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NoneRichmond may have shelved Dustin Martin’s No.4 for the time being, but the Sydney Swans have opted to refill the No.23 made famous by superstar Lance Franklin with a draftee. Ned Bowman, who was drafted from Norwood in South Australia as Sydney’s second pick, will wear the number Franklin wore with distinction in 354 games, including 172 for the Sydney Swans, after being traded to the Harbour City at the end of the 2013 season from Hawthorn. Franklin retired with little fanfare at the end of 2023, finishing with a mind-boggling 1066 goals. His number 23 was left vacant for the 2024 season but will be on the field again in 2025. Clubs are increasingly making efforts to hand famous jumper numbers to top draftees, with West Coast giving No.9, worn with distinction by club greats Ben Cousins and then Nic Naitanui, to No.1 draft pick Harley Reid in 2024. Sydney officials haven’t shied away from lofty ambitions for all their draftees either. The club’s third pick in the draft, Riley Bice, will wear No.26, which was recently vacated by champion Swan Luke Parker, who moved to North Melbourne. Parker was a former club co-captain, a 2012 premiership player, multiple best-and-fairest winner and played 293 games in the guernsey. “We think long and hard about the allocation of jumper numbers and we feel these new players will wear them with pride,” Swans football boss Leon Cameron said. “Obviously, jumper numbers 20, 23 and 26 have recently been worn by Sydney Swans champions, so we didn’t hand these out lightly, but we believe these kids will represent themselves well. “I look forward to seeing all the new players run out in the red and white next year, hoping they will make these jumpers their own.” Samantha Rogers Chris Robinson The Swans are entering a new phase after a horror grand final loss to the Brisbane Lions, with Dean Cox replacing long-term coach John Longmire, who stood down last month after 15 seasons in charge.

The Prime Minister said the season was a time to remember the importance of “being there for one another”, including in “the more difficult times”. He also expressed hope for “peace, particularly in the Middle East as the birthplace of the Christmas story” amid spiralling conflict across the region. The message comes after a challenging first five months in office for the Labour Government and against the backdrop of a flatlining economy and rising inflation. Sir Keir said: “This Christmas, people will be travelling up and down the country. Heading home, visiting relatives and loved ones to celebrate together the hope and joy of this special season. “It’s a time to remind ourselves what’s really important. Family. Friendship. And fellowship between all people. “Being there for one another – in these celebrations, as well as the more difficult times.” The Prime Minister sought to strike an optimistic note following another year of political upheaval for Britain, which saw Labour win a landslide victory after a surprise election called by Rishi Sunak in the summer. After taking office in July, the new Government made a series of unpopular decisions as ministers confronted the realities of creaking public services and strained national finances. As well as dealing with the economic inheritance, Sir Keir said he needed to fix a “broken society” which manifested itself in summer riots across the country after the Southport knife attack. Sir Keir said: “This Christmas, I will be hoping for peace, particularly in the Middle East as the birthplace of the Christmas story. “I’ll be looking towards a better, brighter future for every person and celebrating the joy and wonder that Christmas brings. “So, from my family to yours, I hope you have a very merry Christmas.” The message comes after revised official figures released on Monday indicated that UK gross domestic product (GDP) showed no growth between July and September. Downing Street defended the Government’s record so far when asked about the data, telling reporters: “We had to take those tough decisions to lay the foundations of growth such that we can then deliver the higher living standards over this Parliament that people want to see.” The Prime Minister also used his message to thank those spending Christmas serving others, including in the NHS and emergency services, the armed forces, churches and charities. “I know that this is not an easy time for everyone, and my thoughts are with all those who are lonely this Christmas. “Having a tough time, missing a loved one. You are not alone,” he said. Meanwhile, Kemi Badenoch said Christmas was a time to reflect on “all that’s happened in the year” and “support all of those people who need our