A full preview of all 32 NFL teams, plus predictions for MVP, Super Bowl, season leaders, and more via word and podcast… — AT LONG LAST, SEVEN LONG MONTHS AFTER TOM BRADY and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran away with a Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL is back. The 2021 NFL season kicks off Sunday, every team is 0–0, and fans around the world have high hopes for…

What was the best television show of the decade? Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, and others vie for the top of the list… — WHAT WAS THE BEST TELEVISION SHOW OF THE 2010S DECADE? Best is subjective, and only you can decide what “best” truly means. Was the best TV show the most compelling? Is it one you binged in one sitting, or did you carefully savor every bite? Does the best TV show…

Why Abbott Elementary, Grand Crew, and The Cleaning Lady are worth your time, while others can be skipped altogether… — THE WINTER CONTINUES TO DRAG ON, and I don’t know about you, but I could use a little TV escape. There’s always something on Netflix or Hulu these days, but I’m still a sucker for the stuff they throw on network television. …

I watched every fall network TV pilot. Here’s what you need to know and which ones are worth your time (spoiler: not many)… — IT’S ALREADY NOVEMBER SOMEHOW, and that means we’ve seen the entire new fall TV network schedule. And let’s face it — no one has time to watch all that new stuff anymore, not even in pandemic. Even with a reduced fall schedule, we still had over 35 new shows on…

My complete picks and rankings for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, All-NBA, Worst Team All-NBA, the Bench Mob All-Stars, the Tim Duncan All-Stars, and everything else… — THE NEW 2021–22 NBA SEASON IS ALREADY HERE, and I’ve been so busy I didn’t even write about the 2020–21 awards yet. Awards like MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, DPOY, COY, 6MOY, and others are staples every season, while longtime readers know I also love to do Sophomore…

I watched every single Tokyo Olympic event over the past two weeks and ranked them all from best to worst. — AND JUST LIKE THAT, THE 2021 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS ARE A WRAP. We waited four years, then a whole year extra, and suddenly two weeks have flown by and we’re down to our last few gold medal events before waiting another full Olympic cycle for more. I’m gonna cry. Despite…