Fans pay tribute to Toby Keith, Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammys and NFL honors ahead of the Super Bowl

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.

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This week’s top headlines include:

• Fans raise a red Solo cup to honor Toby Keith, who immortalized the humble cup in song before his death from stomach cancer.
• Taylor Swift wins album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the fourth time, a new record.
• The Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995.
• Lamar Jackson was a nearly unanimous selection for his second AP NFL MVP award.
• Julius Peppers headlines a defensive-focused Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
• The Knicks took a big swing and some shooters are now in the playoff race at the NBA trade deadline.

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.

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Hot Off The Wire is a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press.