Stars of MSG: No miracles on ice — Russians beat USA!
STARS OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: 1980 Russian Olympic TeamLOCATION: MSG IVNope, that headline is not from an alternate timeline. Thirty years ago, the most memorable moment…
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Stars of MSG: Indoor fishing in an outdoor wonderland
February 17, 2010
ABOVE: Fly fishing in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, August 1909. Meanwhile, downtown, people cast for greater prizes indoors. (Pic courtesy LOC)STARS OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: R.C. Leonard, fishermanLOCATION: MSG IIOf all the curious events to ever happen at Madison Square Garden --…
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