nytimes.com - 7/24/2008
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With a $500 million renovation of Madison Square Garden planned, the Knicks are preparing an application to host the All-Star Game at the earliest possible date. >
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All Star 2012?
Posting and Toasting —
... of Madison Square Garden is expected to be finished by the 2011-2012 season. We'll see new seats, more spacious concourses, and new lighting and displays within a few years (Other ideas from the suggestion box: "Bulletproof casing around the courtside seats"-James Dolan. "Ice cream and cake stand near the home bench"- Anonymous). Howard Beck of The Times reports that a new-look Garden could buy New York its first All Star Game since 1998. ...
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Detroit Shock Head Coach and General Manager Bill Laimbeer announced today that the team has signed basketball Hall of Famer, former Detroit Shock head coach and current ESPN broadcaster Nancy Lieberman to a seven-day contract. "At last year's WNBA ...