assistance”. “I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone, not just in the Conservative Party or in my constituency, but across the country,” the Tory leader said. “For all that you have been doing in your communities, supporting each other and helping to keep all our towns, villages and places going. “I think that Christmas is a time for us to reflect on all that’s happened in the year. “Sometimes we have amazing years. “Sometimes, like when I lost my dad, we have difficult years and we’re commiserating, but we do it together. “But it’s a time for us to support all of those people who need our assistance, who need our help, who need our support.” She added: “And I’m looking forward to 2025. “I wish you all the very best for the New Year and all of the exciting things to come.” Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: “This year, I’ve had the chance to spend time with some amazing young carers. “Incredible young people who will spend this Christmas doing what they do all year round; looking after loved ones who are ill or disabled. “Carers embody the Christmas spirit of love, selflessness and generosity. “So I hope we can all take some time to think of them, and keep them in our hearts. “And wish them – and everyone – a Christmas full of peace, joy and love.”Tensions over ‘s controversial new tentative contract spilled into public view on Tuesday as the ratification vote for the deal began. Three members of the union’s negotiating committee posted on social media that they personally will be voting “no” on the tentative contract that they helped to bargain, primarily due to concerns about provisions covering generative AI. “I believe the AI and outsourcing protections in this contract are not strong enough — and in my opinion — could lead to the loss of lots of jobs,” writer-director Mike Rianda posted on Instagram on Tuesday. Adding that there were gains in the contract, like pay increases and health benefits improvements, Rianda argued that the pact’s A.I. protections give “sole power to the employer to make us use A.I. however they see fit.” The contract also does not contain outsourcing protections, Rianda said, because “we tried to get staffing minimums but the AMPTP blocked us.” Fellow negotiating committee member and writer Joey Clift ( ) likewise explained that he was voting “no” in a series of posts on Bluesky and on X because the contract doesn’t resolve member concerns over AI. “We fought tooth and nail and received a few small AI protections in this contract, but these aren’t the strong, common sense AI guardrails we need to keep animation workers protected,” Clift . The writer Kelly Lynne D’Angelo, who also served on the negotiating committee, said she is voting “no” on Bluesky and on X: “I’ll go into further details soon, but it boils down to the fact to me, we still need to fight for more A.I. protections.” She added, “Voting ‘No’ could give us the leverage we need to actually get substantial gains. Does it mean we may lose other things negotiated? Yes. But do those things trump more needs in AI, outsourcing, and staffing minimums? That’s YOUR call to make. This vote needs to be overwhelmingly ‘No’ to do that.” The union’s ratification voting period ends on Dec. 22. If members support the deal in a ratification vote, the contract will soon take effect. If they reject the deal, the Animation Guild and the AMPTP will go back to the bargaining table and attempt again to reach a compromise, with a strike potentially on the table. The union’s negotiations, led by the AMPTP’s Tracy Cahill and The Animation Guild’s business representative Steve Kaplan, concluded with a on Nov. 22 after months of talks. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter

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A WAVE of bars and gyms today joined the Conor McGregor brand boycott - as the disgraced fighter faces a wait to find out whether he will be hit with a €1.5 million legal bill. The MMA star is already reeling from a commercial “tsunami” as supermarkets and off-licences rush to dump McGregor’s booze brands amid outrage at his civil rape case . Now bars and gyms are joining the thousands of shops shunning the shamed sportsman. Wetherspoon today confirmed it has taken the decision to remove McGregor’s Forged Stout in its pubs here. Belfast boozer Filthy McNasty’s, where McGregor held a launch event for Forged Stout, was among the pubs announcing it had suspended its sales of the product. And amid a growing backlash against the thug, murals of the brawler were being painted over across the country. The Notorious was last week ordered to pay victim Nikita Hand almost €250,000 in damages after a High Court jury ruled she was “brutally” raped and “battered” by the UFC ace in