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Texas A&M women’s volleyball upset No. 1 overall seed Nebraska in a thrilling five-set match to advance to the 2025 NCAA volleyball national semifinals for the first time in program history. Another volleyball powerhouse now stands in the Aggies’ way.

Pitt is set to make its fifth straight Final Four appearance after dropping one set throughout the postseason. Reigning AVCA Player of the Year Olivia Babcock has led the way with double-digit kills in each NCAA tournament match, including 23 kills on .333 hitting in Pitt’s Elite Eight win over Purdue.

Neither No. 1 Pittsburgh nor No. 3 Texas A&M has won a national title or made a national championship appearance in program history. One team will break through on Thursday. Here’s how to watch:

When is Pittsburgh vs. Texas A&M volleyball?

No. 1 Pitt (30-4) faces No. 3 Texas A&M (27-4) on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. ET at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Pittsburgh vs. Texas A&M volleyball: Channel, streaming

  • Date: Thursday, Dec. 18
  • Time: 6:30 p.m ET (5:30 p.m. CT)
  • Location: T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • Channel: ESPN
  • Stream: ESPN, Fubo

Pittsburgh Panthers starting lineup

Head coach: Dan Fisher

  • 3 Emery Dupes | L/DS 5-6 – Redshirt Senior
  • 5 Olivia Babcock | RS 6-4 – Junior
  • 8 Blaire Bayless | OH 6-2 – Junior
  • 10 Marina Pezelj | OH 6-1 – Freshman
  • 13 Mallorie Meyer | L/DS 5-7 – Sophomore
  • 17 Brook Mosher | S 6-0 – Redshirt Senior
  • 20 Abbey Emch | MB 6-4 – Freshman
  • 21 Bre Kelley | MB 6-4 – Redshirt Senior

Texas A&M Aggies starting lineup

Head coach: Jamie Morrison

  • 37 Kyndal Stowers | OH 5-11 – Sophomore
  • 1 Ifenna Cos-Okpalla | MB 6-2 – Senior
  • 2 Addi Applegate | L/DS 5-5 – Freshman
  • 9 Logan Lednicky | OPP 6-3 – Senior
  • 12 Ava Underwood | L/DS 5-7 – Senior
  • 16 Maddie Waak | S 5-10 – Senior

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  • Tagovailoa’s performance has declined in 2025, marked by a league-leading 15th interception and struggles without injured receiver Tyreek Hill.
  • A massive contract extension signed last year makes trading or cutting Tagovailoa financially difficult for the Dolphins due to significant dead money implications.
  • With the team in transition and already eliminated from the playoffs, the organization faces difficult decisions about the future of Tagovailoa, coach Mike McDaniel, and other key players.

Tanked for Tua?

It’s fair to say the Miami Dolphins have a major Tua Tagovailoa problem. A few actually. To anyone who covers or follows the NFL closely, they’ve been apparent for some time. But the issues moved to the forefront Wednesday morning when the 2020 first-rounder, who’s in the first season of a weighty contract extension, was reportedly benched for rookie Quinn Ewers. Miami hosts the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, a game once-ticketed for ‘Sunday Night Football’ flexed by the league earlier this month.

At first blush, it makes some sense. The Fins were officially eliminated from playoff contention with Monday night’s decisive loss at Pittsburgh, a game in which Tagovailoa struggled – especially without the benefit of the dominant ground attack the team had ridden on its four-game winning streak entering Week 15. His play “was not good enough,” head coach Mike McDaniel admitted Tuesday.

With three meaningless games left on the docket, why not get a look at Ewers, once a highly regarded prospect who fell to the seventh round of the 2025 draft – likely based on his limited physical attributes and an injury-plagued 2024 season at the University of Texas. Miami also has Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2021 draft (by the New York Jets) on the roster, though he’s likely headed back to the free agent pool after the season.

“I think that the biggest thing is that you have a standard of performance,” said McDaniel. “There are oftentimes that heavy is the crown; there’s misplaced blame and it’s not always one person’s fault.

“(B)ut realistically I just want to give with some credence behind it, the team deserves to have the best chance to win the football game. That means taking care of the football, being able to make plays, move the chains and get the ball to the open guy. … There’s multiple things that have to be thought through, but ultimately we need to have better play at that position.”

Which brings us back to Tua, who was selected fifth overall in 2020 after a storied career at the University of Alabama, and the inherent difficulties of finding him another pool to swim in if he’s taken his final snap with the team.

Here are three issues the Dolphins must wrangle with as they determine Tagovailoa’s future:

Tua has played poorly in 2025

At his very best, Tagovailoa is an accurate, decisive quarterback – traits that have generally made him a snug fit in McDaniel’s offense. His completion rate has exceeded 67% each of the past three seasons, including a league-best 72.9% in 2024. His passer rating surpassed 100.0 in McDaniel’s first three seasons, beginning in 2022. Passer and scheme dovetailed nicely, McDaniel drawing up plays that so often had Tagovailoa firing the ball to Miami’s playmakers as soon as he hit the end of his drop.

