Spare Times for Children for May 18-24

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

Joy Ride Turbo skids onto Xbox Live Arcade May 23

Joy Ride Turbo , the Kinect-free sequel to Kinect Joy Ride , will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on May 23, according to a new release schedule from Major Nelson . As previously revealed, Joy Ride Turbo features several different modes, including a new Stunt Park, and generally sounds a lot more like the Joy Ride Microsoft originally announced way back in 2009 . If your Kinect is feeling lonely ...

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 ...

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.