Welcome to "SportsNOW," a weekly video talk show moderated by sports editor Jerry Micco and featuring sports writer Bob Dvorchak and online sports editor Dan Gigler. Each week, the panel will discuss hot topics in the world of sports and react to e-mail questions from readers and viewers.

Mike White and Rich Emert take a look at the region's upcoming high school football games and make a few predictions.

Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and staff writer Adrian McCoy talk about "The American," "Hubble 3D" and "Going the Distance." [7:05]

Country music critic Rich Kienzle reviews "Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury," the latest release from Jerrod Niemann.

Ced Kurtz and his techno-geek buddies Laura Schneiderman and Tim Dunham serve up some news and reviews on this week's edition of Tech Talk.

Patricia Sheridan talks with author Andrew Morton about his latest book -- "Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography."

Born in England, Alan Stanford has long made Dublin his home, acting in and directing the Irish greats (Beckett, Synge, Wilde) along with his own adaptations. But the last few years he's been in and out of Pittsburgh, mainly directing for Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. This summer, that means two plays in PICT's Pinter Celebration (through Aug. 22), to which he brings the experience of having once directed Pinter himself. He talks with senior theater critic Chris Rawson about Pinter, these two plays and much else, and ends with unsolicited praise of the Pittsburgh arts scene that would warm your heart to hear.

Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen is at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. He talks about the upcoming TV season with fellow TV critics Candy Havens of FYI Television, Scott Pierce of the Deseret News and Jeff Hidek of the Wilmington Star-News.

Dennis Roddy talks with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy weeks before he was diagnosed with the cancer that would take his life.

PG astronomy writer Pete Zapadka talks with Hampton resident Eric Fischer as he recounts his visit to Cape Canaveral with his dad 40 years ago when he was a new high school grad from Mars Area High School in this edition of "Moonlighting." Total time: 7:37.

Post-Gazette food editor Bob Batz Jr. talks with Anne Lynch and Sally Stewart of the Three Rivers Vegan Society. (Total time: 15:58)

Beat writers Ed Bouchette and Gerry Dulac preview next Sunday's Super Bowl game against the Arizona Cardinals.