‘American Idol’ leaves Kaitlyn Jackson fans hanging again

Another episdode of “American Idol,” another two hours to avoid teen singer Kaitlyn Jackson with the camera. Wednesday night, the season 13 producers resorted to a favorite technique. They served up a cliffhanger. Yes, fans of the singer from Norwich, N.Y., still have not seen her perform since her successful audition with the original song…

When athletes march in, Winter Olympics truly shine

Sochi sure looked pretty for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games last night. So much had been reported in the run-up to the start of this convention of the world’s best athletes in winter sports that I wasn’t totally sure what to expect as NBC broadcast (on delay) the event from Fisht Stadium.…

Did ‘The Biggest Loser’ winner drop too much weight?

When Rachel Frederickson came to the stage near the end of the finale for NBC show “The Biggest Loser” last night, I truly did a double-take. The 24-year-old from Los Angeles looked thin. And it wasn’t just when they had her stand next to that hologram of herself at the start of the season, a…

I must watch the golf in Kapalua

Every sports fan in the U S of A was watching the NFL playoffs late Saturday night, right? The Saints just scored another second-half touchdown to go up on the Eagles 20-7. But there was still 3:06 left in the third quarter. Considering what we saw the Colts do overcome a 28-point deficit to break…