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Highly-ranked basketball recruit transfers to West Charlotte, could play Friday

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Janon Singh, center, welcomes West Charlotte Lions basketball team starters to the floor during introductions on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Singh, a junior is a top national recruit. West Charlotte hosted Hillside in a battle of traditionally black schools in the MLK Peace Basketball Showcase at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, NC.

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The state’s top-ranked Class 8A high school boys’ basketball team is adding another talented player.

Janon Singh, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound junior, has enrolled at West Charlotte High and hopes to be playing as soon as Friday night. West Charlotte, the No. 1-ranked Class 8A team in the state rankings compiled by The Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer, improved to 12-2 Saturday with a 64-36 victory over visiting Durham Hillside.

Janon Singh, center, welcomes West Charlotte Lions basketball team starters to the floor during introductions on Jan. 17, 2026. Singh, a junior is a top national recruit. West Charlotte hosted Hillside in a battle of traditionally black schools in the MLK Peace Basketball Showcase at West Charlotte High School. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

“I want to be able to come here and compete at a high level,” said Singh, who is leaving Oak Hill Academy of Virginia to enroll at West Charlotte. “As far as me getting in school and getting my schedule, exams are going on right now, so as soon as exams are over, I’ll be able to play.”

Singh is rated a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247sports.com, with 247sports.com ranking him the No. 4 prospect in Virginia (with former Lincolnton High star L.J. Smith, now at Oak Hill Academy, at No. 1).

On April 15, Singh played with Team United’s Nike-sponsored travel team at Phenom Hoops’ travel basketball event in Rock Hill. Phenom Hoops’ recruiting analyst Chris Ewell, who also coaches at West Mecklenburg, came away impressed with the new Lions’ player.

“Long, athletic, and loaded with upside, Janon Singh impressed with his two-way potential,” Ewell wrote for the recruiting website. “He rebounded actively, ran the floor with purpose, and showed the ability to finish above the rim with bounce. Offensively, Singh is comfortable spotting up beyond the arc and has the speed to push the ball coast-to-coast. Defensively, he moved his feet well on the perimeter and showed flashes of being a versatile stopper. With three-level scoring upside and a high motor, Singh’s ceiling continues to rise.”

Janon Singh, left, walks to the West Charlotte Lions huddle during action against Hillside on Jan. 17, 2026. Singh, a junior is a top national recruit. West Charlotte hosted Hillside in a battle of traditionally black schools in the MLK Peace Basketball Showcase at West Charlotte High School. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

West Charlotte plays in the N.C. High School Athletic Association, which allows players 24 regular-season games total. If Singh starts playing Friday at Chambers, the Lions would have a total of nine regular-season games remaining.

It’s not clear how many games Singh played at Oak Hill, which according to its MaxPreps page is 13-6 so far this season. Singh did not play for the Warriors when they played at West Charlotte on Dec. 19, which according to its MaxPreps schedule was Oak Hill’s 14th game.

West Charlotte’s 10th-year head coach Jacoby Davis confirmed that Singh was enrolled at his school and said Lions athletic director Aljamon “AJ” Alexander is going through the “checks and balances” to determine when Singh would be eligible to play.

Singh, who departed Grayson High (in Loganville, GA) to attend Oak Hill, said he expected to be in action Friday. West Charlotte, currently 2-0 in the Meck Power Six 7A/8A Conference that features two-time defending state champion North Mecklenburg, returns to league action this week with road games at Butler on Tuesday and Chambers on Friday.

Janon Singh watches as members of the West Charlotte Lions basketball team warmup on Jan. 17, 2026. Singh, a junior is a top national recruit. West Charlotte hosted Hillside in a battle of traditionally black schools in the MLK Peace Basketball Showcase at West Charlotte High School. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

“He brings a lot,” Davis said of Singh. “He brings energy, plays hard and is a tough kid. He seems to be a good kid too.” West Charlotte has been led so far this season by three talented underclassmen.

Sophomores Chacho Womack (17.8 average) and Kaharri Coleman (17.5) and junior Amen “AC” Pressley (14.8) are the Lions’ top scorers.

Coleman is a top 60 recruit nationally among sophomores.

“It’s a great team, a young team and I want to come in as a leader and win a state championship,” Singh said of West Charlotte.

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January 19, 2026
Do the Philadelphia Union Roster Moves Make Sense? – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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It seems every day, the Philadelphia Union are shipping another player out. Just over 3 years ago, the Union found themselves in the MLS Cup Final. Now, only 6 players remain from the team that played in that final, and only 2 of them started.

