May 9, 2002
"M.A.S.H" REUNION AT W. SIDE CONDO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIT'S been a while since Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John McIntyre bunked together in a khaki tent in the movie "M.A.S.H." Now, sources say, both Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland,...
CISCO'S EARNINGS REPORT VIEWED AS A SHELL GAME
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSYNTHETIC leases come and they go, but they apparently don't leave a trace. In the world of pro forma earnings - which I believe is Latin for "companies can report...
CISCO COMES TO MARKET'S RESCUE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe Cisco kid was a friend of the markets yesterday. Stocks rocketed after the bellwether tech beat earnings estimates. The Dow Jones industrial average rallied 305.28 points, or 3.1 percent,...
SUCKERS FELL FOR GE NEWSFLASH
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amCisco wasn't the only stock to spark what many market pros were quietly calling a suckers' rally. General Electric joined in the game of boosting its market value by trying...
OSCAR BET LANDS BROKER IN JAIL
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA simple bet on the Oscars snowballed into a multi-million dollar scam and a stiff jail sentence for a former securities broker who pleaded guilty yesterday to fraud. Ronald Pinto...
KMART IS REFASHIONING BERT, ERNIE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amKmart is messing with tradition. To generate attention for its exclusive Sesame Street children's collection, the bankrupt mass merchant is turning the sartorial spotlight on Ernie and Bert. The shtick-slinging...
WACHNER WANTS $25M - CLAIMS SHE'S OWED BACK PAY; CREDITORS BALK
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAfter plowing her personal fortune into Warnaco in a losing bid to forestall bankruptcy, Linda Wachner is now getting stiffed over her back pay. The founder and ousted chairman of...
STARBUCKS' LATEST STRATEGY ALLOWS JAVA LOVERS TO PLAY
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amStarbucks is looking to do for the board-game market what Oprah Winfrey did for books. The company, which operates more than 5,000 coffee houses worldwide, is introducing several new board...
DYNEGY DIVES AS SEC CLOSES IN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amDynegy, Inc. just can't get a break. The Houston-based energy giant took a 9 percent hit to its stock on news that subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission could...
MERRILL UP 8% ON REPORTS SPITZER SETTLEMENT NEAR
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amMerrill Lynch cashed in on reports that it's close to settling a 10-month investigation by state prosecutors, sending its battered stock soaring to its biggest gains since September. Merrill stock...
TRUE 'BLUE'
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBLUE SURGEAt the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. Call TeleCharge (212) 239-6200. Through Sunday. ------------ CLASS differences seem to ignite Rebecca Gilman's plays. Earlier this season, we saw the middle-class...
HEF PUTS ON HIS RABBIT EARS - CHIEF BUNNY WANTS SPECIAL TO BECOME REALITY SERIES
May 9, 2002 | 4:00am'BACHELOR," schmachelor. Hugh Hefner, the world's most famous 76-year-old single guy, says just wait until you see his new reality show, "Girl Next Door: The Search For a Playboy Centerfold."...
LANG LANG STILL STILL HOT HOT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWHEN we last left Lang Lang - the pianist, not the panda - the teenager had just wowed 'em at Carnegie Hall. Now, a year and one world tour later...
STARR REPORT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSawyer gets 'Care' package on Wall Street United Cerebral Palsy of New York City is honoring ABC's Diane Sawyer and Loreen Arbus, daughter of the late ABC founder/chairman Leonard Goldenson,...
IT'S BIG TYMERS TIME
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amRAP duo Big Tymers hit the big time this week with their new disc, "Hood Rich," crowning the Top 200 Album Sales charts - selling 160,000 copies, according to retail...
ARE THEY GOOD?
May 9, 2002 | 4:00am* DESIGNER: Charlotte Ronson, daughter of socialite Ann and rocker Mick JonesWhat she does: Separates and sandals, priced to $79 at her NoLIta storeIs she any good? The deconstructed shirt...
WANNA BET JENNINGS NEVER TAKES A PAY CUT?
