1. Can you feel it? Can you smell it? Football is in the air. We have our first fake game tonight when the Bears play the Ravens in the Hall of Fame game. And the new commercial for Madden NFL 19, which comes out next Friday, Aug. 10, has just dropped. The ad features a bevy of stars, including Nicki Minaj, Quavo, Chris Redd from Saturday Night Live, Lil Dicky, DeAndre Hopkins, Joel Embiid and Katie Nolan.
2. Speaking of ads, here's Phil Mickelson as you've never seen him before.