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Deion Sanders makes rare public comment on son Shilo’s legal issues

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  • Shilo Sanders faces multiple legal issues, including a pending bankruptcy case and a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills.
  • The bankruptcy stems from an $11 million judgment against him for an alleged assault in 2015.
  • Deion Sanders also mentioned his own health struggles and his team’s disappointing season.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said Thursday Nov. 20 that his son Shilo is getting sued for “something he didn’t even do” – a rare public comment from the father about his son’s recent legal troubles.

Sanders brought it up on the ‘Colorado Football Coaches Show’ before his team faces Arizona State at home Nov. 22. But it’s not clear which of the recent legal issues Sanders was referencing in regard to Shilo Sanders, a former Colorado safety.

Shilo, 25, was sued by a law firm Nov. 17 for allegedly not paying more than $164,000 in bills and interest. Other legal issues have dogged Shilo recently and are still pending, including his bankruptcy proceedings.

Deion Sanders mentioned it after the show’s host, Mark Johnson, asked if this has been a difficult year for him. Sanders replied that it’s been a “trying” year and then cited issues facing his children and himself.

“You got to understand now, I got a son that’s fighting for an opportunity (in the NFL),” Sanders said of his youngest son Shedeur. “I got another son (Shilo) who’s getting sued by it’s something he didn’t even do. I got a daughter (Shelomi) who’s fighting for minutes on a basketball in Alabama A&M. I’ve got another daughter (Deiondra) who’s fighting back and forth with (her) baby’s father over custody. I got a mother who somedays may not even recognize what it is.”

Deion Sanders says ‘some days I’m peeing blood’

Sanders also mentioned his team’s disappointing 3-7 season, as well as his own recovery from having a cancerous bladder removed in May. He said sometimes he urinates blood.

“And then you got a team that’s not winning that should have won,” Sanders said. “And you got certain situations in life, and I ain’t even got to my health. You know, some days I’m peeing blood. Some days I’m not. But that’s no excuse to do what you’ve been called to do. So I don’t make excuses. But it’s always a lot on your plate. So never think someone’s plate is clean.”

Shilo Sanders’ legal issues remain pending

The legal issues facing Shilo remain in dispute. But a civil court in Dallas issued a default judgment against him for more than $11 million in 2022. That money is owed by Shilo to a former security guard at his school in Dallas, John Darjean, who sued him in 2016. Darjean alleged in that case that Shilo caused him to have severe and permanent injuries when he swung a roundhouse elbow and punched him at school in 2015, when Shilo was 15 years old.

In response, Shilo filed counterclaims against Darjean and the school. He claimed he acted in self-defense. But he didn’t show up for the trial in 2022, leading to the default judgment against him. Then when Darjean tried to collect on that judgment, Shilo filed for bankruptcy in October 2023 in an effort to get out of that debt.

Other agencies investigated the Shilo Sanders case

Several agencies and institutions looked into the incident with Darjean, with none favoring Shilo, as found by USA TODAY Sports last year. A day after the incident, Shilo was taken to juvenile detention center following a separate incident at school, according to court records. Meanwhile, Darjean underwent spinal surgery.

The incident from 2015 is now being litigated in bankruptcy court to determine whether Shilo acted willfully and maliciously when he hit Darjean. If the court finds that he did act willfully and maliciously, his $11 million debt will not be discharged and he will remain on the hook to pay it to Darjean. If the court favors Shilo instead, he could get out of that debt with relatively minimal damage to his bank account.

‘Did you know Shilo won?’

When a USA TODAY Sports reporter asked Deion Sanders about the bankruptcy case last year, Sanders encouraged the reporter to investigate the case, which he did.

Sanders also asked the reporter then, “Did you know Shilo won?”

After being asked for clarification on that, Sanders didn’t respond.

It’s not clear what case Sanders thinks Shilo Sanders “won,” because he lost the personal injury lawsuit, in court, and his bankruptcy case remains pending more than a year later.

