Soul legend Franklin takes in Pistons game

Soul legend Aretha Franklin has cancer and underwent surgery last week, media reported, after she canceled engagements for the near future.Fox 2 News in Detroit cited a relative as saying the 68-year-old "Queen of Soul" is doing "OK," but that the family is very concerned, and is asking for supporters to send their thoughts and prayers.Representatives for Franklin, who rose from singing gospel to top charts in the 1960s and 1970s with hits like "Respect," "Think" and "Chain of Fools," did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation.

Soul legend Aretha Franklin has cancer and underwent surgery last week, media have reported, after she canceled engagements for the near future.Fox 2 News in Detroit cited a relative as saying the 68-year-old "Queen of Soul" is doing "OK," but that the family is very concerned, and is asking for supporters to send their thoughts and prayers.Representatives for Franklin, who rose from singing gospel to top charts in the 1960s and 1970s with hits like "Respect," "Think" and "Chain of Fools," did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation.

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson criticized Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday for "arrogant" remarks about departing superstar LeBron James.Jackson blasted Gilbert over comments calling James "cowardly," made after James announced he would leave Cleveland - where he has played all seven of his NBA seasons - for the Miami Heat.

AFP - US civil rights leader Reverend Je

Lil' Wayne was in Miami to watch the Heat play the Lakers this weekend and at some point he left the arena before the game was over. But depending on who you talk to, there are two or three different explanations for what happened.

The Detroit Pistons said Friday that billionaire California investor Tom Gores has reached a tentative deal to buy the NBA club from Karen Davidson.The deal, which also includes The Palace of Auburn Hills and DTE Energy Music Theatre, must still be approved by the NBA.Gores, a Michigan native, is the chairman and CEO of Beverly Hills, California-based Platinum Equity, also is buying the operating rights to the Meadow Brook Music Festival.