a Dublin hotel penthouse six years ago. McGregor now faces a court battle to decide who pays the legal costs arising from the High Court rape case. Sources have estimated that the legal costs in the case, where each of the parties was represented by senior and junior counsel, will be in the region of €1.5 million. A costs showdown was due to be held on Thursday - but Ms Hand’s lawyers today made an application to delay the hearing. Barrister Siun Leonowics, instructed by Coleman Legal, told how Ms Hand’s legal team wants time to deliver “very brief” written submissions on the costs issue. McGregor’s barrister, Remi Farrell SC, today told the court he was resisting the application to delay the hearing and declared: “We are eager to get on with it.” But McGregor faces a one-week wait to find out his cost liability. Mr Justice Alex Owens, who presided over the trial, agreed to push back the hearing until next Thursday when he will decide the costs issue after hearing arguments from all sides. McGregor is facing a fierce commercial backlash after he was last Friday found liable for sexual assault against Ms Hand at a Dublin hotel in December 2018. The ex-double UFC champ, who took the stand to claim he had consensual sex with Ms Hand, denied all allegations. But after six hours and 10 minutes of deliberations, a jury found in favour of Ms Hand. The traumatised 35-year-old mum-of-one was awarded €248,603 in damages after the jury panel of eight women and four men found McGregor had assaulted her. The controversy has left McGregor – once among the world’s highest-paid athletes and who previously said he wanted to become a billionaire – struggling to salvage his fortune. McGregor’s UFC comeback – he has not fought in the organisation since July 2021 – is up in the air after the civil rape case verdict. The brute is also engulfed in a commercial turmoil as thousands of stores including Tesco , SuperValu, Centra and Costcutter stop stocking his alcohol brands. Among the McGregor-linked products getting the chop is Forged Irish Stout, a beer brand owned by the former UFC champion. Proper No 12 Whiskey and Proper No 12 Apple Whiskey is also being pulled from shops, with the whiskey brand originally co-founded by McGregor. The company that bought Proper No 12 has vowed to stop using his “name and likeness” in marketing. And today a string of bars joined the Brand McGregor boycott. Belfast bar Filthy McNasty’s, where McGregor held a launch event for Forged Stout, was also among the pubs announcing it had suspended its sales of the product. Filthy’s further pledged to remove a mural advertising the beer on the side of its building. The mural, which features one of the Dublin fighter’s catchphrases “Here to take over” alongside a pint of Forged stout, is to be painted over. Other murals associated with McGregor are also being removed. Scully Fitness in Annaghdown, Co Galway painted over a McGregor mural that has adorned their walls since 2017. The gym declared: “The double champ does in fact not do what he wants.” Scully Fitness vowed to replace the mural with Irish boxing hero Katie Taylor.

Injuries pile up, 49ers uncertain QB Brock Purdy can return SundayATLANTA (AP) — Even the woeful NFC South, where no team has a winning record, can’t hide the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive shortcomings. Three straight setbacks, including an ugly to the Los Angeles Chargers, has left the Falcons 6-6 and feeling the pressure. Only a tiebreaker advantage over Tampa Bay has kept the Falcons atop the division. Now the Falcons must prepare to visit streaking Minnesota, which has . Veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett knows the Falcons must solve the flaws which have been exposed in the losing streak. “It’s now or never,” Jarrett said. “You have to flip the mindset fast.” Kirk Cousins threw four interceptions in the loss, matching his career high. Coach Raheem Morris said he didn’t consider playing rookie Michael Penix Jr. against the Chargers and won’t think about this week. Morris acknowledged the Falcons can’t expect to win when turning the ball over four times. It was the latest example of Atlanta’s offensive decline. In the three-game losing streak, Cousins has thrown six interceptions with no touchdowns. The Falcons were held under 20 points in each loss. What’s working If not for the rash of interceptions which has contributed to the scoring problems, more attention would be devoted to the surge of big plays on defense. The defense forced two fumbles and set a season high with five sacks, including two by Arnold Ebiketie. The Falcons ranked last in the league with only 10 sacks before finding success with their pass rush against Justin Herbert. Herbert was forced