In 2019, Shilo did reach a confidential settlement with third parties that Shilo countersued in the case – his school, Focus Learning Academy, and its founder, Leroy McClure. Such settlements often are reached to end expensive litigation, with no admission of liability. But the judge noted the settlement and dismissal of those particular claims “does not affect any other pending claims, including but not limited to those claims by Plaintiff John Darjean.”

Shilo is now pursuing various interests after being waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before the season as an undrafted free agent.

Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com

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NFL Week 12 picks: Will Colts deal Chiefs potentially deadly blow?

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Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season doesn’t project as the most appealing on this year’s schedule, but the biggest returns are often borne of the lowest expectations.

Thursday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans was viewed as a matchup of perennial division winners when it was set. Now, it’s a pairing of two teams hoping to secure wild-card berths even as Houston tries to navigate another game without injured QB C.J. Stroud.

What seem like Sunday’s top contests also come with major asterisks. Will QB Aaron Rodgers suit up for Steelers-Bears? Will RB Josh Jacobs be available for the Minnesota Vikings’ visit to the Green Bay Packers? Might QB Joe Burrow even make a surprise return when the Cincinnati Bengals host the New England Patriots?

What is certain is that rookie Cleveland Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders will make his first regular-season start against the Raiders in Las Vegas. What’s fairly certain is that the .500 Kansas City Chiefs need to beat the first-place Indianapolis Colts if they’re going to keep their postseason hopes viable.

Rounding out the prime-time slate, the Los Angeles Rams − maybe the league’s top team − will welcome the Tampa Bay Bucs, who are also atop their division, on Sunday night. On Monday, the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers will meet in Silicon Valley in a game that actually has significant playoff implications for both squads.

How will the chips fall? Here’s how USA TODAY Sports’ panel of NFL experts view things:

(Odds provided by BetMGM)

NFL Week 12 picks, predictions, odds

  • Bills at Texans
  • Seahawks at Titans
  • Giants at Lions
  • Jets at Ravens
  • Steelers at Bears
  • Patriots at Bengals
  • Colts at Chiefs
  • Vikings at Packers
  • Browns at Raiders
  • Jaguars at Cardinals
  • Falcons at Saints
  • Eagles at Cowboys
  • Buccaneers at Rams
  • Panthers at 49ers
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Cowboys star reveals reason behind coach’s short-lived benching

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The mystery behind the Dallas Cowboys’ benching of star receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens for the first series of Monday’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders is no more.

Lamb on Thursday revealed the reason behind the move, telling reporters that he and Pickens had missed curfew while having dinner at Red Rock Casino the night before the game. He also denied rumors that he was throwing up in the casino in the early morning.

The two wideouts did not join the first-team offense when Dallas received the opening kickoff. The Cowboys went three-and-out on the initial drive but ended up with 268 passing yards and four touchdowns through the air. Lamb and Pickens combined for 210 yards and two scores.

After the game, first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer did not divulge details of the pair’s infraction.

‘There were some things that were missed, so had a conversation with those guys and that was easy,’ Schottenheimer said. ‘But you look at the energy those guys play with, they literally jump-started the offense when they got back in. They didn’t hang their heads, didn’t do any of that stuff. That’s why I love those guys, man.’

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Standard Uranium

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Investor Insight

Standard Uranium offers high-grade uranium discovery potential in the Athabasca Basin. With a fully funded drill program scheduled for spring 2026 at its flagship Davidson River project, and joint ventures on other highly prospective projects, the company provides investors early stage exposure to the emerging nuclear energy market.

Overview

Standard Uranium (TSXV:STND,USOTC:STTDF,FRA:9SU0) is a uranium exploration and project generation company focused on advancing high-grade uranium discoveries within the world-famous Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada.

With a mission to “supply the fuel for a clean energy future,” Standard Uranium is focused on discovering and developing basement-hosted and unconformity-related uranium deposits that can power the growth of nuclear energy. Its dual-track model combines aggressive exploration at its flagship Davidson River project with a robust project generator platform, advancing multiple projects through partnerships while generating non-dilutive cash flow in operator fees, share payments, and royalties.

