Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, who is one of the most preeminent football writers, will no longer publish “Redskins” on his “The Monday Morning Quarterback” (TheMMQB) website. Robert Klemko, of the highly-trafficked website, told CBS Sports Radio on Thursday, “I know
(AP) CBS blackout dispute threatens football fansBy DAVID BAUDERAP Television WriterNEW YORKIt’s one thing for a business dispute to knock out CBS programming in some three million homes during rerun season. Football season is another matter entirely, and there’s little
For the first time in history, Spanish language powerhouse Univision topped all four English language networks in ratings among the coveted 18-49 Prime Time demographic. And while some characterize it as anomaly, Horizon Media analyst Brad Adgate predicts, “It wouldn’t
Weiner is shrinking in New York. According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Anthony Weiner is polling a paltry 8% of likely Democratic primary voters, well behind Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, (36%), City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, (21%), and
Had Robin Williams returned to television a decade ago it would have seemed like a coup for the network in question. Now, given Williams’ weak box office history and a sexual subplot in his new show’s first episode, all bets
NCAA investigators reportedly met with Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel on Sunday for six hours and the quarterback reportedly denied that he took money for signing autographs. According to reports, “it was unclear whether the NCAA was satisfied with the initial
On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former Secretary of State Colin Powell reflects on the verdict from George Zimmerman’s trial in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin: “I think that it will be seen as a questionable judgment on the part
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case in which George Zimmerman was found not guilty on all charges was “questionable.” Powell reportedly made his comments on CBS’s Face The Nation on Sunday. According
The conservative base’s opposition to President Barack Obama and belief that government does more harm than good may embolden Republican Senators–like Ted Cruz (TX) and Rand Paul (KY)–to stake out more conservative positions as they think about potential 2016 presidential
CBS News reports the Pentagon is prepping cruise missiles for a possible attack “on Syrian government forces,” but the launch of the missiles seems to be dependent upon Obama getting a thumbs up from the U.N. Speaking to CNN on August
With the second suspect believed to have been involved in his death is still on the loose, thousands gathered in Spokane, WA on August 23 to honor WWII Army veteran Delbert “Shorty” Belton. 88-year old Belton was attacked and beaten
Since June, stations full of sky blue bicycles, part of Chicago’s bike sharing program, called “Divvy,” have been popping up across the city, thanks to $22 million in taxpayer subsidies from a federal Transportation Grant (TIGER), and Tax Increment Financing
Christopher Lane’s friend Marshall Veal started an online donation page to help Lane’s family fly to Oklahoma, bring his body back to Australia, and cover funeral costs. The stated goal was to raise $15,000; the fund now stands at around $150,000.
According to the Field Poll of voters, Californians uniquely remain highly supportive by a 53% to 38% margin of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Nationwide polling indicates that by a large margin, Americans strongly oppose Obamacare by 54%
The Associated Press reports both CBS and ABC are gaining ground on the once-dominant NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Evening newscasts on ABC and CBS are both gaining ground on market leader Brian Williams of NBC News, but that’s
In the American Spectator Tuesday, Jeffrey Lord exposes Cumulus Media owners Lew and John Dickey for their dishonest corporatist ways. While Cumulus made noise about how Hannity was dragging the stations down, as we reported yesterday, the actual numbers show
Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that the Egyptian military generals are not interested in persuing democratic reform
When Reggie Love, President Obama’s ex-assistant, revealed in an interview that the president left the Situation Room during the bin Laden raid to play 15 games of Spades with Love and a few others, the revelation threatened the White House’s
Looks like CBS is getting into the political drama game at a time when several projects involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are heating up. Madame Secretary, from Joan Of Arcadia creator Barbara Hall and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, explores the personal and professional life
On Friday, Inside Music Media reported the inside story behind Sean Hannity’s split with Cumulus Media, owned by the Dickeys: Sean Hannity, the popular conservative radio and TV talk show host, turns down a recent Cumulus offer to renew his
