September 8, 2001
AOL-TW MAKES AT&T CABLE OFFER: REPORT
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amAOL Time Warner has reportedly made an "undisclosed offer" to AT&T to merge their cable systems into a publicly traded, stand-alone company with 25 million subscribers. The new entity would...
CNN AGAIN PUTS OFF ITS 'MONEY' MAKEOVER
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amFor the second time, CNN has postponed the long awaited makeover of its struggling financial news network, CNNfn. The redesign of the cable network is taking a back seat to...
RECESSION SIGNALS DOW FALLS 234 ON 4-YEAR JOBLESS HIGH
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amDevastating unemployment numbers yesterday dropped a bomb on hopes that the first recession of the millennium can be avoided. After a report that the jobless rate unexpectedly flew to 4.9...
YOU'RE A SAINT, HOMER; ...OR SO SAYS A NEW BOOK THAT CALLS THE SIMPSONS A TRULY RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE FOR US ALL
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amAT first glance, it would be difficult to confuse Christian-based shows like"Touched By an Angel" or "7th Heaven" with the animated badboy comedy "The Simpsons." But beyond Homer's donut-eating gluttony,...
GHOST OF A CHANCE
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amSOUL SURVIVORSOK supernatural thriller.Running time: 85 minutes. Rated PG-13. 'SOUL Survivors" was not screened for critics, meaning that the distributor had no faith in it. To be sure, it doesn't...
RED ALERT! PAM'S BACK IN 'BAYWATCH' BATHERS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amVA Va Va Voom! Pamela Anderson is donning her famous red "Baywatch" bathing suit once again - four years after leaving the shores of Malibu. Anderson, who now stars in...
FREDDY, SET, GO! PLEASURABLE TRAVELS WITH A PIG AND HIS PALS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amFreddy's been to Florida and to the North Pole. The literary hog has piloted spaceships and airplanes, and has even tried his hand roping 'n' riding from beneath the shade...
A SNEAK PEEK AT 'HARRY POTTER'
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amCan't wait until November to see what Harry, Hermione, Ron and the rest will look like on the big screen? You don't have to. Vanity Fair magazine photographer Annie Leibovitz...
SPINNING THE NIGHT AWAY
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amDrop by Rande Gerber's bar Cherry in the W Tuscany Hotel this weekend, and you'll probably find a still-rattled man behind the turntables in the back lounge. Andrew Wintner, the...
FOCUS ON PROSPECT PARK
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amOnce upon a time, sheep safely grazed on the Long Meadow of Prospect Park. People played lawn tennis there, and lined up for milk from the Dairy. Don't believe it?...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amSpin the bottle, pin the tail on the donkey, truth or dare. Not that type of party, silly. It's a dinner party, where you have to be on top of...
JACKO FAN-CLUB BASH SHOULD BE A THRILLER
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amIt's not a bad consolation prize. If you missed out on a high-priced ticket to Michael Jackson's Madison Square Garden concert last night or can't get to Monday night's, the...
MICHAEL'S CRAZY NIGHT KING OF POP WAS WORTH THE WAIT IN GOLD
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amLAST night's "30th anniversary celebration" for Michael Jackson was as choreographed as his moonwalk - and at points reflected the singer's odd history. But when he finally took the stage,...
FREDDY & MARK SHUFFLING ENDORSEMENT DECK
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amDEMOCRATIC mayoral front-runners Mark Green and Fernando Ferrer are scrambling to pick off supporters of underdogs Peter Vallone and Alan Hevesi in the event Tuesday's primary results in a runoff....
ELECTION-EVE QUESTIONS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amSOME questions about New York and its electorate that will be answered come Wednesday morning, after the mayoral results are all in: Are there enough voting senior citizens to propel...
FRAT KID WAS OUT BOOZING THE NIGHT BEFORE HE DIED
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amA Long Island college sophomore spent much of his final night drinking at a nearby hangout, using an ID card that showed him to be older than 21, it was...
DID CHUCKIE TAKE SIDES AGAINST THE FAMILY?
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amIN mob lore, fiction follows fact and vice versa. Otherwise you wouldn't have a crew of wiseguys saying on secret tapes they were real-life models for "The Sopranos." In the...
CONDIT TO TELL VOTERS: I'M NOT RUNNING AGAIN
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Rep. Gary Condit has decided not to seek re-election next year - but will resist calls from members of Congress and newspapers in his district to resign, sources...
STORM BREWING OVER STARBUCKS' 'HIGH' TEA
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amA Los Angeles research group claims Starbucks Coffee has been secretly adding the stimulant ephedrine to its premium Tazo Chai Tea. The Council For Education and Research on Toxics has...
KIDNAPPERS PUT GIRL IN 'DUNGEON'
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amA kidnapped Bronx girl was forced to live for nearly a year on almost nothing but water and cookies while being held in a boiler room where she couldn't sleep,...
FERRER GETS 'PAT' ON BACK
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amDaniel Patrick Moynihan won't hit the streets with Fernando Ferrer before Tuesday's primary, but the popular former senator taped a TV ad for the Democratic hopeful, an aide said yesterday....
