'How to Train Your Dragon: Collector's Edition' 4K UHD movie review

Experience the live-action magic of "How to Train Your Dragon" in 4K with the new collector's edition -- featuring stunning visuals, bountiful extras, and a reimagined Viking adventure for fans old and new.
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NCAA investigating 13 former basketball players for potential betting violations

The NCAA is investigating potential violations of sports betting rules involving 13 former men's basketball players who competed for six schools.
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Highest week 1 ratings on record: NFL averaged 22.3 million viewers per game

The NFL averaged 22.3 million viewers per game during the league's opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record for the second straight year.
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Former NBA player Jason Collins undergoing treatment for brain tumor

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who now serves as an ambassador for the league, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said Thursday.
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Hitmaker Bert Berns is posthumously included in Songwriters Hall of Fame

Songwriter and producer Bert Berns, who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, including co-writing "Twist and Shout" for the Isley Brothers and the plaintive "Piece of My Heart" sung by Janis Joplin, has been inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Commanders swear by 'Mamba Mentality' of late Kobe Bryant

A serpentine specter looms over the Washington Commanders, providing inspiration for players who grew up admiring the cool charisma of the NBA's "Black Mamba."
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The newest Bachelorette is 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul

There's a new Bachelorette in town - and we've met her before.
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Lebron James did not pen op-ed for Chinese media, despite initial report

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James did not write an op-ed for Chinese state media, despite an Associated Press report stating otherwise on Tuesday.
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Mercury win sixth straight game with victory over Mystics

Kahleah Copper scored 18 points, Alyssa Thomas had 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Mercury won their sixth straight game, 75-69 over the Washington Mystics on Thursday night.
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Sydney Sweeney lands a knockout at TIFF with 'Christy,' stoking Oscar buzz

Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film "Christy," not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she's getting her wish.
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NBA to open investigation into report that Clippers broke cap rules with Leonard deal

The NBA said Wednesday that it will investigate if a $28 million endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules, following a report by journalist Pablo Torre.
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Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show 'Weather Hunters'

Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows.
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NFL returns with most ambitious broadcast slate yet, games on 10 different platforms

Professional football has been the nation's dominant television force for years, a fact that has only been exacerbated as viewing behaviors shift to asynchronous streaming options. To keep up, everybody wants a piece of the NFL pie.
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Bird, Fowles and Moore: The most dominant Hall of Fame class in women's basketball history?

The trio of Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore will be the most dominant class of women's basketball players to ever enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when they are enshrined this weekend.
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5 new cast members join 'Saturday Night Live' after high-profile departures

Five new cast members will join the upcoming season of "Saturday Night Live," NBC announced Tuesday on the heels of several high-profile departures.
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Clark improving but still not cleared for contact drills

Caitlin Clark is improving but still hasn't been cleared for contact drills during practice.
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Gerard Depardieu to face trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations

French movie star Gerard Depardieu was summoned to trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould.
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Rowling lashes out at 'Potter' director after he says reunion 'impossible' in light of her politics

Author J.K. Rowling didn't mince words after Chris Columbus, who directed the first two "Harry Potter" movies, took issue with her outspoken condemnation of gender ideology.
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