Coming off a Supporters’ Shield-winning season, why is the Union rebuilding its roster again, and does it all make sense?

Just About Everyone is Gone

Looking back at the 2022 MLS Cup, the only two starting 11 players left are Andre Blake and Olivier Mbaizo. Alejandra Bedoya was on the bench in that game due to injury, which is where he now spends most of his time with the Union. The likes of Julian Carranza, Jack McGlynn, Leon Flach, Jose Martinez, and Jack Elliott were gone before the start of the 2025 season.

Now, Daniel Gazdag, Jacob Glesnes, Kai Wagner, and Mikael Uhre have also been transferred out. On top of these departures, the Union’s 2025 leading goal scorer, Tai Baribo, has been traded away as well.

Despite the successful retooling of the Union following Jim Curtin’s dismissal in late 2024, it is clear that a full rebuild was still warranted. The answer as to why all these successful and fan-favorite players have been sent away may be simpler than fans think.

A Complete New Era

Consequently, the firing of Jim Curtin marked the beginning of a new era for the Philadelphia Union. Bradley Carnell is leading this era. Now, Union fans could not have asked for a better start, with the Union shockingly pulling out a Supporters’ Shield-winning season.

However, the rebuild was never going to be minimal. Bradley Carnell inherited a roster that was meant for Jim Curtin. There can’t be a new era without the slate being wiped almost completely clean. While Curtin and Carnell don’t have polar opposite coaching styles, it is time for Bradley Carnell to get his hands on his own talent. Besides, if fans look deep into the moves the front office is making, they make a lot more sense than one would think.

Every player being sent out has been transferred at just the right time. Kai Wagner has been due for a move to Europe for multiple seasons now. Jacob Glesnes has aged, and it was the right time to get a decent amount of money for him. Looking at past moves, Julian Carranza and Daniel Gazdag have struggled in their new homes.

Long Road Ahead

Adversely, just because the Union may be sending players out at the right time, that does not mean the club not bringing in new players is acceptable. The Union is yet to bring in an established superstar. At this rate, and with this ownership group, that may never happen. As things stand currently, the Union is yet to even fill the holes left by all the transfers over he last 2 months.

However, the Union is still on the path of the new Bradley Carnell era. Expectations are as high as ever, considering year 1 brought a trophy to the Union’s thin collection.

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January 12, 2026
A Transfer for Temple. – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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Temple may have not had the inaugural season that they were hoping for under KC Keeler. The Owls finished the season 5–7 but were in contention for a Bowl bid in November. Now — with Anthony Chiccitt, Evan Simon and Gevani McCoy are all gone. But it appears that that Temple has another option at quarterback.

Last week — Temple got more depth at the quarterback position when former Penn State signal caller Jaxon Smolik entered the Transfer Portal and joined the Owls. Smolik joined Penn State in 2023. After being injured in 2024 — Smolik played as the third quarterback behind Ethan Grunkemeyer this season.

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January 12, 2026
As CFP Plods Along, Transfers And Coaching Moves Don’t Wait. Oregon’s Dan Lanning Wants Change – KXL

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DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s the biggest time of year in college football. And it has become a circus, with coaches on the move everywhere and in some cases essentially trying to work at two schools at the same time. On top of that, players will be formally on the move as well.

Oregon coach Dan Lanning thinks he has a way to settle things down.

Lanning — whose Ducks play Texas Tech in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl — said Wednesday that he believes changes are needed to try and streamline this time of year, where coaches move to other schools and players start entering the transfer portal that opens on Friday and recruiting is happening and agents are bustling and, while all that is happening, some teams are still playing with hopes of winning a national championship.

“I think there’s clearly a better way,” Lanning said.

Oregon is losing both coordinators when its season ends; defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi will become head coach at Cal, offensive coordinator Will Stein will become head coach at Kentucky. They are understandably being pulled in multiple directions right now and they’re not alone.

Texas A&M, Tulane and James Madison played first-round CFP games knowing its staffs were going to look very different in 2026. Alabama and Ohio State are losing some coaches to other schools as well; the Buckeyes have already seen offensive coordinator Brian Hartline hired to take over at USF. And there was the move that had the biggest ripple effect, that being Lane Kiffin leaving Mississippi — which was about to enter the playoff — and taking over at LSU.

Lanning says it’s time to change the schedule.

