Leafs acquire Jonathan Bernier from Kings

Looking to solidify their goaltending, theToronto Maple Leafs on Sunday acquired Jonathan Bernier from the Los Angeles Kings.

Bernier had been stuck behind Jonathan Quick in Los Angeles. The Maple Leafs, according to general manager Dave Nonis, were interested in upgrades at any position.

''I think it's incumbent upon every team to look at what's available and if there is an ability to improve you look to do it,'' Nonis said last week after the GM's meetings in Boston.

Toronto gave up forward MattFrattin, backup goaltender BenScrivens and a second-round pick in the 2014 or 2015 NHL entry draft.

The 24-year-old Bernier is eligible to become a restricted free agent. He played in 14 regular-season games for the Kings in 2012-13, compiling a 9-3-1 record with a goals-against average of 1.88 and save percentage of .922.

Kings assistant GM Ron Hextall said the deal had been ''ongoing for months.''

''It's kind of bittersweet. Jon's been with us a long time. He's been a great soldier for us and he's been a very good player for us,'' Hextall said in a video on the Kings' website.

''Unfortunately, he's stuck behind Jonathan Quick, which is a tough situation for Jon. As a sense of fairness to him and at the timing that we felt was the best for the organization, we made the move.''

Scrivens, 26, played 20 games for the Maple Leafs this past season with a 7-9 record. Frattin, 25, had seven goals and six assists in 25 regular-season games for the Leafs in 2012-13.

''Just want to thank MapleLeafs for a first class experience to start my pro career,'' Frattin tweeted. ''Very excited to join LAKings.''

Bernier was taken by the Kings in the first round (11th overall) of the 2006 draft. He played in 62 career regular-season games with the Kings, compiling a 29-20-6 record, .912 save percentage, 2.36 goals-against-average and six shutouts.

The trade raises questions about the status of James Reimer, who was Toronto's No. 1. The Maple Leafs signed the 25-year-old Reimer to a three-year contract extension in June 2011.

Bernier made $1.5 million this season compared with $1.6 million for Reimer. Frattin earned $850,000 while Scrivens made $600,000.

Toronto's situation in goal has been unsettled in recent years with the likes of Reimer, Jonas Gustavsson, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Andrew Raycroft, Vesa Toskala and Justin Pogge.

Reimer, whose career has been slowed by injuries, went 19-18-5 this season with a 2.46 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. He also helped the Leafs take the Bruins to the seventh game of the opening round of the playoffs.

The Bruins won, with former Maple Leafs draft choice Tuukka Rask starring for Boston in the playoffs.

Source: yahoo

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Lil Snupe knew his alleged killer

Emergingrapper Lil Snupe, a recent signee to Meek Mill's Dream Chaser's label, was shot and killed early Thursday morning (June 20) in Winnfield, La.

Police say 18-year-old Addarren Ross was killed around 4:00 a.m. at the Maplewood Apartments in Winnfield, according to CBS affiliate KNOE 8. Ross, known as Lil Snupe, had two gunshot wounds.

Earlier reports that Snupe was killed during the course of a dice game are false, said Lt. Charles M. Curry of the Winnfield Police Department. The official didconfirm with NBC33, Baton Rouge's NBC affiliate, that the rapper knew his alleged killer. 

"We're working diligently to investigate this case and track down the suspect," he said.

The suspect's name has not been released out of respect for the family.

Winnfield (pop. 4,840) is located about an hour north of Alexandria in the heart of the state. It's not immediately known why Snupe was in the small town. Sources tell Billboard the artist may have been living in Baton Rouge while some previous articles written about the young rapper have listed Jonesboro, La., about 80 miles east of Shreveport, as his hometown.

In freestyle raps posted online, Snupe has name-dropped "225" -- the Baton Rouge area code.

His manager, DJ Smallz and Dream Chasers' Louie V Gutta tweeted of LilSnupe's death this morning.

I aint gone lie i cant stop crying! I Can't Believe My Youngin Gone! RIP lil bro@LilSnupe

— Louie V Gutta (@LouieVGutta) June 20, 2013

Meek Mill signed Snupe to Dream Chasers last year after listening to his mixtape for 20 minutes, the late Louisiana rapper told MTV News in February. "He was in a van, they was finna pull off. And I went and knocked on the van, on the window. They let the window down, grabbed the mixtape and it was like 10 minutes later, 20 minutes later they called me," he said.

"He was spittin' so much pain, he's from the south with a flow like an east coast guy," Meek told MTV.

Snupe repped his home state in his last tweet, "i Hold it Down 4 Louisiana."

Source: billboard

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Miley Cyrus new album “ We Can't Stop”

Miley Cyrus debuted the music video for her latest single, "We Can't Stop," this week, but that isn't stopping the Ministry from asking her to stop anyway.

When she isn't generating gossip fodder with her on-again-off-againengagement to Liam Hemsworth, making quizzical drug innuendos or tirelessly working to besmirch her once squeaky-clean Disney-girl image, she makes music. And music videos.

And this latest one isn't answering any questions about the former "Hannah Montana" star. It seems to make viewers wonder what shocking thing she plans on doing next, you know, just for the sake of making us go "huh?"

