerseys (and hype videos) pulling from the culture of their cities. Which one are you looking forward to hitting the gridiron?
We’re only a few sleeps away from the US Open and there are enough style guides to fill a section at Arthur Ashe. Before you take a trip down the wardrobe rabbit hole, you might as well flip through Naomi Osaka’s Grand Slam greatest fits list. It slams, grandly.
Staying right here on the Open, (pretty much the only game in town this week) we are all-in on the tennis fashion newsletter of Jessica Schiffer, whose insights and literary touch go so hardcourt. So, apparently, is Vogue. Consider your last summer beach read needs met.
Golf Channel and NBC Sports announcer Notah Begay III didn’t need an award to certify his massive impact on his community. The PGA Tour nonetheless bestowed Begay, the only full-blooded Native American to win a Tour event, with the Payne Stewart Award for his charitable giving. As always, Begay met the moment with eloquence.
Time is a flat circle. Video killed the radio star, streaming killed the video star and now streaming is bringing back the radio stars.
If you didn’t catch Week 1 of the Euro Soccer reality show, here’s everything you missed. From Fetty Wap to transfer telenovellas, there’s plenty of tea to go around, and if you’re still looking for a favorite Premier League squad we got you covered on Friday.
Forward this to all your friends in Tennessee, they could use a hug today.
Let us count all the ways that Dolly Parton was a first-ballot Hall of Fame Absolute Freakin' Legend. Country music legend. Pop music legend. Hollywood legend. Dollywood legend.
And you know what else? Sports legend too. Here are OffBall's five favorite Dolly-flavored sports moments:
Belting out Rocky Top with fellow Tennessee legend, Peyton Manning.
@cbssports Two Tennessee 🐐s #tennesseefootball #tennessee #tennesseevols #dolly #dollyparton
Joining the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders at age of 77 for the Thanksgiving halftime show.
The Queen cover mash-up that started the Paris Summer Olympics countdown.
@dollyparton Feeling in the @Olympics spirit ✨ Can’t wait to cheer everyone on, you are all champions! 🥇
Her 2019 NFL Draft intro that had us furiously Googling flights to Nashville.
From the vault: we wish MLB YouTube could’ve seen the full batting practice session with the Yankees.
RIP Legend.
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