NEW YORK POST FROM SEPT. 8, 1858
September 8, 2001 | 4:00am"The Central Park" was The Post's headline as we reported on proposals to the Common Council by the park's commissioners. "The plan of the park contemplates a broad, shaded, stately...
SMUT KING SLAPPED WITH HARASS SUIT
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amPornmeister Al Goldstein's former secretary filed a $45 million libel and harassment suit against her old boss yesterday, charging he ridiculed her on TV and mocked her miscarriage in his...
U.N. SUMMIT BACKS DOWN ON SLAVERY
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The U.N. conference on racism yesterday agreed on a quasi apology for slavery written so it couldn't trigger any lawsuits seeking reparations. But the conference was still at...
STRAND OF HAIR MAY CRACK HOFFA CASE DNA LINKS JIMMY TO FOSTER SON'S CAR
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amA strand of Jimmy Hoffa's hair was found in a car that his foster son was driving the day the legendary Teamsters boss vanished 26 years ago, sources said yesterday....
TEAMSTER FRIENDSHIP ENDED IN DIS-UNION
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amFor years, Jimmy Hoffa and "Chuckie" O'Brien were like father and son - but eventually the relationship soured. O'Brien's father died when he was young and Hoffa took him in...
WHAT MADE KIDS MONSTERS?
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amHIS silence was awful. The 8-year-old boy, accused of killing a baby of 4, faced seasoned police investigators. He did not cry. He did not apologize. He did not wail...
DA CLEARS HEVESI OF BRIBE RAP
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amManhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau yesterday closed an inquiry into a bribe allegation involving Alan Hevesi, clearing the candidate's name four days before the Democratic primary for mayor. "There is...
DANNY'S DAD: I'LL TURN MYSELF IN
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amOver-age hurler Danny Almonte's father still swears his son is 12 years old - and he'll soon turn himself in to officials in the Dominican Republic who want to arrest...
ARCHDIOCESE GIRDS FOR HS STRIKE
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amNew York archdiocesan high schools have prepared emergency plans to try to stay open if 450 teachers strike on Monday - the first day of the fall semester. "We have...
JACKO GETS WACKOED BY $25M SUIT
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amJust as Michael Jackson prepared his comeback concert in Madison Square Garden, two former financial advisers slapped the King of Pop with a $25 million lawsuit that could open his...
THE FINAL HOURS OF A LABOR LEGEND
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amOn the day he disappeared, Jimmy Hoffa told wife Josephine he would be home in time to grill steaks for dinner. Hoffa left his suburban Detroit home wearing a blue...
HILFIGER SHOWING OFF SPRING 'PREP'ARATIONS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amThey're already thinking about what they'll wear next spring. Professional style watchers - fashion journalists, store buyers, couture vultures and the fabulously rich - got their first taste of sartorial...
JURY OF THEIR SNEERS LEADS TO KO'D VERDICT
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amA Manhattan judge has thrown out a verdict in a civil suit after finding the jury was biased - against fellow jurors. Civil Court Judge Lucy Billings tossed the verdict...
SLAY KIDS MAY NEVER BE PUNISHED
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amEight- and 9-year-old Bronx brothers accused of bullying and fatally stabbing a 4-year-old neighbor are in the legal care of an uncle - and may never be punished in the...
THIS TIME HE NEEDED TO GRAB HIS PANTS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMichael is the King of Pop - right out of his pants. The beloved Gloved One took an embarrassing walk on the red carpet last night when his black leather...
STAGE IS SET FOR A SIBLING RIVALRY
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amVenus and Serena Williams aced their way through the U.S. Open's semifinals before a celebrity-packed crowd and became the first sisters to play for a Grand Slam crown in more...
CYCLONE FANS THRILL TO FERRY SERIES
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amThe last time Brooklyn hosted a postseason game against the Yankees was in 1956. Forty-five years later, Brooklyn is in the playoffs again against a team called the Yankees -...
GOV LETTING DRUG CON GO HOME TO SICK MOM
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki yesterday granted clemency to a Queens drug-ring member so the convict can be with his dying mother in his native Cyprus. The tough-on-crime Pataki, who has...
MICHAEL'S STILL A THRILLA TO HIS FANS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amHe may be a little strange, but they truly love him. Fanatical Jacko fans, many dressed in black fedoras and sunglasses, were a bundle of nervous excitement as they poured...
RUDY PUSHING SCHOOL STATS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday proposed a law that would require the Board of Education to release more information on how schools are doing. "These are the kinds of things you have...
POSADA CALLS FOR APPEAL PLAY
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amThe paper on which Frank Robinson's six-game suspension and $3,500 fine was written hadn't hit the table yesterday when Yankees catcher Jorge Posada appealed the punishment for freaking on umpire...
IRISH READY FOR REMATCH
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amLINCOLN - Nebraska vs. Notre Dame. Welcome to the rematch. Will this year's game go into overtime? Will the Fighting Irish return a punt and kickoff for touchdowns? Will Nebraska...
