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Proud Canadian The Weeknd has dropped a limited-edition merch collection celebrating the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2025 World Series appearance, their first since 1993. The collection includes two fleece hoodies ($150) and two T-shirts ($60) in blue and black, featuring the Blue Jays logo alongside The Weeknd’s XO branding. Pieces are available now on the Fanatics and MLB online stores, as well as at the Blue Jays’ Rogers Centre.

Those not attending Camp Flog Gnaw in person can still watch from home, as Amazon Music and Twitch will livestream the Tyler, the Creator-founded festival for the third straight year. Taking place Nov. 15-16 at Dodger Stadium, the event features a star-studded lineup including Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Doechii, Clipse, T-Pain, Tems, Clairo, GloRilla, Thundercat, and Tyler himself. Hosted by Wayno and Amber Grimes, the stream will also offer fans chances to grab exclusive merch.

Lululemon and the NFL have teamed up on an apparel collection, featuring men’s and women’s styles for all 32 franchises. The line includes popular Lululemon pieces like the Steady State, Define, Scuba, and Align collections, all branded with team logos. Starting Oct. 28, fans can purchase the collection online at NFL Shop or Fanatics, team stores, and stadium retail locations, with international availability through local NFL Shop sites.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc topped the North American box office with $18 million, surpassing initial estimates and marking another major win for anime and Sony’s Crunchyroll following Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’s strong debut last month. Regretting You performed better than expected, finishing second with $13.68 million, while Black Phone 2 slipped to third. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, underperformed in fourth with $8.7 million.

The NBA is strengthening its monitoring systems for suspicious betting activity following the FBI arrests of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, and former player Damon Jones. The league reportedly sent a memo to all 30 teams stating it would enhance efforts to detect “betting activity of concern” and emphasized that more can be done to protect the NBA’s integrity. The arrests were part of two separate FBI cases involving over 30 individuals.

MSNBC will officially rebrand as MS NOW on Nov. 15, completing its separation from NBC News and parent company Comcast. The new name, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World, will be promoted through on-air spots featuring network personalities. As part of Comcast’s spin-off of its cable networks into Versant, MS NOW has been expanding its own newsroom and has inked a distribution deal with Sky News for international coverage.

Palace and Nike have launched the P90 collection, celebrating early 2000s football culture with a skate-and-sportswear twist. The line includes shell suits, jerseys, trainers, and signature Palace pieces like hoodies and tracksuits, combining the Tri-Ferg logo with Nike’s Swoosh. A campaign film by Alasdair McLellan features footy legends Wayne Rooney, Leah Williamson, Reece James, next-gen players, Palace skaters, and grime artist Giggs. The P90 collection drops Friday in Palace stores worldwide and online.

IMAX and Cinemark have agreed to install new equipment or upgrade 17 theaters ahead of a major 2026 film slate, including new Avengers and Spider-Man movies and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, the first theatrical release shot entirely on IMAX film. The deal adds four new IMAX with Laser systems in the U.S., explores another in South America, and upgrades 12 existing locations. Three IMAX 70mm projection systems will debut in Woodridge, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; and Rochester, NY, all operational before The Odyssey’s July 17 release. 

Taylor Sheridan, creator of Yellowstone, Tulsa King, and other Paramount hits, is leaving the company for NBCUniversal, starting with a film deal next year, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Monday. While his Paramount TV deal runs through 2028, it will transition to NBCUniversal afterward. Sheridan’s work has attracted A-listers like Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Sam Elliott, and Jeremy Renner. Under the new deal, he’ll develop entirely new IP, as Paramount retains ownership of Yellowstone and other existing franchises.

Jennifer Bailey, VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, announced the platform will soon allow U.S. users to add a digital ID based on their passport to Apple Wallet, allowing use at select TSA checkpoints for domestic travel. Currently, Apple Wallet supports government IDs in 12 states and Puerto Rico, but the passport-linked Digital ID was delayed from the initial iOS 26 release and will arrive in a future update. The new ID won’t replace a physical passport but could speed up TSA screening alongside digital boarding passes.

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Vinciane Ngomsi

Vinciane Ngomsi is a Staff Writer at Boardroom. She began her career in sports journalism with bylines at SB Nation, USA Today, and most recently Yahoo. She received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Truman State University, and when she's not watching old clips of Serena Williams' best matches, she is likely perfecting her signature chocolate chip cookie recipe or preparing a traditional Cameroonian meal.