Television Networks

Sean Hayes plays gay dad in new NBC sitcom

2013-05-15 10:49:00

As the television networks announced their fall schedules during this week's upfronts, news was pretty mixed for TV's LGBT characters. The good news first: Former "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes is returning to NBC with a new sitcom bound to touch on gay...

Ready to rumble?

2013-05-24 14:58:05

For all of those hoping that the interleague competition between the Orioles and the Washington Nationals would turn into an honest-to-goodness regional rivalry, there is good news to report as both teams prepare for the four-game home-and-home series...

Obama's revealing reflections

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Probing questions at presidential news conferences sometimes have a way of getting their principals to reflect on their state of mind -- and at the same time the state their presidency, particularly when things aren't going well. Back in 1995, when Bill...

On common ground, Orioles and Nationals have complicated relationship

2013-05-05 00:00:00

For decades, the Orioles commanded a sweeping empire of fans — a territory larger than some European countries, stretching from southern Pennsylvania to North Carolina and including Washington, where the team operated a popular retail store. The...

Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Baltimore covers it all

2013-04-18 12:16:00

Finally it's spring. That means baseball, hay fever and the start of painting season. "May through September are the biggest months for paint sales," says Mark Sposito, vice president of marketing for Sherwin-Williams' Eastern Division. As...

How come we don't hear about 'conservative media bias'?

2013-03-05 10:16:00

Liberal media bias. So incessant is this complaint from conservatives that the three words string together as one, like Holy Roman Empire. But like the old saw about that infamous regime being neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, liberal media bias...

Brock Lesnar, Triple H stipulation revealed on WWE Raw

2013-03-19 09:45:00

Brock Lesnar and Triple H�officially�sealed the deal on Raw and will meet at Wrestlemania. The two stipulations are that it will be No Holds Barred (similar to their match at Summerslam 2012) and that Triple H's career will be on the line. This, of...

David Otunga takes break from WWE to star in movie with Halle Berry

2013-03-13 12:24:00

Looking at his overall resume, you could say that David Otunga is one of the most successful people among the WWE Superstars. Aside from achieving the near impossible task of cracking the WWE roster, Otunga graduated from Harvard with a law degree. Now,...

Following the papal conclave from afar

2013-03-12 18:27:00

Roman Catholic cardinals went into a virtual news blackout Tuesday as they began to elect a new pope, but that has only heightened interest in what's happening behind the closed doors of their conclave. "I just had 'smoke cam' on my screen," said...

Handling of Paul Bearer's death on WWE Raw both classy and expected

2013-03-12 04:50:00

I want to start of by saying the following: If by some miracle I ever become a WWE announcer, one that people somehow develop a care for�(for some odd reason) and in some minute way shape or form using me in a storyline after I pass away would generate...

Slow start might be too tough for even Duke to overcome

2013-03-08 18:34:00

The trick might be too great even for Duke coach John Danowski to pull off this season. The Blue Devils (3-4) are notorious for being slow starters and rallying at the end of the season to participate in the NCAA tournament, but that might not happen...

A personal moment with Paul Bearer

2013-03-06 03:32:00

Often, it's frowned upon when you are on the "media" side of a genre to become too friendly with the people you are covering, for obvious reasons. In pro wrestling, the rules are a little different. Many who cover pro wrestling, love pro wrestling, and...

The Orioles share the local television market with the Nationals, but got the lion's share of the revenues from the jointly created Mid-Atlantic Sports Network as part of the settlement to allow the Nats to move into the region.

2013-05-25 00:00:00

This is a sore subject. Let's move on.

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Actor Aaron Diaz, a Mexican actor, singer, and model, will star in Santa Diabla (Holy Devil) is an upcoming Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami. Some of the filming will take place in Fort Lauderdale's River House.

2013-05-13 00:00:00