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The second round of the NHL playoffs kicks off Friday night in Glendale Arizona.

The betting odds for the NBA Playoffs.

The NBA has released its full first round schedule with games slated to appear on five different networks and ESPN Radio up until May 13 if necessary.

Here is the playoff schedule for the Lakers-Nuggets round one matchup.

In Chicago on Wednesday, the 14th Dalai Lama made surprising comments during two scheduled appearances. In the afternoon, he presented a speech at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The same evening, he participated in an interview with Piers Morgan, which was televised in CNN.

Two TSA airport security employees have been arrested on drug trafficking and corruption charges after federal authorities accused them of taking bribes that allowed shipments of hard drugs to pass through checkpoints in a Los Angeles airport.

Here is the schedule for the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs.

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity including murder, rape, terrorism and conscripting child soldiers by an international court on Thursday.

While Zsa Zsa Gabor is 95 years of age and on the brink of passing away, her husband, Frederic Prinz Von Anhalt, and his stepdaughter Francesca Hilton are battling over the Hungarian actress' conservatorship.

The National Football League plans to suspend the Pro Bowl sometime in the next few days, according to ESPN.

Could the Zen Master Phil Jackson be getting a $50 million contract to coach the New York Knicks?

The Magic/Bird Broadway play has received mixed reviews, but its producers aren't worried.

Dwight Howard will reportedly request a trade as soon as the Magic get knocked out of the playoffs. Could he end up in Los Angeles before next season's trade deadline?

Rodney King's new book, The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption, was released on April 24. King is best known as the victim of a brutal police beating that took place in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 3, 1991.

Metta World Peace was suspended for seven games after elbowing James Harden in the head. His absence may hurt the Lakers at the most important time.

The high costs and moral implications of applying the death penalty has led five states to repeal their capital punishment laws in the same number of years.

Whether or not Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, RiRi's mom is cracking jokes about her and Ashton Kutcher.

Lauren Conrad is a chameleon when it comes to fashion and beauty. Although she tends to stick to classic staples - like blazers, pumps and cat-eye makeup - she is constantly trying out new trends for an updated look. Her most recent whim? Hot pink hair. Lauren Conrad showed off a ponytail dipped in hot pink dye at the signing of her new book. Here is how to get her funky hairdo.

With two games left in the regular season for the New York Knicks, they have a chance to end the year as high as the No. 6 seed or as low as the No. 8 seed, which can affect how far they advance in the playoffs.

The European Union is preparing to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Argentina's new import restrictions, and may seek additional action in response to the country's recent nationalization of its largest oil firm YPF. The Argentinian government seized control of the company from Spanish oil major Repsol.

Jimmer Fredette is closing up his first year in the NBA.