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December 15, 2006
The Dolans play ball
The Dolans, owners of Madison Square Garden, the NY Knicks and NY Rangers, are playing ball.
NY Post, MSG BOSS OK WITH NET ARENA
Reporter Rich Calder picked this up from a local sports radio call-in show:
Madison Square Garden and Knick co-owner Jim Dolan says he isn't scared of the competition Bruce Ratner's Brooklyn arena would bring - and has no intention of trying to block it, as he did the Jets' West Side stadium.
"I'm fine with the Nets going to Brooklyn," Dolan said on WFAN radio's "Mike and the Mad Dog" show.
Dolan - whose Garden empire also includes the NHL's Rangers - said he actually backed the Nets' move to Brooklyn as a member of the NBA's advisory finance committee.
Could this be the reason why?
The NY Times, SLAP SHOTS
[Madison Square Garden COO] Steve Mills said the Rangers are looking to buy a minor league East Coast Hockey League franchise and move it to Brooklyn, presumably to play at the proposed Atlantic Yards development.
NY Post, FANS WILL PAY FOR PLAYOFF SUCCESS
Mills revealed the Rangers are investigating the possibility of acquiring an East Coast Hockey League affiliate, which would then likely play out of the new Brooklyn Atlantic Yards rink.
NoLandGrab: Brooklyn Blue Shirts? Well, if that doesn't explain things.
Posted by lumi at December 15, 2006 7:46 AM