This week’s dude of the week should be no surprise: Joey Chestnut.

Mr. Chestnut has time and time again done the unthinkable and ate more hot dogs than anyone ever thought was humanly possible. Joey has dominated a sport more than any other athlete of his time and this year, he has no plans on stopping.

This Saturday, Joey Chestnut will compete in the 2026 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating. His odds you may ask? -2000 🤯

Now, I always knew Joey was a legend, but I never truly knew how hard plowing meat missiles really was. We just completed the 1st annual Daydrink hot dog eating contest this year, and it was FUCKING AWFUL. I heavily underestimated how hard it would be to take down 8 hot dogs. That video launches this Saturday morning on the Daydrink YouTube Channel. Preview here.

A lot is going on in the sports world for a summer week, surprisingly. But we cannot ignore the eagle in the room: 250 YEARS OF AMERICA THIS WEEKEND. We have an American weekend coming up for all. Two hundred and fifty years of the greatest country to ever exist. America is the birthplace of freedom and dreams, no matter what your political views are. If you are blessed enough to live in this country, then let's have a weekend.

There's a lot of criticism of the U.S. from its own citizens right now, but if you need proof this is the best country on earth, just go over to X and scroll through the stories from foreign visitors here for the World Cup. We hear stories of Scottish visitors not being able to pay their tabs because Americans step in. We have the X phenom "Freddy," who has shown the beauty of our country through an outsider's view.

Along with that we are blessed to be safe and free. A big shoutout to the brave men and women who put their lives on the line and serve this great country every day. Without them, we would not have our freedom and safety.

I don't care what anyone has to say—this country is the best. We are all lucky to live in a place with the freedom to pursue our lives however we choose. Happy 250th, AMERICA. Let's have a weekend.

- Carter

The United States is through to the Round of 16 after a convincing victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. It would be all sunshine and rainbows if not for one major setback: the U.S. will be without Folarin Balogun after he was shown a red card on a highly controversial call late in the match.

It's a massive blow for the Americans. Balogun has been the team's best player so far this World Cup, leading the attack with goals and relentless energy. Losing your most in-form striker ahead of a knockout match is about as bad as it gets.

Now the focus shifts to Belgium. If the U.S. wants to keep this dream run alive, someone else will have to step up and fill the void.

- Jack

The saga continues and we are absolutely here for it. It was revealed this week that Dianna Russini was pulled over and tried sweet talking the officer by name dropping NFL coaches in her routine traffic stop.

An absolutely classic move. What, you've never seen your dad try to pull some strings, possibly play the fake sick kid trick to try and get out of a ticket? Never works, but it’s always worth a shot

The more important part to this story is Dianna Russini’s next job. Awful Announcing recently reported “Dave Portnoy says he’d hire Dianna Russini at Barstool: ‘No-brainer’”

Have I lost my mind? 2 fucking months ago we offered Russsini. We call Dibs Davey boy…

- Chuck

Breaking news: Jaylen Brown has been traded to the 76ers, and Boston fans immediately started checking if the front office had been hacked. Philadelphia welcomed him by saying, "Don't worry, the pressure here is completely reasonable," moments before handing him a list of 847 championship expectations. Joel Embiid reportedly texted, "Finally, someone else can answer the postgame questions," while Celtics fans suddenly became lifelong salary-cap experts overnight. ESPN celebrated by scheduling 19 straight hours of "Who won the trade?" debates, and somehow the Lakers were still mentioned every five minutes. The only people happier than Sixers fans were the jersey manufacturers, who started printing Brown jerseys before the trade call even ended.

- Gerard

If you are not LeBron, skip the first four sentences of this message. LeBron, LeBron, LeBron—where do I even start? You brought this city its first championship, put this franchise on the map after years of terrible teams, and established yourself as the GOAT. Now you tease all of us Cleveland fans with your Instagram stories and private moves. LeBron, please come back and fulfill every Cavs fan's dream. Retire as a Cavalier on top with another championship.

Now everyone who is not LeBron may read this part. We have seen some crazy moves in the NBA this week, but the big plane has not landed yet. LeBron James announced on Tuesday that he will not be returning to the Lakers next year. Many teams are claiming the King will end up with them, but I am here to tell you why LeBron is coming back home to Cleveland.

The first sign being reported around Cleveland is that LeBron has recently renovated his house in Bath, Ohio. Even after leaving for Los Angeles, he never got rid of his home in Ohio. LeBron has also become heavily invested in golf, which has led to him becoming the newest member of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, a former host of the Bridgestone Invitational on the PGA Tour. He was also seen last week playing at Portage Country Club in Akron.

So let's recap. LeBron is redoing his house, joining a country club in Ohio, and posting videos of himself cruising around in a Hummer—the same vehicle he famously got after signing with the Cavaliers—on the back roads of Northeast Ohio. All signs point to Cleveland being the final stop of his career. Everyone in Cleveland is holding their breath, waiting for the return of the GOAT. I'm sure this decision will take weeks to be announced, so for now, all we can do is wait. From me to you, LeBron: come back home.

- Carter