“Ultimately, in my mind, the vision for this should be every playoff game should be played every single weekend until you finish the season,” Lanning said as his counterpart in Thursday’s Orange Bowl — Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire — nodded his head in solidarity and approval. “Ideally, the season, even if it means we start in Week Zero or you eliminate a bye, the season ends January 1st. This should be the last game. This should be the championship game. Then the portal opens and then coaches that have to move on to their next opportunities get the opportunity to move to their next opportunities.”

This season ends Jan. 19, when the CFP title game is played in Miami Gardens. Texas Tech hasn’t played a game in nearly four weeks. The college football bowl schedule has always worked that way, but now in the playoff era — and amid hints that the 12-team field is going to get bigger before long — some wonder if it’s time for change.

Lanning wants to play every week, get the playoff done and clear the decks for players and coaches to move on if they choose. Others have offered similar plans, and plenty of people seem to be in agreement that something has to happen.

“I think we’re just in a unique time in college football, both players and coaches, based on the calendar,” said Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, who took over when Kiffin left for LSU and has about a half-dozen assistants with him for the CFP quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl against Georgia who’ll be leaving for Baton Rouge when the Rebels’ season is over.

“I think from Day One, when that opportunity was created for a lot of these guys, it’s going to be no different than every opportunity created for these players once January 2nd hits,” Golding said. “They’re going to have every opportunity that they want, if they played really well throughout the season. I think coaches are no different. … I think the timeline was unfortunate, and it’s not their fault.”

Georgia coach Kirby Smart, whose team will face Ole Miss on Thursday, doesn’t know what the answer is. He just knows what’s in place now, especially with regard to the portal opening while a season is going on, isn’t the answer.

“We created a system that only allows you to gain advantage if you want to leave,” Smart said. “And that’s not the players’ fault. It’s not the agents’ fault. It’s not our fault. It’s not anybody’s fault. It’s just, you’ve created a system that inherently rewards what defies a team concept. And in a team sport, it just makes no sense. You tear at the culture of every organization by promoting something that doesn’t exist.”

The NFL has added some Saturday games to its end-of-regular-season lineup, and it would seem to make sense for broadcasters to not want CFP games and the NFL to start colliding at this time of year. But Lanning is certain that there’s a way to make things work better for everyone and decide a college champion sooner.

“I’ve got a ton of respect for the NFL, but we’re a prep league for the NFL,” Lanning said. “We do a lot of favors for the NFL. We’re the minor league in a lot of ways. But there’s no money paid from the NFL to take care of college football. In that sense, we’ve given up some of our days to the NFL. We said, ‘You guys get to have this day, you get to have this day, you get to have this day.’ Saturdays should be sacred for college football, and every Saturday through the month of December should belong to college football in my opinion.”

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December 31, 2025
Steeped in drama, Michigan, Texas get back to football in Citrus Bowl

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Before the College Football Playoff bracket was complete, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian delivered a strong rebuke of the process, well aware the Longhorns weren’t in position to make the 12-team field.

That drama turned out to be minor compared to Michigan’s stunning firing of Sherrone Moore for having an improper relationship with a female football staffer and the coach’s subsequent arrest.

The No. 13 Longhorns and the No. 18 Wolverines are surely happy to see the calendar turn to 2026 but first they fittingly ring out the current year together on Wednesday at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

Both teams went 9-3 in the regular season before their campaigns were overshadowed by outside factors. Biff Poggi is serving as Michigan’s interim coach for the bowl game.

Sarkisian lobbied for his team’s inclusion into the playoffs after a 27-17 victory over then-No. 3 Texas A&M on Nov. 28.

He pointed out the team’s three top 10 wins and a season-opening loss to then-No. 3 Ohio State, and even threatened to remove the Buckeyes from the 2026 schedule to make his point. But it was an early October setback against Florida that sank his team.

While the anger has dissipated, disappointment lingers at Texas over a spot in the Citrus Bowl.

‘A lot of the other guys see it as a chance to compete, prove ourselves, especially being in (the CFP) last year, not being in this year, we get a chance to prove the committee wrong,’ Longhorns guard Luke Hutson said. ‘So I’m really excited for that, and I think it should be really awesome.’

Michigan formally introduced new coach Kyle Whittingham on Sunday, something nowhere on the radar when the month began.

Moore’s arrest changed everything.

After being informed of his firing on Dec. 10, he allegedly confronted the woman at her home and was arrested. Two days later, he was charged with felony home invasion and two misdemeanors (stalking and breaking and entering).

The incident and Moore’s meltdown left the Michigan program swirling in chaos.

