May 27, 2000
TED TURNING AGAINST TW-AOL DEAL
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amTime Warner's bid to merge with America Online is under threat again - this time from within. Ted Turner is reportedly fuming about his lack of a management role in...
M'SOFT LAUNCH PARTY BUMMER
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThe Justice Department submitted its final proposal to break up the Microsoft Corp. into two companies yesterday, setting the stage for a historic verdict in the most important business trial...
SAUL SELLS IT ALL FETCHES MEASLY $93M FOR RELIANCE GROUP
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amSaul Steinberg, the poor boy from Brooklyn who became a millionaire before 30 and a billionaire by 40, has finally sold off just about everything he ever owned. His once...
DUELING DINOS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amYou've seen them on the big screen in Disney's "Dinosaurs." Now you can see raptors up close and in the flesh - or, at least, a simulation thereof - at...
ART AND SOUL
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThey used charcoal and clay, film and felt, photographs and papier-mache ... and pure, unadulterated imagination. See just how far kids can take those things at the Guggenheim Museum, where...
JACKIE CHAN'S EAST MEETS THE WILD WEST
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amABSTRACT: PICK OF THE WEEK "Shanghai Noon" (PG-13) RECOMMENDED, WITH RESERVATIONS "MI: 2" (PG-13) NOT RECOMMENDED "Kikujiro" (R)
DOES THIS BABE REALLY HAVE TO DIE? USA PUTS A THRILL KILL ON 'NIKITA'; THEY AREN'T LEAVING US WITH A HORRIBLE UNRESOLVED CLIFFHANGER
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amTHE man I love will no longer be seeing the woman he loves more than me - the big, killer blonde he shuts himself off with at least one night...
CHRISSIE EVERT FIRES VOLLEY AT ANNA KOURNIKOVA CRITIC
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amTennis great Chris Evert raced to the defense of teen sensation Anna Kournikova yesterday - tearing into a top French player who called the teen star a "blonde cash machine"...
BURGER-CHAIN EXECS DO THE RIGHT THING
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amOne of the first calls from Wendy's corporate headquarters after the bloody Queens massacre was to a high-profile consulting firm that helps corporations grapple with chaos. "We got the call...
A RUDY-CRISTYNE TOURISM DE FARCE?
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amMAYOR Giuliani's plan to cut the city's hotel tax is getting a cool reception at the City Council, with some critics charging the administration is trying to do a favor...
FIGHTING WORDS IN 'HEZBOLLAND'
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Hezbollah's triumphant leader held a huge victory rally two miles from the Israeli border yesterday and urged Palestinians to launch their own armed struggle to "liberate your land."...
HILLARY PULLS OUT HER 'CARPETBAG' OF TRICKS DIGS FOR VOTES ON RICK'S TURF
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amHillary Rodham Clinton yesterday tried to take the sting out of the latest round of carpetbagger attacks against her - but opponent Rick Lazio said voters are flocking to him...
POL BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO SAFE-CIG BILL
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amA day after Gov. Pataki vetoed a bill that would have required all cigarettes sold in the state to be self-extinguishing, a Queens councilman tried to revive a similar city...
THIS BABY'S ALL REVVED UP TEEN DRIVER TACKLES BIG BOYS AT INDY 500
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - She watches "Friends" like any other teenage girl, and has a cute little doggie like any other teenage girl. But when Sarah Fisher takes a ride around the...
ELIAN AND HIS PAPA 'MOVING' ON: FRIEND
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amElian Gonzalez is finally settling into a normal life with his father - even finally coming to terms with the death of his mother, a family friend said yesterday. Now...
'SCAM' JURY: ED OFFICIALS SHARE BLAME
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amA Brooklyn federal jury convicted a School Construction Authority contractor of money laundering yesterday - but the panelists wrote a note blasting the agency for not preventing the fraud in...
RENO SET PROBERS ON FBI CHIEF IN FUNNY-$ FEUD
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - "Open warfare" broke out in the Justice Department yesterday with the revelation that Attorney General Janet Reno ordered a probe of whether FBI Director Louis Freeh lied to...
SHOWERS CAN'T DAMPEN HOLIDAY MOOD
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amNew Yorkers will let a smile be their umbrella for part of this Memorial Day weekend. People who didn't join the throngs leaving town yesterday for the long holiday won't...
WHY DIDN'T LAW KEEP MONSTER IN HIS CAGE?
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amJOHN TAYLOR, the suspected shooter in the Wendy's massacre, should have been behind bars. But an incredible case of junk justice allowed him to go free as a bird and...
EX-BOSS: HE ROBBED ME, THEN WANTED VACATION PAY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amJohn Taylor was a cherub-faced McDonald's manager who inexplicably cleaned out the safe one day and then skated away from serious punishment, his ex-boss remembered yesterday. But what's most galling...
DONNA AND THE KIDS ARE IN BIRTHDAY BOY'S PLANS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amJust what will Mayor Giuliani be doing to celebrate his 56th birthday tomorrow - or better yet, with whom will he be celebrating? When asked about it yesterday, he quipped:...