But such offensive harmony has been hard to come by in 2025. The absence of injured WR Tyreek Hill has certainly been a contributing factor. And Tagovailoa’s weaknesses – unremarkable arm strength, vertically challenged, lack of mobility – have been exacerbated, especially so in light of some of his seemingly inexplicable reads and decisions, like Monday night’s league-leading 15th interception, the four sacks he absorbed, and Miami’s inability to covert six of its eight third-down opportunities. Tagovailoa wound up with 253 yards and two TDs through the air, but they were largely cosmetic stats in a game the Steelers led 28-3 in the fourth quarter.

What’s more noteworthy is that he didn’t throw more than 23 passes or for as many as 175 yards in any of the four games the Dolphins, who are now 6-8, won in succession prior to Monday night. Tagovailoa’s 88.5 QB rating in 2025 is his lowest since he was a rookie.

Tua’s contract is already a burden

It was just last year that Tagovailoa signed a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension ($167.2 million of it guaranteed). Compensated at $53.1 million annually on average, Tagovailoa ranks sixth on the league’s QB compensation scale … but he’s nowhere near No. 6 from a performance perspective.

Could the Dolphins trade him? Sure. All they’ll need to do is find a partner willing to take on a massive financial package for a player with so many on-field drawbacks – and such a move would still leave Miami with more than $45 million in dead money next year. Any potential swap is further complicated by Tagovailoa’s troublesome concussion history, though – fortunately – he was on track to make 17 starts for just the second time in his career prior to the decision to sit him. (So if it’s reality you value, no, he’s not tradeable.)

Could the Dolphins cut him? Sure. That will only trigger close to $100 million in dead money whether it’s eaten entirely in 2026 – the requisite $99.2 million hit would establish a new record among cap financial mistakes – or spread over two years. There is a $15 million option due next March that the Fins could trigger to mildly assuage the financial fallout for Tagovailoa, whose contract has $54 million guaranteed in 2026. Regardless, a release next year would bring a bitter financial pill and also make it virtually impossible for a team that’s already overspent in 2026 (by nearly $12 million, per Over The Cap) to remediate the roster with a better quarterback option or add assets anywhere else. (So if it’s reality you value, he’s very close to un-cuttable, at least not until 2027, when the cap hit drops to $34.8 million. Except …)

Should Tua be part of a Dolphins team already in transition?

Miami hasn’t won a playoff game with Tagovailoa or McDaniel … or anyone else in the past 25 years, the longest active drought in the NFL. Owner Stephen Ross and longtime GM Chris Grier dissolved their relationship on Halloween, and McDaniel’s job security has been a subject of speculation since last season’s uninspired 8-9 finish.

Aside from the warmth, beaches and nightlife of South Beach, Ross doesn’t have a whole to sell prospective future personnel bosses in the short term other than this job being one of 32. Tagovailoa is clearly problematic, even if McDaniel – he championed Tua at the outset of his 2022 arrival in the aftermath of the quarterback’s rocky relationship with previous coach Brian Flores – sticks around … and he no longer seems nearly as committed to the relationship. Tagovailoa’s willingness to publicly air the team’s dirty laundry at various times this year also wasn’t particularly helpful, though this locker room has had accountability issues for years.

The team’s cap situation will likely necessitate the release of Hill, recently one of the league’s most dominant players but now a guy with his own baggage as he tries to come back from a grisly knee injury that ended his 2025 campaign in September.

If McDaniel, whom Ross seems to favor − and the coach did briefly resurrect a team that could have quit weeks ago − stays, then maybe so does Tagovailoa. For 2026. He’s already been paid, and the path of least resistance would be giving him one more shot to flourish – even if he ends up serving as a bridge from the job that once seemed like it would be his for a decade-plus. And, don’t forget, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton gave it a (basically unavoidable) go with Russell Wilson in 2023, getting a lay of the Rocky Mountain football landscape but eventually opted to take a (still) record $85 million dead cap hit in 2024 to pivot from Wilson to Bo Nix. That course of action has worked out beautifully for a squad that’s reached the playoffs two years running – even as it continues to work off its Wilson cap debt. But it required a made man with Payton’s organizational juice to execute it.Feels like history could repeat itself in South Florida, as it seems the Dolphins have entered the “when, not if” window for what seems like the inevitable divorce from the fallen face of their franchise.

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Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH ) (OTCQX: SYHBF ) (Frankfurt: SC1P ) (‘Skyharbour’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc.’s (‘RTEC’) minority interest in the Russell Lake Uranium Project (‘Russell Lake’ or the ‘Project’) pursuant to the previously announced definitive and binding purchase agreement (the ‘Purchase Agreement’). The Project is strategically located in the central core of the Eastern Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan, with access to regional infrastructure, including an all-weather road and powerline.

Russell Lake Project Location Map:
http://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/2025-11-14%20SKY-RussellLake-Updated.jpg

Transaction Details:

Immediately prior to closing, RTEC’s interest in the Project was approximately 42.3%. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Skyharbour has acquired 100% of RTEC’s minority interest in the Project in exchange for cash consideration of C$10 million (the ‘Purchase Price’). The Purchase Price consisted of a C$2 million deposit, paid on signing the Purchase Agreement, and a C$8 million cash payment paid at closing.

Skyharbour has granted to RTEC a 0.25% net smelter returns royalty over Russell Lake. The acquisition of RTEC’s interest in Russell Lake has increased Skyharbour’s interest in the Project to 100%, subject to several other net smelter return royalties held by third parties.

