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Prince Harry entered the witness box Wednesday for his testimony against the publisher of the Daily Mail in the final round of his battle against the British tabloids. Harry says in his lengthy witness statement that he was distressed and disturbed by the intrusion of his early life by the Mail and its sister Sunday newspaper and it made him “paranoid beyond belief.” Harry and six other prominent figures, including Elton John and actor Elizabeth Hurley, allege that Associated Newspapers Ltd. invaded their privacy by engaging in a “clear, systematic and sustained use of unlawful information gathering” for two decades. British Royal Family Jan 18 Prince Harry says Daily Mail scoops made him ‘paranoid beyond belief' British Royal Family Oct 22, 2025 Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI ‘superintelligence' British Royal Family Sep 15, 2025 Prince Harry says explosive memoir ‘not about revenge' and he has no regrets Defense lawyer Antony White immediately began cross-examining Harry on his written evidence. The company has vehemently denied the allegations and says witnesses from the newspapers will name names of sources when they testify in the nine-week trial. Harry was dressed in a dark suit as he stepped up to the witness box. He held a small Bible in his right hand as he swore on “almighty God that the evidence I shall give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” The Duke of Sussex said he preferred to be addressed simply as Prince Harry. It is his second time testifying after he bucked House of Windsor tradition and became the first senior royal to testify in a court in well over a century when he took the stand in his similar lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mirror in 2023.

Jason Robertson scored two goals, Justin Hryckowian had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars ended a three-game skid while snapping the Boston Bruins’ six-game winning streak, 6-2 on Tuesday night. Wyatt Johnston, Mavrik Bourque and Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who had just three goals in their previous three games. Miro Heiskanen had three assists and Jake Oettinger had 16 saves. The Bruins trailed 6-0 when Morgan Geekie scored on the power play to end Oettinger’s shutout bid with 7:49 to play. Geekie ended a personal 12-game goal-scoring drought when he tipped in David Pastrnak’s shot. Fraser Minten also scored for Boston while Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves before he was lifted in favor of Joonas Korpisalo, who had three stops. The Stars played without leading scorer Mikko Rantanen (19 goals, 44 assists), who was out with an illness. Johnston’s goal with 3:52 left in the first was his NHL-leading 16th power-play goal this season. Bourque’s first-period goal also came on the power play. Johnston has six goals and six assists over the past 12 games. Robertson scored his 28th and 29th goals of the season early in the third period. The Bruins had allowed two goals or less per game during their six-game winning streak. The Stars outshot the Bruins 37-18 and won 65% of the faceoffs. Up next Bruins: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Stars: Visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Michele Tafoya, who spent decades working in sports broadcasting, most notably as a sideline reporter for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, filed papers Tuesday to run for the United States Senate in Minnesota as a member of the Republican Party. According to CNN’s David Wright, Tafoya will formally launch her bid on Wednesday morning. The 61-year-old would be Read more... The post Former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya files to run for US Senate in Minnesota as Republican appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Sports Illustrated is the latest brand to get into the FAST channel business. Minute Media, the publisher for the legacy sports magazine brand, announced on Tuesday that Sports Illustrated would launch a new free ad-supported television (FAST) channel called SI TV. The channel will include “original programming, live events, sports lifestyle and archival content,” according to Read more... The post Sports Illustrated launching 24/7 FAST channel SI TV appeared first on Awful Announcing.