With 13 projects totaling more than 235,000 acres, Standard Uranium offers investors exposure to both immediate discovery catalysts and long-term portfolio value. Its leadership team brings deep geological expertise and operational experience across the Athabasca Basin, complemented by disciplined capital management.

As global governments reaffirm nuclear energy’s role in achieving net-zero targets, Standard Uranium is positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for secure, high-grade uranium supply from Canada.

Company Highlights

  • Flagship Davidson River Project: Large-scale, high-priority exploration asset in the southwest Athabasca Basin, along trend from NexGen’s Arrow and Paladin Energy’s Triple R uranium deposits, positioned for a significant uranium discovery.
  • Extensive Portfolio in the Athabasca Basin: Over 235,000 acres (95,000+ hectares) across 13 projects in Canada’s premier uranium district, including active joint ventures at Sun Dog, Corvo, and Rocas.
  • Project Generator Model: Leverages strategic partnerships to fund exploration and generate cash flow while retaining upside through 25 percent ownership and a 2.5 percent net smelter return (NSR) royalty on joint-venture projects.
  • Fully Funded for Davidson River Drill Campaign: Financing completed to support 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling at Davidson River, planned for spring 2026.
  • Rocas Drill Program: The first-ever drill program to be conducted on Rocas will commence in winter 2026, comprising approximately 1,800 metres.
  • Corvo Drill Program: A skid-assisted diamond drill program totalling approximately 3,000 metres is planned for winter 2026, which will mark the first drill program on the Project in more than 40 years.
  • Riding the Nuclear Power Renaissance: Positioned to benefit from global decarbonization trends and a long-term rise in uranium demand.
  • Proven Team: Led by experienced geologists and exploration professionals with a track record of discoveries in the Athabasca Basin.

Key Projects

Davidson River Project

Located in the southwest Athabasca Basin, approximately 25 kilometres west of NexGen’s Arrow deposit and Paladin Energy’s Triple R deposit, the Davidson River project spans 30,737 hectares across 10 contiguous mineral claims. The property lies along the same structural trends that hosts these globally significant discoveries.

To date, Standard Uranium has drilled 16,561 metres across 39 holes, intersecting wide, graphitic-sulphidic shear zones, structural deformation, and alteration features characteristic of high-grade basement uranium systems. Recent multiphysics and machine learning-assisted surveys conducted in partnership with Fleet Space Technologies and GoldSpot Discoveries have provided new three-dimensional imaging of subsurface structures, identifying refined targets along the Warrior, Bronco and Thunderbird corridors.

The company is preparing for an 8,000 to 10,000-meter diamond drill campaign scheduled for spring 2026, marking its most comprehensive program to date. With modern targeting data and strong geological indicators, Davidson River represents the company’s clearest path to a transformational discovery in the southwest Athabasca Basin.

Sun Dog Project (JV)

Located in the northwestern Athabasca Basin near Uranium City, the Sun Dog project consists of nine mineral claims totaling 19,603 hectares. This highly prospective property sits in a historically productive uranium district that remains underexplored by modern methods.

Surface sampling has identified several uranium-rich showings, including modern grab samples returning grades up to 3.58 percent U₃O₈. The project’s targets are associated with structural intersections and alteration zones consistent with basement-hosted and unconformity-related uranium systems.

Standard Uranium has partnered with Aero Energy, under a three-year earn-in agreement, allowing Aero to acquire up to a 100 percent interest in the project. The partnership structure ensures ongoing advancement at Sun Dog with Standard Uranium retaining a 2.5 percent NSR royalty, providing continued exposure to discovery success without direct funding requirements.

Corvo Project (JV)

The Corvo project in the eastern Athabasca Basin covers 12,265 hectares and represents one of Standard Uranium’s most promising partner-funded assets. The project lies along three major magnetic low and EM conductor trends extending for nearly 29 kilometres of prospective strike length.

