📅 Saturday, February 28, 2026 Good morning, Jay! Here's your daily briefing:
🌤️ Weather — 3-Day Outlook
🏠 Woodstock, GA — Now: 52°F • Sat: H 63° / L 49° | Rain 1% • Sun: H 67° / L 44° | Rain 1% • Mon: H 62° / L 46° | Rain 2% • 🤧 Pollen: 8.4/12 (Medium-High) — Alder, Juniper, Elm • 🟡 Air Quality: 61 (Moderate)
🏙️ Charlotte, NC — Now: 47°F • Sat: H 58° / L 46° | Rain 0% • Sun: H 70° / L 42° | Rain 5% • Mon: H 50° / L 38° | Rain 13%
🏔️ Johnson City, TN — Now: 40°F • Sat: H 63° / L 36° | Rain 1% • Sun: H 63° / L 40° | Rain 3% • Mon: H 50° / L 40° | ⚠️ Rain 36%
⚾ Braves — Spring Training
📺 Braves Launch BravesVision: Own Their Broadcasting Future — The Braves announced a major shift: BravesVision, a multimedia platform owned and operated by the organization, becomes the official local TV home starting 2026. This ushers in "a new era of broadcasting" with the team controlling their own content.
💰 Salary milestone: Alex Anthopoulos didn't hesitate giving Chris Sale the largest salary in team history. The investment signals confidence in the veteran lefty.
🔥 Strider watch: Could 2026 be another special season from Spencer Strider? Just two starts into 2024, he injured his UCL and underwent season-ending surgery. The past two years have made it easy to forget how dominant he can be.
🇻🇪 WBC prep: Before leaving camp to join Team Venezuela, Ronald Acuña Jr. reflected on whether participating in the 2023 WBC influenced his historic 2023 MVP season. Now he's back for another run.
⚽ Atlanta United
✈️ Match Preview: 5-Stripes Travel to San Jose — After dropping their season opener to FC Cincinnati, Atlanta United heads west to face the Earthquakes. Head coach Tata Martino isn't hitting the panic button: "We understand being a team early in the season."
📋 Roster moves: Atlanta United announced roster designations for 2026, and ATL United 2 signed 2026 MLS SuperDraft pick Enzo Dovlo.
📺 WBD News
🚨 BREAKING: It's Official: Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Unveil $111 Billion Megamerger — In a stunning turn, Netflix backed away from its $87.2B deal Thursday, clearing the path for Paramount to complete the massive acquisition. Hollywood now has a new media giant.
💸 Paramount Pays Netflix $2.8 Billion Termination Fee — The streaming giant disclosed the deal cancellation and fee payment in an SEC filing Friday. That's one expensive exit.
📊 Wall Street Games Out Merger Scenarios — "Sky Dancers or 'Well Diggers'?" asks one analyst. Financial experts are divided on whether this creates value or accelerates decline. Cue the melting ice cube metaphor.
🎬 Movie Theaters Lobby Against WBD Deal, Now Targeting Paramount — Theater owners aren't backing down, shifting their regulatory pressure campaign to the new owner.
Have a great day! ☕