‘I was kind of stunned for a while,’ Wolverines linebacker Cole Sullivan said. ‘I didn’t know what to think. But at the end of the day, we’re still the same team. One person doesn’t define who we are. I’m not going to let what happened define me. And I know the rest of the team isn’t also going to let that happen.’

Whittingham is focused on preventing a mass exodus and met with freshman Bryce Underwood on Sunday as speculation swirls that the No. 1 recruit of the 2025 class is considering his options.

Underwood has passed for 2,229 yards and nine touchdowns against six interceptions while adding five scores on the ground.

He said he’s looking forward to playing in the Citrus Bowl.

‘Playing football is our fun,’ Underwood said. ‘Us playing our game, and in any way possible we can be good, that’s what we’ll do.’

Defensive end Derrick Moore (team-high 10 sacks), linebacker Jaishawn Barham (10 tackles for loss) and guard Giovanni El-Hadl have opted out of the game. Linebacker Ernest Hausmann (68 tackles) wasn’t in Orlando over the weekend and his status is unclear. Running back Justice Haynes (857 yards, 10 touchdowns) is bothered by a foot injury.

The Longhorns had more than a dozen opt-outs. Four running backs headed to the transfer portal. Leading rusher Quintrevion Wisner (597 yards) opted out late last week to join CJ Baxter, Jerrick Gibson and Rickey Stewart Jr. on the departure list.

Texas’ main ball-carriers against Michigan will be freshmen Christian Clark (131 yards, one TD) and James Simon (122 yards).

All-American safety Michael Taaffe (70 tackles) isn’t playing so he can start preparing for the NFL Draft. Linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. (69 stops) declared for the draft and is skipping his senior season. Another linebacker, Liona Lefau (69 tackles), entered the transfer portal.

Quarterback Arch Manning confirmed Sunday that he will indeed return for the 2026 season. He has thrown for 2,942 yards and 24 touchdowns against seven interceptions and added eight scores on the ground.

‘I felt like I developed a lot this year, especially toward the back half,’ Manning said Sunday. ‘I want to keep it going. There’s no reason to leave. I think I’ve got a lot more football left to play, and I’m excited to still be a part of this team.’

Texas has won both previous meetings against Michigan, including a 31-12 victory last season in Ann Arbor.

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December 29, 2025
L.A. teen is moved to ICE detention center out of state without parents’ knowledge

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Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz’s family was stunned and heartbroken when the 18-year-old was grabbed by immigration agents while walking his dog in Van Nuys just days before he was set to start his senior year at Reseda Charter High School.

This week, his family was caught off-guard once again when they learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had transferred him to Arizona without notifying any relatives, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood), which spoke to his family and reviewed ICE detention records.

Guerrero-Cruz was moved out of the Adelanto Detention Facility in San Bernardino County late Monday night and taken to a holding facility in Arizona in the middle of the desert, according to the congresswoman’s office.

On Tuesday night, he was scheduled to be transferred to Louisiana, a major hub for deportation flights, but at the last minute he was taken off the plane and sent back to Adelanto, where he is currently being held.

“Benjamin and his family deserve answers behind ICE’s inconsistent and chaotic decision-making process, including why Benjamin was initially transferred to Arizona, why he was slated to be transferred to Louisiana afterward, and why his family wasn’t notified of his whereabouts by ICE throughout this process,” Rivas said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Rivas introduced a bill that would require ICE to notify an immediate family member of a detainee within 24 hours of a detainee’s transfer. Currently, ICE is required to notify a family member only in the case of a detainee’s death.

“Benjamin’s story of being detained and sent across state lines without warning or notification is like many other detainees in Los Angeles and across the country,” Rivas said. “Many immigrant families in my district do not know the whereabouts of their loved ones after they are detained by ICE.”

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The agency previously stated that Guerrero-Cruz was awaiting deportation to Chile after overstaying his visa, which required him to depart the United States on March 15, 2023.

Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, shown at school, is an avid soccer player and loving older brother, according to his family.

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Guerrero-Cruz was arrested Aug. 8 and held in downtown L.A. for a week, during which time he was briefly taken on an unexplained trip to a detention center in Santa Ana before being transferred to Adelanto on Aug. 15, according to a former teacher who visited him in custody.

His experience of being pingponged around different facilities is common among those being detained in what the Trump administration is billing as the largest deportation effort in American history.

This trend is also reflected in ICE’s flight data. The agency conducted 2,022 domestic transfer flights from May through July — representing a 90% increase from the same period last year, according to a widely cited database of flights created by immigrant rights advocate Tom Cartwright.

