Former President Donald Trump's longtime friend Tom Barrack continued to defend himself against charges of illegal lobbying at his trial Tuesday, telling jurors that he briefed then-candidate Trump on his interactions with United Arab Emirates officials as he tried to help Trump better understand Middle East issues.

Barrack, a billionaire California real estate investor, testified for the second day in his own defense against charges that he acted as a foreign agent by illegally lobbying the Trump campaign and subsequent administration on behalf of the UAE.

Barrack's defense attorney questioned Barrack about a meeting he had with a UAE official in the spring of 2016, where prosecutors have alleged he agreed to become a foreign agent on the UAE's behalf. Emails later showed Barrack telling Trump officials, including Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort, about the meeting.

"If the purpose of your meeting with [Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan] was to agree with him to secretly influence the Trump campaign, would you have told [Paul Manafort] or Jared Kushner [about the meeting]?" Barrack's attorney, Michael Schachter, asked Barrack.

"Probably not," Barrack replied.

Barrack said during his earlier testimony Monday that he was not asked during the meeting to operate as a foreign agent for the UAE -- and that any such arrangement would have been "impossible" in his business dealings because it would "chill" his other investors.

Prosecutors have said Barrack used his position as chair of Trump's 2016 inaugural fund to influence U.S. foreign policy while Trump was a candidate and in the early days of the administration. As the bulk of their case, prosecutors earlier displayed hundreds of Barrack's emails and text messages showing Barrack and his aide, Matthew Grimes, arranging meetings with senior UAE government officials to discuss policy initiatives over the course of several months.

Nov. 12—GRAMBLING, La. — One play pretty much summed up the entire evening for the Colorado men's basketball team.

Already down big at Grambling State, the Buffaloes on Friday had an opportunity to turn some defense into offense when a turnover led to a breakaway dunk opportunity for Luke O'Brien.

O'Brien, however, was thwarted upon launch of his dunk attempt by a wet spot on the floor. The junior slipped, and two certain points instead turned into a turnover while O'Brien limped off to nurse a sore ankle.

O'Brien eventually returned, but that was about the only good news for the Buffs on Friday night. The Tigers treated a surprisingly sparse crowd at the Hobdy Assembly Center to a torrid shooting performance at the expense of the Colorado defense, ultimately handing the Buffs an 83-74 defeat.

"We didn't play with the effort, the intensity, the tenacity, the toughness that we needed to play with out of the gate," CU head coach Tad Boyle said. "Grambling was the more aggressive team and they played like they wanted to win more than we did. We played like we expected them to roll over and bow down to us. I don't know what our guys were thinking in that regard, but we weren't good enough on either side of the ball."

Grambling State led throughout the contest, finishing with an overall shooting percentage of .500 while going 7-for-17 on 3-pointers. Even after the poor start, CU was unable to get key stops when they might have made a difference. For instance, eight consecutive points by the Buffs late in the first half gave CU an opportunity to go into halftime trailing by just 11, but instead they allowed Grambling's Shawndarius Cowart get free for a 3-pointer that instead gave the Tigers a 14-point lead at the break.

"We just weren't ready," CU forward Tristan da Silva said. "They basically out-competed us for the entire first half. We put ourselves in a tough spot. We let them get rolling, get their confidence up, get their rhythm going. If you play against any team that has talent, it's going to be hard to fight back from being down (19) in the first half."

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Chicago Cubs

2022 Record: 74-88
Third Place, NL Central
Team ERA: 4.00 (20th in MLB)
Team OPS: .698 (17th in MLB)

WHAT WENT RIGHT

After opting to keep Willson Contreras and Ian Happ through the August 2 trade deadline, the Cubs went on to post a 33-27 record over their final 60 games. They were 39-31 after the All-Star break, the best second-half record of the 18 teams that did not make the playoffs. Contreras, despite missing blocks of time due to hamstring issues, topped 20 home runs for the third straight full season while earning his third career All-Star nod. Happ, the Cubs' other All-Star representative, put up team highs in RBI (72) and runs scored (72) and finished tied for sixth among all MLB hitters in doubles with 42. Nico Hoerner batted .281 with 10 homers and 20 steals while playing excellent defense at shortstop to lead the club in fWAR (4.0). Seiya Suzuki, signed for five years, $85 million out of Japan, started strong and finished strong around a lengthy IL stint for a sprained finger. Christopher Morel went yard in his first MLB plate appearance and registered an overall .741 OPS with 16 homers and 10 steals in his first 113 big league games. Marcus Stroman, inked to a two-year, $50 million free agent deal, posted a 3.50 ERA in 25 starts. Patrick Wisdom reached the 25-homer plateau for the second consecutive year. Justin Steele delivered a 3.18 ERA in 24 starts and got better and better as the season marched on. As a whole, the Cubs' pitching staff worked to a 3.30 ERA after the Midsummer Classic, the fifth-best such mark among all 30 major league clubs. Wrigley Field remained Wrigley Field, the liveliest stadium in the sport even through dry spells.

WHAT WENT WRONG

Muddled within some promising stretches, the Cubs lost 10 straight games between June 4-16 and nine straight games between July 7-16. They were 6-13 against the arch-rival Cardinals, who ultimately claimed the National League Central title. And they went 0-7 versus the Dodgers, who grabbed the No. 1 seed on the NL side of the postseason bracket. In the end, the lovable losers -- are we bringing that back? -- had a 37-58 record when facing teams above .500. Kyle Hendricks did not pitch after the first week of July because of a right shoulder strain and struggled to a 4.80 ERA when healthy. Andrelton Simmons, brought aboard on a one-year, $4 million contract in March, appeared in only 34 games before getting released in early August. Nick Madrigal dealt with back and groin problems and hit just .249/.305/.282 in 228 plate appearances. Opening Day first baseman Frank Schwindel was a negative WAR player and got cut loose in mid-September. Cubs infielders altogether had a 238/.308/.383 slash line. Jason Heyward, in the final year of his eight-year, $184 million pact, sunk to a .556 OPS and fell off defensively. Adbert Alzolay, considered an attractive late-round option during fantasy draft season, did not pitch until the closing weeks due to shoulder trouble. Wade Miley and Drew Smyly also spent large chunks of the year on the IL. Oh, and Hoerner was somehow shut out for NL Gold Glove Award consideration at short.