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIT suddenly seems like the most awkward time in the world to ask Peter Jennings to take a pay cut. His "World News Tonight" on ABC just happens to have...
THEY WORK BY DESIGN - YOUNG SOCIALITES ENTER FASHION FRAY
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBEAUTIFUL, rich and talented? As if there weren't enough reasons to hate the city's young social set, a handful are making a bundle designing dresses and baubles. From Charlotte Ronson...
POSH PADS - THE RICH DISCOVER COLUMBUS CONDOS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWHEN Ricky Martin moves into his new $10 million pad at Columbus Circle, he'll be able to tape a TV show from his living room - or broadcast live if...
DINO-MITE SPECIAL EFFECTS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amONE look at the special effects in "Dinotopia" will confirm why it cost a reported $85 million to make. FrameStore CFC, the same folks who created the realistic dinosaurs for...
SIGHT FOR 'SAUR EYES - 'DINOTOPIA' MONSTERS ARE OH-SO DIGNIFIED
May 9, 2002 | 4:00am"Dinotopia" [ ½] Sunday at 7 pm, Monday and Tuesday at 8 p.m. on WABC/Ch. 7 ------------- UNLESS you've either been trapped inside a burqa or don't know any kids,...
READ BETWEEN THE 'SIGNS'
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSigns Release date: Aug. 2 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones, Rory Culkin Genre: Thriller Heat meter: 8 out of 10 Why we care: The...
A KILLER TOM: HANKS AS A BAD GUY IS IRRESISTIBLE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amRoad to Perdition Release date: July 12 Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law Genre: Crime drama Heat meter: 9/10 Why we care: Tom Hanks as a...
TALKING IN CODE: JOHN WOO PROMISES STYLE AND SUBSTANCE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amRelease date: June 14 Director: John Woo Starring: Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach Genre: War drama Heat meter: 7 out of 10 Why we care: John Woo promises style...
KICKING ALIEN BUTT: ROUND TWO WILL BE A KNOCKOUT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amMen in Black 2 Release date: July 3 Director: Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosario Dawson, Lara Flynn Boyle Genre: Sci-fi comedy Heat meter: 8 out of...
WITH BELLES ON: RIGHTEOUS SOUTHERN SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Release date: June 7 Director: Callie Khouri Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Smith Genre: Chick flick Heat meter: 7 out of...
PAGE SIX MOVIES
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWrong Time for "Altar Boys' Flick TALK about timing. On the heels of the Catholic Church's pedophilia scandal, comes THINKFilm's "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys," slated to hit theaters...
POWERS TO THE PEOPLE: THE AUSTINIZATION OF THE WORLD CONTINUES
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAustin Powers in Goldmember Release date: July 26 Director: Jay Roach Starring: Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine Genre: Spy spoof Heat meter: 9 out of 10 Why we care:...
A REAL SLEEPER: 'MEMENTO' DIRECTOR DELIVERS BLOODCHILLING FUN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amInsomnia Release date: May 24 Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hillary Swank Genre: Thriller Heat meter: 8 out of 10 Why we care: "Memento" director + Pacino...
CHANGE OF HEART
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBlood Work Release Date: Aug. 9 Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Wanda de Jesus, Angelica Huston Genre: Thriller Heat Meter: 7 out of 10 Why we care:...
JUMPIN' JEDI!
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Release date: May 16 Director: George Lucas Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson Genre: Sci-fi Heat meter:...
SPY'S THE LIMIT - AS THE YOUNG JACK RYAN, BEN AFFLECK STEPS INTO SOME REALLY BIG SHOES
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe Sum of All Fears Release date: May 31 Director: Phil Robinson Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Bridget Moynahan Genre: Thriller Heat meter: 8 out of 10 Why we care:...
TEEN SPIES IN LOVE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Release date: August 9 Director: Robert Rodriguez Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara Genre: Family adventure Heat meter:...
MAY YOUR SWASH NEVER BUCKLE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIf there's a New York bachelor more romantic than swashbuckling Chris Noth of "Sex and the City," you'd have a tough time naming him, especially once you hear Mr. Big...
