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. 

I’m Terry Lipshetz, Managing Editor of the National Newsroom at Lee Enterprises and your host. Subscribe to Hot Off The Wire through Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss daily news updates.

As always, be sure to check out our latest episode of Streamed & Screened, a podcast dedicated to movies and television. 

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This week Bruce Miller and I discuss new shows coming to TV and streaming services, including a Lifetime movie starring Bill Pullman as Alex Murdaugh.

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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