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NIT Moves 2021 Tournament to Texas, Interrupting 83-Year Run at Madison Square Garden
The NIT is moving the entire 2021 event to Texas, taking the semifinals and championship game out of New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in the 83-year history of college basketball’s oldest postseason tournament
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Fans Welcomed Back to Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center
A small number of fans were allowed to attend games at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center for the first time in nearly a year, as New York continues its slow road to recovery. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.
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Ex-Knick Charles Oakley Wins Right to Jury Decision on Assault Claim From MSG Ejection
Assault and battery claims Oakley made in a lawsuit brought against the team’s owners after his February 2017 removal from a Knicks game were reinstated by an appeals court
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Westminster Dog Show Will Leave NYC in 2021 — But It Isn't Going Far
The shift to the new site just up the road from Manhattan will mark the first time since 1920 that best in show at Westminster hasn’t been awarded at Madison Square Garden
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Poodle Perfection: Siba Wins Best in Show at Westminster
Siba the standard poodle has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club.
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Oakley Empathizes With Spike Lee Over Treatment at MSG
Spike Lee bailed on his New York Knicks’ courtside seat for the rest of the season
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Former Knick Charles Oakley Ejected After Fight at MSG Seats
Former Knicks star Charles Oakley was escorted from his seats at Madison Square Garden after an altercation near team owner James Dolan.
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Broadway Comes to Madison Square Garden for First Time Ever
Around 18,000 students from around all five boroughs were treated to a free performance of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.
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18,000 Students in NYC See Broadway's ‘To Kill A Mockingbird' for Free at MSG
It is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway and, on Wednesday, 18,000 New York City Public School students had seats. For many kids in the audience this is a first — and to many it was a dream come true. “Some people like me have never seen a Broadway show and it’s a beautiful way to to show it,”…
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Broadway's ‘To Kill a Mockingbird' Readies for Garden Visit
Actor Kyle Scatliffe has gone to Madison Square Garden a lot over the years — for a Rangers game, a Muse concert and a WWE event
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An Exclusive Look at the Westminster Dog Show
Paul Costabile stops by the Westminster Dog Show to see what it takes to be top dog.
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NYC Honors Lakers Legend: ‘Kobe Bryant Park' Subway Sign, MSG Tribute and More
Every time Kobe Bryant came to Madison Square Garden, it was an event. From the 1998 All-Star Game, his first one, to the night of Feb. 2, 2009, when he broke the arena’s scoring record, people just wanted to be in the building. Not Sunday. Kyrie Irving couldn’t bring himself to play after his friend’s death. The ones who took…
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Landmarks Light Up to Remember Kobe Bryant
Landmarks across the country lit up purple and gold, the colors of the Los Angeles Lakers, to remember Kobe Bryant. A helicopter crash killed Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on Sunday.
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Madison Square Garden Pays Tribute to Kobe Bryant at Knicks vs. Nets Game
As a tribute to Kobe Bryant, Madison Square Garden lit up in the colors of LA Lakers Sunday night during a game between New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets. The 41-year-old basketball star’s sudden death in a helicopter crash earlier Sunday shook fellow players and the rest of the world.
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Philly Teen to LA Legend: Fans Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant was among nine people killed when a helicopter crashed in foggy conditions Sunday and then caught fire on a hillside in the Calabasas area outside Los Angeles. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso and Bruce Beck report.
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Play ‘To Kill a Mockingbird' Flies to Madison Square Garden
The hit play “To Kill a Mockingbird” is busting out of Broadway — and dunking at Madison Square Garden. For one night only in February, the stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s iconic book will be performed exclusively for 18,000 public school children free of charge at the home of the New York Knicks and Rangers. The move marks the first…
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Rosalía Marks Historic Night for Women at Latin Grammys
Spanish singer Rosalía, the breakthrough performer known for blending flamenco music with sounds like reggaeton and Latin trap, won album of the year at the 2019 Latin Grammys, becoming the first solo female performer to win the top honor since Shakira’s triumph 13 years ago. Rosalía won three awards Thursday, tying top nominee Alejandro Sanz and besting the veteran singer-songwriter...
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Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen Help Raise Money for Vets
Sheryl Crow and Bruce Springsteen hit the stage together to help raise over $5.7 million at this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families.
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‘SNL' Shifts to Health Care and 2020 Dems With Elizabeth Warren Cold Open
In this week’s “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open, the show took a break from the impeachment inquiry to focus on the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in a parody of an Iowa event attended by more than a dozen candidates this week. In an unexpected twist, the “SNL” version of the Iowa Liberty and Justice Celebration — the state Democratic Party’s...
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Concert Promoters Turn Away From Facial Recognition Tech
Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye. Although it remains entirely possible that music venues will eventually take a second look at the controversial technology.