TALENT CLOUT: LAURA REGAN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amEVEN in blink-and-you'll-miss-them parts in "Unbreakable" and "Someone Like You," statuesque stunner Laura Regan was an arresting presence. This summer, the 24-year-old New Yorker gets a chance to shine as...
SURF STYLIN'
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBlue Crush Release date: July 12 Director: John Stockwell Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Kate Bosworth Genre: Surf romance It probably won't win any Oscars, but the action-packed surf romance "Blue Crush"...
CARVEY CREATES PGEE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amMASTER OF DISGUISE Release Date August 16 Director Perry Andelin Blake Starring Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito Genre Comedy In making his newest comedy, "Master of Disguise," kooky comic Dana Carvey...
WELCOME TO A SIZZLING SUMMER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSummer spells surf, sun, sequels - and another "Star Wars" blockbuster. To celebrate the arrival of what promises to be a sizzling movie season, The Post's critics and writers the...
SEX, LIES & JULIA
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amFULL FRONTAL Release date: Aug. 2 Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Julia Roberts, David Duchovny, Blair Underwood Genre: Romantic comedy Julia Roberts isn't sitting out this summer's high-stakes blockbuster race. But...
TALENT CLOUT: AARON STANFORD
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAaron Stanford is not your typical struggling young actor. Straight out of Rutgers University, he snagged the lead in what's sure to be one of this summer's most talked about...
TALENT CLOUT: RYAN GOSLING
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amRyan Gosling, who sang and danced alongside Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake on Disney's "Mickey Mouse Club" as a kid, has Hollywood buzzing with his cunning yet seductive character portrayals....
TALENT CLOUT: ASIA ARGENTO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAsia Argento is a tough woman to track down. After several days of back-and-forth voice-mail messages, The Post finally caught up with the fiery Italian actress in, of all places,...
TOP TEN INDIES
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amStudio blockbusters aren't the only movies coming our way this summer. For discriminating viewers, there will be a lively selection of foreign and American indie movies. Here are 10 to...
CRUISIN' INTO THE FUTURE: SPIELBERG PLUS CRUISE EQUALS BLOCKBUSTER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amMinority Report Release date: June 21 Director: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton. Genre: sci-fi detective thriller. Heat meter: 8 out of 10 Why we care: Spielberg...
THE TALE OF TWO DEEDS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00am"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" is director Frank Capra's 1936 evergreen about an everyman named Longfellow Deeds, from the small town of Mandrake Falls, who inherits a fortune from a...
MIDEAST BOMBSHELL: ARAFAT'S OUT - NO PEACE TALKS UNTIL HE LOSES ALL POWER, BUSH SAYS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amPresident Bush has decided that Yasser Arafat has got to go - and that Mideast peace talks will remain on hold until the aging Palestinian leader has become nothing but...
PLEA DEAL FOR TEEN KIDNAPPER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA troubled Queens teen charged with kidnapping a 5-year-old girl avoided jail time by pleading guilty to unlawful imprisonment yesterday in a deal created to keep her in long-term psychiatric...
FDNY EYES WALL ST. FOR HIGH-RISE TRAINING
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA Wall Street office building could soon become a high-rise training center for firefighters. The 25-story tower at 37 Wall St. could be ready to take on New York's Bravest...
FOUR FACING JEHOVAH OUSTER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amJehovah's Witnesses leaders are moving to excommunicate four people who have spoken to a television show about child molestation within the church, the four say. If that happens, they claim,...
'KIDNAP' HUBBY 'INN' BIG TROUBLE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA Long Island wife got some good news: Her husband hadn't been kidnapped. Then she got some bad news: He'd been shacked up in a hot-sheets motel with two women,...
JUDGE TO MOB GEEZERS: RETIRE ALREADY!
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amOld dogs can't learn new tricks - but how about old wiseguys? A Brooklyn federal judge scolded a pair of septuagenarian reputed mobsters yesterday, advising John "Johnny Green" Faraci, 79,...
