Shooting overshadows Chiefs' Super Bowl victory, Caitlin Clark makes history and new opportunities for women in baseball

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Shooting overshadows Chiefs' Super Bowl victory, Caitlin Clark makes history and new opportunities for women in baseball

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Published on Feb 18, 2024, 6:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:11:49

Episode Description

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:

  • One person was killed and at least eight children were among 22 hit by gunfire at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.
  • The Chiefs have achieved dynasty status with their third Super Bowl title in five years.
  • Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks the NCAA women's career scoring record.
  • Jen Pawol is on the verge of becoming the first woman to become a Major League Baseball umpire and received a full-time spring training assignment.
  • Jenny Cavnar makes history by becoming the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland A's.

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.