ESPN MLB Spring Training 2016
Sports

Cubs featured on ESPN’s MLB Spring Training game schedule

ESPN’s six-game MLB Spring Training broadcast schedule starts Thursday, March 17, with the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., beginning at 7pm ET. The Cubs, expected to be NL pennant contenders, appear twice on ESPN’s exhibition schedule, as do the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. ESPN’s new Sunday Night Baseball announcing crew of play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman, analysts Jessica Mendoza and Aaron Boone, and reporter Buster Olney, makes its debut on Monday, March 21, with the Red Sox at the Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. Also featured is the Tampa Bay Rays playing […]

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Comedy

Netflix releases first look images of Orange Is the New Black Season 4

This morning, Netflix released nine first-look images from Orange Is the New Black Season 4. According to the network, the new season “delves into the racial and economic tensions that run rampant in the halls of Litchfield. Overrun with new inmates and overseen by inexperienced guards, the prison undergoes an unprecedented culture war.” It sounds like it may be more intense than previous seasons, and you can see some of that intensity in a few of the images. What do you think? Orange Is the New Black Season 4 will premiere Friday, June 17, at 12:01am PT on Netflix.         […]

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Recap

Recap: Little Women: Atlanta Episode 8 “Little Women, Big Changes”

It’s the season finale of Little Women: Atlanta! But before you start humming Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road,” never fear, there’s a reunion special next week, (but more on that later). Let’s get started. Oh hey, it’s Amanda’s boyfriend, Jordan! He actually gets to say a word in this episode, so good for you, bro! And he’s finally got a job. And now that J-Dog is making bank, Amanda and Jordan want a place of their own. Because of sex. And then Amanda and Chris arrive home with s@#$-eating grins on their faces. Amanda has gotten Chris’ name tattooed on […]

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Reality TV

Face Off Season 10 episode 10 recap: Keep One Eye Open

Face Off Season 10 episode 10 has the artists selecting an eyeball to create a cyclops character. To complete the look of these characters, the show has arranged for 6-7 foot tall models. Mel’s gonna need a ladder to work on her model. (Actually, most of them could’ve used a ladder. Mel just got the most crap about it.) This is a focus challenge, so it’s only a 2 day challenge. They’ve got to sculpt & mold their faces today. In this episode, we learn about eyeforms – a sphere with some screws in it that the artists use to […]

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Drama

The Americans Season 4 focuses on “emotional cost” for the Jennings family

The Americans Season 4 kicks off in the wake of Paige (Holly Taylor) alerting her pastor last season to the Russian origin of her parents, Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell). We’ll see how that impacts Philip and Elizabeth, but also how it impacts Paige, and her relationship with her parents. What will the family dynamic be going forward? “There’s always a sense of disillusionment from a teenager who’s growing to see his or her parents in a new, more realistic light as they grow up,” said executive producer/co-showrunner/writer Joel Fields at a recent press conference. “It just so happens […]

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TV News & Program Updates

First Look: Trailer for OWN’s New Mega-Church Drama, “Greenleaf”

OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network releases the first trailer for its new original drama series Greenleaf from Lionsgate TV and Emmy-nominated writer/producer Craig Wright (Lost, Six Feet Under, Brothers and Sisters). And in a word — powerful. The series centers on the return of estranged daughter and disillusioned preacher Grace Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge, “The Night Shift”) to her family home after 20 years. The prodigal daughter’s homecoming is due to her sister’s mysterious death. As she reenters the world of the Memphis megachurch run by her powerful parents Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David, Enlisted and Community) and Lady Mae Greenleaf (Lynn […]

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Interview

Alicia Fox on growing as a person on Total Divas and her WWE longevity

Alicia Fox has opened up her life to a worldwide audience on WWE Total Divas. Showing a more vulnerable side, the female butt-kicker resonates with fans outside the ring on the E! reality series. Fox relives these experiences, both good and bad, alongside audiences on Tuesday nights. The 29-year-old has found the experience educational. “I realize I still have a lot of growing up to do,” Fox admitted. “I began to start digesting how to mature from those immature moments. I definitely felt I have grown as a person. There are certain storylines — I have one coming up with my family. Everyone […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Exclusive: First Look & Return Date For Boundless Season 3

Esquire Network announced the return date for Season 3 of its extreme sports/adventure travel docuseries, Boundless. The fun returns on April 12 when Spartan-stud Hunter McIntryre and Ultra-runner Rory Bosio join adventure racers Simon Donato and Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock as they compete in the world’s most incredible endurance races. Take a sneak peek at Boundless, Season 3… Adrenaline junkies, endurance athletes, travel lovers and lovers of general bad-assery: take note and prepare to revise your bucket list. Season 3 looks simply spectacular, with new races in cool locations that anyone with a will of iron and legs of steel can try. […]

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Reality TV

WWE Total Divas Season 5 Episode 9: Rocky Road to Recovery

Nikki goes from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows on WWE Total Divas this week. The Bella twin was on top of the world as the longest reigning Divas champion. Then her historic title run comes to an end as she passes the torch to Charlotte. An MRI reveals issues with Nikki’s neck and spinal cord. The doctor suggests weeks, maybe months, of physical therapy to start with. He suggests she get taken off the European tour and off the road in general. She doesn’t want to be forgotten in the ranks of WWE and is motivated to return as […]

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Interview

Gary Sinise Interview: “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”

One of CBS’ juggernaut series gets a pulse-pounding spinoff with an international flavor in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. The series follows the FBI’s International Response Unit (IRU), an elite team whose objective is to rescue Americans facing peril abroad. “There’s a great big world out there,” says series creator/executive producer Erica Messer, noting that 68 million Americans travel outside the United States each year. “Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a team of FBI heroes that could come save you?” The IRU depicted in Beyond Borders is an amalgamation of actual FBI rapid deployment forces stationed around the world. […]