to hold the ball while looking for an open receiver, so some credit for the pass-rush success belongs to Atlanta’s secondary. The Falcons gave up only two first downs in the second half and 187 yards for the game. What needs help Cousins, 36, was expected to be the reliable leader on offense after he signed The four interceptions were his most since 2014 with Washington. Cousins now will be in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as he returns to Minnesota, his NFL home from 2018-23. Cousins has thrown 13 interceptions, one shy of his career high set in 2022. His passer rating of 90.8 is his lowest since his 86.4 mark as a part-time starter in 2014 with Washington. “Certainly when you haven’t played at the standard you want to a few weeks in a row, you know, you do want to change that, turn it around,” Cousins said. Stock up Running back Bijan Robinson had his busiest day of the season, perhaps in an attempt to take heat off Cousins. Robinson’s 26 carries set a career high. He ran for 102 yards with a touchdown, his third 100-yard game of the season. He also was heavily involved as a receiver with six catches for 33 yards. With 135 yards from scrimmage, Robinson has eight games this season with more than 100 yards combined as a rusher and receiver, the second-most in the league. Stock down Tight end Kyle Pitts had no catches on only two targets. He has only six catches in the last four games after appearing to establish momentum for a big season with two seven-catch games in a span of three weeks in October. Morris noted the Falcons have “so many people that we’ve got to get the ball to” but noted he’d like to see Pitts more involved. Injuries Younghoe Koo’s were such a concern that kicker Riley Patterson was signed to the practice squad on Friday and added to the active roster Saturday. Patterson was on the inactive list as Koo was good on two of three field goals, missing from 35 yards. Koo has made 21 of 29 attempts this season. He did not have more than five misses in any of his first five seasons with Atlanta. Key number 70 — WR Drake London had nine receptions for 86 yards, giving him 70 catches for the season. London, a 2022 first-round draft pick, is the first player in team history with at least 65 receptions in each of his first three seasons. While Ray-Ray McCloud III led the team with a career-best 95 yards on four catches against the Chargers and Darnell Mooney has had some big games, London has been the most consistent receiver. Next steps The Falcons face a difficult test Sunday in their visit to Minnesota (10-2), which has five straight wins and is 5-1 at home. ___ AP NFL:Maybe it’s just my nature, but I’m all about Thanksgiving. It’s a time to reflect on what we enjoy in our lives. It’s a time to appreciate the contributions that others make to our well-being. And, yes, it’s a time to give thanks for a big turkey (or faux-turkey, as the case may be) feast. John Tayer So why is there such a lump in my throat as I approach this Thanksgiving week? Last week, the Boulder Chamber hosted its first Leading Change conference in partnership with the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County and the NAACP Boulder County. It was a remarkable gathering, featuring compelling arguments regarding the business benefits of a diverse workforce and a welcoming environment for every staff member. More than ideology and inspiration, our presenters and panelists provided practical tips for achieving diversity, equity and inclusion goals. As a backdrop to the conference, though, I quoted this article from Inc. Magazine: “Many corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been under fire from conservative opponents for the better part of a year, and a growing number of businesses are scaling them back in an apparent response.” In the face of such disheartening retrenchment, I offered that “DEI values remain core to the Boulder Chamber mission and, even more relevant, to our core values.” Still, the current wave of political expediency is upon us. One institution noted that they will have to change the name of their DEI programming to avoid becoming a target of threats to federal funding. They hope to stay under the radar in a hostile environment for something that is currently in the crosshairs of those who command the purse strings, regardless of the clear business benefits and moral imperative. I hear similar talk from our friends in the climate-protection and clean-energy fields. For good reason, they worry about threats to their research budgets, and so should all of us. The economic impact of that research, including spin-off technology development and business enterprises, runs in the billions of dollars for Colorado, with a significant