On Tuesday, FX to hand in ‘Shield’ 7 hr ago | Add a comment Critics know the drill. You watch the preview screener of a new show, and it’s usually good or mediocre. Sometimes, it’s horrible. (Fun to write about.) Or more occasionally, superb....

By the numbers 6 hr ago | Add a comment 4,964Number of free throws Shaquille O’Neal has missed. Last week O’Neal moved into 10th place all time in scoring with 26,395 points. "I should’ve been there a long time...

BIG BUCKS 6 hr ago | Add a comment Garnett, others cash in Nine players will earn at least $20 million this season. The one name noticeably absent from the top 30 salary list is Steve Nash ($12.25 million). Stars from the 2002 class...

The East becomes a beast 6 hr ago | Add a comment It was inevitable the Eastern Conference would someday close the gap. The West couldn’t stay on top forever. The sample size is small. But one month into the NBA season, the Eastern...

Temperature gauge 6 hr ago | Add a comment Who’s hot Denver. The Nuggets are 7-1 since acquiring Chauncey Billups in a trade, including road wins over the Celtics and Spurs, the past two NBA champions. Meanwhile, the Pistons are 4-3...

Shaq still provocative and talented 6 hr ago | Add a comment FORT WORTH, Texas — If Shaquille O’Neal has taught us anything in the past 17 years, it’s that we can take his entertainment value for granted. Since he muscled his way into the...

Cowboys need sense of urgency 6 hr ago | Add a comment IRVING, Texas — Sometimes the short, simple answers are the best. Wade Phillips was asked about how the Cowboys are staring at an 8-4 record with upcoming games against San Francisco and...

Stephen Colbert tips his hat to Christmas Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment It’s two weeks before Election Day, and Stephen Colbert is more than ready for the campaign season to end. He’s been going flat-out since mid-August doing his political talk-show satire...

NBC signs deal with Hilary Duff 10 hr ago | Add a comment NBC signs deal with Duff Hilary Duff soon will become a fixture on NBC. The former Lizzie McGuire has signed a talent and development deal with the network. NBC said it will come up with a series...

Today's top TV picks 9 hr ago | Add a comment →"Great Expectations,” 7 p.m., KAUT-43. Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft and Robert De Niro star in this 1998 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel from director...

Mother in actress connects with role 10 hr ago | Add a comment BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Though she never has married, British-born Jacqueline Bisset often has played mothers, including the ultimate mother, Mary, in TV’s "Jesus.” On the...

NFL: Time is now for Dallas 20 hr ago | Add a comment IRVING — Sometimes the short, simple answers are the best. Wade Phillips was asked about how the Cowboys are staring at an 8-4 record with upcoming games against San Francisco and Seattle....

Travolta unleashes his inner canine in ‘Bolt’ Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment BURBANK, Calif. — John Travolta agreed to provide the voice of the heroic canine Bolt in the Disney feature film of the same name because of Tom Hanks and Robin Williams. "What led me to...

Now showing: Metro movies in Oklahoma Yesterday | Add a comment Ratings are by Gene Triplett, Brandy McDonnell, George Lang and Matthew Price. Ratings are based on a four-star system: 1 star (poor), 2 stars (fair), 3 stars (should see), 4 stars (must see). New...

Friday's Top TV Picks Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment →"Deal or No Deal,” 7 p.m., KFOR-4. In this new episode, a barber from Ohio plays a high-stakes game. Not only is there a case on the board worth $2 million, but basketball star...

DVD Review: "Casino Royale Collector’s Edition” 20 hr ago | Add a comment "Casino Royale Collector’s Edition” Having died in 1964, James Bond creator Ian Fleming never had to sit through the 1967 adaptation of his first 007 novel, "Casino...

CD Review: John Legend "Evolver” Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment R&B John Legend "Evolver” (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia) Too breezy and disconnected for its own good, "Evolver” is the sound of John Legend betraying the musical promise he...

Boss’s new CD set for January 15 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK — Five days before he takes the stage at the Super Bowl, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will release a new album written and recorded during breaks in their concert tour....

'Idol' champ David Cook keeps rocking on new album Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK - When he was on "American Idol," David Cook — as cool as a cucumber for much of last season — fought back tears after performing for a studio audience that included his brother Adam,...

Short takes/Celeb birthdays: Thursday, November 20, 2008 Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment BIRTHDAYS →Actress-comedian Kaye Ballard, 83. →Actress Estelle Parsons, 81. →TV personality Richard Dawson, 76. →Comedian Dick Smothers, 70. →Singer Norman Greenbaum,...