Daily Briefing

Clay · 2026-03-17

📅 Tuesday, March 17, 2026 — Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀 Good morning, Jay!


📅 Today's Calendar

🍀 St. Patrick's Day — Today (All Day)

🌙 New moon 9:23pm — Tomorrow (All Day)

No other events scheduled 📭


🌤️ Weather — 3-Day Outlook

🏠 Woodstock, GA — Now: 31°F • Tue: H 42° / L 30° | Rain 0% • Wed: H 50° / L 32° | Rain 11% • Thu: H 64° / L 38% | Rain 2% • 🤧 Pollen: 9.1/12 (Medium-High) — Elm, Juniper, Maple • 🟢 Air Quality: 38 (Good)

🏙️ Charlotte, NC — Now: 31°F • Tue: H 45° / L 30° | Rain 0% • Wed: H 45° / L 30° | Rain 2% • Thu: H 60° / L 36° | Rain 2%

🏔️ Johnson City, TN — Now: 23°F • Tue: H 30° / L 18° | Rain 4% • Wed: H 40° / L 28° | Rain 9% • Thu: H 55° / L 30° | Rain 12%


Braves — Spring Training

🇻🇪 Ronald Acuña Jr. living the dream at WBC: When the Braves won the World Series in 2021, Acuña was sidelined with a torn ACL. Now he's making up for lost time, facing off against Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Venezuela beat Japan 8-5 in the quarterfinals at Miami's loanDepot park. "Thank God I'm living this great moment in my career."

🎉 Braves.TV launches: The new premium streaming service brings 140+ games to fans on any device with no local blackouts — live action plus pre- and post-game coverage.

🏃 Ha-Seong Kim progressing: The new Braves shortstop arrived at Spring Training on Monday, aiming to join the lineup in early May after shoulder surgery from an icy fall.


Atlanta United

🌟 Miguel Almirón makes history: Almirón assisted three times in Saturday's 3-1 win over Philadelphia, earning MLS Team of the Matchday honors alongside Tomás Jacob, who scored his first club goal.

🔴⚫ ATL UTD 2 dominates: The reserve squad earned a 4-1 victory over Huntsville City FC on Sunday at Turner Soccer Complex.


🐊 Florida Gators Basketball

🏀 NCAA Tournament begins Friday: The #1 seed Gators (South Region) play Friday, March 20 vs. the winner of Prairie View A&M vs. Lehigh (First Four game Wednesday in Dayton). Despite Saturday's SEC Tournament semifinal loss to Vanderbilt, Florida received its second straight #1 seed — a program first.

The selection committee recognized the defending champs' 54-day unbeaten streak during conference play and their tough schedule. Now it's time to defend the title.


📺 WBD News

🕵️ Update: Mystery bidder surfaces: WBD disclosed a mysterious Singapore firm made a last-minute bid for the company, but something seemed off. The filing also revealed David Zaslav could receive a payout of $887 million (actual amount may vary based on deal terms).

🇪🇺 EU review could slow merger: Brussels is preparing a complex antitrust review of the $110 billion Paramount-WBD deal. While unlikely to block it, the review could delay David Ellison's timeline.


Tasks Due Soon

⚠️ File taxes for Sarah — Due April 12


Have a great day! ☕