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The Atlanta Falcons re-signed linebacker Rashaan Evans to the practice squad on Tuesday. Evans played in two games for the Falcons earlier this season and received one defensive snap and five on special teams. He was on the roster Weeks 9-15 before being released Dec. 21. Evans, 29, was a first-round pick (22nd overall) in 2018 by the Tennessee Titans. He spent four seasons with the Titans before signing with the Falcons prior to the 2022 season. Evans stood out for Atlanta in 2022 with a career-high 159 tackles and two sacks. He played in nine games for the Dallas Cowboys in 2023. Overall, Evans has 485 tackles and five sacks in 87 career games (68 starts) over seven NFL seasons. Atlanta also signed defensive lineman Kyler Baugh to the practice squad. He was on the practice squads of the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants earlier this season. Baugh, 23, has not played in an NFL game. He originally was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints following the 2024 NFL Draft. --Field Level MediaBy MATTHEW BROWN and JACK DURA BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.” That dictate from the president-elect’s announcement of Burgum for Secretary of Interior sets the stage for a reignition of the court battles over public lands and waters that helped define Trump’s first term, with environmentalists worried about climate change already pledging their opposition. Burgum is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who grew up on his family’s farm. He represents a tame choice compared to other Trump Cabinet picks. Public lands experts said his experience as a popular two-term governor who aligns himself with conservationist Teddy Roosevelt suggests a willingness to collaborate, as opposed to dismantling from within the agency he is tasked with leading. That could help smooth his confirmation and clear the way for the incoming administration to move quickly to open more public lands to development and commercial use. “Burgum strikes me as a credible nominee who could do a credible job as Interior secretary,” said John Leshy, who served as Interior’s solicitor under former President Bill Clinton. “He’s not a right-wing radical on public lands,” added Leshy, professor emeritus at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of the country’s land with a mandate that spans from wildlife conservation and recreation to natural resource extraction and fulfilling treaty obligations with Native American tribes. Most of those lands are in the West, where frictions with private landowners and state officials are commonplace and have sometimes mushroomed into violent confrontations with right-wing groups that reject federal jurisdiction. Burgum if confirmed would be faced with a pending U.S. Supreme Court action from Utah that seeks to assert state power over Interior Department lands. North Dakota’s attorney general has supported the lawsuit, but Burgum’s office declined to say if he backs Utah’s claims. U.S. Justice Department attorneys on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject Utah’s lawsuit. They said Utah in 1894 agreed to give up its right to the lands at issue when it became a state. Trump’s narrow focus on fossil fuels is a replay from his 2016 campaign — although minus coal mining, a collapsing industry that he failed to revive in his first term. Trump repeatedly hailed oil as “liquid gold” on the campaign trail this year and largely omitted any mention of coal. About 26% of U.S. oil comes from federal lands and offshore waters overseen by Interior. Production continues to hit record levels under President Joe Biden despite claims by Trump that the Democrat hindered drilling. But industry representatives and their Republican allies say volumes could be further boosted. They want Burgum and the Interior Department to ramp up oil and gas sales from federal lands, in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Alaska. The oil industry also hopes Trump’s government efficiency initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk can dramatically reduce environmental reviews. Biden’s administration reduced the frequency and size of lease sales, and it restored environmental rules that were weakened under Trump . The Democrat as a candidate in 2020 promised further restrictions on drilling to help combat global warming, but he struck a deal for the 2022 climate bill that requires offshore oil and gas sales to be held before renewable energy leases can be sold. “Oil and gas brings billions of dollars of revenue in, but you don’t get that if you don’t have leasing,” said Erik Milito with the National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore industries including oil and wind. Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy projects. But Milito said he was hopeful that with Burgum in place it would be “green lights ahead for everything, not just oil and gas.” It is unclear if Burgum would revive some of the most controversial steps taken at the agency during Trump’s first term, including relocating senior officials out of Washington, D.C., dismantling parts of the Endangered Species Act and shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah designated by former President Barack Obama. Officials under Biden spent much of the past four years reversing Trump’s moves. They restored the Utah monuments and rescinded numerous Trump regulations. Onshore oil and gas lease sales plummeted — from more than a million acres sold annually under Trump and other previous administrations, to just 91,712 acres (37,115 hectares) sold last year — while many wind and solar projects advanced. Developing energy leases takes years, and oil companies control millions of acres that remain untapped. Biden’s administration also elevated the importance of conservation in public lands decisions, adopting a rule putting it more on par with oil and gas development. They proposed withdrawing parcels of land in six states from potential future mining to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse. North Dakota is among Republican states that challenged the Biden administration’s public lands rule. The states said in a June lawsuit that officials acting to prevent climate change have turned laws meant to facilitate development into policies that obstruct drilling, livestock grazing and other uses. Oil production boomed over the past two decades in North Dakota thanks in large part to better drilling techniques. Burgum has been an industry champion and last year signed a repeal of the state’s oil tax trigger — a price-based tax