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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

    • Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered

      Associated Press  |  Apr 10, 08 2:55 AM CDT

      Lost Photos of Elvis Discovered

      (Newser) - Close to 40 photographs of a jump-suited, cape-toting Elvis Presley rocking the house at Madison Square Garden in 1972 have surfaced and will be on display next month at Graceland in an exhibit entitled, "Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access." One of them already graces a Times Square billboard. A longtime official Garden photographer discovered the shots while sifting through old files, AP reports. More »

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      music  • concert  • memorabilia  • photographs  • Madison Square Garden  • Elvis Presley  • Elvis  • 1970s

    • 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 »

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      New York Knicks  • New York Rangers  • Michael Bloomberg  • James Dolan  • Madison Square Garden  • Cablevision

  • March 2008

    • Fans Pray It's No Careless Whisper

      NME  |  Mar 24, 08 9:46 PM CDT

      Fans Pray It's No Careless Whisper

      (Newser) - UK pop icon George Michael will embark on his first US tour in 17 years this summer, NME reports. Scheduled to coincide with his upcoming "Twenty Five" album, the 20-show trip will kick off in California in June and include visits to Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Madison Square Garden before wrapping up in Sunrise, Fla. in early August. More »

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      Great Britain  • music  • United States  • pop music  • tour  • Madison Square Garden  • George Michael

  • January 2008

    • Bruins Steal One From Rangers

      New York Times  |  Jan 20, 08 7:07 PM CST

      Bruins Steal One From Rangers

      (Newser) - Boston finished off a home-and-home sweep of New York with a 3-1 victory at Madison Square Garden today. The Bruins cashed in on their limited number of scoring chances despite being outshot 31-20. Goalie Tim Thomas was solid while moving his team into seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Chuck Kobasew, Glen Metropolit and Phil Kessel tallied for Boston. More »

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      NHL  • hockey  • New York Rangers  • Boston Bruins  • Tim Thomas  • Madison Square Garden

    • New Yorkers Inaugurate First Public Loo

      New York Times  |  Jan 10, 08 6:09 PM CST

      New Yorkers Inaugurate First Public Loo

      (Newser) - If you can't hold it on the streets of New York, it's no longer necessary to sneak into a cafe john, the Times reports. The city opened the first of 20 pay toilets today, complete with a toilet-paper-cutting inauguration and "first-flush" ceremony. Until today, New York was one of the few cities that didn't help "people cope with so basic a need," one historian said. More »

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      New York City  • Madison Square Garden  • toilet  • toilet paper

  • December 2007
  • October 2007

    • 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

    • 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

  • August 2007

    • Mega-Fight Set for Trinidad and Jones Jr.

      ESPN  |  Aug 14, 07 4:07 AM CDT

      Mega-Fight Set for Trinidad and Jones Jr.

      (Newser) - Felix "Tito" Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. will square off at Madison Square Garden next January in what promoter Don King is calling "a fight made in boxing heaven." The two future Hall of Famers had been slated for a highly publicized bout in 2001 before Trinidad was KO'd in the preceding weeks. More »

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      boxing  • Madison Square Garden  • Don King

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