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| MSG settles sex-discrimination case with ex-Rangers cheerleader |
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12/27/2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Avoiding the potential of a second embarrassing sexual harassment trial, Madison Square Garden settled a lawsuit with a former New York Rangers cheerleader who had accused executives of making unwanted advances. MSG and Courtney Prince, who was fired in January 2004, announced a settlement Wednesday of Prince's federal lawsuit. Identical statements released by the arena and by Prince, 29, said the matter had been resolved ``with no admission of wrongdoing on the part of any party.'' Both si |
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| Wild hope to bounce back in Phoenix |
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12/27/2007 |
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| r second straight contest. Josh Harding had a rough outing between the pipes, allowing all eight goals on 33 shots. Marian Gaborik had a seven-game point streak (8 goals, 4 assists) stopped in the loss. That run included a five-goal game against the New York Rangers last Thursday, a performance that helped him earn the NHL's first star for his play last week. Gaborik has a point in 12 of his last 14 games (11g, 6a) and leads the Wild with 18 goals and 34 points this year. He also set a franchise record last nig |
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| Hurricanes' Cullen suffers broken nose, possible concussion |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2007 |
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| Raleigh, NC (Best E Casino) - Carolina Hurricanes center Matt Cullen suffered a broken nose and possible concussion in the team's 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers Wednesday, according to the Raleigh News and Observer. Cullen left the game in the second period after an open-ice hit by Colton Orr. Cullen quickly carried the puck into New York's zone and with his head down after losing possession of the disc, was recklessly ran into by Orr with his helmet smacking him in the face. Cullen, who had a cut on his no |
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| Islanders spoil Blake's return with 4-3 victory over Toronto |
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12/27/2007 |
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| good enough in warmup and wanted to give it a try,'' Islanders coach Ted Nolan said. ``He'll take an MRI and see what the damage is. We give him full marks for giving it a try.'' In other NHL games Wednesday night, it was: Ottawa 5, Buffalo 3, the New York Rangers 4, Carolina 2; Washington 3, Tampa Bay 2; Columbus 2, Atlanta 0; Chicago 5, Nashville 2; Detroit 5, St. Louis 0; Dallas 8, Minnesota 3; and San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2. Mike Comrie scored with 9.6 seconds showing on the overtime clock on a rush afte |
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| MSG settles sexual discrimination case with former Rangers cheerleader |
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12/27/2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Madison Square Garden settled Wednesday with a former New York Rangers cheerleader who sued for sexual discrimination, avoiding the potential of another embarrassing trial. Courtney Prince was fired in January 2004. She later claimed MSG failed to properly protect the dozen skating cheerleaders from being touched inappropriately when they went into the crowd at games and required them to be glamorous and to wear padded bras, fake eyelashes and hairpieces. A statement released on her behal |
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| Leclaire, Blue Jackets blank Thrashers |
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12/26/2007 |
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| Columbus, OH (Best E Casino) - Pascal Leclaire made 21 saves to notch his seventh shutout of the season, as the Columbus Blue Jackets cooled off the Atlanta Thrashers, 2-0, at Nationwide Arena. Leclaire came into the game tied with the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist for the league lead in shutouts, but broke the tie with his performance, helping Columbus win just its second game in five tries. Leclaire also added an assist, and Dan Fritsche and Jared Boll tallied goals for the Blue Jackets, who wrapped up |
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| Hurricanes' Cullen exits early |
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12/26/2007 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Carolina Hurricanes center Matt Cullen left Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers in the second period after an open-ice hit by Colton Orr. Cullen quickly carried the puck into New York's zone and with his head down after losing possession of the disc, was recklessly ran into by Orr with his helmet smacking him in the face. Cullen, who had a cut on his nose, stayed down on the ice for several minutes before being helped to his skates and was eventually escorted to the loc |
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| Crosby still tops East All-Star balloting |
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12/26/2007 |
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| n Andrei Markov with one week remaining in the balloting. Markov has picked up 282,336 votes to lead all blueliners. New Jersey's Martin Brodeur is the top vote-getter among goaltenders with 185,003, more than 30,000 ahead of Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. The top three forwards, top two defensemen, and one goaltender from fan balloting will start this year's All-Star Game, set for January 27 in Atlanta. The starters will be announced January 8. Joining Crosby among the top three forwards are Tampa B |
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| Struggling Rangers set to host Hurricanes |
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12/26/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to win for the fourth time in five games tonight, when they visit the struggling New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Carolina, leaders of the Southeast Division, had dropped three in a row before winning three of their next four contests. The latest victory for the Hurricanes came in a division battle Saturday at Tampa Bay. Ray Whitney scored two third-period goals and assisted on another to help Carolina bottle up the Lightning, 4-1, at St. Pete Times |
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| Gaborik, Lehtonen and Arnott named NHL Three Stars |
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12/24/2007 |
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| Nashville Predators forward Jason Arnott have been named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending December 23. Gaborik took first star honors after leading the league with six goals and two assists. His five-goal, six-point performance against the New York Rangers on December 20 made him the first player to score five goals in a game since Sergei Fedorov did it with Detroit in 1996. Lehtonen was the second star after posting a 4-0-0 record, 1.96 goals-against average and .935 save percentage for the Thrashers |
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