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.Â
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.
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This week’s top headlines include:
- The NBA fined the Nets $100,000 for violating the league's participation policy by resting four players.
- A look at Yoshinobu Yamamoto's deal with the Dodgers and the Braves rework Chris Sale's contract.
- Recent celebrity deaths include Glynis Johns from "Mary Poppins" and comedian Tom Smothers.
- And an early version of Mickey Mouse that is now in the public domain will be featured in two upcoming horror films.
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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 managing editor of the national newsroom 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 former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.
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