Russell Lake Uranium Project Overview:

The Russell Lake Project is a large, advanced-stage uranium exploration property totalling 73,314 hectares strategically located between Cameco’s Key Lake and McArthur River Projects, and adjoining Denison’s Wheeler River Project to the west and Skyharbour’s Moore Uranium Project to the east. The northern extension of Highway 914 between Key Lake and McArthur River runs through the western extent of the property and greatly enhances accessibility, while a high-voltage powerline is situated alongside this road.

Qualified Person:

The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Serdar Donmez, P.Geo., VP of Exploration for Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person.

About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:

Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of uranium exploration projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin and is well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market fundamentals with interest in thirty-seven projects covering over 616,000 hectares (over 1.5 million acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore Uranium Project, which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison’s Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco’s McArthur River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration property with high-grade uranium mineralization in several zones at the Maverick Corridor. Adjacent to the Moore Project is the Russell Lake Uranium Project, which hosts widespread uranium mineralization in drill intercepts over a large property area with exploration upside potential. The Company is actively advancing these projects through exploration and drilling programs.

Skyharbour also has joint ventures with industry leaders Denison Mines, Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy, and Thunderbird Resources at the Russell, Preston, East Preston, and Hook Lake Projects, respectively. The Company also has several active earn-in option partners, including CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp. at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; TSX-V listed North Shore Uranium at the Falcon Project; UraEx Resources at the South Dufferin and Bolt Projects; Hatchet Uranium at the Highway Project; CSE-listed Mustang Energy at the 914W Project; and TSX-V listed Terra Clean Energy at the South Falcon East Project.

In aggregate, Skyharbour has now signed earn-in option agreements with partners that total to potentially over $76 million in partner-funded exploration expenditures and over $42 million in cash and share payments coming into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner companies complete their entire earn-ins at the respective projects.

Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the Athabasca Basin:
https://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/SKY-SaskProject-Locator-2025-12-08.jpg

To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website at www.skyharbourltd.com .

Skyharbour Resources Ltd.

‘Jordan Trimble’

Jordan Trimble
President and CEO

For further information contact myself or:
Nicholas Coltura
Corporate Communications Manager
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 604-558-5847
Toll Free: 800-567-8181
Facsimile: 604-687-3119
Email: info@skyharbourltd.com

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be ‘forward-looking statements’. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, exploration and development successes, regulatory approvals including TSXV approval, and general economic, market or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedarplus.ca for further information.

 

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TSX-V: WLR 
Frankfurt: 6YL

 CMC Metals Ltd. (TSXV: CMB) (Frankfurt: ZM5P) (‘CMC’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has settled and extinguished $77,600 of outstanding debt (the ‘Debt’) through the issuance of common shares of the Company (the ‘Shares’).

In accordance with the settlement of debt (the ‘Debt Settlement‘), the Company will issue 405,714 common shares to one non-arm’s length creditor of the Company (the ‘Non-Arm’s Length Creditor‘) and 333,333 common shares to one arm’s length creditor (the ‘Arm’s Length Creditor‘) at a deemed price of $0.105 per Share. The Company has entered into administrative and professional services agreements provided between the periods of April to August 2025, inclusive, with the Non-Arm’s Length Creditor for services provided and services agreements for the period April to October 2025, inclusive with the Arm’s Length Creditor.

The Company chose to settle and extinguish the Debt through the issuance of Shares to preserve cash and improve the Company’s balance sheet. The Debt Settlement is subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange (the ‘TSXV‘). No new insiders will be created, nor will any change of control occur as a result of the issuance of the Shares.

The shares issued are subject to a four month hold period, which will expire on a date that is four months and one day from the date of issuance.

As certain insiders are party to the Agreement for $35,000 or 333,333 shares, it may be considered a ‘related party transaction’ under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (‘MI 61-101’) and the TSXV. The Company is relying on the exemptions from the formal valuation and the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI-61-101 contained in section 5.5 (a) and Section 5.7 (1)(a) as the fair market value of the common shares being issued to insiders in connection with the Service Shares does not exceed 25% of the market capitalization of the Company, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101.

Kevin Brewer, President and CEO of Walker Lane Resources Ltd. noted ‘We have significantly reduced our debt load, and minimized operating costs and expenditures, to deal with the challenges our sector has faced in 2024. The participation of my own company and a primary service company is testimony to the belief of myself and the Board that WLR has significant opportunities to enhance shareholder value in the near future.’

About Walker Lane Resources Ltd.

Walker Lane Resources Ltd. is a growth-stage exploration company focused on the exploration of high-grade gold, silver and polymetallic deposits in the Walker Lane Gold Trend District in Nevada and the Rancheria Silver District in Yukon/B.C. and other property assets in Yukon. The Company intends to initiate an aggressive exploration program to advance the Tule Canyon (Walker Lane, Nevada) and Amy (Rancheria Silver District, B.C.) projects through drilling programs with the aim of achieving resource definition in the near future.

On behalf of the Board:
‘Kevin Brewer’
Kevin Brewer, President, CEO and Director
Walker Lane Resources Ltd.

