Welcome to the weekly bonus episode of Hot off the Wire, where we look back at some of the top headlines from the week in the world of sports and entertainment.
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This week’s top headlines include:
- The Yankees make a splash at the Winter Meetings by acquiring Juan Soto from the Padres and completing a rare trade with the Red Sox.
- Norman Lear, who created some of the most iconic sitcoms in television history, died at the age of 101.
- NCAA President Charlie Baker called for a new tier of Division I where schools would pay athletes.
Those stories and more from The Associated Press.
— Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reports
About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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