Cartwright posited in his July report that this uptick could be related to a “need to optimize bed space as detention numbers have ballooned from 39,152 on 29 December to 56,945 on 26 July.”

Jorge-Mario Cabrera, spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights L.A., called the Trump administration’s detention policies cruel, saying it appears that they are detaining people for as long as possible and “moving them from place to place for no reason other than because they can.”

“The fact that these dumbfounding transfers in the middle of the night cause chaos, confusion, and minimizes access to legal representation does not seem to bother them one bit,” he said in a statement.

Susham M. Modi, an immigration attorney based in Houston, said he had witnessed an uptick in the frequency of transfers among those recently detained by ICE.

“[Detainees are] also being often transferred to where there’s less lawyers,” he said. “I’ve seen consults where they’ve been transferred to Oklahoma, where it is very hard to find an attorney that might do, for example, federal court litigation.”

Although families can use ICE’s Online Detainee Locator to search for loved ones, it isn’t always up to date, and some families do not know how to use it, Modi said. When detainees are transferred, they often can’t make outgoing calls from the detention facility until someone has deposited money into their account — another hurdle for keeping family members updated on their whereabouts, he added.

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August 28, 2025
Trump backs huge Arizona copper mine as Apache win late reprieve to halt it

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President Trump this week threw his full support behind a massive project to turn a sacred Apache site outside Phoenix into one of the world’s largest copper mines, meeting with mining executives at the White House and ridiculing a recent court decision that temporarily halted the transfer of federal lands to their companies.

Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met in the White House on Tuesday with several executives from Rio Tinto and BHP, the two multinational mining companies behind the planned Resolution Copper mine. As proposed, the mine would turn Oak Flat — a long-preserved site of rocky outcroppings and desert waterways on the edge of the Tonto National Forest — into a nearly two-mile-wide, 1,000-foot-deep industrial crater.

Trump also posted about the project on his Truth Social site, calling the three-judge U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel that blocked the transfer a “Radical Left Court” and saying it was “sad” that “Radical Left Activists” could stall such a project.

“3,800 Jobs are affected, and our Country, quite simply, needs Copper — AND NOW!” Trump wrote.

He also wrote, without evidence, that those fighting the mine are “Anti-American” and working on behalf of “other Copper competitive Countries.”

The San Carlos Apache Tribe, which is among the plaintiffs suing to block the mine, called the court’s decision a “last minute victory” in its ongoing battle to save the land.

“The Apache people will never stop fighting for Chí’chil Biłdagoteel,” tribe Chairman Terry Rambler said in a statement, using the traditional Apache name for Oak Flat. “We thank the court for stopping this horrific land exchange and allowing us to argue the merits of our pending lawsuit in court.”

Trump’s decision to directly weigh in further elevates the already large profile of a monumental legal battle. It has aligned environmental activists and religious liberty proponents, and has major implications for the nation’s ability to meet its rapidly growing demand for copper, which is an essential element in telecommunications networks, electric vehicles and other growing technologies.

Oak Flat was federally protected land for decades. Members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe describe it as sacred land home to spiritual guardians akin to angels, and say it has been used for coming-of-age and other tribal ceremonies for generations.

In 2004, prospectors discovered that one of the world’s largest copper ore deposits, estimated to hold enough copper to supply up to a quarter of U.S. demand, sat somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 feet below the surface.

The battle to extract the deposit has raged ever since, but particularly since 2014, when former Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake inserted language mandating the land transfer into a last-minute defense appropriations bill.

A lawsuit brought by the group Apache Stronghold and led by Apache elder Wendsler Nosie Sr. resulted in a split 9th Circuit ruling against the Apache and in favor of the mining companies in March 2024.

In May, the Supreme Court declined to hear an Apache appeal of that decision, clearing the way for the U.S. Forest Service to issue a final environmental impact report and hear a last round of public comment before handing the land over to Resolution Copper.

The decision marked a major loss to the mine opponents, but it did not end other lawsuits filed to stop it — including one filed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and another by a group called the Arizona Mining Reform Coalition.

On Aug. 15, a district court judge in Arizona issued an order clearing the way for the land transfer to move forward on Tuesday.

The groups appealed, and the three-judge 9th Circuit panel put the district court decision on hold Monday, pending its own hearing of arguments over the transfer — one of which is that the federal government bypassed a required step in the environmental review process.

The panel — composed of two Clinton appointees and one Trump appointee — said it was not taking a position on the merits of those arguments, and would “expedite” the case, with all briefs due by Oct. 14.

