NBA Draft 2013: Cavaliers select Anthony Benneth with No. 1 pick

Here’s a quick look at the players selected in the first round of Thursday’s NBADraft in New York. This will also be NBA Commissioner David Stern’s last time at the podium on draft day. Stern will retire in February after 30 years on the job. PHOTOS:Top 10 draft picks of 2013 No. 1 -- Cleveland Cavaliers -- Anthony Bennett, 6-7, 239, Nevada Las Vegas, power forward Bennett may be the best pure athlete...

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Edmonton Oilers pick defenceman Darnell Nurse: 7th overall in draft

The Edmonton Oilers have selected defenceman Darnell Nurse with the seventh pick in the NHL draft. Nurse joins a blue-line that includes Justin Schultz and a young team that includes first-rounders Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, NailYakupov and Jordan Eberle. Nurse was the second defenceman drafted, behind Seth Jones, who went fourth overall to the Nashville Predators. Nurse had 12 goals and 29 assists this past season for the Sault Ste....

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2013 NHL Draft: Canadiens select Michael McCarron with No. 25 pick

With the No. 25 pick of the 2013 NHL Draft, the MontrealCanadiens select right wing Michael McCarron from the U.S. National Team DevelopmentalProgram. McCarron, a Macomb, Mich. native who will be attending Western Michigan University this fall, played the full regular season with the USNTDP in Ann Arbor, and also participated in the Four Nations Under-18 tourney. He will be participating in the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp...

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Jared Jero Dresses In Drag For New Magazine Cover

Is that Katy Perry or Jared Leto in drag? The 30 Seconds To Mars frontman dons a pink wig, fake eyelashes and red lipstick for ‘Candy’ magazine’s cover shoot. DallasBuyers Club star JaredLeto sports a complete style transformation on the cover of the July issue of Candy magazine, which was photographed by famed celebrity photographer Terry Richardson. On the cover, Jared flaunts big blue eyes and mile-long...

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Rockets: Draft , Trades and Dwight Howard

With the 2013 NBA Draft just hours away, the Rockets have a limited amount of time to trade their way into the first round. The Rockets may be working to trade Thomas Robinson to free up cap space for a free agent signing such as Dwight Howard.  According to Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk, a trade is imminent. “Well, first off in the case on Robinson, they are definitely trying to move him. They are definitely looking at a variety of...

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Calgary on Edge After day fearing exlosive CP train would topple into Bow River

The dark wooden bridge that crosses the Bow River is a great, gaping mystery to the city of Calgary; its origins and safety record unknown, held totally under the provenance of Canadian Pacific. That was true even at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, when the deputy fire chief of the flood-besieged city received even more bad news; an eastbound 102-car train derailed, leaving six sleek black rail cars filled with flammable petroleum product stranded...

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Target , QVC latest companies to drop Paula Deen products

Country cooking queen Paula Deen's admission last week that she had used the N-word in the past and once planned a slavery-themed wedding has caused two more companies to jump ship Thursday. Target announced it was severing ties with the former TV chef and later shopping networkQVC announced it was "taking a pause" in its relationship with Deen.  "We have made a decision to phase out the Paula Deen merchandise in our stores as well as on...

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Brazil vs Uruguay Live Stream Free: Watch Online Confederations Cup 2013 Semi-Final Football

Brazil vs Uruguay in the Confederations Cup 2013 semi–final takes place on Wednesday with Brazil looking to extend their amazing winning streak in the tournament and make the final. The game will kick off at 3p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details below). Brazil have no injury worries coming into this game, and head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has his full squad at his disposal after Paulinho, David Luiz and Bernard...

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Lightning make captain Vincent Lecavalier team’s first compliance buyout

The NHL's buyout period began Wednesday night at 11 p.m. ET, and while we already knew a few names who were getting checks cut to them soon -- IlyaBryzgalov, Danny Briere, Tomas Kaberle -- there will be plenty more coming before the July 5 deadline. Tampa Bay Lightning forward VincentLecavalier will soon join that list of compliance buyouts as the team confirmed they will use one of their two options on...

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George Zimmerman Trial: Trayvon Martin “viciously attacked” former neigh watch volunteer, defense says in opening statement

(CBS/AP) In opening statements Monday, defense attorneys portrayed murder suspect George Zimmerman as a citizen looking out for his neighborhood when he was confronted and attacked by Trayvon Martin, a stark contrast to prosecutors' picture of a vigilante who profiled the Forida teen. PICTURES:George Zimmerman in court READ:Trayvon Martin Shooting: A timeline of events Zimmerman, 29, a former neighborhood watch volunteer, is on trial...

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