January 30, 1999
M'SOFT FINDING CASE; HARD TO PROVE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON, D.C. - When Microsoft lawyers launched their defense in the government's antitrust lawsuit, they promised a quick knockout with testimony of their first two - and most important -...
'VARSITY BLUES' IS TOO BLUE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amNOT RECOMMENDED"VARSITY BLUES" (R): Football is a religion in West Canaan, Texas. And when Jonathan Moxon (James Van Der Beek of "Dawson's Creek") steps into the cleats of the crippled...
ANDERS' 'SUGAR' 'N' SPICE; RIFFING ONFAME, OTHERFEST NOTES
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amPARK CITY, Utah - Sundance veteran Allison Anders, who made a major splash here seven years ago with ''Gas Food Lodging,'' returned this year with ''Sugar Town,'' a seriocomic satire...
'COOL' VAUGHN IN A DRY 'PLACE'
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amA sweet, sometimes charming, but always predictable Vince Vaughn vehicle that looks and feels like it was made for TV, ''A Cool Dry Place'' is the story of a Chicago...
DOES FEUD WITH PATAKI MEAN ; RUDY WANTS TO BE GOV?
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amH OW does Gov. Rudy Giuliani sound? It may sound nutty and strange, especially since the governorship doesn't open up again until 2002 and Giuliani seems intent on running for...
SLAY NANNY CAN'T GAIN BY SELLING HER STORY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amBritish nanny Louise Woodward - convicted of manslaughter in the death of a Boston baby - was barred yesterday from selling her story for profit. Under terms of a settlement...
'WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BE AFRAID OF'
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amLA TEBAIDA, Colombia. GOD DOES not want the people in the town of La Tebaida to sleep. Armed packs of looters and another tremor have kept most of its 33,000...
POWELL: PARTISAN POLITICS ARE NO SURPRISE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amColin Powell scoffed yesterday at Democratic complaints that impeachment has turned into a Republican trial of President Clinton because bipartisanship has broken down. "The Republican trial? The last I heard,...
CHARLES STILL HAS PUBLIC PROBLEM
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amLONDON - The British public applauded the first joint public appearance of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, but remains wary of any plans for marriage. British tabloids ran screaming...
SERBS SLAY 24 IN KOSOVO RAID ; U.S., ALLIES INSIST ON NEW TALKS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amSerb police killed at least 24 ethnic Albanians in a raid on a Kosovo village yesterday despite a new Western ultimatum to both sides to start peace talks next week....
SITTER NAILED BY VIDEO SHOWING SHE HIT TOT
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amA New Jersey baby sitter was charged with child endangerment after she "hauled off and whacked" a 14-month-old girl with a TV remote control - and was caught on videotape,...
PROBE OF OLYMPIC-COMMITTEE GRAFT WIDENS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe International Olympic Committee has expanded its probe of alleged bribery in Salt Lake City and is looking into new claims of wrongdoing in Sydney, the IOC's top investigator said...
ALLEGED STUDENT BEATING PROBED
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe Board of Education is investigating allegations that a teacher at PS 126 in Manhattan attacked a 13-year-old student, giving the boy a black eye and bruises. The teacher, identified...
BAPTISTS TAKE THE STRAIGHT & NARROW IN LESSON TO GAYS ; REVS TO ENCOURAGE CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThousands of Southern Baptist churches will break new ground tomorrow by teaching their adult Sunday-school students that gays can change their sexuality. Gay groups condemned the lesson's "hate the sin...
PROSECUTOR BOOTED OFF GOTTI CASE FOR LEAKS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amIn a rare move, the feds have booted a prosecutor from the John A. "Junior" Gotti racketeering case yesterday for leaking information to reporters, The Post has learned. Special Assistant...
CBS'S $10M TAX BREAK IS EYE-POPPER
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe Giuliani administration yesterday defended giving CBS $10 million in subsidies to keep it from crossing the river - even though the network had vowed to stay in Midtown until...
BROOKLYN SHELTER ON HOLD - FOR NOW
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe Giuliani administration yesterday backed away from its plan to place a homeless shelter in the Brooklyn district of a political enemy. Giuliani aides and City Councilman Stephen DiBrienza revealed...
BATTLE LINE DRAWN IN DISPUTE OVER 'CONVERTS'
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe Southern Baptists' sexual-conversion Sunday-school lesson stirs a hot controversy over whether gays and lesbians can change their sexuality. It began last summer, when a coalition of 15 Christian groups...
