Grooming a Champion

Champion Lane’s Mini Cooper, a Yorkshire Terrier, patiently goes through an  elaborate grooming process in preparation for the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden. (photo after the jump!) Read more

Millrose Games

Jamaica’s Sheree Francis clears the bar in the high jump event during the 103rd Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. Francis took home first place with her jump of 1.88 meters at the annual track and field event, held Jan. 29. Photo by Andrew Schwartz.

Ride ’Em, Cowboy

Any time bulls come to Madison Square Garden, you usually know what to expect: A walking advertisement for big-and-tall clothing purveyors, some intense above-the-rim athleticism, a healthy dose of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah and, if the past decade is any indication, a loss for the Knicks.

The bulls came to the Garden the weekend of January 8, but they had nothing to do with basketball. And instead of seven-footers, the half-filled arenas got to see 1,600-pounders. The athletes weren’t the Chicago Bulls but rather the bucking bulls of Professional Bull Riding’s fifth annual New York Invitational. Read more