In the wise words of Miss Cyrus, "It's my mouth, I can say what Iwant to." The video debuted Wednesday and already had more than 6.3 million page views by Thursday. (A few were shamefully contributed by this blogger for the purposes of this post.)

It's no vending-machine cameo in JimmyKimmel's "(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum," but it definitely has weird written all over it. At least "Tatum" was made as a satire.

Source: latimes

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Shailene Woodley cut from 'Spiderman' sequel

It looks like Peter Parker will have to find another redhead to playfully call him "tiger."

ShaileneWoodley's role as one of Spider-Man's greatest love interests, MaryJane Watson, has been cut from the upcoming "The AmazingSpider-Man" sequel, according to a statement from the film's director, Marc Webb.

"I made a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship," Webb said. "Shailene is an incredibly talented actress and while we only shot a few scenes with Mary Jane, we all love working with her."

Woodley - who is well known from her acclaimed performance in 2011's "TheDescendants" and from the lead role in "The Secret Life ofthe American Teenager" - is considerably "bummed" about not being able to sling webs with everyone's favorite neighborhood wall crawler, but ultimately understands Webb's decision.

"Of course I'm bummed," Woodley told EntertainmentWeekly. "But I am a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason. MJ only appeared in a few scenes and I wouldn't trade the experience of working with Andrew [Garfield] and Emma [Stone] for three days on set for the world."

The exclusion of Mary Jane is telling, however. Comic book fans will remember that Peter and Gwen's relationship (spoilerat the link) doesn't exactly end well, which could open up a return for MJ (and possibly Woodley) in the just announced third and fourth films.

"Based on the proposed plot, I completely understand the need for holding off on introducing MJ until the next film," Woodley said.

Source: cnn

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Canmore Flooding

Torrential rains and widespread flooding throughout southern Alberta on Thursday washed out roads and bridges, sent residents scurrying for safety, and delivered up surreal scenes of cars, couches and refrigerators just floating away.

Officials with the City of Calgary said as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes due to heavy flooding, an evacuation that would take place in stages over the next few days.

The Bow River Basin was battered late Wednesday and into Thursday with up to 100 mm of rain, bringing river levels to the breaking point. Parts of Calgary along the Bow and Elbow rivers remained in the crosshairs with residents in six low-lying areas out of their homes.

There were flashpoints of chaos from Banff and Canmore and Crowsnest Pass in the Rockies, to Calgary and beyond in the north and south to Lethbridge.

The flooding was particularly destructive in communities just south of Calgary such as High River, Turner Valley and Black Diamond, where the Highwood River swept away two people.

The province reported that 12 communities were under states of emergency.

Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the affected areas, estimating as much as 100 millimetres more rain could fall in the next two days.

The Alberta Energy Regulator reported flooding may have caused a sour gas leak near Turner Valley. The flow of the toxic gas was turned off, but late Thursday a small amount was still seeping into floodwaters submerging the line. The Alberta Energy Regulator said public safety was not threatened.

In the mountain parks, mudslides forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway, isolating Banff and Canmore. Campers at Two Jack Lakeside campground were moved to higher ground.

Highways north and south of Banff were also shut down.

In Canmore, some homeowners saw the raging Cougar Creek eat away half their backyards, leaving behind crumbling wooden stairwells and twisted fences jutting out over torrents of water. Power and gas were out in some parts of town.

Source: nationalpost

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Resident says townspeople assume Aaron Hernandez is guilty

The scene on Ronald C. Meyers Drive in Westwood Estates was like any played out in scores of neighborhoods across the country on any given Thursday afternoon. A group of kids playing roller hockey in a driveway. 

A small black-and-white dog rolling on a front yard. Some younger kids chasing each other on another lawn. Parents pushing strollers. A school bus dropping kids off after school. Even the ice cream truck came by.

But the dozens of satellite TV trucks and cars lining the street and the scores of media staked out in an undeveloped lot across from No. 22 belied the normalcy. A near-constant stream of vehicles filled the street.

A couple of kids on bikes rode up and down the street, calling out the various states represented by the license plates – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New York. People who didn't seem to be from the neighborhood walked by to see what was going on.

All this, even though the subject of all the attention had not been home for several hours.

Source: usatoday

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Charlie Sheen allegedly texted Selma Blair to fire her from Anger Management

First Katy Perry gets dumped by Russell Brand via text, now Charlie Sheen is reportedly FIRING Selma Blair the same way! These are things that need to happen face-to-face, people!

Charlie and Selma began feuding on the set of Anger Management after the Sheen Dream caught wind of his co-star complaining to others about his work ethic. It wasn't long before Charlie took out his phone and sent a text to Selma saying, "YOU'RE FIRED!"

And as if that isn't bad enough, we hear Charlie went on to call Selma a "C-U-Next-Tuesday" in his termination message to her!

So. Not. Cool.

Now that Selma is officially gone, Charlie is already searching for a newleadinglady for his show. He's apparently already reached out to Mila Kunis for a 10 episode deal that would pay her $1 million for each show she's on!!!

That's a lot of money, Mila. But ask yourself - is it WORTH IT?!?

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