Say one thing for the folks who run Madison Square Garden: they might have an executive/coach who is an embarrassment to the franchise on many levels, but gee whiz if they don’t learn from his mistakes and get it right on the hockey end of things. We’re talking here about the news that a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by a former cheerleader for the New York Rangers has been settled quietly and with little fanfare, and most certainly without any details about what unflattering words someone might have been called, or what might have happened in the back of someone’s vehicle. No sir and ma’am, MSG decided to settle things the old-fashioned way this time: with an undisclosed amount of cash and a firm covering of duct tape on the plaintiff’s mouth.

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 behalf said: “We resolved this matter with no admission of wrongdoing on the part of any party, and I will have no further comment.”

Man, that’s not what Isiah said.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 27th, 2007 at 11:30 am and is filed under Main. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.