AFTER LOST YEAR, ERASMUS SET TO START OVER
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amA once-storied program takes the first step back toward respectability today when Erasmus hosts Truman at 2 p.m. Erasmus had one of the oldest programs in the city until last...
WOODWARD IS ANYONE'S RACE
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amIt's "Super Saturday" today at Belmont Park, showcasing the first of many important stakes leading to the Oct. 27 Breeders' Cup here with a trio of Grade 1 events. The...
JINTS AIM TO CUT DOWN BRONCS' RUNNING GAME
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amGet ready, get set, get flattened. That is what the Giants' defensive linemen must be wary of Monday night, when they face the Broncos and their notoriously effective offensive line....
EMOTIONS HIGH FOR HERM'S DEBUT
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amIt starts all over for Herman Edwards tomorrow. He has been a successful NFL player, lasting 10 years as an undrafted starting cornerback and never missing a game or a...
SEHORN, GRIFFIN REMAIN SLOWED BY ACHES, PAINS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amAnother day passed with cornerback Jason Sehorn and defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin watching from the side as their Giants teammates worked out on the field. Although those two starting defensive...
AILING MORTON SET TO GO
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amJet punt and kick returner Chad Morton, who has been suffering from a stomach virus all week, practiced yesterday. Morton also will suit up and play tomorrow - even though...
RUSCH LEAVES METS COMPLETELY SATISFIED
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMIAMI - Last night, it was a completely different Glendon Rusch than what we've seen of late. "Completely" is the operative word. For the first time since June of '98...
FONZIE HOPES FINGER WON'T KEEP HIM OUT
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMIAMI - Wearing a splint on his dislocated left index finger, Edgardo Alfonzo was optimistic that the injury wouldn't keep him out an extended period. "I hope not," Alfonzo said...
SHAME ON BOSOX FOR PEDRO DISS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amTHE Red Sox trail the Yankees by 11 games in the standings. Infinity isn't a big enough number to capture how far the Red Sox trail the Yankees in terms...
CYCLONES GET EVEN WITH SLOPPY YANKS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amGAME 2Cyclones8Yankees4After the first two games of the New York Penn League playoffs, only two questions remain: Who will win the McNamara Division series between the Staten Island Yankees and...
REY PLAYS THE HERO ORDONEZ HR HELPS METS TAKE FIFTH
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMets6Marlins1 MIAMI - Hours before last night's game, several Mets decided to ignore the telecast of the Braves-Cubs game in favor of the U.S. Open semifinal between Venus Williams and...
BOBBY V PLAYS IT SAFE WITH PIAZZA
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES MIAMI - Manager Bobby Valentine held Mike Piazza out of last night's starting lineup as a precaution against Piazza further injuring his abdominal muscle. "Hopefully, he'll feel closer...
YANKS NOT WORRIED OVER DEREK'S MRI
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTESDerek Jeter didn't know the results of an MRI done on his cranky left hamstring yesterday, and didn't have to in order to understand the injury that's being called...
EL DUQUE OUTDUELS PEDRO YANKEES CHASE BOSOX ACE, INCREASE LEAD TO 11 GAMES
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amThere have been games when the Yankees have beaten Pedro Martinez, only to listen to others make excuses. Pedro's rib cage was on fire. Pedro's shoulder was barking. They would...
AMAZIN'S STARTING TO WATCH SCOREBOARD
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amMIAMI - Bobby Valentine walked out of his office and yelled, "Unbelievable." On the screen in the road manager's office yesterday, the Cubs' Joe Girardi had just missed a chance...
CONE RECALLS CAREER-LONG HIGHS & LOWS
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amFROM up close, David Cone watched Mike Mussina come within one strike of perfection. From a distance, Cone has watched Mussina's reaction to that magnificent performance. Cone thought more highly...
S.I. YANKS AIMING TO CONTINUE TRADITION
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amAny organization would gladly trade a minor league championship for a bunch of good, well-schooled ballplayers. And while the players understand that and most of all want a shot at...
VENUS VERSUS SERENA: WILLIAMS SISTERS TO BATTLE IN HISTORIC OPEN FINAL
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amSerena Williams left Stadium Court following her semifinal destruction of Martina Hingis, held the microphone from her TV interview and begged the Ashe Stadium crowd, "Let's support Venus today so...
SAMPRAS POISED FOR AN ENCORE
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amAs he shuffled through the crowd following his practice session at the U.S. Open, Pete Sampras was bombarded by shouts of "Pete, Pete, Pete!" Sampras kept on walking, walking right...
DESPITE LOSS, HINGIS KEEPS NO. 1 RANKING
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amDespite her disgraceful showing in yesterday's semifinal against Serena Williams, Martina Hingis keeps her No. 1 ranking. Hingis was assured of staying No. 1 because of Jennifer Capriati's semifinal loss...
PAPA W. HEADS HOME
September 8, 2001 | 4:00amRichard Williams dreamed of this night but he won't watch any of it. With tears in his eyes, Papa Williams told reporters he is leaving town by this morning, flying...