IIf you want to understand how prestige television (an imperfect term, but stick with it) has changed over the past 25 years, it makes sense to start with the series that invented the category as we know it: The Sopranos. An HBO gangster drama whose antihero Tony Soprano is a brutal but troubled middle-class mafioso […]
The Kansas City Royals had plenty of baserunners but were completely unable to land a big hit. They wasted a great start by Cole Ragan and lost to the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Tigers wasted no time on Ragans. Andy Ibáñez fell behind before taking 98 hits to the elbow. It looked very much like […]
Need a new series to binge-watch? These are the must-watch series this fall USA TODAY TV critic Kelly Lawler reveals the best TV shows you won’t want to miss this fall. Entertain yourself with it! It’s a classic boy meets girl TV story: a crime-solving genius meets an irritable detective who needs help solving crimes. […]
The Royals and Tigers both battled for the division in 2014 and began rebuilding in 2017-18. Neither team has had a winning season since then, but that will likely change this year, as the Royals have been baseball’s surprise turnaround and the Tigers have been one of the best teams in baseball’s second half this […]
CHARLOTTE VILLE, Virginia. — The Virginia Cavaliers took a six-point lead into halftime on Saturday night, but that lead quickly evaporated in the second half. In its first game at Scott Stadium since 2012, Maryland outscored UVA 20-0 in the final two quarters to secure a 27-13 victory. Virginia, looking to improve to 3-0 for […]
Hardware season is in full swing. Apple launched the iPhone 16, AirPods 4, and Apple Watch Series 10 on Monday this week. On the same day, at the same time, the Pixel Watch 3 review embargo was lifted, and we managed to get most of our article done by then. In addition, this week we […]
The Pirates haven’t had a winning season since 2018, but their rebuild seems to have them on the brink of being a .500 team, with hopes of getting over the hump next year. They have the third-youngest pitching staff in baseball with two of the most electrifying young pitchers in baseball. The team flirted with […]
Watch Taylor Swift arrive on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet The best comes last: Taylor Swift causes big surprises when she arrives at the UBS Arena for the 40th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards. Entertain yourself with it! The MTV VMAs have officially reached middle age. The 40th incarnation of the […]
The first edition of Chargers-Raiders was everything you expected. Both teams played tough, hard-hitting football. The fire and energy was palpable throughout the game. It really felt like an old school game between these two teams as there was plenty of scrimmage and a near-brawl even broke out late in the fourth quarter after the […]
Welcome to the 2024 NFL season. In Week 1, the Chargers play at home against the Las Vegas Raiders in a divisional game that could set the tone for the start of Jim Harbaugh’s tenure as head coach. Wide receiver DJ Chark was recently placed on the injured list, making the Bolts’ receiver corps even […]