hike industry leaders supported removing. Burgum’s office declined an interview request. In a statement after his nomination, Burgum echoed Trump’s call for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. The 68-year-old governor also said the Interior post offered an opportunity to improve government relations with developers, tribes, landowners and outdoor enthusiasts “with a focus on maximizing the responsible use of our natural resources with environmental stewardship for the benefit of the American people.” Related Articles National Politics | Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now National Politics | Gaetz’s withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees National Politics | What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general National Politics | Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest National Politics | Democrats strike deal to get more Biden judges confirmed before Congress adjourns Under current Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the agency put greater emphasis on working collaboratively with tribes, including their own energy projects . Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, also advanced an initiative to solve criminal cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples and helped lead a nationwide reckoning over abuses at federal Indian boarding schools that culminated in a formal public apology from Biden. Burgum has worked with tribes in his state, including on oil development. Badlands Conservation Alliance director Shannon Straight in Bismarck, North Dakota, said Burgum has also been a big supporter of tourism in North Dakota and outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing. Yet Straight said that hasn’t translated into additional protections for land in the state. “Theodore Roosevelt had a conservation ethic, and we talk and hold that up as a beautiful standard to live by,” he said. “We haven’t seen it as much on the ground. ... We need to recognize the landscape is only going to be as good as some additional protections.” Burgum has been a cheerleader of the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. Brown reported from Billings, Montana.

Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations banged through the contentious finance pact in the early hours in a sports stadium in Azerbaijan. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

The Winnipeg Jets had a Merry Christmas, with the first-place club enjoying a three-day hockey hiatus that allowed for some quality time with family and friends away from the rink. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * The Winnipeg Jets had a Merry Christmas, with the first-place club enjoying a three-day hockey hiatus that allowed for some quality time with family and friends away from the rink. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? The Winnipeg Jets had a Merry Christmas, with the first-place club enjoying a three-day hockey hiatus that allowed for some quality time with family and friends away from the rink. Now the focus turns to what needs to be done to ensure 2025 becomes a Happy New Year. “I think there’s some more urgency,” Jets captain Adam Lowry said Friday of what he’s expecting to see when it comes to the post-holiday schedule that begins Saturday night with a visit from the Ottawa Senators. NATHAN DENETTE / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Jets captain Adam Lowry and his teammates look to pick up where they left off before the Christmas break which they entered on a two-game winning streak. “Obviously the playoff picture starts to shake out. Sometimes in October, April seems real far away and you might feel like you have time to make up some of those points. I think the hockey gets better, generally, as teams get to their structure. They’ve kind of ironed out the kinks or some of their weaknesses earlier in the year, so ice is harder to come by, it’s harder to generate some chances.” The 25-10-1 Jets will play 10 of their next 11 games at the downtown rink, and 14 of 20 before they get an even longer break for the 4 Nations Face-Off starting Feb. 8. “All the grinding we had to go through on the road, our road trips, some of the long ones, all the stuff we were talking about two months ago, now we get to sort of reap a little bit of the benefits,” said head coach Scott Arniel following an hour-long practice. “But we have to take advantage of these games at home here. There is another push that happens, from now to the break. Now it’s jockeying for position. Because March and April they’ll be coming quick, and they’ll be coming heavy. So 20 games here, again sort of refocus, get ourselves taking advantage of this home ice and continue to build on what we’ve been doing.” Winnipeg will be looking to pick up where it left off following back-to-back wins last Saturday (5-0 over Minnesota) and Monday (5-2 in Toronto) before players scattered for a short but sweet break. “Guys got to take off from Toronto to kind of cover both the U.S. and Canada and get to see family and now we’re back. We had a good workday (Friday), which hopefully leads into (Saturday) and gets all of the Turkey and rust out of us and ready to go,” said Arniel. Half the league (16 of 32 teams) returned to action Friday night in a chaotic day that involved the eight visitors having to fly early in the morning (the collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow for activities to resume until Dec. 27), rather than the day before a game which is the standard. Winnipeg had to do that last year and ultimately laid a bit of an egg, losing 2-1 in overtime to the Chicago Blackhawks. In that sense, the schedule maker did them a bit of a favour this year. “This is one of the first ones where we can have a practice and then have a morning skate. I’d expect it to be a little sharper than last year’s game in Chicago,” said Lowry. “You travel and go to the morning skate, and those days usually feel a little jammed, feeling your way through the first period. You know, both teams are playing well. I’d expect it to be a pretty well played game. I think having a practice day helps that.” Indeed, the Senators also went into Christmas feeling rather jolly, having won six of their previous seven to climb into an Eastern Conference playoff spot. “Watching them over the last couple weeks, they’re a great team. They’ve got a lot of depth,” said Lowry. “We’re going to have to be ready. They skate well, they’ve got some real high-end skill and they’ve got some big bodies that like to go to the net. There might not be the rivalry that we have with some other teams, but it’s still going to be a hard-fought game.” Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is expected to make his 29th start of the season, while Arniel has some decisions to make on what his blue-line looks like. Haydn Fleury suffered a lower-body injury against the Maple Leafs last Monday and is now considered week-to-week. Logan Stanley missed the last two games with an ailment but was a regular participant in practice Friday, so he could be an option to return. The Jets also called up Dylan Coghlan from the Manitoba Moose as added insurance. It appears Colin Miller will move up to take Fleury’s spot beside Neal Pionk, meaning two of Stanley, Coghlan and Ville Heinola would form the third pair with the other being a healthy scratch. Ottawa is expected to be without No. 1 goaltender Linus Ullmark (12-7-2, 2.38 GAA, .915 save percentage), who is dealing with a back injury. Backup Anton Forsberg (4-6-0, 2.95 GAA, .889 save percentage) will likely get the call. “I think the structure and what we did well in both those games (before Christmas) is going to be important moving forward,” said Lowry. After facing Ottawa, the Jets will host the Nashville Predators on Monday night, then travel to Denver immediately after to face the Colorado Avalanche on New Year’s Eve. An eight-game homestand will then follow starting next Thursday. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. The Jets are a sizzling 12-3-1 at home this season and could really start to pull away from some divisional rivals if they can keep that up over this next stretch of schedule. “Home ice is critical. You want to take advantage of these games where you can control the matchups. You want to perform well in front of the fans,” said Lowry. “I think for the most part we’ve played pretty well. There’s been a couple games we haven’t loved at home but for the most part, we’ve been able to get to our game plan, get to our forecheck and our power play has been red hot at home. Having this stretch where you don’t have to travel as much, you get some more practice time, it’s going to be invaluable for us.” mike.mcintyre@freepress.mb.ca X and Bluesky: @mikemcintyrewpg Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the before joining the in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. . Every piece of reporting Mike produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about , and . Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider . Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support. Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the before joining the in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. . 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US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. "In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing space to address these issues," Trump's legal team wrote, to give him "the opportunity to pursue a political resolution." Trump was fiercely opposed to TikTok during his 2017-21 first term, and tried in vain to ban the video app on national security grounds. The Republican voiced concerns -- echoed by political rivals -- that the Chinese government might tap into US TikTok users' data or manipulate what they see on the platform. US officials had also voiced alarm over the popularity of the video-sharing app with young people, alleging that its parent company is subservient to Beijing and that the app is used to spread propaganda, claims denied by the company and the Chinese government. Trump called for a US company to buy TikTok, with the government sharing in the sale price, and his successor Joe Biden went one stage further -- signing a law to ban the app for the same reasons. Trump has now, however, reversed course. "Now (that) I'm thinking about it, I'm for TikTok, because you need competition," he recently told Bloomberg. "If you don't have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram -- and that's, you know, that's Zuckerberg." Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg and part of his Meta tech empire, was among the social media networks that banned Trump after attacks by his supporters on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The ban was driven by concerns that he would use the platform to promote more violence. Those bans on major social media platforms were later lifted. In the brief filed on Friday, Trump's lawyer made it clear the president-elect did not take a position on the legal merits of the current case. "President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute," John Sauer wrote in the amicus curiae -- or "friend of the court" -- brief. "Instead, he respectfully requests that the court consider staying the act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case, thus permitting President Trump's incoming Administration the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case." ft/aha

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NoneFILE PHOTO: Jul 13, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward (8) walks off the field during the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo The Los Angeles Dodgers named former Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward as their first-base coach. Woodward replaces Clayton McCullough, who was named the Miami Marlins manager earlier this month. A native of the Los Angeles area, Woodward was the Rangers' manager from 2019 into the 2022 season before he was dismissed after compiling a 211-287 record. He was an adviser to the Dodgers' player-development staff last season and was the Los Angeles third-base coach from 2016-18. The 48-year-old played 12 seasons in the major leagues, batting .239 with 33 home runs and 191 RBIs over 659 games for five teams, including his first six seasons (1999-2004) with the Toronto Blue Jays before returning to Toronto in 2011. --Field Level Media REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now

(CNN) — After recent burglaries at homes of professional athletes – including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce – the NFL has issued a security bulletin to teams and the players union warning that “organized and skilled groups” are increasingly targeting players’ residences for such crimes. The memo, issued Wednesday and obtained by CNN, warns that players across multiple sports leagues are being targeted. Perpetrators “appear to exploit team schedules to target athletes’ homes on game days,” and appear to be using public records, social media, media reports and surveillance to gather information on their targets, it says. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.