Did 2012 deliver for movie fans? One good way to measure is to stack up movies' buzz -- in this case, the number of Searches on Yahoo!, visited by a half a billion people each month, during each film's debut month -- against its critical reviews and box-office receipts. One thing to note: Hollywood-hyped titles like "John Carter" and "Battleship" weren't fooling audiences; they knew to save their online energy for bigger things. -- By Vera Chan, Yahoo!
Here are five franchises who stood out, for better or for worse.
Gregg Doyel flashed a heart sign at Caitlin Clark at her introductory press conference on Wednesday afternoon to kick off an incredibly strange back-and-forth.
Boban Marjanović is a man of the people.
The new female track uniform looked noticeably skimpy at the bottom in one picture, which social media seized upon.
The Masters has a record $20 million purse this year.
'We'll deal with that Monday,' Dana White said about Arman Tsarukyan appearing to punch a fan during his UFC 300 walkout.
Never change, Gronk.
Iverson didn't get a life-size statue. Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain didn't either.
“There are so many movies made for people who like typical things. This is not that," the film's star told Yahoo Entertainment.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman give their early season assessment of all thirty MLB teams at the three week mark, as well as discuss the long-awaited debut of Texas Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter.
