Prep talk: Covering the positives in high school sports
It’s time to find a distraction, and talking or reading about the positives in high school sports is going to be mine.Join me on a daily journey. Haters, go away.…
Can Susie Wiles temper Trump the way her father, Pat Summerall, did with John Madden?
Can Susie Wiles be to Donald Trump what her father, Pat Summerall, was to John Madden? “Madden made for an expansive, excessive, endlessly voluble analyst, and Summerall provided his perfect…
Family, friends and fans pay tribute to Fernando Valenzuela at public funeral Mass
Carlos Santana and his wife, Susannah, stood outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in downtown Los Angeles, gazing at the casket of Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Mexican-born pitcher…
Reading Dad’s wartime letters introduced me to a man I thought I already knew
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide.Open this photo in gallery:Illustration by Marley Allen-AshIf your parents or…
Alan Rachins, Emmy-nominated actor from ‘L.A. Law’ and ‘Dharma & Greg,’ dies at 82
Alan Rachins, who starred in the long-running TV shows ‘L.A. Law” and “Dharma & Greg,” has died at age 82.Rachins died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of heart failure, his…
Teri Garr, the actress with a flair for comedy specialized in frazzled housewives, has died
Teri Garr, an actor with a flair for comedy who was known for film roles in “Young Frankenstein,” “Oh, God!” and “Tootsie” — she earned an Oscar nomination for the…
Kid thought he was going to dentist. Dad took him to World Series and he caught Freddie Freeman’s grand slam
Long encumbered by a mouthful of metal, Zachary was told by his parents Friday that he could leave his fifth-grade class early because he had an orthodontist appointment to get…
Jack Jones, Grammy-winning crooner of ‘The Love Boat’ theme, dies at 86
Jack Jones, a prolific nightclub singer whom Frank Sinatra once called the “next major star of show business,” has died at age 86.Jones died Wednesday night at Eisenhower Health in…
Idris Elba plans to move to Africa to boost film industry in Ghana, Tanzania and beyond
Idris Elba is no absentee boss. As part of his ongoing effort to develop Africa’s film industry, the Golden Globe-winning actor plans to build film studios in Ghana and Tanzania…
Great neighbours are rare. I don’t know what I’ll do without Walter
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide.Open this photo in gallery:Illustration by Alex SiklosFor over half my…
LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA’s first father-son duo to play together
Open this photo in gallery:LeBron James and Bronny James of the Los Angeles Lakers react during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 22, 2024,…
Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake chooses Duke over UCLA
Having grown to 6 feet 9 with improved shooting range, Nikolas Khamenia is geared up to have his best season yet for two-time defending state champion Harvard-Westlake High.He’s won two…
Alex Van Halen doesn’t ‘sugar coat’ complex relationship he had with Eddie in new book ‘Brothers’
If rock music history has taught musicians anything, it is this: Don’t start a band with your sibling. Just ask Oasis co-founders Liam and Noel Gallagher, whose well-documented mutual enmity…
Three new network multi-camera sitcoms have one purpose: To give you a lighthearted laugh
If there is one form that immediately screams “television,” it’s the multi-camera situation comedy — filmed, taped or digitally recorded before a live audience, or at least giving the impression…