portion of those funds invested in research and businesses in Boulder. Let’s face it, we live in a town that is as blue as it gets on the political front at a time when red blankets our nation, reflecting the balance of control in Washington. Much of our economic vitality also rests on principles that have come under attack in the platitudes of politically heated election rhetoric. The approach we tend to take toward addressing social issues also is confronting new challenges. Well, hold on. As I said in a recent BizWest story, “There’s a great distance between the political rhetoric and what ultimately is approved through the legislative process and executive decision-making.” There will be consequences of any pendulum swing, such as we may be experiencing now, but it’s also a risky proposition to run too fast in the direction of current political winds. We should also resist straying from the foundation of an economy — one built on core values — that has served us so well. This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be thoughtful regarding alignment of our work with current national administration goals. While “climate protection” might not be de rigueur these days, there is no question that our economy depends on the projections our climate scientists are making regarding global warming impacts. The insurance industry is paying attention. But also consider those who depend on our threatened water systems. Whether in red Arizona or blue California, your pharmaceutical companies, farms and breweries need to know that water will be flowing. And then there’s diversity, equity and inclusion. How terrible to consider pulling back from the progress we’ve been fighting to make in addressing systemic racism and injustice in our nation. At the same time, in the words of my good friend and communications consultant AJ Grant, “the goals and sentiments we hope to advance often get lost and cordoned off into fraught vocabulary.” It’s important to remember the fundamental ideal of DEI is about bringing the best and brightest voices and perspectives to the table, regardless of background, and circumstance. Ultimately, Grant notes, it is simply about “caring” for one another. Who can argue with that? Yes, there is a lump in my throat when I consider possible impacts to Boulder’s economy from the recent leadership change in Washington. In truth, though, we don’t know what is rhetoric and what changes will ultimately settle across the economic landscape. Regardless, I give thanks to the core values that have been the foundation of our success ... and know our economy and community will weather those changes in the political winds. John Tayer is president and CEO of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. He can be reached at 303-442-1044, ext 110 or john.tayer@boulderchamber.com.

Article content Canada’s privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users. Recommended Videos Philippe Dufresne says his office was informed of the pause by the tech platform, which he had reached out to after media reports suggested LinkedIn was training AI models with data from Canadian users it had not informed of the practice first. Dufresne says he has requested information from LinkedIn about the company’s training practices as well as how it obtains consent from its members. He says LinkedIn believed it had taken a “privacy protective” approach to training its AI models but will now work to ensure it has met the requirements of privacy laws before restarting the practice. Dufresne says even when personal information is publicly accessible, it is subject to privacy laws and must be adequately protected. LinkedIn suspended using U.K. user data to train its artificial intelligence models in September, after Britain’s information commissioner raised similar concerns.

The Producers returns to the London stage – and it’s as sharp and taboo-busting as everSmikle 1-2 0-0 2, Archie 5-10 2-4 12, Barnes 3-7 1-4 10, Carrington 4-15 0-0 11, Odom 8-17 0-0 16, Willis 5-10 3-3 18, Amadi 1-1 0-0 2, McWright 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 6-11 71. McMullen 4-9 5-8 13, Nutter 9-15 4-6 22, Edwards 6-11 6-7 18, Brown 2-6 0-0 4, Lane 3-13 2-2 10, Hamilton 1-4 0-0 3, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Peters 1-1 0-0 2, Archer 0-0 0-0 0, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 17-23 74. Halftime_Georgia St. 35-34. 3-Point Goals_Tulsa 11-31 (Willis 5-9, Barnes 3-5, Carrington 3-10, McWright 0-1, Odom 0-2, Archie 0-4), Georgia St. 3-16 (Lane 2-9, Hamilton 1-3, McMullen 0-1, Brown 0-3). Rebounds_Tulsa 30 (Odom 11), Georgia St. 43 (Edwards 16). Assists_Tulsa 14 (Odom 7), Georgia St. 7 (McMullen, Brown 2). Total Fouls_Tulsa 19, Georgia St. 14. A_203.