AILING KING OF JORDAN PRAISED BY SUCCESSOR
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amJordan's next monarch, Crown Prince Abdullah, gave his first public speech yesterday as thousands of his countrymen prayed for the health of his failing father, King Hussein. Abdullah opened a...
N.J. BEAUTY ALLEGEDLY LIVED IN FEAR OF BEAU
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe Greek sailor charged with butchering a New Jersey model tried to choke her to death once before - but his mother stopped him, an investigator claimed yesterday. The private...
911 CALL: FORTENSKY WAS DRINKING
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amElizabeth Taylor's ex-husband, Larry Fortensky, was drinking heavily before he critically injured himself in an accident at his California home, the tape of a 911 call indicates. "He was drinking...
JERSEY COPS KEEP THEIR FOCUS ON 'TIGER LADY'
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amNew Jersey officials still believe a tiger that terrorized Jackson Township belonged to a reclusive "Tiger Lady" - even though an all-day search found the fence confining her big cats...
RENO NIXES PROBE OF ICKES ON FUNNY $$
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amAttorney General Janet Reno yesterday turned thumbs down on an independent-counsel probe of ex-White House aide Harold Ickes for allegedly lying to Congress in an investigation of Democratic funny money....
SUIT: EX-S0NY BIG BLEW EXPENSE $$ 0N H00KERS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amA disgraced Hollywood honcho yesterday was hit with a $60 million suit accusing him of using his expense account to pay for high-class hookers and sex-club romps. The court papers...
SENATE SUBPOENAS MONICA ; FOR MONDAY SESSION
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amLewinsky will be questioned in private for as many as eight hours. WASHINGTON - The Senate sent subpoenas yesterday to lawyers for Monica Lewinsky and two other impeachment trial witnesses...
SCH00L MAKES 'EM ILL ; MYSTERY OVER SICK BX. KIDS, STAFF
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amStumped doctors and officials can't figure out what is getting kids and teachers sick at IS 135 in Bronxdale - forcing the evacuation of the junior high school for two...
QUAKE AREA 'ON THE BRINK OF ANARCHY' ; DESPERATE LOOTERS STORM COLOMBIA RED CROSS SITE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amThe quake-stricken Colombian city of Armenia was "on the brink of anarchy" last night after desperate looters clashed with soldiers and ransacked stores and relief centers. Thousands of troops dispatched...
BORDER WAR OVER 'I NY' CONTRACT
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki says he loves New York - but the state loves Canada more when it comes to the taxpayer-financed "I Love NY" campaign. State officials have awarded...
'SORRY' TEEN ADMITS HOOP SLAY ; AS VICTIM'S KIN MOURN
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amA Brooklyn youth yesterday confessed to killing another teen after a basketball game, saying he didn't mean to do it - but the victim's weeping mom said it won't bring...
PREZ PAL SNOOPED ON WILLEY: REPORT
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Nathan Landow, a fat-cat friend of President Clinton, hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on Kathleen Willey, who accused Clinton of groping her, ABC News reported...
HEAT'S RISING WITH BIG GAME JUST DAY AWAY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - Just 24 hours separate the Falcons and Broncos from the biggest game of their lives now, and the anticipation of the two teams, this up-all-night partying Super Bowl...
LOCALS GET SQUEEZED BY MSG/FSNY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMSG/FSNY yesterday released its February schedule, and six telecasts - one Ranger game, two Devil games and three Islander games - will be available only on MSG Metro, making those...
PEDERSON LIKES LIFE AS DEVIL
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amNearly daily now, someone's going to be offering their players to Lou Lamoriello for his players. Chances are, one of the most-frequently spoken names will be that of Denis Pederson....
FRISK ME NOW EYES UPSET
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amTrainer Bob Durso knows about upsets, and he's ready to spring one today when he sends out longshot Frisk Me Now against Silver Charm and 10 other hard-hitting veterans in...
REEVES PRAYS FOURTH TIME'S A CHARM
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - This journey will end tomorrow with Dan Reeves finding a promised land he never before reached, or it will conclude once again with his title dream unfulfilled. This...
ISLES' TRIO PUTS CLAMPS ON TOP FOES
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amSo far, everything new Islanders coach Bill Stewart has touched has turned to gold. He has formed two lines of note, starting with a scoring line from right to left...
TAGLIABUE GOES TO BAT FOR LT ON EVE OF HALL VOTE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00am"The Hall of Fame is about performing on the field. There, Lawrence Taylor was, as everyone knows, one of the greatest. He changed the way the game is played."PAUL TAGLIABUE...
SCHREIBER'S WORLD CHANGED IN A SNAP
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - There are big stories here and small ones, and despite all the scrutiny and excess, sometimes a personal triumph goes unnoticed that is worth revealing. Amid all the...
