College basketball lost a legend as Gene Bess, the all‑time winningest college coach with 1,300 victories, died at 91, leaving a record few will match (SI). [P]The WNBA marked its 30th anniversary with Liberty vs. Sparks nods to 1997 and 3x3 basketball keeps exploding — Springfield’s Hooplandia drew 5,000+ athletes, riding its Olympic momentum (CBS, WWLP). Off the field: Marco Bezzecchi’s marshal‑slap suspension and NASCAR’s debate over race control decisions reminded fans that adrenaline and rules sometimes have a strained relationship (BroBible, Motorsport).

Starbucks cut about 180 corporate jobs in London and Hong Kong as it shifts more control to international licensees, signaling a strategic pivot away from centralized overseas management (Business Insider). [P]The move could reshape how local markets adapt menus and operations — part cost‑cutting, part localization experiment.

Soaring demand for GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs is fueling growth for non‑pharma telehealth providers that prescribe and ship these meds, creating new indirect winners in the telehealth space (MarketBeat). [P]At the same time, rural care is getting attention: Iowa’s $209M Healthy Hometowns plan is being urged to prioritize remote‑care tools for older adults, and the VA is opening a $44.5M Round Rock outpatient clinic to reduce long drives — a reminder that telehealth and brick‑and‑mortar investments are complementary, not mutually exclusive (Yahoo, Statesman). Also, insurance network disputes (Baptist vs. Cigna) are nudging patients toward telehealth as a continuity plan for care access (News4Jax).

James Carville told Trump White House staffers to ‘save yourself’ by leaking on his Politics War Room podcast, a blunt call that plays into already fraught political drama (Yahoo). [P]Tech heads got a different vibe: Cult of Mac hosts shared over 10 days of hands‑on with the iOS 27 developer beta, weighing what actually works and what still needs polish (Cult of Mac).