TOUR EMPLOYEE: VICTIM JUMPED IN FRONT OF BUS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amRandolph Walker had no chance when he stepped in front of a New York Apple Tours bus - because the bus driver didn't see him until it was too late,...
THE ACCUSED KILLER NEXT DOOR
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amA suspected killer lived on their hallway - but John Taylor's ex-neighbors in Lefrak City say they had no idea. They didn't know police suspected the friendly, cherub-faced man in...
CRITICALLY WOUNDED WORKER IN BRAVE HOSP FIGHT FOR LIFE
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThe critically wounded survivor of the Wendy's massacre is making progress in his battle for life and police think he'll recover, his family said yesterday. The vital signs of JaQuione...
MASSACRE HERO TELLS HOW HIS FRIENDS DIED
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amWendy's massacre survivor Patrick Castro lay bound, gagged and blindfolded - waiting his turn as the target of a systematic executioner who had to reload before firing a bullet into...
MANHUNT NETS DUO IN MASS SLAYING : SUSPECT QUICK TO FINGER ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE: COPS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThe furious manhunt for the two Wendy's massacre suspects ended yesterday after one was busted in a rundown Long Island hideout - and quickly coughed up the name of his...
NO HOLIDAY WITH NEW COMPUTER VIRUS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amA new computer virus is on the loose - and computer security experts fear the holiday weekend will give it a good chance to spread. The virus, dubbed "Killer Resume,"...
BRUTAL BRAWL ENDS IN GRANNY'S DEATH
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amA knife-and-ax brawl between two men brought a brutal end last night to the life of an elderly, wheelchair-bound Brooklyn woman, police said. Mattie Boone, 81, of 280 Stone Ave....
A TRIK FOR THE AGES - ELIAS' TWO GOALS CARRY DEVILS TO CUP FINALS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amGAME 7: Devils 2 - Flyers 1 PHILADELPHIA - One miracle complete, the fully-revived and full-of-themselves Devils think they have another in them - the big one. They were living...
ELIAS' PRESEASON HOLDOUT PROVED A BARGAIN FOR DEVILS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - He opened the season by holding out for a sweeter contract. And though he came to terms after a nine-game absence, Patrik Elias proved again last night that...
THERE'S NO RUSHING MORA
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amMET NOTEBOOK ST. LOUIS - Manager Bobby Valentine doesn't expect Melvin Mora to return from the disabled list when he is eligible tomorrow. Mora has been on the DL since...
HOME RUN MARK: MCGWIRE CRANKS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Mark McGwire, who will hit 86 home runs this season if he continues at his current pace, said last night that he will play the next two...
BOSOX LOOK DIFFERENT TO ROGER
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amRoger Clemens may wear a Yankee hat into the Hall of Fame, but is there anybody who thinks about the Rocket as anything but a Red Sox? For 13 years,...
NOMAR READY TO START SWINGING AWAY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amBoth of the American League East's superstar shortstops seem to be mending just in time to face each other. The Yanks' Derek Jeter and Boston's Nomar Garciaparra should both be...
EYES SHUT AS SEASON FLASHES IN FRONT OF FLYERS AND DEVILS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - Everything went black, just like the hole that a long summer represented before Game 7 last night, or worse, a career, potentially gone before a goalie could even...
VINDICATION TIME - SECOND BEST CAN'T BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR SURGING DEVILS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - This was the Devils' chance at vindication, this privilege of playing Game 7 for a trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Their coach-killing regular season fell one victory...
FLYERS LOOK TO RECAPTURE WINNING LINE CHEMISTRY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - To start the biggest game of their season last night, Flyers coach Craig Ramsay was not planning on reuniting Eric Lindros with Mark Recchi and John LeClair. But...
STEVENS TO THE RESCUE
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - It will be played and replayed forever and it will surely become memorialized as,"The Hit," the same way Bobby Orr's Stanley Cup-winning score against the Blues in 1970...
GROH LIKES HIS ROOKIE RECEIVERS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amKeyshawn who? Al Groh had good things to say about two rookie receivers yesterday. The new head coach said that TE Anthony Becht, a first-round pick who was signed yesterday,...
OTIS OUT TO RECLAIM JOB
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThe Jets suffered through many devastating injuries last year, with the ones to Vinny Testaverde, Jason Fabini and Leon Johnson dooming their season. One injury that they managed to recover...
DARRYL DETERMINED TO WIN WAR THIS TIME
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amHis life no longer revolves around baseball. In fact, he didn't know the Yankees were hosting the Red Sox last night at Yankee Stadium. From time to time he checks...
CUT DOC: IT'S JUST A BUMP IN THE ROAD
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amOne day after the Devil Rays told Dwight Gooden it was time to retire and released him when he told them he wasn't finished, Gooden was still in shock. "Come...
MILLER'S LOT: HERO AND VILLAIN
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amReggie's back where he loves to be, on hostile ground. Reggie Miller, one of the most clutch opponents ever to face the Knicks in the post-season - and one of...
