- The Associated Press released its first preseason football poll. Here's the top-25.
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- Florida State
- LSU
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Stanford
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Ole Miss
- Michigan State
- TCU
- Washington
- Houston
- UCLA
- Iowa
- Georgia
- Louisville
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- North Carolina
- Baylor
- Oregon
- Florida
- Reports surfaced that Ben Affleck will remake the 1957 classic, "Witness For the Prosecution."
- Jared Leto signed onto join Harrison Ford in the "Blade Runner" sequel.
- John Tuturro will star in a "Big Lebowski" spinoff.
- Zendaya signed onto play a role in the upcoming movie, "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Her role is unclear at this point.
- The board game, "Clue," is getting anohter movie adaptation. Fox landed the rights, but aside from that, not many other details have emerged.
- Reports surfaced that Pandora Radio may be entering the music streaming war soon. If so, it will go against Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music, among others.
- The United States came out on top in the final Olympic medal count. USA finished with 121 medals, including 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze. China finished in second place with 70 medals and Great Britain finished third with 67 medals.
- Kid Ink revealed the cover art for his upcoming mixtape, "Rocketshipshawty 2."
- B.o.B. announced his next mixtape and revealed the cover art. The mixtape will be called "Art Imitates Reality," and it will arrive August 29.
- Jon Bernthal and Christopher Abbott signed on to star in the upcoming thriller, "Sweet Virginia."
- Relativity Media released the trailer for the upcoming movie, "Kidnap."
- Reports began to surface that Big Boi from Outkast and Killer Mike from Run the Jewels are plotting a joint EP.
- Netflix released the trailer for the second season of Narcos.
- Reports came out that Michael Strahan will develop a football-turned-cop drama series entitled, "Hobbs," for ABC.
- Starz renewed "Survivor's Remorse" for its fourth season.
- Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the upcoming movie, "Rings."
- Reports came out that The Weeknd and Daft Punk will come out with a collaborative effort in the future.
- The San Diego Chargers pulled their offer to unsigned draft pick Joey Bosa after he rejected their "best offer."
- Young Thug released his project, "No, My Name Is Jeffery."
- Britney Spears released her album, "Glory."
- Reports surfaced that Rovio is developing a sequel for the "Angry Birds" movie.
- The Weinstein Company released the trailer for the upcoming movie, "Lion."
- Sarah Paulson joined Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna in the upcoming "Oceans 8" movie.
- Isaiah Rashad revealed the cover art and title of his upcoming album. It's entitled "The Sun's Tirade" and it will arrive on September 2. He also released the song, "Park."
- Hopsin released a video entitled, "False Advertisement."
- De La Soul released a documentary entitled, "We're Still Here (now)."
- Tony Romo broke a bone in his back during a preseason game. He's expected to miss 6-10 weeks.