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July 13, 2024

Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge Lead Most Popular MLB Jerseys

Not only is he the highest-paid player in baseball, but Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is also the king of jersey sales. On Friday, the MLB shared its list of the top-selling jerseys during the first half of the 2024 season, and the two-time MVP tops the list, followed by Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper and the Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Ohtani’s teammate, Mookie Betts, boasts the fourth most-popular jersey, while Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr rounds out the top five. Ohtani also finished atop the MLB jersey sales list in 2023.

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Delayed ‘Euphoria’ Season Aims for January 2025 Production with Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney

We finally have an update on the forthcoming season of Euphoria. After production for Season 3 was delayed in March, HBO announced Friday that the Emmy-winning drama is scheduled to begin shooting in January 2025. Even better, principal cast members Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney are officially confirmed to return and will reprise their roles as Rue and Cassie, respectively. Deadline writes that viewers should expect a “time jump” between the second and third installments.

AT&T's Massive Security Breach Impacts ‘Nearly All’ Customers

AT&T confirmed Friday that information belonging to nearly all of its customers was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach. The telecommunications firm says it has no reason to believe the data is publicly available and is working with law enforcement to find those responsible for the hack. The compromised records contain AT&T records of calls and texts from more than 100 million cellular customers, wireless network customers, and landline customers from May 2022 through October 2022. 

Fat Joe Confirms New Album Coming this Summer, Drops Single with Remy Ma

Fat Joe exclusively told TMZ earlier this week that he plans to release new music this summer. On Friday, Fat Joe and fellow Terror Squad member Remy Ma dropped their new single “Outta Control,” which is produced by Cool & Dre and 808 Ray. The upcoming album will be the Bronx native’s first solo work in 14 years and his first project since What Would Big Do 2021, a collaboration album between him and DJ Drama. 

On Opens Up Shop in Paris Ahead of Olympics

Ahead of the Summer Olympics later this month, On opened its biggest flagship in the upscale Avenue des Champs-Élysée shopping district in Paris. Per WWD, the Swiss athletic brand takes over the 16,285-square-foot, three-floor space previously occupied by Nike until 2019. On currently boasts 35 stores worldwide and has plans to add an additional 20 stores a year for the next few years.

Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford Star in New 'Captain America' Trailer

Described as the hero “who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America,” Anthony Mackie will star as Sam Wilson in Captain America: Brave New World. Treated to a teaser trailed on Friday, the Marvel Studios film features motifs from the 2014 blockbuster Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Joining Mackie in this forthcoming project, set to release in February 2025, are Harrison Ford, Seth Rollins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Liv Tyler