The project is currently being advanced under a joint venture with Aventis Energy, which is funding exploration work through a three-year earn-in agreement. Standard retains a 25 percent ownership interest and a 2.5 percent NSR, while acting as operator during the earn-in phase.

Historical drilling and sampling have confirmed uranium mineralization, including the “Manhattan” showing, where modern surface grab samples collected by the company in 2025 returned assays up to 8.10 percent U3O8. These results highlight the property’s potential to host near-surface, high-grade uranium deposits.

Rocas Project (JV)

The Rocas project, located in the southeastern Athabasca Basin region, lies approximately 75 km southwest of the Key Lake mine and mill and covers 4,002 hectares along a 7.5-km northeast-trending magnetic low and EM conductor corridor.

Surface exploration has confirmed uranium mineralization at outcrop, with historical grab samples grading up to 0.5 percent U₃O₈ across nearly 900 metres of strike length. Historical surveys have also identified lakebed geochemical anomalies and structural features that indicate potential zones of hydrothermal alteration, ideal settings for basement-hosted uranium deposits.

In 2025, Standard Uranium executed an option agreement with Collective Metals, granting the partner 75 percent earn-in over three years in exchange for staged cash payments, share issuances, and $4.5 million in exploration spending. Standard retains a 25 percent ownership interest and a 2.5 percent NSR, while acting as operator during the earn-in phase.

Eastern Athabasca Exploration Projects

Beyond its flagship and joint-venture assets, Standard Uranium holds eight additional exploration-stage properties across the eastern Athabasca Basin, including Ascent, Canary, Atlantic, Cable Bay, Ox Lake, Umbra, Brown Lake and Sable. Together, these projects cover over 43,000 hectares of highly prospective ground along established uranium trends near recent discoveries by Denison Mines and IsoEnergy.

These projects represent the company’s pipeline of future partnerships and discovery opportunities, ensuring consistent exploration activity across the Basin.

Management Team

Jon Bey – Chairman, CEO, and Director

Jon Bey is a capital markets executive with over two decades of experience in the junior exploration industry. Bey has explored for uranium, gold, silver, diamonds and oil and gas in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. He has public company experience across several sectors and with companies listed on the TSX, TSXV, CSE and LSE exchanges. Bey is the chairman of Ophir Metals and the founder and managing director of the Steel Rose Group of companies.

Sean Hillacre – President & VP Exploration

Sean Hillacre has over a decade of experience as an economic geologist in the Athabasca Basin uranium district, including five years at NexGen Energy as part of the technical team progressing the Arrow uranium deposit toward production. A high-energy, results oriented geoscientist, Hillacre brings a unique and balanced background integrating academic geoscience with industry experience, along with a comprehensive understanding of project development.

Vivien Chang – Chief Financial Officer

Vivien Chuang is a chartered professional accountant (BC, Canada) with more than 15 years of experience in the resource and mining sector. She was a former CFO of Azincourt Energy, BluEnergies, Muzhu Mining, and Northern Empire Resources, K2 Gold Corporation and Chakana Copper (formerly Remo Resources). Currently, she is VP Finance of Jasper Management and Advisory and president of VC Consulting, which provides CFO and other financial accounting and compliance services to a number of companies.

Neil McCallum – Lead Technical Director

Neil McCallum has over 15 years of experience primarily in North American mineral deposit exploration, with a focus on targeting and discovery of unconformity-related uranium deposits. He is currently a project manager at Edmonton-based Dahrouge Geological Consulting. McCallum has managed and conducted uranium exploration in and around the Athabasca Basin and other jurisdictions for multiple companies.

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Aurumin Shareholders and Court Approve Scheme of Arrangement

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Brightstar Resources Limited (ASX: BTR) (Brightstar or Company) provides the following update on the proposed acquisition of 100% of the fully paid ordinary shares and options in Aurumin Limited (Aurumin) by Brightstar by way of Court-approved share scheme of arrangement (Share Scheme) and option scheme of arrangement (Option Scheme, together the Schemes) under Part 5.1 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as given in Aurumin’s Scheme Booklet dated 9 October 2025 (Scheme Booklet).