Cautionary and Forward Looking Statements

This press release and related figures, contain certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements as defined in applicable securities laws (collectively referred to as forward-looking statements). These statements relate to future events or our future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words ‘anticipate’, ‘plans’, ‘continue’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘project’, ‘predict’, ‘potential’, ‘should’, ‘believe’ ‘targeted’, ‘can’, ‘anticipates’, ‘intends’, ‘likely’, ‘should’, ‘could’ or grammatical variations thereof and similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning: our strategy and priorities including certain statements included in this presentation are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding the Tule Canyon, Cambridge, Silver Mountain, and Shamrock Properties in Nevada (USA), and its properties including Silverknife and Amy properties in British Columbia, the Silver Hart, Blue Heaven and Logjam properties in Yukon and the Bridal Veil property in Newfoundland and Labrador all of which now comprise the mineral property assets of WLR. WLR has assumed other assets of CMC Metals Ltd. including common share holdings of North Bay Resources Inc. (OTC-US: NBRI) and all conditions and agreements pertaining to the sale of the Bishop mill gold processing facility and remain subject to the condition of the option of the Silverknife property with Coeur Mining Inc. (TSX:CDE). These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to the Company and assumptions the Company believes are reasonable. The Company has made various assumptions, including, among others, that: the historical information related to the Company’s properties is reliable; the Company’s operations are not disrupted or delayed by unusual geological or technical problems; the Company has the ability to explore the Company’s properties; the Company will be able to raise any necessary additional capital on reasonable terms to execute its business plan; the Company’s current corporate activities will proceed as expected; general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner; and budgeted costs and expenditures are and will continue to be accurate.

Actual results and developments may differ materially from results and developments discussed in the forward-looking statements as they are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties, including: public health threats; fluctuations in metals prices, price of consumed commodities and currency markets; future profitability of mining operations; access to personnel; results of exploration and development activities, accuracy of technical information; risks related to ownership of properties; risks related to mining operations; risks related to mineral resource figures being estimates based on interpretations and assumptions which may result in less mineral production under actual conditions than is currently anticipated; the interpretation of drilling results and other geological data; receipt, maintenance and security of permits and mineral property titles; environmental and other regulatory risks; changes in operating expenses; changes in general market and industry conditions; changes in legal or regulatory requirements; other risk factors set out in this presentation; and other risk factors set out in the Company’s public disclosure documents. Although the Company has attempted to identify significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other risks that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the Company’s control. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurances that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences or benefits to, or effect on, the Company.

The information contained in this presentation is derived from management of the Company and otherwise from publicly available information and does not purport to contain all of the information that an investor may desire to have in evaluating the Company. The information has not been independently verified, may prove to be imprecise, and is subject to material updating, revision and further amendment. While management is not aware of any misstatements regarding any industry data presented herein, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of the Company as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this presentation and no responsibility or liability is accepted by any person for such information or opinions. The forward-looking statements and information in this presentation speak only as of the date of this presentation and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required by applicable law. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, prospective investors should not read forward-looking information as guarantees of future performance or results and should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Nothing in this presentation is, or should be relied upon as, a promise or representation as to the future. To the extent any forward-looking statement in this presentation constitutes ‘future-oriented financial information’ or ‘financial outlooks’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, such information is being provided to demonstrate the anticipated market penetration and the reader is cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for any other purpose and the reader should not place undue reliance on such future-oriented financial information and financial outlooks. Future-oriented financial information and financial outlooks, as with forward-looking statements generally, are, without limitation, based on the assumptions and subject to the risks set out above. The Company’s actual financial position and results of operations may differ materially from management’s current expectations and, as a result, the Company’s revenue and expenses. The Company’s financial projections were not prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of International Financial Reporting Standards and have not been examined, reviewed or compiled by the Company’s accountants or auditors. The Company’s financial projections represent management’s estimates as of the dates indicated thereon.

SOURCE Walker Lane Resources Ltd

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Gareth Soloway of VerifiedInvesting.com shares his outlook for gold, silver and Bitcoin.

For gold, he outlines two different scenarios — a breakout to US$5,000 per ounce, potentially early in 2026, or a pullback to the US$3,500 to US$3,600 level.

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

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Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH ) (OTCQX: SYHBF ) (Frankfurt: SC1P ) (‘Skyharbour’, ‘SYH’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce the closing of the definitive repurchase agreement (the ‘Strategic Agreement’) with Denison Mines Corp. (‘Denison’ or ‘DML’), whereby Denison has acquired an initial project interest in Skyharbour’s Russell Lake Uranium Project (‘Russell’ or the ‘Project’) and the parties have entered into four separate joint venture agreements on various claims making up Russell (the ‘Transaction’). The Project is strategically located in the central portion of the Eastern Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan, with access to regional infrastructure, including an exploration camp, all-weather road and powerline.