BRONC AIDE ROBINSON HOPING TO STEP UP
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - Super Bowl XXXIII tomorrow is a big day for all of the Broncos and Falcons, but it could conceivably re-shape the career of Greg Robinson, Denver's defensive coordinator....
IT'LL BE HOT, DRY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - It appears Super Bowl XXXIII will be played under near-perfect weather conditions. According to the National Weather Service, the forecast for Super Sunday calls for a high temperature...
STORM PLOTS A CONN JOB
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amSome college coaches would curse their athletic directors for schedule stretches like the one St. John's is going through. Some players would have nightmares about the gauntlet the Red Storm...
THE MISSION: AVOID NEW LOW
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amDETROIT - Six times previously this season the Rangers have taken the ice with a record four games under .500, and six times they have managed to avoid dropping farther...
REEVES HAPPY WITH 'CRISP' FALCS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - If there's one thing Dan Reeves feels is the primary difference between this Super Bowl trek and those in previous years, it's been his team's performance in practices....
YES ON PROPOSITION 56 ; MORAL MINORITY CAN'T JUSTIFY SHUNNING LT
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - There is no Hall of Shame wing in Canton for the professional football players who act like bums from Monday through Saturday. There is just a Hall of...
SPREWELL LIFTS LOAD OFF KNICKS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amIN RECENT years they have been so bound by expectations and pressure that it was hard to determine whether the Knicks were having any fun at their jobs. They were...
JAMAL SAYS LOOSE FALCS WON'T LOSE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00am"We're not here just to play well and take the consolation trophy ... We're here with every intention of beating the Broncos."JAMAL ANDERSON MIAMI - Jamal Anderson looked down from...
LET COACHES STAY OUT OF REPLAY LOOP
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - Vinny Testaverde wasn't in. Neither, yet, is video review. But the Jets were close enough on Dec. 6 and so is the NFL to getting its officials electronic...
TOUGH RICE BURNS GAELS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amRice77 All Hallows58 It is one of the nation's best teams, but that doesn't mean Rice High impresses everyone. Even after host All Hallows was fried by Rice, 77-58, in...
DOC CUTS KITTLES A BREAK ; NET GUARD WON'T NEED KNEE SURGERY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00am"I'd hate to be back in the operating room getting sliced on in a short season."KERRY KITTLES The last time he had spoken to Kerry Kittles, Nets coach John Calipari...
NETS DON'T FIT BURRELL
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amOh, well, Scott Burrell would have been a nice fit. It is almost a virtual certainty that the free-agent small forward will not be playing for the Nets. New Jersey...
EWING SPRAINS A KNEE
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amPatrick Ewing's injury problems resurfaced last night when he sprained his right knee in the second quarter of the Knicks' exhibition game against the Nets at the Meadowlands. Ewing limped...
KITTLES AVOIDS KNEE SURGERY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00am"I'd hate to be back in the operating room getting sliced on in a short season."KERRY KITTLES The last time he had spoken to Kerry Kittles, Nets coach John Calipari...
IT HURTS TO WATCH
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amGET USED to it. This is what the first few weeks of the NBA season are going to be about. Strained hamstrings, twisted knees, twisted ankles, blisters, back spasms. The...
QUEASY KEITH'S ON TARGET WITH 33
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amWhen the Nets and Knicks met at the Garden Wednesday night, the Nets were without the services of three of their top six players. Reminded that he would only have...
CAL UNLIKELY TO LAND BURRELL
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amOh well, Scott Burrell would have been a nice fit. It is a virtual certainty that the free-agent small forward will not be playing for the Nets. New Jersey brought...
GRITTY ISLES BATTLE BACK, TIE COYOTES
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amIslanders4 Coyotes4 Bill Stewart's Islanders had shown many positive signs in their first two games. Last night, they showed the absolute brightest sign - complete resiliency, something missing all season....
PATRICK COMES UP LAME ; HYPEREXTENDS HIS RIGHT KNEE IN LOSS TO NETS
January 30, 1999 | 5:00am"He hyperextended his knee a little bit, they don't know right now, they don't think it's serious."JEFF VAN GUNDY PRESEASON Nets92 Knicks90 Uh-oh. A ragged preseason ended on a dangerous...
PEDERSON HOPES HE WON'T EXIT JERSEY
January 30, 1999 | 5:00amNearly daily now, someone's going to be offering their players to Lou Lamoriello for his players. Chances are, one of the most-frequently spoken names will be that of Denis Pederson....