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Notre Dame is coming off of a pair of season-defining wins in the last two weeks. After an embarrassing start to the season that included a loss to Marshall, the Fighting Irish appeared to have gotten things back on track, as they picked up ranked wins over Syracuse and Clemson.

Next up is a rivalry game against Navy, and while the troops aren’t as good as they have been in the past, things can get weird when these two teams take the field. But fortunately for Notre Dame, they have Braden Lenzy, who pulled off one of the catches of the season to haul in a touchdown during the first quarter.

Fighting Irish signal caller Drew Pyne escaped the pocket to evade pressure and launched one down the field. Lenzy should not have been able to get to it thanks to some good positioning by a Navy defensive back, but instead of giving up on the play, he just hugged the opposing player and managed to reel it in for six.

This was Lenzy’s second touchdown grab of the season and the eighth of his college career. I am very confident when I say that he’s not going to have a better one than this.

It’s been over a year since the tragic shooting on the set of Rust, which ended with the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. A shroud of mystery still hangs over the incident, even after an investigation concluded that the gun wouldn’t have gone off had someone not pulled the trigger. Alec Baldwin, who wielded the gun that accidentally fired a live round, has always maintained he didn’t fire the gun, or at least pointed the blame elsewhere. Now he’s taking a more dramatic step in an effort to restore his reputation.

As per Deadline, Baldwin filed a lawsuit on Friday, blaming several crew members for alleged negligence. That includes armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, first assistant director David Halls, property master Sarah Zachry, and weapons and rounds supplier Seth Kenney. As per the cross-complaint:

“This tragedy happened because live bullets were delivered to the set and loaded into the gun, Gutierrez-Reed failed to check the bullets or the gun carefully, Halls failed to check the gun carefully and yet announced the gun was safe before handing it to Baldwin, and Zachry failed to disclose that Gutierrez-Reed had been acting recklessly off set and was a safety risk to those around her.”

“More than anyone else on that set, Baldwin has been wrongfully viewed as the perpetrator of this tragedy,” Baldwin’s lawyer writes about his client. “By these Cross-Claims, Baldwin seeks to clear his name and hold Cross-Defendants accountable for their misconduct.”

The filing comes mere days before the Santa Fe District Attorney is set to announce how she’ll handle prosecuting the shooting. Meanwhile, amidst all of this — and after reaching a settlement with Hutchins’ family — producers of the film are hoping, however improbably, to get the cursed production back on track.

(Via Deadline)

Is Donald Trump finally down for the count? Knowing his history, probably not. But the disastrous midterm elections, which saw one MAGA candidate after another either underperforming or bombing outright, have made him, once more, persona non grata in the Republican party. Even before Tuesday’s bloodbath, Trump was struggling to retain his pull over the GOP, at one point even threatening to pull an endorsement from a candidate he felt was insufficiently kiss-assy.

As per The New York Times (in a bit teased out by Raw Story), Trump got big mad at Joe Lombardo, the Nevada sheriff who was running for governor. He won the race, but almost without support from Trump. Shortly before the election, Trump rang up GOP chair Ronna McDaniel, complaining about a debate in which Lombardo had recently taken part. Specifically he was mad that Lombardo was backing off of 2020 voter fraud talk. What’s more he had refused to call Trump a “great” president.

“Mr. Trump fumed about withdrawing his endorsement, threatening to throw into chaos one of the nation’s most consequential swing states, a place with three competitive House races and a tossup Senate seat. Ms. McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, pleaded with the former president. She asked him for one hour to fix the situation.”

Trump’s temper tantrum appears to have worked. Shortly thereafter, Lombardo issued a statement in which he indeed called Trump “great.” At a subsequent rally, Lombardo even stepped it up, telling the crowd that he was “the greatest president.”

Whatever one thinks of Trump’s merits while in office, he clearly didn’t help with last week’s failed “red wave.” Quite the contrary, as even at least one Fox News host and the Dilbert guy have pointed out.

(Via NYT and Raw Story)

When the year began, cryptocurrency seemed like it was on the up-and-up. There were even multiple ads with celebrities imploring plebeians to invest. Over the summer, crypto crashed. But that was only the beginning. Earlier this month, FTX, the crypto exchange based in the Bahamas and promoted by Larry David and Tom Brady, collapsed, with customers withdrawing their funds en masse. The company declared bankruptcy on Friday, but before that happened there was some financial scrambling by the company’s top brass. And in the process, a chunk of that money appears to have gone AWOL.

As per Reuters, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried — or “SBF,” as the young, schlubby, shorts-llving entrepreneur likes to be called — secretly transferred $10 billion of customer funds to his trading firm Alameda Research. SBF showed spreadsheets of the transfers to regulatory and legal teams, who then noticed something: Somewhere between $1 billion and $2 billion was no longer accounted for. What’s more, they discovered what some called “backdoor” shenanigans:

They said the “backdoor” allowed Bankman-Fried to execute commands that could alter the company’s financial records without alerting other people, including external auditors. This set-up meant that the movement of the $10 billion in funds to Alameda did not trigger internal compliance or accounting red flags at FTX, they said.

SBF has denied any underhandedness, and even claimed ignorance of the secret transfers:

In text messages to Reuters, Bankman-Fried said he “disagreed with the characterization” of the $10 billion transfer.
“We didn’t secretly transfer,” he said. “We had confusing internal labeling and misread it,” he added, without elaborating.
Asked about the missing funds, Bankman-Fried responded: “???”

It’s not known where those missing funds went, but there has been some wild speculation. Some believe the money was taken by SBF himself.

One rumor, reported by finance industry news site Benzinga, is that SBF is heading for Argentina.

Why Argentina? Perhaps because they have a decentralized exchange system where one can swap crypto for cash, including USD.

The mess at FTX caught the attention of another enterprising tycoon whose own empire is also crumbling: new Twitter honcho Elon Musk.

(Via Reuters)

Holders have a high-risk, low-reward job. Basically every time a football is snapped to them, their job is to make sure it gets set perfectly so their kicker is able to boot the ball through the uprights, whether it is on a field goal attempt or an extra point. If they don’t do their job perfectly, they run the risk of messing up the entire thing, which usually leads to their kicker getting scapegoated.

On very, very, very rare occasions, holders get asked to do something else, and one of two things happen. Either the decision works out perfectly, or it is a total disaster. And on Friday night during USC’s game against Colorado, things went so well that the Trojan holder perfectly executed a backflip.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams hit Tahj Williams for a 61-yard touchdown in the third quarter, which extended the Trojan lead to 32-10. Instead of taking the essentially guaranteed point on a PAT, USC holder and backup punter Will Rose took the snap and just ran it in untouched. He was in a pretty good mood over this and decided to bust out a backflip as a result.

That’s a good backflip! Anyway, he got called for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, but in my opinion, it’s totally worth it.

Cardi B posted a touching tribute to the late rapper Takeoff on social media, following his Atlanta funeral this afternoon. Takeoff, as a member of Migos, was also a relative to Quavo and Cardi B’s husband, Offset, making the loss all the more personal for those involved.

In the Instagram post, she included a number of pictures of Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball. She also shared touching messages between the two of them, including one where he wrote “love you too 4L & after thank u sis” — which she also ended the caption with.

“Takeoff your untimely passing has brought a great deal of pain and sorrow to so many lives,” Cardi wrote. “The impact you had in this world was so considerable and we have struggled to grasp this tragedy. I am heartbroken but I am grateful for all the precious memories we got to share while you were here with us. This has truly been a nightmare and the pain is incomparable.”

“As a Migos fan it hurts me to look at pictures and videos of y’all together, and hearing y’all songs that changed the music industry and moved the culture and had the clubs lit,” she continued. “It hurts because I know it will never be the same again—but I know your bros and y’all fans will make sure the world never forgets the impact you made. I will remember your remarkable talent and your dope ass personality. I pray that you are at peace and in paradise because you deserve every bit of it.”

Read Cardi B’s full tribute to Takeoff below.

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Many of our favorite artists have already gifted us with great albums this year. Lizzo, Giveon, DVSN, and Stormzy are among those who have supplied us with incredible records over the course of the past year, and their gifts don’t stop there. They are among the musicians who have partnered with Amazon Music to cover holiday classics exclusively for the streaming service.

Lizzo will cover “Someday At Christmas” by Stevie Wonder, the message of which, she says, aligns with how she envisions the holidays.

“I chose to cover ‘Someday At Christmas’ not just because it’s a classic, but because it’s a reminder to us that almost 60 years later, we are still fighting for peace, compassion, and equality,” Lizzo said in a statement. “A friendly reminder to spread love and kindness this holiday season.”

Also releasing holiday music is country superstar Kane Brown, who will cover Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas.”

“We have Christmas music playing at our house all throughout the season, and this year I’m excited that my daughters will get to hear my voice on one of the most timeless classics made famous by the legendary Elvis Presley,” added Brown. “I hope my version puts everyone in the holiday spirit.”

Some of the covers have already been released, and the others will drop as the holiday season continues.

Check out the roster below.

“Someday at Christmas” by Lizzo
“Blue Christmas” by Kane Brown
“The First Noel” by Giveon
“Last Christmas” by Lauren Spencer Smith
“Firebabe” (Orchestral Version) by Stormzy
“Amazing Grace” by DVSN
“All I Want (For Christmas)” by Zoe Wees
“In the Bleak Midwinter” by Alexis Ffrench
“Together This Christmas” by Maisie Peters
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Manuel Turizo
“Christmas Lights” by Amy Shark
“En lo Alto Gloria” by Majo y Dan and Alex Zurdo
“Mon Beau Sapin” by Kendji Girac
“Jingle Bells” by Sam Ryder
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Priya Ragu
“Pastello Bianco” by Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
“Gozo y Paz” by Blanca and Alex Campos
“La Marimorena” by Demarco Flamenco
“Who Would Imagine a King” by Budjerah
“Dime Navidad” by Edurne
“El Hijo Ausente” by Rafa Pérez

Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Sabrina Carpenter dropped the new music video for her Emails I Can’t Send single, “Nonsense,” this morning. Directed by Danica Kleinknecht, Carpenter appears alongside her friends Paloma Sandoval and Whitney Peak (Gossip Girl), as they attend a party. There, Carpenter meets… herself… sort of. Except she’s playing a character of a “dipsh*t” guy, as the hat she wears for the costume reads.

Before releasing the music video, “Nonsense” had become a fan-favorite from her recent album, which led to the video’s creation. It also is one of the sassier, romantic songs on the record, compared to others that heartbreakingly reflect on past relationships, like “How Many Things” and “Skinny Dipping.” Carpenter even made it clear during one of her tour dates, when she sang “This song is not about Joshua Bassett” to the melody.

“The ‘Nonsense’ video really happened because of the fans persistently asking, and that’s the coolest feeling,” Carpenter told Rolling Stone about the video. “I knew immediately I wanted my best friends to be in the video, and I wanted us to play our own boyfriends because the song is just too fun for the video not to be a riot.”

“Track no. 9 has a video all bc of you guys!! nonsense video is out now and it is sooo unserious + def one of my favorite videos may b ever,” she also shared on Instagram.

Watch Sabrina Carpenter’s “Nonsense” music video above.

Rapper Takeoff of Migos was laid to rest in Atlanta today (November 11). During his celebration of life, which took place at State Farm Arena in downtown, his bandmates Quavo and Offset spoke in remembrance of Takeoff, as well as longtime Migos collaborator, Drake, according to a press statement from Takeoff’s team.

Additionally, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens presented Takeoff’s family with The Phoenix Award, the City of Atlanta’s highest honor, which recognizes outstanding services.

Last week, following Takeoff’s tragic death, Dickens shared a video statement to Instagram, remembering Takeoff fondly, and decrying gun violence.

“I’m asking us to focus on stopping the violence, I’m asking us (to honor) the essence of a young man like TakeOff – only 28 years old, a humble, good, family dude, somebody who like I said was introspective, versatile, gives good lyrics but also thoughtful,” Dickens said. “We need to live in that peace, go forward living in that light.”

Dickens also slammed those who recorded and shared videos and photos of the crime scene following the shooting, and ended the video with a benediction to Quavo, who was present during Takeoff’s final moments.

“You and your entirely family, you can count on us and the city of Atlanta,” Dickens said.

A celebration of life event was held this afternoon for the late rapper Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. The eulogy was performed by Pastor Jesse Curney III of New Mercies Christian Church, where Ball was an avid member.

A press release from Takeoff’s team confirmed that a number of musicians made appearances to pay tribute to their friend and talented artist. Quavious “Quavo” Marshall and Kiari “Offset” Cephus, relatives who made up the rap trio Migos with Takeoff, spoke at the funeral. Other speakers included Pierre “P” Thomas and Kevin “Coach K” Lee.

In addition, musical performances were held by Justin Bieber, Chloe Bailey, Yolanda Adams, and Byron Cage. The New Mercies Church provided the choir.

Other notable guests, who didn’t speak or perform, included Drake, Cardi B, Gucci Mane, City Girls, YG, Russell Simmons, Lil Yachty, and many more.

“We formed a brotherhood. I always talk about the fact that this was one family. My friends in the music industry are not friends, they’re family,” Drake said during a recent Sirius XM show. “So, our deepest condolences. Tragic loss for all of us and, you know, a dark cloud over this business that we love so much.”

The Canadian rapper also paid tribute to Takeoff in a previous Instagram post. “I got the best memories of all of us seeing the world together and bringing light to every city we touch. That’s what I’ll focus on for now,” he wrote. While Drake had been scheduled to play a show in NYC today, he moved the dates to attend Takeoff’s funeral.