Serena Williams Gets Her Own Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

Audemars Piguet has unveiled a new Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph designed with Serena Williams, marking more than a decade of partnership. The 38mm watch features an all-white ceramic case and bracelet, a pink-tinted mother-of-pearl dial, and an interchangeable pink rubber strap. Limited to 500 pieces, the watch combines the Royal Oak’s sporty lineage with Williams’ personal design input.

Netflix’s first NFL game from Australia drew an average of 18.5 million viewers, matching last year’s YouTube-streamed game from Brazil. Globally, the 49ers–Rams matchup reached 21.7 million viewers across more than 200 countries, including 3.2 million outside the U.S. The game also delivered a strong younger audience, with 4 million viewers ages 18–34. The numbers come amid a slower-than-usual NFL start, with the league’s opening-night audience down 11% from last year.

The 2026 Emmys delivered a night of history and major wins. Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay set a comedy record with 14 Emmys, while Matthew Rhys became the first male performer to win two Lead Actor awards in the same year. Jean Smart earned her fifth Lead Actress Emmy for Hacks, winning for every season. The Pitt repeated as Outstanding Drama Series, while The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won Outstanding Variety Series in its final season. Taylor Swift also made a surprise cameo.

Speaking of the Emmys, Prime Video is in talks to become the new home of the primetime annual awards show, which would move the ceremony to streaming for the first time in its history. The Television Academy’s eight-year deal with ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC ended with Monday’s Emmys. Prime Video already has experience with major live events through its NFL, NBA/WNBA, and NASCAR rights, as well as the Academy of Country Music Awards. A deal would make the Emmys the second major EGOT show to leave network TV.

Rockstar Games has revealed the first batch of artists featured on Grand Theft Auto VI’s radio stations, with Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, Future, Metro Boomin, PinkPantheress, Rauw Alejandro, Yung Lean, and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards among the names announced. The coordinated rollout saw artists share cropped GTA 6 artwork on social media, offering a new glimpse at the highly anticipated game ahead of its Nov. 19 release.

LeBron James is bringing his affinity for Taco Tuesday to the restaurant business, investing in Southern California birria chain Mike’s Red Tacos. The investment comes as the brand prepares to open its first Los Angeles-area location in Pasadena and expand nationally, with more than 300 franchise locations in development. James and Main Street Advisors are already familiar with the company’s leadership through their investment in Dave’s Hot Chicken.

Meta is launching Meta One, a new subscription suite aimed at creators, businesses, and power users across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Individual plans start at $3.99 per month, while bundles range from $7.99 to $499. Features include advanced scheduling, analytics, custom fonts, links in posts and reels, and expanded access to AI-powered image and video tools. Meta says its free, ad-supported products will remain the core experience, with subscriptions positioned as an optional upgrade.

Adam Silver says the NBA is targeting expansion decisions by the end of the year, with Las Vegas currently moving faster than Seattle. Vegas bids are reportedly reaching or exceeding $10 billion, while the league continues evaluating Seattle’s arena situation. Silver also urged cooler heads in negotiations over the Trail Blazers’ Moda Center, calling the venue one of the NBA’s worst and saying Portland needs a state-of-the-art arena. The league remains focused on securing the city’s long-term future.

Former NFL stars Ricky Williams, Cris Carter, Marcedes Lewis, and Calvin Johnson are in talks to join Red Crown, a football-themed thriller from Black Forge Productions. Written and directed by Diamond Batiste, the film follows a secret underground football empire operating beneath Los Angeles. Don Benjamin and Shawn Meaike are set to star, with production scheduled to begin this fall. The project marks the second feature from Black Forge Productions.

Quentin Tarantino is expanding the world of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a new novel centered on Brad Pitt’s Oscar-winning character. Set in 1977, the book follows Booth through life as a stuntman, bartender, projectionist, and occasional fixer. Published by Harper, the novel arrives Dec. 8. It comes ahead of The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, the David Fincher-directed film starring Pitt, which hits IMAX on Nov. 25 before streaming on Netflix on Dec. 23.

Kawhi Leonard’s trade from the Clippers to the Raptors is officially complete after a months-long delay tied to the NBA’s investigation into LA’s salary-cap violations. Toronto acquires Leonard, while the Clippers receive Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and two second-rounders. Leonard also waived his $7.45 million trade kicker to help Toronto stay below the first apron. The Clippers were separately hit with major penalties, including five lost first-round picks and a $30 million fine.

ESPN gave NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson airtime on Tuesday’s SportsCenter to discuss his opposition to the Protect College Sports Act. The appearance followed backlash over Sen. Ted Cruz promoting the bipartisan legislation on College GameDay over the weekend. The bill would give the NCAA new authority over eligibility, transfers, and compensation while capping schools’ annual athlete revenue-sharing at $48.5 million. A Senate vote could come as soon as this week.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are donating $1.1 billion to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and Providence Heart Institute in Oregon. The gift will fund a new hospital dedicated to women’s health in Portland, including an expanded neonatal intensive care unit, while supporting cardiovascular care across Providence’s eight Oregon hospitals. The donation ranks among the largest ever to a U.S. healthcare institution and follows the Knights’ $2 billion gift to Oregon Health & Science University’s cancer institute last year.

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