Associates of Alex Rodriguez reportedly leaked information about Milwaukee Brewers superstar Ryan Braun after a Miami New Times article implicated Rodriguez in a performance-enhancing drugs scandal in January. Rodriguez’s team reportedly purchased unredacted documents about Braun and subsequently leaked the
Thousands of activists for immigration reform have gone missing after only four hundred turned up at Wednesday’s rally in Bakersfield, CA outside the office of Republican Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy. Though the SEIU reported that “more than 5,000 people” had
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi torched three churches in central Egypt on Wednesday as police dispersed protests in Cairo. According to a report in the Daily Star, the MENA news agency said that attackers
Funny, I don’t remember CBS having a problem repeatedly identifying Todd Akin as a Republican during the 2012 election. But CBS This Morning couldn’t quite bring itself to identify Jesse Jackson Jr. as a Democrat in its Wednesday report about
The local CBS affiliate in Cleveland reports that a new “study” by Ohio State University has found that the E. L. James smash hit erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey promotes “sexual and emotional abuse” against women. I put the word
On Sunday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told CBS’ Face the Nation that while he “applauds” President Obama “for continuing the NSA program,” he is “very critical of him for…basically he’s been silent for the last two months. He’s allowed the
CBS’s Craig Ferguson goaded Keith Olbermann into an Al Gore swipe…
(AP) TV blackouts aren’t shutting out fans completelyBy RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business WriterLOS ANGELESA week into the blackout of CBS programming to millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers, viewers are finding workarounds. Nancy Keiter, a graphic designer in New York, plans
By DAVID BAUDERAP Television WriterNEW YORKA run of ethnically insensitive remarks has continued during filming for the CBS reality TV show “Big Brother,” raising questions about whether the network should be doing more to police it. One of the cast
Johnstown, Colorado’s town council has approved the construction of the USA Gun Institute, which will ultimately be the largest firearm facility in the state. According to CBS Denver, the institute will be a “100,000 square foot complex [with] a retail
CHICAGO (CBS) — Students will face mandatory testing for drugs and also alcohol this school year, at one northwest suburban high school. Concerns about underage drinking prompted St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights to add alcohol to its random
Andrew Ashcraft was one of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighters who perished in Arizona fighting wildfires, but the city of Prescott will not pay his wife Juliann his lifetime benefits because they claim he was a seasonal worker. Ashcraft said
Television has been a mainstay of American life since the late 1950s, but nothing lasts forever and one CEO of a major cable company is hinting that the end of TV could come sooner than we think. In a revealing
Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on CBS’ “Face the Nation” “I think President Putin thinks he can get away with pushing around this administration.”
Sunday, on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) described Vladamir Putin in terms that are hilariously akin to Barack Obama. Schumer was answering host Bob Schieffer’s questions regarding Putin giving Edward Snowden when he said, I would urge
(AP) Time Warner blackout of CBS goes into 2nd dayBy TOM KRISHERAP Business WriterTime Warner Cable’s blackout of CBS continued Saturday, and neither side indicated a resolution of their dispute over fees is imminent. Time Warner dropped CBS Friday in
The August 2013 edition of Australia’s The Monthly has a piece by Robert Manne which attempts to prove that influential Australian journalist Wilfred Burchett was a paid KGB agent. His method is simple: take the KGB document that says so–smuggled
During an appearance on “Chelsea Handler Lately,” actress and former “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston ripped into fallen star Katie Couric. The Daily Mail reports that Handler and Couric are pals, so things apparently got a little awkward: ‘Katie Couric was
Jennifer Aniston mocked former Today show host and CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric this week for becoming “tabloidy.” Appearing Wednesday on Chelsea Lately on E!, Aniston was informed by Handler, a close friend of hers, that Couric had recently asked
During the White House Press daily press briefing Mark Knoller of CBS asked Jay Carney to elaborate what President Obama was referring to by saying Washington is consumed with “phony scandals…”
