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Isiah Thomas coaching Florida International Golden Panthers against North Carolina Tar Heels despite mother's surgery

Nov. 9, 2009
Isiah Thomas is coaching FIU in its opener Monday night against North Carolina, hours after his 86-year-old mother had open-heart surgery.
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MIAMI, April 15 (UPI) -- A Florida International official said Wednesday new men's basketball coach Isiah Thomas is donating his first-year's salary to the university.
Isiah Thomas named Fla. Int'l Univ. coach

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MIAMI, April 14 (UPI) -- Florida International University Tuesday has selected former NBA star Isiah Thomas to be its men's basketball coach.

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PURCHASE, N.Y., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Former New York Knicks president and head coach Isiah Thomas was taken to a hospital after overdosing on prescription drugs, sources say.
Reports: Confusion about Isiah Thomas

Reports: Confusion about Isiah Thomas

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- There were conflicting reports Friday about whether former New York Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas was being treated for a drug overdose.

Knicks fire Coach Isiah Thomas

NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) -- The New York Knicks fired Coach Isiah Thomas Friday, two days after a disastrous 23-59 season, good for last place in the Atlantic Division.

Isiah Thomas's son faces alcohol charge

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The teenage son of New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, a student at Indiana University, has been charged with underage drinking, a report said.

Jury receives Isiah Thomas case

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A jury in New York is set to begin deliberations in a $10 million sexual harassment suit filed by a former Knicks employee against Coach Isiah Thomas.

Isiah Thomas will return as Knicks coach

NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- Isiah Thomas, who as team president and head coach has the New York Knicks in sight of a playoff berth, has been given a contract extension.

Knicks fire Brown, choose Thomas

NEW YORK, June 22 (UPI) -- The New York Knicks fired Larry Brown as head coach Thursday and named Isiah Thomas, the team president, as his replacement.

Larry Bird fires Isiah Thomas

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Seven weeks after returning to Indiana as president of basketball operations, Larry Bird announced Wednesday he had fired Coach Isiah Thomas.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler