Lane Kiffin talks regret, who told him to 'take the shot' before boarding private jet to LSU Matthew Glenesk, USA TODAY December 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM 0 Marty Smith may have residency in Oxford, Mississippi after covering the Lane Kiffin saga. The ESPN reporter, who spent nearly all of Saturday and Sunday at the Ole Miss football facility, got a 3minute interview with Kiffin before the former Rebels coach boarded a private jet set for Baton Rouge to take his next chapter as LSU football coach.

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Marty Smith may have residency in Oxford, Mississippi after covering the Lane Kiffin saga.

The ESPN reporter, who spent nearly all of Saturday and Sunday at the Ole Miss football facility, got a 3-minute interview with Kiffin before the former Rebels coach boarded a private jet set for Baton Rouge to take his next chapter as LSU football coach.

Kiffin reiterated his desire to coach Ole Miss in the upcoming College Football Playoff, but Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter decided against it and promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to head coach in Kiffin's place.

"It was really difficult. This has been a really special place. Six years here," Kiffin told Smith. "I know there are a lot of feelings and emotions around right now. I hope when they settle down that there's an appreciation about what we were able to do here and having the best run that's ever been done in the history of the school. Brought some exciting times. I'm so appreciative of the people of Oxford and the relationships that I developed here… Just prayed a lot. Made a family decision and hopefully get a chance to go impact a whole new set of people."

Lane Kiffin says CFP decision came down to Ole Miss AD Keith Carter 'has to live here'

Kiffin told Smith he wasn't part of Sunday's meeting between Carter and the school's chancellor, at Carter's request.

"I totally respect Keith's decision… He asked me not to come to the meeting, which I totally understand," Kiffin said. "I don't know that I necessarily agree, we're trying to find a way to make this work and coach the team and give the team the best chance to win... He's got a job to do, and like he said, he has to live here. So maybe all the national people understand why he should let me be able to coach, but he has to live here, and it's a little different when you're the AD, so totally respect that. And Keith has been amazing to us over the six years."

Lane Kiffin said mentors helped push him to LSU

"My heart was here (Oxford), but I talked to some mentors, coach (Pete) Carroll, coach (Nick) Saban, you know, and especially when coach Carroll said, 'Your dad would tell you to go. Take the shot. Take the shot. You've accomplished a lot here.' I always felt I always hated how we gave one year to Tennessee and then left. I really hated that feeling of that. Even though it was exciting, but I think we gave a lot to this program and to this city, and some of the most historic wins in this stadium they've ever had and best regular season in the history of the school, so I feel proud of that part. But it just became time, you know, talked to God and he told me it's time to take a new step. It's a new chapter."

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MONACO (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Armand "Mondo" Duplantis have won the World Athlete of the Year titles for 2025.

The international governing body for track and field announced the winners Sunday at ceremony in Monaco, with McLaughlin-Levrone also winning the women's track award and pole vault world-record holder Duplantis winning the men's field events award.

McLaughlin-Levrone has been undefeated for two years in both the 400 meters and the 400-meter hurdles, an event where she's on a 24-race winning streak.

She won the 400 at the world champions in Tokyo, breaking a 42-year-old championship record and setting the second-fastest time ever. That made her the first athlete to win world titles at both the 400 and 400-meter hurdles.

"The culmination of the season in Tokyo was a really special moment," McLaughlin-Levrone said. "I'm so thankful for everyone who supported, watched, voted and who was there throughout this whole process.

"For me, 2025 was a year of stepping outside of the comfort zone and pushing the bounds of what was mentally and physically possible. I want to continue pushing boundaries in 2026."

Duplantis set four world pole vault records, each by 1-centimeter increments, and was unbeaten in 16 competitions in 2025, including world titles.

"I hope to keep pushing it. I hope to keep irritating everyone who has to vote for me for years to come!" Duplantis said. "It's really important for me to win this for the field eventers. It's very special, I'm going to really cherish this one."

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QB Justin Herbert breaks bone in left hand, but he's optimistic about playing for Chargers next week GREG BEACHAM December 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM 0 1 / 4Raiders Chargers FootballLas Vegas Raiders safety Jeremy Chinn (11) tackles Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will have surgery Monday to repair a broken bone in his nonthrowing hand.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will have surgery Monday to repair a broken bone in his non-throwing hand.

Herbert is optimistic about his chances to play next week for the Chargers (8-4), who beat the Raiders 31-14 on Sunday for their fourth victory in five games. Herbert played the final three quarters against Las Vegas with a hard cast on his left hand while exclusively taking shotgun snaps.

"I think it's one of those things where you just stabilize it (and play)," Herbert said. "I'm not the doctor, unfortunately, but they were hopeful, so I think that's a good thing."

Herbert wasn't sure when his hand was broken, but it appeared to happen late in the Chargers' opening drive when he was thrown to the ground by Raiders safety Jeremy Chinn after a short scramble. Herbert threw a touchdown pass to Quentin Johnston on the next snap, but trainers took him off the field a few minutes later.

Trey Lance took Herbert's place to begin the Chargers' second drive against Las Vegas. After Lance moved the Chargers past midfield and completed his only throw, Herbert returned to the sideline and took some practice snaps before joining the drive with a protective glove over his cast.

"What I know is that he's as tough as they come," Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "He taped it up, (put on a) glove and played a great game."

Herbert quickly completed passes to Keenan Allen and Oronde Gadsden before throwing an interception to Kyu Blu Kelly, who stepped in front of Ladd McConkey at the goal line. That difficult pick was Herbert's only turnover despite his limited ability to hold onto the ball.

"Ball security is at a paramount, and I think I did a good enough job of that today in the pocket," Herbert said. "Just get the ball to the running backs."

The Chargers and Raiders were tied at halftime, but Herbert led two long scoring drives in the second half. His offense converted 12 of its 17 third downs while outgaining Las Vegas 341-156.

Herbert has 2,842 yards passing with 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season, his sixth for the Chargers.

Herbert had to play with a splint on a broken finger on his left hand after it got caught in a Raiders defender's helmet in 2023, but he also missed the final four games of that season after breaking a finger on his right hand while playing against Denver. Those four games were the only injury absence of Herbert's career.

"In terms of experience, I've gone through so many things," Herbert said. "I think it will be helpful, but at the end of the day, just got to go out there and make sure everything is good, you're comfortable, and as long as the trainers and doctors are feeling it's safe to return to play, I trust those guys completely."

The Chargers got nowhere near the playoffs in 2023, but Herbert's current team is in playoff position with five games to play, and he doesn't want to miss a chance to chase his first postseason victory.

Los Angeles' remaining games are a gauntlet against five opponents currently over .500 — starting with a visit from defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia next Monday night.

"I'm treating it as if I'm playing Monday," Herbert said. "I think they were very hopeful for that, so I think that's just something we'll see tomorrow and get a feel for."

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- *Zootopia 2 *topped the Thanksgiving weekend box office with an astounding $156 million domestic gross and an additional $400 million abroad.

- *Wicked: For Good*, last weekend's big winner, fell to the No. 2 spot on both charts, but still scared up $62.8 million domestically in its second weekend.

- It isn't likely any title on next weekend's release calendar has the power to topple both *Wicked *and *Zootopia*, but one contender is horror sequel *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*.

If *Wicked: For Good *was going to fall from box office grace after only one week at the top spot, at least Elphaba will be glad that it was because of a bunch of talking animals.

*Zootopia 2 *ran wild at the box office this Thanksgiving weekend, topping the domestic chart with $156 million (including Wednesday and Thursday previews) and the international chart with $400 million, making for a staggering cumulative premiere gross of $556 million globally, per Comscore.

That represented a decisive victory against its big sequel competitor, which would have run roughshod over any other new release this season. *Wicked: For Good *still fared quite well, conjuring up a bounteous $62.8 million in its second weekend domestically ($93 million when expanded to five days). That makes for a 57 percent drop from its $150 million premiere last weekend, but there's no doubt this film has legs that will confidently walk it all the way through the holidays.

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Featuring the voices of stars like Shakira, Quinta Brunson, and Macaulay Culkin, *Zootopia 2 *likely performed so exceedingly well due to the relative recent dearth of family films on the release calendar. Before this weekend, the only studio to release animated family fare into theaters this month was Universal, and it was a limited, 25th anniversary re-release of 2000's *Chicken Run*.

*Zootopia 2 *not only bested *Wicked*'s thrillifying conclusion at the box office this weekend, but it far surpassed the proceeds from its predecessor's premiere. *Zootopia *opened to $75 million in 2016. Even taking out the preview revenue, *Zootopia 2 *still earned $96.8 million at the Thanksgiving box office. With a global start in excess of half a million, the sequel is on track to blow past the first film's global end-run of $1 billion.

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Elsewhere on the domestic and global charts, two holdovers proved their staying power. ****

*Now You See Me: Now You Don't* held fast to the No. 3 spot domestically with a week three take of $7 million, dropping only 22 percent from last week. That's after a reduction of 311 screens, too. In No. 4, *Predator Badlands *turned in a remarkably similar performance, dropping only 27 percent in week four with a $4.8 million take, but adding up to $85 million cumulatively, where the illusionist thriller threequel currently boasts $49.6 million overall at the domestic box office.

In the weekend's other new premieres, A24's afterlife rom-com *Eternity *scored a strong $5.2 million on its estimated $2 million budget, and Chloe Zhao's Oscar hopeful *Hamnet *earned $1.3 million in its one-weekend limited release.

Next week, *Zootopia 2 *and *Wicked: For Good *will likely block any would-be usurpers at the box office.

*Hamnet* opens wide, but given its scaling, subject matter, and targeting of awards voters, rather than general audiences, the chances of it leaping to No. 1 are virtually impossible. What may stand a chance, albeit a slim one, is Universal and Blumhouse's *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*.

The animatronic horror with a slight bend towards kids arrives in the long shadow cast by the first film's gangbusters debut. In 2023, *Five Nights at Freddy's *became a Halloween weekend hit with an $80 million premiere, resulting in a lifetime global gross of $291.5 million. Box office watchers will have to wait to find out if horror is the correct wedge to disrupt what looks from here to be *Wicked *and *Zootopia*'s assured dominance in the first weekend of December.

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