POST CRITIC'S PICKS OF THE FLICKS YOU CAN SEE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amTrying to decide what to see at the Tribeca Film Festival? Here are some of this critic's selections - tickets were still available as of yesterday afternoon: * "ASH WEDNESDAY":...
COUCH POTATOES THINK 'FRIENDS' REALLY ARE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amRepeat after us, TV fans: Tony Soprano, Frasier and Seinfeld are not really your pals, even though you may think they are. A new study found people watching TV believe...
'JAGER-GROPER' BOOZE KINGPIN GAVE 25G TO MCCALL CAMPAIGN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA New Rochelle booze baron - whose company shelled out a whopping $2.6 million to settle a sex-harassment lawsuit - donated $25,000 to the gubernatorial campaign of Carl McCall, The...
'RICH KID' DESERVES A FAIR TRIAL, TOO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amNORWALK, Conn., MICHAEL SKAKEL was talking about a place he called "a house of horror" - an institution known as Elan. That was back in 1987, and he was talking...
MASTURBATING MUGGER PULLS IT OFF AGAIN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe so-called "masturbating mugger" - a fiend who stalks young women before robbing them of their cash and jewelry and sexually satisfying himself in their presence - has struck for...
JUNK-FOOD JUNKIES - SNACKING MAKES US FATTER THAN EVER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAmericans are pigging out on more junk food than ever before, and are exercising a lot less, too, an alarming new study reveals. In fact, across all age groups, consumption...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA California man has complained to cops about a neighbor's hedge because it's shaped like a penis. But cops say the 20-foot plant is protected by owner Gillian Greensite's right...
L.I. PRIEST 'KILLER' ARRAIGNED
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe loner accused of fatally shooting a Catholic priest and an elderly parishioner during morning Mass in a Long Island church was arraigned yesterday on first-degree murder charges. A gaunt...
STATE PROBES 62 MT. SINAI DEATHS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - The state Health Department is now investigating 96 complaints of shoddy patient care - including at least 62 deaths - against Mount Sinai Hospital, officials said yesterday. The...
SPY ASKED PAL TO DRUG & BED WIFE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Convicted FBI spy Robert Hanssen, who's set to be sentenced to life in prison tomorrow, asked his best friend to drug and have sex with his wife, Bonnie,...
MCCALL: JESSE SR. NOD KEY
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - A day after Carl McCall mocked U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s endorsement of Andrew Cuomo, McCall was "proud" to accept the backing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.,...
ESCAPED SUSPECT'S DNA IS RAPE MATCH
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA saliva sample taken from serial-rape suspect José Santiago minutes before he fled from a police interrogation room matches DNA from sex-crime scenes, cops said yesterday. Collecting the sample was...
SUICIDE EYED IN HEIRESS DEATH
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBaffled authorities returned to Meredith Brooks McDermott's Upper East Side apartment yesterday, hoping to find new clues to the pharmaceutical heiress' tragic death. Investigators, accompanied by Chief Medical Examiner Charles...
MOLEST PAIN LINGERS FOR EX-STUDENT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWHEN Mark Taylor was 15, he thought about killing his school dean. His rage was fueled by the passes he claims the dean sent to Taylor's teacher, summoning the boy...
TRAGIC BOYS PUT UP BRAVE FACE AT SLAIN MOM'S WAKE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWhile little Nick and George Kotsopoulos were at their murdered mother's wake yesterday afternoon, lawyers were in Family Court arguing about who should raise them. Their father, Nikolas, is in...
VELELLA SET TO TURN HIMSELF IN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBronx state Sen. Guy Velella - one of the state's top Republican lawmakers - is scheduled to turn himself in to Manhattan authorities today on influence-peddling charges, a source familiar...
DAD RIPS DA FOR DEAL WITH KILLER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA furious father lashed out at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office yesterday for cutting a 1- to 3-year jail deal with the ex-Marine who killed his son with a single,...
STATE EYES BRAVEST FUND FEUD
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe state attorney general's office is stepping into an ugly fight between the firefighter's union and family members who accuse labor officials of trying to hold onto some $60 million...