Russell Lake Project Location Map:
http://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/2025-11-14%20SKY-RussellLake-Updated.jpg

Highlights:

  • Strategic Agreement represents combined total project consideration of up to CAD $61.5 million consisting of cash payments to Skyharbour totalling $10.0 million, additional consideration of $8.0 million payable in cash and shares before year end, and expenditures and cash payments totalling up to $43.5 million for Denison to acquire between a 20% and 70% ownership interest over seven years in the claims making up Russell, with Skyharbour owning the remaining interests.
  • Denison (TSX: DML; NYSE American: DNN), a leading uranium mining company with a market capitalization of over $3 billion, is developing the Wheeler River Project (‘Wheeler River’), which shares a 55 kilometre border with Russell. Denison is an existing, large corporate shareholder of Skyharbour and now joins the Company as a strategic, active, funding partner at Russell.
  • The Project has been divided into four different joint ventures, including Russell Lake (‘RL’), Getty East, Wheeler North, and the Wheeler River Inlier Claims, of which Skyharbour will retain initial ownership interests of 80%, 70%, 51%, and 30%, respectively. Denison can then earn up to a 70% interest in the Wheeler North and Getty East properties through option agreements.
  • The geological teams of Denison and Skyharbour have begun working cooperatively to advance and unlock value across the joint ventures, employing top-tier exploration and development expertise in the region.
  • Denison has committed to a minimum of $4 million in exploration expenditures over the first two years at Wheeler North and Getty East combined, as well as agreeing to fund to maintain its pro-rata 20% participation interest in the RL claims through 2029 up until such time that total exploration expenditures on the property reach $10 million.
  • Skyharbour will remain operator with an 80% ownership interest at the RL claims comprising over 53,192 hectares of the original 73,314 hectare Russell Lake Project. The Company will also act as operator during the first earn-in at Getty East with Denison sole funding the exploration in order to fulfill the earn-in option criteria.
  • Skyharbour is well funded going into 2026 with over $11 million in the treasury. The Company will also generate revenue from its operator fee at the McGowan Lake exploration camp at the Project, as well as from cash and share payments from other option earn-in partner companies.
  • Skyharbour will continue to directly advance its high-grade Moore Uranium project as well as the RL claims at Russell, while partner companies fund exploration at some of the Company’s other projects.

Reorganization of the Russell Lake Project:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Russell-Map-New.jpg

Jordan Trimble, President and CEO of Skyharbour, stated: ‘We are thrilled to close this major transaction for Skyharbour, and to embark on the next chapter of exploration at Russell with a multi-billion dollar strategic partner and large shareholder in Denison Mines. With up to $61.5 million in combined project consideration contemplated, we are confident that this strategic agreement will expedite the discovery process at the Project while minimizing equity dilution for our shareholders. Based on initial technical meetings and strategy sessions with Denison, we are excited about the combined exploration options for the near term. Russell is one of the more prospective exploration projects in the Athabasca Basin proximal to existing and developing mines including Denison’s Pheonix deposit at Wheeler River. Denison will also be able to provide considerable insight and experience as we jointly advance Russell. Lastly, we now enter the new year with a healthy treasury of over $11 million to fund our exploration efforts and corporate activities through 2026 while various partner companies fund exploration at numerous other projects in our portfolio.’

David Cates, President and CEO of Denison, further commented: ‘As Denison nears receipt of final regulatory approvals for the Phoenix In-Situ Recovery mine proposed for our flagship Wheeler River property, we are also making measured investments in our project pipeline – including our next development assets and high-potential exploration properties. Given its proximity to Wheeler River, Denison has had an interest in adding Russell to our property portfolio for much of my nearly two decades with the Company. This transaction achieves that objective by providing Denison with the opportunity to lead and participate in exploration efforts across four newly created joint ventures, which are designed to drive collaboration between Denison and Skyharbour’s technical teams. We are excited to build on our long-standing relationship with Skyharbour and accelerate the evaluation of this exceptional package of highly prospective ground.’

Transaction Details:

The consideration payment consisted of a $10.0 million cash payment, with $2.0 million paid upon execution of the Strategic Agreement and $8.0 million paid upon closing of the Strategic Agreement. An additional $8.0 million is payable in cash and shares by Denison on or before December 31 st , 2025 with a minimum of $2.0 million payable in cash.

It is anticipated that Denison will also be making use of the current exploration camp at McGowan Lake on the Project, which will continue to be operated by Skyharbour, and an administrative fee will be payable by Denison to Skyharbour. The claims comprising Russell are subject to various existing underlying royalties to other parties.

Skyharbour has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for closing. The issuance of shares by Denison to Skyharbour remains subject to appliable exchange approvals.

Summary of Initial Joint Ventures:

Upon closing of the Strategic Agreement, Denison has earned an initial project interest in each of the four new Russell exploration projects including a 49% interest in the Wheeler North claims, a 20% interest in the RL claims, a 30% interest in the Getty East claims, and a 70% interest in the Wheeler River Inlier claims.

  1. Wheeler North (51% SYH, 49% DML ; subject to additional earn-in options ) : The claims marked in yellow in the accompanying map represent 16,409 hectares over eight claims. The claims host some of the exploration targets located proximal to Wheeler River, including the Grayling and Fork Zones. Upon closing of the Transaction, Denison will have the option to increase its interest in Wheeler North to a 70% interest in these claims and Denison will become the operator of Wheeler North as described in more detail below.
  2. Russell Lake or RL (80% SYH, 20% DML) : The claims marked in pink in the accompanying map represent 53,192 hectares over 16 claims. These claims are located north and west of Skyharbour’s Moore Project and host numerous exploration target areas including Christie Lake, NE Russell, Blue Steel, Taylor Bay, South Russell, and Kowalchuk Lake. In order to maintain its initial interest in RL, Denison has agreed to fund its pro rata share of up to a maximum of C$10.0 million in total project expenditures. Skyharbour will remain operator of RL.
  3. Wheeler River Inliers (30% SYH, 70% DML) . The claims marked in blue in the accompanying map represent 608 hectares over two claims. These are inlier claims within Denison’s Wheeler River project hosting the West Russell and C-Block exploration target areas. DML will become operator of the Wheeler River Inliers.
  4. Getty East (70% SYH, 30% DML ; subject to additional earn-in options ) . The claim marked in green in the accompanying map representing 3,105 hectares is host to the Little Man Lake exploration prospect. The claim borders Cameco’s Cree Zimmer property which holds its Key Lake operations to the south. Upon the closing of the Transaction, Skyharbour remains operator of Getty East; however, Denison has the option to become the operator and acquire up to a 70% interest in this joint venture as described in more detail below.