RESULTS OF THE SECOND COURT HEARING

Brightstar is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court) has made orders approving the Schemes under which Brightstar will acquire 100% of the shares of Aurumin and all Aurumin options will be cancelled in exchange for new Brightstar options.

Aurumin intends to lodge an office copy of the Court’s orders with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Friday, 21 November 2025, at which time the Schemes will become legally effective. Aurumin expects that the ASX will suspend Aurumin shares from trading on the ASX with effect from the close of trading on Friday, 21 November 2025.

SANDSTONE PROJECT UPDATE

  • Brightstar and Aurumin currently have six drilling rigs operating in Sandstone, targeting material Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) growth and infill drilling key deposits to enable an increase in confidence classification
  • Post implementation, the consolidated MRE at Sandstone increases to 2.4Moz @ 1.5g/t Au (pro forma basis with Aurumin)1, with the group total MRE increasing to 3.9Moz @ 1.5g/t Au
  • A Mineral Resource upgrade for Sandstone is targeted for release in 1H CY26 following significant exploration drilling over the past 12 months (+70,000m completed to date)
  • Workstreams proceed on the consolidated Pre-Feasibility Study, with mining engineering, metallurgical, geotechnical, approvals and permitting activities continuing apace to fast-track the eventual development of the Sandstone Gold Project (targeted for FID in 2H CY27)
  • The successful development of Sandstone, in conjunction with the near-term production expansion of Brightstar’s Menzies-Laverton asset base, underpins Brightstar’s aspirational production target of +200,000oz pa.

Brightstar’s Managing Director, Alex Rovira, commented:

“We are delighted to see the overwhelming support from Aurumin securityholders for the Schemes. This is the first time in over a decade the Sandstone Greenstone Belt has been consolidated under one ownership, with production last occurring in Sandstone when the gold price was less than A$1,000/oz.

Despite the limited systematic exploration history as a result of the fragmented ownership, upon completion of the Schemes, Brightstar will emerge with a Mineral Resource of approximately 2.4Moz @ 1.5g/t at the Sandstone Gold Project that is largely constrained within the top 150m from surface. Notably, we see significant potential for Mineral Resource growth following the ~70,000m of drilling already completed in Sandstone by Brightstar, with a targeted ~120,000m of drilling planned for completion prior to the Pre- Feasibility Study targeted for release in mid-2026.

In our view, the Sandstone district potentially represents one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the WA goldfields in the hands of a junior/emerging company, with the potential for a multi-decade mine life across both open pit and underground operations.

The development of our Menzies, Laverton, and Sandstone Gold Projects is central to delivering on our vision and positioning Brightstar as an emerging mid-tier Western Australian gold producer.”


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Australia’s Gina Rinehart Now Top MP Materials Shareholder

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Gina Rinehart, owner and CEO of private Australian mining company Hancock Prospecting, has become the largest shareholder of rare earths company MP Materials (NYSE:MP).

Rinehart’s stake in MP, which she owns via Hancock, now stands at 8.4 percent.

According to Bloomberg, Hancock added 1 million shares to its MP position in the third quarter. After MP’s share price doubled during the period, it became the top holding in Hancock’s portfolio.

MP owns and runs the Mountain Pass rare earths mine in San Bernardino County, California. The mine was revived by MP in 2017 and achieved first rare earths concentrate production in 2018.

In 2024, the company produced a record 45,455 metric tons of rare earth oxides in concentrate, as well as 1,294 metric tons of neodymium-praeseodymium (NdPr) oxide, also a record amount.

Mountain Pass is currently the only operating rare earths mine in the US, and is gaining attention as the US seeks to establish a rare earths supply chain outside of China. In July, the US Department of Defense (DoD) agreed to buy US$400 million worth of preferred stock in the company, a move that MP called a ‘transformational public-private partnership.’