The court’s reprieve, if only temporary, was cheered by Apache groups and other organizations whose members use the Oak Flat land for rock climbing and other recreation. Some also spoke out against Trump’s remarks, calling them anti-American.

Rambler, the San Carlos tribe chairman, said the mine’s opponents “are working to save the U.S. from making a disastrous decision that would give up American resources to foreign interests,” and that Trump had been “misinformed” to think otherwise by the mine’s supporters.

Rambler said BHP and Rio Tinto are foreign companies with ties to Chinese state-owned companies, and will be exporting the copper taken from Oak Flat — “likely to China.”

Rambler said he looks forward “to sitting down with the administration and providing factual information to protect American assets.”

Nosie, in a statement provided to the The Times, also accused Trump of siding with foreign interests over those of indigenous Americans.

“Our nation cannot survive if we sacrifice what is sacred in pursuit of temporary profits,” he said.

Wendsler Nosie Sr., a longtime opponent of the proposed Resolution Copper mine, gathers with other opponents to the mine at Oak Flat in 2023.

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He said the Apache people are grateful for all of the support they have received from people of all political stripes and religious backgrounds, who he said have recognized the fight for what it is — a “moral one.”

“If we destroy our sacred land and poison our environment, we are betraying our children and grandchildren and hurting ourselves,” he said. “The future of the entire human race is at stake.”

A Resolution Copper spokesperson said they are confident the 9th Circuit will “ultimately affirm” the district court’s “well-reasoned” ruling in favor of the land transfer.

“Over the past 11 years, the Resolution Copper project has undergone a rigorous, independent review under the National Environmental Policy Act, led by the U.S. Forest Service. This review has included extensive consultation with numerous Native American Tribes with ancestral ties to this land, local communities, civil society organizations, and a dozen federal, state, and county agencies,” the spokesperson said. “The collaborative process has directly led to major changes to the mining plan to preserve and reduce potential impacts on Tribal, social, environmental, and cultural interests.”

The spokesperson said the project has other local support and “the potential to become one of America’s biggest copper mines, contributing $1 billion annually to Arizona’s economy and creating thousands of local jobs in a region where mining has played an important role for more than a century.”

Tuesday’s meeting at the White House included Trump and Burgum, as well as current Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm, incoming Rio Tinto chief executive Simon Trott and BHP chief executive Mike Henry, as well as other White House officials.

The Resolution Copper spokesperson said the discussion centered on “the mining industry’s capacity to deliver long-term domestic supplies of copper and other critical minerals” from the Oak Flat deposit.

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August 21, 2025
Jose Martinez is on the Move – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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This has been a tumultuous season for the Philadelphia Union. With every high moment, there seems to be an equal low moment. Now, with the team on fire through Leagues Cup, a massive blow is dealt to the team.

The Union just had their best win of the season. A 4-2 win on the road against their rival Cincinnati. With the win, the Union moves to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals. In the midst of a rough 2024 season, it seemed things were finally turning around.

That is until a massive blow was sent through the roster.

The heart of the Team Is Leaving

Just shortly after the Union win, news broke that Union midfielder Jose Martinez is on the move. Martinez will be transferred to The Corinthians. The heart, soul, and the most passionate player in the Union, is heading out.

Jose Martinez and Philly fans fell in love at first sight. Making his debut in 2020, Martinez showed that his passion and effort made Philly the perfect place for him. Not to mention his best ability, to get under anybody’s skin without fail.

Martinez became a fan favorite immediately. It is not a coincidence the Union entered its best era with him at the forefront. He was a pivotal piece of a record-setting Union defense and set the tone when the Union needed it most. It is just unfortunate timing that this move comes when the team finally gains some footing.

It is the Best Move for Business

This move should not come as a surprise at all. Martinez was at the top of the list of players that would likely be transferred. Last week, the Union finalized a deal to bring in a promising defensive midfielder, Danley Jean Jacques. A move that was likely the last hurdle in getting a deal for Martinez done.

The financials of the deal are not set yet. However, for a 30-year-old midfielder, if the Union can get more than they spent on Jacques, it is great business.

Martinez shined not only for the Union but for his national team, Venezuela, as well. Coming off an impressive showing at Copa America, Martinez’s value would not be as high as it is now.

Martinez was one of Ernst Tanner’s first diamonds in the rough finds. Martinez joined the Union from Zulia FC for just a $295,000 transfer fee. Now, the Union will likely earn at least four times that amount for him.

Very Rough Timing

This move was going to hurt no matter what. Jose Martinez is a fan favorite right behind Ale Bedoya and Andre Blake. However, the timing of the move makes things even more unfortunate.

