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  • April 2008

    • Knicks Fire Coach Thomas

      New York Times  |  Apr 18, 08 5:18 PM CDT

      Knicks Fire Coach Thomas

      (Newser) - Isiah Thomas was fired today as head coach of the New York Knicks, the Times reports. Team president Donnie Walsh said that Thomas will remain as an adviser, although he’ll have no direct responsibilities. The Knicks were 56-108 in his two seasons at coach; they've made little headway since Thomas was named team president in 2003 and tasked with rebuilding the franchise. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • New York Knicks  • Isiah Thomas  • James Dolan  • Madison Square Garden  • Donnie Walsh

    • The Garden to Get a New Look

      Newsday  |  Apr 4, 08 8:47 AM CDT

      The Garden to Get a New Look

      (Newser) - Madison Square Garden is getting a  $500-million overhaul. After pulling out of a plan to build a new arena as part of a new Penn Station project a few blocks away, Cablevision, the Garden's owners, unveiled a renovation plan yesterday.  The work is slated to start next spring and be done during the summers,  finishing by the 2011-2012 NBA and NHL seasons. The Liberty will have to relocate, but the Knicks and Rangers will stay put. More »

  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • Cheerleader, MSG Settle Harassment Suit

      New York Daily News  |  Dec 27, 07 1:40 PM CST

      Cheerleader, MSG Settle Harassment Suit

      (Newser) - Madison Square Garden, perhaps having learned from the costly and disastrous harassment case brought by an ex-Knicks exec, yesterday settled a suit by the former captain of the Rangers City Skaters. The ex-cheerleader accused Garden brass of condoning an inappropriate working atmosphere and firing her for turning down a threesome, reports the Daily News. More »

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      basketball  • lawsuit  • New York Rangers  • sexual harassment  • James Dolan  • Madison Square Garden  • Courtney Prince

  • October 2007

    • Stern Rips Knicks Over Thomas Lawsuit

      New York Times  |  Oct 30, 07 11:15 PM CDT

      Stern Rips Knicks Over Thomas Lawsuit

      (Newser) - NBA Commissioner David Stern, in an interview broadcast yesterday on ESPN, lambasted the New York Knicks organization's mismanagement of Anucha Browne's successful lawsuit against coach Isiah Thomas, the New York Times reports. "It demonstrates that they're not a model of intelligent management," Stern said, citing a failure to deal with the harassment allegations at an earlier stage. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • sports  • New York Knicks  • Isiah Thomas  • David Stern  • James Dolan

    • Dolans Lose Buyout Bid for Cablevision

      Associated Press  |  Oct 24, 07 1:22 PM CDT

      Dolans Lose Buyout Bid for Cablevision

      (Newser) - Cablevision shareholders today rejected a bid by the Dolans, the company's founding family, to take the Long Island-based cable provider private. The family offered $10.6 billion, or $36.26 a share, below what major investors felt was the firm's value, the AP reports. Analysts valued the company, which also owns the Knicks, Rangers, Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall, at as much as $50 per share. More »

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      cable TV  • James Dolan  • Cablevision

    • Dolan Deal for Cablevision Is on the Rocks

      New York Times  |  Oct 17, 07 8:18 AM CDT

      Dolan Deal for Cablevision Is on the Rocks

      (Newser) - The Dolan family bid to take Cablevision private is on the verge of collapse, the New York Times reports, after James Dolan announced last night that the $10.6 billion bid won't be upped, and the company’s largest shareholder balked. ClearBridge Advisors, which owns 13.6% of shares, threatened to vote against the $36.26 a share offer next week, joining other dissenting institutional investors. More »

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      James Dolan  • Cablevision

    • MSG Sex Nightmare Isn't Over

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 8:18 AM CDT

      MSG Sex Nightmare Isn't Over

      (Newser) - The PR debacle may only be beginning for James Dolan and Madison Square Garden, as sexual harassment charges have been filed by another employee—a former captain of the Rangers' cheerleading squad. Courtney Prince, 29, claims she was pestered for sex by a Rangers public relations manager at a bar in 2003 and then fired when she refused to comply. More »

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      NBA  • New York Rangers  • James Dolan  • Madison Square Garden  • Courtney Prince

    • Dolan Cultivated Garden of Heathens

      New York Times  |  Oct 3, 07 11:23 AM CDT

      Dolan Cultivated Garden of Heathens

      (Newser) - James Dolan is only in charge at Madison Square Garden, the New York Times ’ Selena Roberts says, because his dad wanted to keep him out of trouble. The court decision against Isiah Thomas, which exposed the Garden’s seamy underbelly, proves that didn’t work very well, she says, describing a Dolan reign of terror that hurt the careers of many employees. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • New York Knicks  • Isiah Thomas  • James Dolan  • Charles Dolan

    • Zeke Accuser Awarded $11.6M

      Newsday  |  Oct 2, 07 3:07 PM CDT

      Zeke Accuser Awarded $11.6M

      (Newser) - A jury today found Knicks coach Isiah Thomas liable for sexually harassing a fired MSG exec, but made boss James Dolan and the Garden foot the bill, Newsday reports. Dolan, who fired Anucha Browne Sanders when she complained of the unwanted advances, will personally cough up $3 million. Said Thomas outside court: "I am innocent, very innocent." More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • New York Knicks  • Isiah Thomas  • sexual harassment  • James Dolan  • Madison Square Garden  • Anucha Browne Sanders

  • May 2007

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