Spare Times for Children for May 18-24

A selected guide to events for children, teenagers and families.

Britt Robson: NBA regular-season grades

Atlanta Hawks (39-26) Grade: B+ Losing their best player, Al Horford, after just 11 games was supposed to doom the Hawks. But the opposite happened: By improving on last year's winning percentage despite Horford's absence, Atlanta has reason to rebut the conventional wisdom that it has reached a plateau with this roster. Most of the credit belongs to forward Josh Smith, who is both the catalyst ...

'The Vampire Diaries' recap: Damon and Elena share a no-tell motel kiss and Rebekah becomes a whole new woman

"The Vampire Diaries" has no shortage of tricks up its sleeve as we approach the end of Season 3. After the twist with the Original bloodlines, I was expecting more of a straightforward episode, but the final moments of "Heart of Darkness" surprised us yet again.A lot of this episode's success can be attributed to Stefan and Alaric sharing significant screen time together. These two don't ...

Regular-season grades for all 30 NBA teams

With the compressed 66-game schedule hours away from completion, it's time to evaluate each team's overall performance. Britt Robson is ready to hand out his 2012 season grades.

Team-by-team grades for 2012 NBA season

It's time again to hand out regular-season grades. As I've said before, the most important measurement of a team's success comes from the standings that determine playoff berths and seedings for the postseason series that begin this weekend.