Risky Business APWhile Knicks fans have been pining for LeBron James for years, the Knicks' plan has put that dream in jeopardy.In gambling their future on the star-studded free-agent class of 2010, the Knicks have all but given up on this season. But Chris Mannix wonders if the plan could backfire next year? Nov 6, 2009
" But 19 months into the Walsh Era in New York and we are left to wonder: what exactly has Walsh done? Priority No. 1 for Walsh has always been to get the Knicks payroll, the highest in the league when he took over, under control. And he has done that, excising the bad contracts of Zach Randolph, Jamal Crawford and Jerome James and replacing them with the equally bad (but expiring earlier) contracts of Cuttino Mobley, Al Harrington and Larry Hughes. The Knicks were committed to more than $100... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Detective: Man Kills 2 Children, Self Nov 4, 2009
Greg Foster, the headmaster of St. Johns Country Day, where Kevin was a student and played on the football team, said the school announced what happened before class Tuesday. "Our students and our teachers care very deeply about each other," Foster said. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Warner Bros. Pictures' Where the Wild Things Are Posts Strong Opening Box Office Results in IMAX(R) Theatres Oct 20, 2009
"We couldn't be happier with this very healthy opening," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Spike Jonze, Playtone and Warner Bros. have crafted a magical film that fits perfectly with our goal to provide moviegoers with an out-of-this-world experience they cannot get anywhere else, and clearly the film is resonating with people.". (Primezone Releases)
Mark MontiethINSIDE THE NBA Oct 3, 2009
Note: Tony Brown, Tyrone Corbin, Greg Foster, Jaren Jackson, Tim Kempton, Kenny Anderson and Randy Livingston played for nine NBA teams. Kevin Ollie has mastered the NBA's transition game. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Entertainment Industry Readies for 3D Entertainment Summit Opening September 16-17 at the Hilton Los Angeles in Universal City Sep 15, 2009
Greg Foster, Chairman & President, Filmed Entertainment, IMAX. Bob Dowling, Co-Producer & Conference Chairman. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Big screen evolves to compete with small Aug 29, 2009
And when IMAX announced a special preview of the upcoming Cameron film "Avatar,""our Web site got more traffic than you can imagine," says Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. Combining movie and video game themes is a savvy move, says Chris Haack, a Chicago-based senior analyst with Mintel International, a market research firm that regularly monitors the movie theater industry. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Pac-10 Runners, Jumpers, and Throwers to Compete in NCAA Track and Field Regionals May 29, 2009
Clearly the nation's most successful track and ;eld Conference ever, the Paci;c-10 Conference has produced such track and ;eld greats as Bernard Lagat, Ato Boldon, John Godina, Balazs Kiss, Mike Powell, Greg Foster, Kevin Young, Andre Phillips, James Robinson, Herman Frazier, Steve Lewis, Joaquim Cruz, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Grif;th-Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Henry Rono, Steve Prefontaine, Bob Mathias, Bob Seagren, Gail Devers, Sheila Hudson, Willie Banks, Quincy Watts, Alberto Salazar and... (Pac-10.org)
'Star Trek' Has Whopping $76.5M Opening May 11, 2009
"The DNA of this movie and the DNA of the 'Star Trek' franchise work perfectly together and are very much a complement to what IMAX has accomplished," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "IMAX was a company that had a sort of older-school, older-fashioned approach to things and we hipped it up and reinvented ourselves, if you will. That's precisely what J.J. Abrams and Paramount did with 'Star Trek.'". (Click2Houston, TX)
Beyond The Border May 4, 2009
IMAX Film President Greg Foster, a former MGM exec, helped orchestrate the turnaround five years ago when 81 of its theaters generated an extra $45 million in box office for "The Polar Express.". "That was the game changer," Foster says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Paramount Pictures' Star Trek opens in IMAX(R) theatres May 7, 2009 Apr 29, 2009
"J.J. Abrams' extraordinary vision and IMAX's DNA has created a powerful combination that is generating strong pre-sales and incredible buzz as fans worldwide anticipate its release," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Both Star Trek and IMAX take audiences to far away places they would normally not be able to go, and Paramount Pictures has done an excellent job making it possible for these two great brands to come together. We're already seeing feverish... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
First-rate swing set for first daughters Mar 20, 2009
Installed under an oak tree just 30 feet from the Oval Office, the American-made, earth-friendly playground is from Rainbow Play Systems (), a company based in Brookings, S.D. The Rainbow Castle has been "tricked out with lots of bells and whistles," says owner Greg Foster, including swings, a climbing wall, a rope ladder, a slide, monkey bars and a "penthouse with a double bubble." (Translation: an upper-level fort with two Plexiglas windows that are deep enough to climb inside. . (AZCentral -- Home)
Men's Basketball Leads Wire-To-Wire In Defeating SVSU 76-65 Feb 8, 2009
A Cardinal jumper by Greg Foster started an 8-2 SVSU run to pull within 10 at 55-45. Lawal scored the next three points and WSU's lead was never below double digits until the final 40 seconds when the Cardinals were within nine at 71-62 and 74-65. (Wsuathletics.com)