Denison Earn-In Options:

The Earn-In Option Agreements grant Denison an option to earn additional interests in Wheeler North and Getty East.

Wheeler North Earn-In Option :

Under the terms of the Wheeler North Earn-In Option Agreement, Denison may acquire up to a 70% interest in Wheeler North. The option agreement contains two (2) phases, as summarized below:

Phase 1: To earn an additional 11% interest in Wheeler North (increasing Denison’s ownership to 60%), Denison must:

  • Incur $10.0 million in exploration expenditures at Wheeler North within 48 months of Closing, of which $2.5 million in exploration expenditures must be completed within 24 months of Closing, and
  • Make a cash payment in the amount of $1.5 million to Skyharbour within 48 months of Closing.

Phase 2: To earn an additional 10% interest (increasing Denison’s ownership to 70%) in Wheeler North, Denison must complete the requirements of Phase 1, plus the following:

  • Incur an additional $15.0 million in exploration expenditures at Wheeler North within 7 years of Closing, and
  • Make a further cash payment in the amount of $2.0 million to Skyharbour within 7 years of Closing.

Getty East Earn-In Option Agreement:

Under the terms of the Getty East Option Agreement, Denison may acquire up to a 70% interest in Getty East. The option agreement contains two (2) phases, as summarized below:

Phase 1: To earn an additional 19% interest in Getty East (increasing Denison’s ownership to 49%), Denison must incur $5.0 million in exploration expenditures at Getty East within 48 months of Closing, of which $1.5 million must be completed within the first 24 months of Closing.

Phase 2: To earn an additional 21% interest in Getty East (increasing Denison’s ownership to 70%), Denison must complete the requirements of Phase 1, plus incur an additional $10 million in exploration expenditures within 7 years of Closing. Upon completion of the Phase 2 earn-in option criteria, Denison will have the option to become the operator in this joint venture.

Russell Lake Uranium Project Overview:

The Russell Lake Project is a large, advanced-stage uranium exploration property totalling 73,314 hectares strategically located between Cameco’s Key Lake and McArthur River Projects, and adjoining Denison’s Wheeler River Project to the west and Skyharbour’s Moore Uranium Project to the east. The northern extension of Highway 914 between Key Lake and McArthur River runs through the western extent of the property and greatly enhances accessibility, while a high-voltage powerline is situated alongside this road.

Skyharbour’s New 80% Owned RL Project:

The claims making up the RL Project constitute over seventy percent of the original Russell project area and will continue to be explored by Skyharbour as the operator and 80% owner. Denison will acquire a 20% interest and has agreed to fund to maintain its pro-rata participation interest in the RL claims through December 31 st , 2029, or until such time that total expenditures on the properties have reached $10 million.

The RL claims have numerous highly prospective targets that Skyharbour will continue to advance. The Christie Lake target area contains basement-hosted uranium mineralization with historical drilling returning 0.17% U 3 O 8 over 0.4 metres at 436.4 metres depth in hole CL-10-03, hosted within a strongly hematized breccia. A prospective clay altered basement fault system runs throughout this area.

The Blue Steel target area comprises graphitic metasediments that were last drilled in 2008. The full extent of the graphitic corridor remains unknown and completely untested. Historical geophysics indicate potential faulting along this corridor, highlighting it as a priority area for follow-up work using modern geophysical methods to refine drill targets.

The Kowalchuk area, situated within the southern Russell claims, is another prospective area on the RL claims, with multiple inferred structural trends passing through it. This area has seen only limited modern geophysical coverage to date.

In addition to the aforementioned target areas, there are many kilometres of untested EM conductors on the RL claims underlain by rocks of low magnetic intensity, suggestive of the presence of prospective graphitic meta-pelitic basement lithologies typical of Athabasca-style uranium systems. With limited modern exploration conducted over the past 12 years, the RL claims remain underexplored and highly prospective for both expanding known mineralized zones and making new discoveries.

Advisors and Counsel:

Haywood Securities Inc. acted as financial advisor to Skyharbour in connection with the Transaction, and AFG Law LLP and DuMoulin Black LLP are acting as legal counsel to Skyharbour.

Qualified Person:

The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Serdar Donmez, P.Geo., VP of Exploration for Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person.

About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:

Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of uranium exploration projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin and is well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market fundamentals with interest in thirty-seven projects covering over 616,000 hectares (over 1.5 million acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore Uranium Project, which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison’s Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco’s McArthur River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration property with high-grade uranium mineralization in several zones at the Maverick Corridor. Adjacent to the Moore Project is the Russell Lake Uranium Project, which hosts widespread uranium mineralization in drill intercepts over a large property area with exploration upside potential. The Company is actively advancing these projects through exploration and drilling programs.