On Wednesday (November 19), MP deepened its DoD relationship with a partnership to establish a joint venture with Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden); together they will develop a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia.

‘This agreement will be beneficial to MP and our industry, and it further aligns U.S. and Saudi interests,’ said James Litinsky, MP’s founder, chair and CEO, in a press release shared by the company that day.

‘The formation of the joint venture also underscores MP Materials’ role as an American national champion, and it demonstrates how our fully integrated platform can project U.S. industrial capability abroad.’

Earlier this year, the Trump administration said Dateline Resources’ (ASX:DTR,OTCQB:DTREF) Colosseum mine, located 10 kilometres from Mountain Pass, could continue operations under its existing mine plan.

A bankable feasibility study is currently being completed for Colosseum, and is due for completion in early 2026.

Rinehart’s rare earths investments

Rinehart is the wealthiest person in Australia, holding a net worth of US$23.9 billion.

According to Forbes’ 100 billionaires list, she was the 61st richest person globally as of March 7, 2025.

Besides MP, she is also the largest shareholder of Arafura Rare Earths (ASX:ARU,OTC Pink:ARAFF), with Hancock’s first investment in that company tracing back to December 2022.

On October 29, Arafura said it was conducting a AU$475 million financing to further advance its Nolans project. Nolans is expected to eventually supply approximately 4 percent of the world’s NdPr oxide.

Arafura said Hancock committed AU$125 million to the placement, bringing its stake in the firm to 15.7 percent.

Hancock also holds an interest in Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC,OTCQX:LYSDY), with Rinehart raising her stake in the company to 8.21 percent in January via the purchase of about 10 million shares.

In 2023, Hancock Prospecting was reported to back Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX:BRE,OTCQX:BRELY) before it went public, taking a 5.85 percent stake. Brazilian Rare Earths listed on the ASX in December 2023.

Through Hancock, Rinehart also holds investments in lithium, copper and many more commodities. Click here to read about her mining investments and work in the sector.

Securities Disclosure: I, Gabrielle de la Cruz, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Barrick Faces Activist Pressure After Elliott Takes Major Stake

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Elliott Investment Management has reportedly taken a large stake in Barrick Mining (TSX:ABX,NYSE:B), the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (November 18), adding activist pressure to the gold producer, which is already dealing with escalating operational problems and a leadership shakeup.

The moves comes just weeks after the abrupt September exit of former CEO Mark Bristow, and as Barrick’s new chief executive, Mark Hill, begins overhauling the company’s regional structure.

In an internal memo seen by Bloomberg, Hill said Barrick will fold its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic into its North American division and merge its Latin America and Asia Pacific operations to improve performance.

Elliott’s investment also comes during a challenging phase for Barrick.

The company has been hit by rising costs at key North American assets and the loss of its most profitable operation, the Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali, after the military junta seized control earlier this year.

The dispute, which was tied to Mali’s new mining tax code, resulted in 3 metric tons of gold being taken by the state and the detention of four Barrick employees. The asset loss also triggered a roughly US$1 billion writeoff.

The setbacks have left Barrick trailing behind its peers despite a powerful gold price rally. Company shares are up 117 percent in the past year, compared with an average 130 percent gain among major rivals.

Barrick’s performance has company executives weighing their options.

As mentioned, a split into two companies is being considered. Four people told Reuters that this could involve one firm focused on North America and another holding assets in Africa and Asia. Another option would involve selling Barrick’s Africa portfolio outright, along with the Reko Diq project in Pakistan once financing is secured.

Barrick is also trying to resolve its dispute with Mali before pursuing a sale of that operation.

Investors have pushed similar ideas before, but were stifled due to the company’s North American footprint.

The company’s core US asset is Nevada Gold Mines, which it operates in partnership with Newmont (NYSE:NEM,ASX:NEM), and the sentiment has been that “there is not much of value” in Barrick’s remaining mines.