FOR UNSHADED, IT'S PETER PAN
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amToday's Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan at Belmont Park is billed as a prep for the $1-million Belmont Stakes. But Carl Nafzger, trainer of Peter Pan favorite Unshaded, said he...
SEALY REMEMBERED AS GENTLE SOUL WHO NEVER STOPPED GIVING
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amAs Riverside Church reverend Dr. James Forbes, Jr. said, yesterday was a time to celebrate a fallen prince. And as is the case when royalty is laid to rest, the...
KNICKS NEED SPREE TO BE A PACESETTER
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amHe said he approached Larry Johnson, congratulated him on a beautiful game and than admitted he did not provide Johnson with the help he needed. Later, he tried in vain...
DAVID WILL GO IN MASS 'CAP
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amDavid, who most recently ran second in the Grade 2 San Bernardino Handicap at Santa Anita, was confirmed as a starter for the Grade 2 $600,000 Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk...
CAMBY'S HOP HOBBLED BY KNEE, ELBOW INJURY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amMarcus Camby, shooting 35.1 percent from the field and averaging an anemic 5.6 points per game in the playoffs, finally admitted his sore right knee is robbing him of his...
BIRD FEARS PACER LETDOWN
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amLarry Bird's message to his Pacers at yesterday's practice was loud and clear: The Knicks aren't dead yet. "By no means is New York out of this," Bird said. "I...
KNICKS NEED FANS TO PUMP THEM UP
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amSO what's the big deal? The Pacers come to the Garden today up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series for the Eastern Conference championship because they simply did what they were...
REY BUNTS, HAMPTON SWINGS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Manager Bobby Valentine said that it wasn't a sacrifice, but it sure did look like one. In the fourth inning last night, Valentine decided to have No....
WALLACE EAGER FOR ANOTHER CHANCE
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amHe shot an air ball, committed a turnover, and finished 0-for-2 in four minutes of first-half action, his first action of these playoffs. A rust-ridden John Wallace hardly distinguished himself...
KNICKS NEEDY WITH NO EWING
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThe feeling among the Pacers' players and coaches is mutual: They know their chances of going up 3-0 on the battered and bruised Knicks in today's Game 3 of the...
WITH BIG MAN OUT, VG MUST MAKE TRANSITION
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amWHEN you build a house of cards with an aging Patrick Ewing as your foundation, sooner or later a gust of wind will come along and blow it all away....
ALLAN WANTS CALLS THAT REGGIE GETS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amMe, too. That is the concise message Allan Houston wants known when it comes to hearing whistles and seeing Reggie Miller sprawled out on the court as if he'd been...
DEREK GETTING NOD TODAY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amThanks to the availability of a private jet, Derek Jeter was slated to fly from Tampa to New York last night and could be activated from the DL in time...
YANKEES ARE RUNNING IN REAL PENNANT RACE
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amOK, this is a primer for Yankee fans. What is going on now is known as a pennant race. You might be unfamiliar with the concept since it seems as...
IT'S UP TO EW, NEW YORK, NEW YORK! : PATRICK TO TELL KNICKS IF HE CAN PLAY TODAY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amIt's up to Patrick Ewing today. It's up to the 37-year-old warrior and how much pain he can withstand in his sprained right foot. It would appear unlikely for Ewing...
EVERETT RIPS ESPN'S JOE MORGAN
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amCarl Everett holds two titles in Boston - Beantown's biggest mouth, and biggest bat. The Red Sox centerfielder has never been shy about speaking his mind, and often that mind...
BRONX BUMMER FOR BOMBERS
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amWith the season a nose beyond the quarter pole, one thing is evident: the Yankees are a club that can't overcome mistakes. There is enough talent in the room to...
INTRODUCING CY HAMPTON : MIKE'S MARVELOUS IN 4TH STRAIGHT START
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amMets5 Cardinals2 Mike Hampton has a little John Franco in him. He has a tendency to put runners on base before ending an inning. IT can make Met fans a...
MCGWIRE KEEPS CRANKING 'EM OUT
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Mark McGwire, who will hit 86 home runs at his current pace, said last night that he will play the next two seasons and then decide if...
FALLEN FAN ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amFor one horrifying moment last night, Steve Laurenzi was in free fall, tumbling from the highest deck of Yankee Stadium to what would seem a sure death, but a screening...
SATHER SAYS HE HASN'T ACCEPTED ANYTHING YET
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - While it certainly seems only a matter of time - as in days, not weeks - before Glen Sather becomes the next general manager of the Rangers, Boss...
ELIAS PROVES TRUE BARGAIN
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - He opened the season by holding out for a sweeter contract. And though he came to terms after a nine-game absence, Patrik Elias proved again last night that...
LINDROS LOSS PUTS EXCLAMATION POINT ; ON A SEASON OF CONTROVERSY IN SOUTH PHILLY
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - If it is over for Eric Lindros, crushed by a Scott Stevens check, held overnight for observation after what likely was his sixth concussion in two years, the...