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Knicks Outlast Heat With Comeback Win in Miami

By Surya FernandezFeb 28th 2011 – 3:00AM

MIAMI -- The New York Knicks and their plentiful South Florida fans arrived Sunday at the AmericanAirlines Arena to face the Miami Heat in a playoff-like atmosphere. Hours later, they left satisfied, having earned a 91-86 win while erasing the memory of Friday's embarrassing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, it's...

MLS Commissioner Don Garber: Soccer's Steward Sits Down With FanHouse

By Brian StrausFeb 25th 2011 – 9:00AM

NEW YORK -- Wednesday was a good day to be at Major League Soccer headquarters. The league unveiled its 2011 playoff format, which will include 10 clubs rather than eight for the first time. It was an eagerly awaited announcement that, like a lot of what's handed down from the midtown Manhattan office, generated plenty of...

Spike Lee Says Kevin Garnett Needs to 'Calm the F**k Down'

By FanHouse StaffFeb 8th 2011 – 12:24PM

Because of his run of on-court antics and temper tantrums, Kevin Garnett is losing supporters and gaining haters by the day. Count filmmaker and Knicks diehard Spike Lee as the newest name on a growing list of individuals unhappy with Garnett's acts on the court. In a recent interview with ESPNNewYork.com, Lee was asked...

Starry Night at MSG Fields Unlikely Hero

By Rob PetersonJan 28th 2011 – 12:50AM

NEW YORK -- For the past decade, Madison Square Garden and more specifically the NBA team that called it home -- the New York Knicks -- was the rotten core of Big Apple sports. This season, things are different. Thanks to Amar'e Stoudemire, the Knicks' first All-Star starter since 1997, the apple is polished and shiny...

Streaking Miami Heat Hold Off Knicks

By Surya FernandezDec 29th 2010 – 2:35AM

MIAMI -- The Miami Heat hosted the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, nearly two weeks after their first matchup at Madison Square Garden and, although the end result was the same, the game was much more competitive this time around. Dwyane Wade exploded for 40 points (the most for a Heat player so far this season) and...

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Brazil Amps Up Human Rights as Spike Joints in to Chill Favela Fever

May 22nd 2012 - 05:10PM

Dilma doing a cameo in a Spike Lee joint, and spotlighting human rights violations.

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Sheril Antonio: Vintage Spike Lee on HBO

May 21st 2012 - 04:01PM

Last month HBO was showing Spike Lee's Girl 6 (1996) and this month (until May 28) Crooklyn (1994).

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Spike Lee's 'Red Hook Summer' Picks Up NYC Distributor

Apr 25th 2012 - 06:47PM

Spike Lee's newest joint, Red Hook Summer , which premiered at Sundance to mixed reviews and which was (wrongly) hailed as 'Do The Right Thing 2', has finally bagged a distributor.

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Spike Lee Offers Compensation After Tweeting Wrong Zimmerman Address In Florida To Followers

By Caroline Frost Mar 30th 2012 - 03:42AM

Spike Lee has agreed to give compensation to an elderly Florida couple whose address he published on the internet in connection with the death of teenager Trayvon Martin.

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Spike Lee, Trayvon Martin Controversy: Director Retweets Wrong Address Of Man Accused Of Killing Teen

By Sharon Knolle Mar 28th 2012 - 04:13PM

An elderly Florida couple were reportedly forced to flee their home after director Spike Lee mistakenly tweeted their address.

Spike Lee News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 The Chance | Introducing The Chance Source: SLAMXHYPE The stories of the greatest footballers are not only told in the 90 minutes between the first and final whistles.
  • 05/23/12 Summer Movie Smackdown Source: Alibi - Albuquerque NM It's time for a Royal Rumble at the box office.
  • 05/22/12 Accepting Awards in Five Words or Fewer Source: The Wall Street Journal If brevity is the soul of wit, then the Webby Awards might be the wittiest show of all time.
  • 05/22/12 Summer Film Guide Source: Village Voice - New York NY An undeniably essential collection of emerging indie talent (as recently vetted by Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Rotterdam, and other prestigious stops on the festival circuit), BAMcinématek's fourth annual showcase of new American cinema will cure your empty-souled-blockbuster blues.
  • 05/22/12 Brazil Amps Up Human Rights as Spike Joints in to... Source: The Huffington Post Dilma doing a cameo in a Spike Lee joint, and spotlighting human rights violations.

Background on Spike Lee

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor.

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