Bloomberg reported last month that Newmont was looking at whether a transaction could give it control of the Nevada operations it shares with Barrick, but discussions have not advanced since then.

Elliott, meanwhile, has a long record of targeting miners, including Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:AAUKF) and Kinross Gold (TSX:K,NYSE:KGC), and often pushes for structural changes.

For Barrick, the challenge now is stabilizing its operations, while deciding how far to go with strategic restructuring in today’s historically high gold price environment.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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How fans watch MLB is about to change dramatically: What to know

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The way fans watch baseball is about to drastically change, as Major League Baseball tears the Band-Aid off its distribution model and pivots toward a future where linear television and streaming coexist, even if it comes at a cost to both sports leagues and consumers.

The upshot? Welcome back, NBC. All is forgiven, ESPN. And with any luck, “buffering” won’t be a word on fans’ lips as Netflix steps onto the scene.

The league and its new/old distribution partners announced on Nov. 19 broadcast agreements covering the 2026-28 seasons. Various details or frameworks of the agreements have been reported in recent months, but it remains a lot for the average consumer to ingest.

What will it all look like come March? From the most casual fan to the hardcore seamhead, here are a few details as MLB’s new broadcast era dawns: 

NBC/Peacock: Sunday Night Baseball and the wild-card round

This game of musical chairs was fast-tracked in February, when ESPN opted out of the final three years of its deal with MLB to broadcast its franchise Sunday Night Baseball and the four wild-card series that kick off the postseason.

The remainder of that deal was for $1.65 billion over three years, a sum agreed upon before the cord-cutting crisis and general collapse of the cable model was further exacerbated. ESPN took the chance to escape.

Now, it’s NBC taking over the Sunday night franchise, and while it may be jarring to see the game’s nationally-televised weekly jewel shift from its original home at ESPN, old heads will recognize baseball’s natural home on NBC.

In the modern Nielsen era, NBC broadcast every World Series from 1968-1976, then alternated years with ABC until CBS’s ill-fated four-year run as primary rightsholder from 1990-93. NBC’s last national dalliance with MLB came in the 1999 World Series, after which Fox Sports acquiree exclusive rights to the Fall Classic.

That won’t change anytime soon: Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery – or, Turner, as you might recognize it – remain MLB’s primary partners, with regular-season games and one league championship series apiece each year through 2028.

After that, however, all bets are off, and we could see in a near-term future World Series rights back on the market and potentially divvied up among multiple rightsholders.

For now? Baseball will tuck into NBC’s canon of prime time Sunday night programming – even if Sunday Night Football and the NBA may boot baseball to Peacock for all but the summer months.

ESPN: An all-30 strategy

For the more hardcore fan, the biggest adjustment might be ESPN taking its $1.65 billion from Sunday Night Baseball and essentially using it to purchase the highly popular MLB.TV package.

The network will control rights for all 30 out-of-market teams and take over the six essentially orphaned markets in which MLB took on production and distribution, largely due to the collapse of Diamond Sports and the regional sports network model.

While MLB will continue producing the in-market games, the agreement allows ESPN to sell or distribute local TV rights for a half-dozen teams. Five of the teams – the Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins and Colorado Rockies – already had their games produced by MLB. A sixth, the Seattle Mariners, will join that mix and fall under ESPN’s auspices this year.

ESPN will also broadcast 30 weeknight games per season. It will continue broadcasting the Little League Classic in August and have rights to games on Memorial Day and the standalone slot the Thursday following the All-Star break, which this year will pit the New York Mets against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 16.

The tonnage makes sense for ESPN, driving consumers to its screens of all sizes during the summer months, when its bread-and-butter of football and collegiate sports are dark. The Athletic reported the $150 annual cost for MLB.TV is expected to remain the same, but it of course gives ESPN significant options to bundle with its larger suite of broadcast inventory.

Subscription fatigue: How much is too much?

That’s something consumers will have to decide. And some of the content will likely fall under a brand they’re already paying for.