Skyharbour also has joint ventures with industry leaders Denison Mines, Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy, and Thunderbird Resources at the Russell, Preston, East Preston, and Hook Lake Projects, respectively. The Company also has several active earn-in option partners, including CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp. at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; TSX-V listed North Shore Uranium at the Falcon Project; UraEx Resources at the South Dufferin and Bolt Projects; Hatchet Uranium at the Highway Project; CSE-listed Mustang Energy at the 914W Project; and TSX-V listed Terra Clean Energy at the South Falcon East Project.

In aggregate, Skyharbour has now signed earn-in option agreements with partners that total to potentially over $76 million in partner-funded exploration expenditures and over $42 million in cash and share payments coming into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner companies complete their entire earn-ins at the respective projects.

Skyharbour’s goal is to maximize shareholder value through new mineral discoveries, committed long-term partnerships, and the advancement of exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.

Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the Athabasca Basin:
https://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/SKY-SaskProject-Locator-2025-12-08.jpg

To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website at www.skyharbourltd.com .

Skyharbour Resources Ltd.

‘Jordan Trimble’

Jordan Trimble
President and CEO

For further information contact myself or:
Nicholas Coltura
Corporate Communications Manager
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 604-558-5847
Toll Free: 800-567-8181
Facsimile: 604-687-3119
Email: info@skyharbourltd.com

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This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be ‘forward-looking statements’. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward-looking statements.  Although management believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, exploration and development successes, regulatory approvals including TSXV approval, and general economic, market or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedarplus.ca for further information.

 

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In the early contest, the Old Dominion heads down to the Sunshine State to meet an opponent from the American playing much closer to home. In the nightcap down on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, it will be a bowl newcomer challenging one of the Sun Belt postseason regular Louisiana-Lafayette.

For what it’s worth, both games managed to pair opponents with matching records. That doesn’t guarantee an even contest, of course, but we can hope. Here are the particulars.

Cure Bowl: Old Dominion vs. South Florida

Time/TV: 5 p.m. ET, ESPN, in Orlando, Fla.

Why watch: This first of several contests at Camping World Stadium kicks things off as the home-state Bulls, a Top 25 squad at times this season, square off with the Monarchs, who are seeking their first bowl victory since 2016. Both teams will be led by backup QBs. South Florida’s Byrum Brown is likely NFL bound but will serve as a student coach, handing the reins to journeyman Gaston Moore. Old Dominion’s Colton Joseph is in the portal, but equally dynamic freshman Quinn Henicle will direct the attack. Names to know on the defensive side include Monarchs DB Jerome Carter and Bulls LB Mac Harris.

Why it could disappoint: Though both squads have 9-3 records, the Bulls enter as favorites after negotiating a more challenging slate in an overall stronger conference. Brown’s absence could serve as an equalizer, but the Monarchs still figure to be at a depth disadvantage.

68 Ventures Bowl: Delaware vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

Time/TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, in in Mobile, Ala.

Why watch: The Blue Hens, long-time powers of the Championship Subdivision, needed just one year at this level to qualify for a bowl game. They’ll take on the Ragin’ Cajuns, who are usually in the Sun Belt championship mix but struggled through the first half of the season in 2025. Leading the way for Louisiana-Lafayette is dual-threat QB Lunch Winfield, not his given name but a fitting moniker as he feasts on opposing defenses. RBs Bill Davis and Zylan Perry lend plenty of ground support. Delaware counters with QB Nick Minicucci, who isn’t as explosive but still has 10 rushing scores to go with his 22 TD passes. His primary targets are WRs Sean Wilson and Kyre Duplessis.

Why it could disappoint: The Hens are still new to the FBS landscape, and they were on the short end of a blowout or two. This shouldn’t be a mismatch of that magnitude, but the Ragin’ Cajuns won their last four games to get here and will therefore arrive with a high degree of confidence.

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Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he was “still processing” former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore’s firing and arrest when asked by reporters on Friday, Dec. 12. Since then, Harbaugh’s had a few days to assess the situation, and he’s even communicated with Moore.

While appearing on “The Dan Patrick Show”, Harbaugh revealed that he’s texted with Moore since his arrest.

“It’s a tragedy. The worst days of his life,” Harbaugh responded when asked about Moore’s spirits. “Keep it together and take care of your family. That’s the message. And getting spiritual guidance is really critical.”

Moore was arrested Dec. 10 in the immediate hours after his dismissal from Michigan and placed in custody at the Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan as part of what police called an assault investigation. According to court documents released Dec. 12, Moore faces criminal allegations of felony third-degree home invasion, misdemeanor stalking-domestic relationship, and misdemeanor breaking and entering.

Harbaugh originally hired Moore as Michigan’s tight ends coach in 2018. Under Harbaugh, Moore moved up the ladder to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2021. He was then the sole title-holder of the Wolverines’ offensive coordinator role in 2023.

Moore replaced Harbaugh as Michigan’s head coach in 2024 when Harbaugh accepted the Chargers’ head coaching position.

Although Harbaugh said he’s communicated with Moore via text, the coach said his focus remains on the Chargers and the team’s upcoming Week 16 road game against the Dallas Cowboys.