The Union are in their best stretch of play in 2024. They are tearing through the Leagues Cup. Considering the club currently sits outside the MLS Playoffs, this is likely their last chance at a trophy this season. Now, they will have to figure out how to adjust to life without Martinez.

Danley Jean Jacques is a very promising player that fans should be excited about. However, the Union has a history of being on the wrong side of slow paperwork to get deals completed. There will likely be a period that the Union will need to hang on without a defensive anchor in the midfield.

Look for Leon Flach to slide into Martinez’s spot for the time being. While Flach brings a similar defensive intensity, he just doesn’t have the offensive game to truly replace Martinez.

Jose Martinez became a fan favorite for the Union. While their time together appears to be over, Union fans will be happy to welcome him back in the future. Perhaps even to have his name raised in the Union Ring of Honor.

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15:00

St Albans

Hampton & Richmond

0

0

15:00

Dartford

Hampton & Richmond

P

P

15:00

Braintree Town

Hemel Hempstead

P

P

15:00

Chippenham Town

Maidstone Utd

P

P

15:00

Havant and Waterlooville

Truro City

P

P

15:00

Dover

Weymouth

0

0

15:00

Tonbridge Angels

Blyth Spartans

0

0

13:00

Bishops Stortford

Brackley Town

0

0

15:00

Spennymoor Town

Chorley

P

P

15:00

Alfreton Town

Darlington

0

0

15:00

Kings Lynn Town

Farsley

P

P

15:00

Curzon Ashton

Hereford FC

P

P

15:00

Scarborough Athletic

Peterborough Sports

0

0

15:00

Banbury

Rushall Olympic

P

P

15:00

Chester FC

Southport

0

0

15:00

Gloucester

Warrington Town

0

0

15:00

South Shields

AFC Totton

P

P

15:00

Hayes & Yeading

Basingstoke Town

0

0

15:00

Poole Town

Beaconsfield

0

0

15:00

Didcot Town

Dorchester

P

P

15:00

Bracknell Town

Hanwell Town

0

0

15:00

Winchester City

Harrow Borough

0

0

15:00

Swindon Supermarine

Hungerford Town

0

0

15:00

Hendon

Merthyr Town

0

0

15:00

Plymouth Parkway

Salisbury FC

0

0

15:00

Gosport Borough

Tiverton Town

0

0

15:00

Walton & Hersham

Bamber Bridge

P

P

15:00

Worksop

Bradford P A

0

0

15:00

Hyde

FC United of Manchester

0

0

15:00

Morpeth Town

Guiseley

0

0

15:00

Stafford Rangers

Hyde

P

P

15:00

Whitby Town

Marske Utd

0

0

15:00

Basford United

Matlock Town

0

0

15:00

Workington

Bognor Regis Town

0

0

15:00

Concord Rangers

Chatham Town

0

0

15:00

Carshalton Athletic

Dulwich Hamlet

0

0

15:00

Kingstonian

Folkestone Invicta

0

0

15:00

Cheshunt

Haringey Borough

0

0

15:00

Potters Bar Town

Hastings United

0

0

15:00

Wingate & Finchley

Whitehawk

0

0

15:00

Hashtag United

Finn Harps

0

0

14:30

Athlone

Treaty United

0

0

15:00

Galway United FC

Longford Town

0

0

16:00

Bray Wanderers

Kerry

0

0

17:30

Waterford United

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Korona Kielce

0

0

14:00

Zaglebie Lubin

Jagiellonia Bialystok

0

0

16:30

Gornik Zabrze

RWDM

P

P

00:00

Union Saint-Gilloise

Club Brugge

P

P

12:30

Genk

Sint-Truidense VV

0

0

15:00

Cercle Brugge KSV

Anderlecht

0

0

17:30

Charleroi

Boavista

0

0

15:30

Casa Pia AC

Vitoria de Guimaraes

0

0

18:00

Vizela

Sporting Lisbon

0

0

20:30

FC Famalicao

Brommapojkarna

0

0

14:00

Kalmar FF

IFK Gothenburg

0

0

16:30

Hacken

Sandefjord

0

0

16:00

Haugesund

Valerenga

0

0

16:00

Odd Grenland

Rosenborg

0

0

18:15

Aalesund

Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club

0

0

14:30

MTK Budapest

Ferencvaros

0

0

16:30

Paksi SE

Fehervar FC

0

0

18:30

Mezokovesd Zsory

Catanzaro

0

0

19:30

Ternana U

Lamia

0

0

17:15

Aris Salonika

Olympiakos FC

0

0

19:30

Atromitos Athens

FC Haka

0

0

14:00

KuPS Kuopio

AGF Aarhus

0

0

13:00

Lyngby BK

FC Nordsjaelland

0

0

17:00

FC Midtjylland

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Ashton Utd

0

0

19:45

Marske Utd

Marine

0

0

19:45

Stafford Rangers

Nantwich Town

0

0

19:45

FC United of Manchester

Radcliffe

0

0

19:45

Lancaster City

Banbury

P

P

19:45

Alfreton Town

Blyth Spartans

0

0

19:45

Southport

Curzon Ashton

0

0

19:45

Kidderminster Harriers

Hereford FC

P

P

19:45

Chester FC

Kings Lynn Town

P

P

19:45

AFC Fylde

Dorchester

0

0

19:45

Beaconsfield

Metropolitan Police

P

P

19:45

Swindon Supermarine

Plymouth Parkway

P

P

19:45

Winchester City

Salisbury FC

P

P