Netflix will take over coverage of the Hone Run Derby this July and also broadcast the standalone opening night game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants. Consider it beta testing for a potentially deeper investment for the streaming giant, which with the NFL and boxing has dipped its toes into live sports.

At a reported 302 million subscribers, many homes won’t have to do much to access the popular Derby.

Peacock is another story. The NBC streaming offshoot is reportedly stuck at 41 million subscribers. Perhaps adding MLB to the Olympics and the one NFL wild card game it broadcasts will move the needle a little, but as of now, a Peacock household remains the exception and not the rule.

The true inflection point will come in September 2026, when eight teams will have their wild card series broadcast on NBC – with at least part of that inevitably kicked over to Peacock.

So, just what is being asked of the consumer who wants to watch their favorite team plus the jewel events in a frictionless fashion?

Well, consider that in-market streaming of your favorite team runs around $30 a month. Throw in Peacock for around $15 a month. Another $20 or so for Netflix. That’s roughly $65 already – and you haven’t yet figured out how to pay for Fox Sports and Turner come playoff time.

For the out-of-market hardcore fan or insatiable ball enthusiast, add another $150 annually for MLB.TV.

That’s a fair investment to stay up with the game. Yet it’s also the cost of doing business – for both league, network and consumer – in this atomized age.

And check back in 2028, when MLB’s entire slate of TV rights – the World Series, All-Star Game and playoffs, MLB.TV and the Sunday night package – will all be back on the market, for the highest bidders.That’s also around the time commissioner Rob Manfred might hope to unify all – or at least most – of MLB’s local television product. Sure, 2026 will bring a lot of disruption to how the game is consumed. But change is only just beginning.

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Atlanta Braves re-sign workhorse closer

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The Atlanta Braves announced Wednesday night that they have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a new deal for the 2026 season.

Iglesias signed a one-year, $16 million deal to remain with the team. He spent the previous three-plus seasons in Atlanta after being traded by the Los Angeles Angels.

Iglesias, 35, has a 15-12 record as a member of the Braves, recording 97 saves in 218.2 innings pitched. He has allowed 157 hits, 69 runs and 19 home runs and struck out 239.

His 253 career saves are the fourth most among active players. The Cuban pitcher also finished first in the National League this past season with 57 games finished. He is also fourth among active players in that category with 459.

Later Wednesday night, the Braves announced they had acquired infielder Mauricio Dubon from the Astros for infielder Nick Allen.

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Jets’ Kris Boyd gives health update following NYC shooting

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NFL fans woke up to the news Sunday morning that New York Jets cornerback and special teams contributor Kris Boyd was in critical but stable condition after being shot in the abdomen.

Today, Boyd took to Instagram to share an update from the hospital.

‘God is real, God is Powerful!’ he wrote with a photo of him smiling in a hospital bed. ‘I’m sorry I have no words at the moment..Just grateful! I’m coming along, starting to breathe on my own now. Sincerely appreciate everyone! [sic]’

Jets coach Aaron Glenn addressed what happened for the first time today as well.

‘Once I heard about the situation and I’m talking about Kris in general, the first thing I thought about: he just had a kid,’ Glenn said. ‘I’m thinking about his wife, and I’m thinking about his kid. And i want to make sure that he’s okay and that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

There’s a process to this which I wont get into but I’m happy the fact that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.’

A spokeswoman for the New York Police Department told USA TODAY Sports that officers responded to a 911 call at around 2 a.m. ET and found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, later revealed to be Boyd. The NYPD did not confirm the victim was Boyd due to department policy.

The team stated they were aware of the matter and did not comment initially before confirming what happened on Monday. His teammates took to social media to send well wishes, including defensive lineman Jermaine Johnson II.

The Jets were not playing on Sunday when Boyd was shot because they were in action for ‘Thursday Night Football’ In Week 11. New York is on the road again this week to take on the Baltimore Ravens.

Boyd was placed on injured reserve during training camp due to a shoulder injury and was expected to miss the entire 2025 season. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans.

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