“I still don’t have my head wrapped around it. It’s a tragedy, and just praying for all concerned,” Harbaugh said. “I love my alma mater, I love Michigan and I love the Chargers, too. I would be doing a disservice if I wasn’t putting all my focus on this game. This is the most important game for us.”

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Fresh off helping Inter Miami win its first MLS Cup, Lionel Messi wasted no time getting back to work.

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and 2022 World Cup champion spent the last few days on a four-city trip in India for a series of promotional events branded as Lionel Messi’s G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025.

While in India visiting Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi, Messi was scheduled to make on-pitch appearances, attend concerts and youth football clinics, go to a padel tournament and launch charitable initiatives. There was no expectation that Messi would play in a competitive match, given he’s just come off a grueling championship campaign with Inter Miami and could play in the 2026 World Cup this summer (though, he has yet to formally commit to Argentina’s repeat bid).

So, seems simple enough, right?

Well … not so much. During Messi’s appearance on the first stop of the tour in Kolkata on Dec. 13, things got out of hand.

What happened in Kolkata?

Fans ripped up seats and threw those and other objects onto the pitch at the Salt Lake stadium. There were security breaches and fans running on the pitch. The event’s chief organiser, Satadru Dutta, was detained by police.

‘I am deeply disturbed and shocked by the mismanagement witnessed today at Salt Lake Stadium,’ Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal (India), wrote on X. ‘I sincerely apologize to Lionel Messi, as well as to all sports lovers and his fans, for the unfortunate incident.’

They did manage to unveil a 70-foot statue of Messi in Kolkata.

Why were fans in Kolkata so upset?

Well, despite no promise of Messi playing any sort of soccer, his appearance did not satisfy the fans who paid to get into the Salt Lake stadium to get a glimpse of the soccer G.O.A.T.

According to reports in the Indian media, Messi walked around the field waving to the fans, but was closely surrounded by a large group of people and left 20 minutes after arrival. Messi’s lap around the stadium was cut short due to security concerns.

Mayhem ensued when the fans realized they’d hardly see the soccer icon.

‘Absolutely terrible event,’ a fan told ANI. ‘(Messi) came for just 10 minutes. All the leaders and ministers surrounded him.

‘We couldn’t see anything. He didn’t take a single kick or a single penalty. He came for 10 minutes and left. So much money, emotions, and time wasted. We couldn’t see anything.’

Anything else happen during Messi’s other three stops in India?

There was no chaos at the final three stops of Lionel Messi’s G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025 in Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Events in those three locations — featuring Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo de Paul — went ahead without issues. The three players — fresh off an MLS Cup win — walked around the field occasionally kicking a ball into the packed stands, and engaged in kickabouts with local children.

Why was Messi on a tour so shortly after winning MLS Cup?

Like, why isn’t Messi hanging out on a South Florida beach relaxing and basking in the glory of leading a team that was a figment of David Beckham’s imagination a decade ago to a league championship?

(Insert money bag emoji here.)

Messi is in the twilight of his illustrious career — one that has him top of mind in any ‘greatest ever’ conversations — and at 38 years old, the window of opportunity to capitalize on his playing days is closing. In October, Messi signed a three-year contract extension with Inter Miami that runs through 2028. He’ll be in his 40s when that contract expires.

Anger over Messi tours is not new

Remember in early 2024 when Inter Miami went on an international tour during the preseason that included stops in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Japan? Who could forget?

Let’s just start this by saying that no MLS club should be going on a hyped-up global preseason tour. ‘Work in progress’ is a nice way of describing the state of most Major League Soccer teams’ rosters in the weeks leading up to the regular-season openers.

In a development that should have been anticipated, Inter Miami’s preseason tour did not go according to plan.

Inter Miami’s stop in Saudi Arabia was, well, less than encouraging. After a 4-3 loss to Al Hilal, Messi and Co. were clobbered 6-0 by Al Nassr, the club of Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn’t play in the game.

But Messi picked up a knock — ‘hamstring discomfort’ — and only came into the Al Nassr match as a late-game substitute. At Inter Miami’s next stop on the tour in Hong Kong, Messi did not play and the soccer G.O.A.T., his teammates and Beckham were serenaded with boos.

On the final leg of the preseason tour, Messi came on as a substitute again in a 0-0 draw against Vissel Kobe in Japan.

The 2024 MLS season went well for Messi, who won the first of two consecutive MVP awards and Inter Miami won the Supporters’ Shield.

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An investigation has been opened into the burglary of New York Liberty All-Star Sabrina Ionescu’s home, the latest in a string of high-profile break-ins targeting athletes.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday that officers responded to the Los Angeles home around 8:15 p.m. ET Monday evening after two suspects smashed through a rear glass door to gain entry into the residence. The suspects later fled in a vehicle with stolen property, authorities added.

The authorities didn’t identify what was stolen, but ESPN reported several handbags worth more than $60,000 were taken from the home Ionescu shares with her husband, former NFL offensive lineman Hroniss Grasu.

Neither Ionescu or Grasu were home at the time of the burglary. No arrests have been made so far.

Ionescu is not the first athlete to deal with a home break-in. A number of professional athletes have faced similar incidents recently, including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Most recently, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ home was burglarized on Nov. 16 while he was making his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens.

The FBI issued a formal warning to professional leagues in December 2024 about organized groups conducting a string of burglaries.

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