19:45

Hayes & Yeading

Weston-s-Mare

0

0

19:45

Hendon

Chippenham Town

P

P

19:45

Farnborough

Concord Rangers

P

P

19:45

Hungerford Town

Dulwich Hamlet

0

0

19:45

Ebbsfleet United

St Albans

P

P

19:45

Havant and Waterlooville

Tonbridge Angels

0

0

19:45

Dover

Weymouth

0

0

19:45

Hampton & Richmond

Brightlingsea Regent

P

P

19:45

Horsham

Enfield Town

0

0

19:45

Billericay Town

Margate

0

0

19:45

Bowers & Pitsea

Wingate & Finchley

0

0

19:45

Kingstonian

Zalaegerszegi TE

1

2

17:30

Ferencvaros

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January 24, 2023
What’s Missing From This Real Estate Contract?

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When participants in real estate and other business transactions negotiate their contracts, they think about what might happen later and what legal consequences should arise from those events or circumstances. For example, a contract might prohibit a party from doing something. It might also say that if a party wants to do something, then the other party has certain rights, such as a consent right.

Those provisions often focus on whatever the parties have on their mind, but they sometimes don’t go as far as they should. The net result of this failure is a gap that allows one party or the other to do something that, if the parties had thought to address it in their contract, would likely not have been allowed. This deficiency seems to arise most often in contract language relating to transfers.

As one very common example, many leases and other contracts restrict the right of a party to assign the contract, or in other words bring in someone else who would take over that party’s rights and obligations under the contract. Sometimes a contract or lease assignment requires the other party’s consent. Other times no consent is needed if the assignment meets certain tests.

In one recent Delaware case, a contract said that a party could not transfer its rights or obligations under the contract “by assignment, … merger, consolidation, … [or] change in management or control” of that party. The party subject to that assignment restriction was owned by a holding company, which was in turn by owned by another holding company, which was in turn owned by a second holding company—essentially a great-grandparent company.

That last company, the great-grandparent, was the subject of a corporate merger that resulted in a change of control and a replacement of managers at all levels throughout the enterprise.

The other party to the contract argued that the corporate merger of the great-grandparent amounted to a prohibited transfer of the contract. The court disagreed, concluding that the merger happened at the great-grandparent company level. The contract itself wasn’t transferred by merger or any other way. The contracting party remained as the exact same entity owned by the exact same holding company.

That’s perhaps not what the parties (or at least one of them) had in mind when they wrote their anti-transfer language. When they referred to a “merger” or “change in management or control” they might have been thinking about possible corporate transactions anywhere in the ownership structure. But that’s not what they said. They just referred to a “transfer” of the contract by various possible means. One of those possible means of “transferring” the contract was a merger, which would have captured the case where just the specific contracting party merged into another entity and transferred the contract as part of the merger. Technically, though, that’s not what actually happened. What actually happened was something else, beyond the scope of the restriction that the parties had negotiated.

The transfer prohibition in the contract sounded quite fierce and extensive in theory. In practice, though, it didn’t accomplish whatever the parties may have wanted it to accomplish. This happens with astonishing frequency, creating openings for contracting parties to do things that the other party might perceive as being inconsistent with the “spirit” of the deal.

When attorneys and their clients negotiate contracts, they need to watch for these sorts of gaps and openings. Perhaps they’re intentional, but perhaps not. In contract negotiations, it can help to go beyond the words in the document and think about the wide range of possible events that might happen, and then make sure that the words capture everything they should capture.

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December 6, 2022