STATE TERROR CZAR TO STEP DOWN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amGov. Pataki's anti-terrorism czar, James Kallstrom, will resign his post as soon as today, sources said last night. Kallstrom will return to a senior position at MBNA, the huge credit-card...
TEACHERS DO LUNCH FOR BIG $$
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe Board of Education plans to hire more than 1,000 teachers for the summer program - just for "cushy" jobs monitoring the cafeteria, The Post has learned. These teachers will...
N.Y. POLS TARIFF-IC TO THEIR DONORS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer are seeking to rewrite a series of obscure tariff laws to aid a handful of New York companies - all but...
DAY OF SETBACKS FOR SKAKEL PROSECUTORS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA former Greenwich, Conn., police chief said yesterday he tried to obtain an arrest warrant for Michael Skakel's older brother in the savage slaying of Martha Moxley. Thomas Keegan's testimony...
FBI MAN'S CHILLING 9/11 'PREDICTION'
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - FBI headquarters ignored its own agent's red-flag warning a month before 9/11 that Zacarias Moussaoui was the kind of person who might "fly something into the World Trade...
CARDINAL LAW: I RELIED ON MDS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBernard Cardinal Law, the leader of Boston's Catholics, yesterday testified that he transferred a child-molesting priest to another parish in 1984 only after doctors told him the clergyman was not...
DOWNTOWN DAZZLES AGAIN AS THE STARS COME OUT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA celeb-filled, red-carpet affair kicked off the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival in glittering style last night as the glamour crowd returned downtown. After the opening ceremony at City Hall, featuring...
STATION-HOUSE GUNMAN GETS LIFE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe crazed gunman who earlier this year held a Manhattan cop hostage for four hours in an Upper East Side station house begged to be sent to prison for life...
LINCOLN CTR. RAPIST EYED IN 5 ATTACKS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA hulking rapist - responsible for a knifepoint attack inside a building near Lincoln Center nearly three months ago - is believed responsible for four similar assaults in Manhattan buildings...
GROSS-ERY STORES - FLUNKING FOOD SHOPS CORNER THE MARKET ON FILTH
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amHundreds of the city's grocery stores have repeatedly flunked at least three consecutive sanitary inspections over the last year, a new report shows. Some stores have even failed six or...
LEVY WANTS 'VOODOO' BOARD MEMBER TO VANISH
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy yesterday urged the Board of Education to oust a Manhattan community school board member accused of dropping "voodoo powder" outside a superintendent's office. Levy submitted an...
FORMER AMMON AIDES CASH IN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amTwo former assistants to Ted Ammon have quietly settled their multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the slain bank big, making them the latest of the financier's foes to make a killing off...
ARABS QUIETLY CHEERING YASSER'S DANCE OF DEATH
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amTHERE'S a Mideast saying that the only people who hate Yasser Arafat more than the Israelis are ... the Arabs. They know firsthand how Arafat brings trouble - that's why...
ISRAEL OKS REVENGE RAIDS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel's defense Cabinet early today approved retaliation against "terrorist targets" for the homicide bombing that killed 16 people Tuesday. The ministers authorized Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who cut...
ISRAEL PLANS REVENGE RAIDS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel's defense Cabinet met last night to plan what could be raids in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the homicide bombing that killed 16 people Tuesday. Prime...
BOMB THUG ROBO-STOPPED: PALESTINIAN TERRORIST WHO BOTCHED ATTACK GETS HIGH-TECH HAUL-OFF
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThese dramatic photos show a Palestinian homicide bomber wrestling with an anti-bomb robot after a failed bid to blow up Israeli soldiers. Badly wounded after one of his explosives went...
ARAFAT DELAYS NATIVITY CHURCH DEAL
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Negotiators said early today a breakthrough had been reached to end the five-week siege of the Church of the Nativity - but Israeli sources said Yasser Arafat had...
MOVIE FETE'S OPENING IS SCREEN-GEM PRESENTATION
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIt's show time, folks! The Tribeca Film Festival, the most ambitious event of its type ever attempted in the city, is off to a glittering start, with a star-studded slate...
DINNER AND A MOVIE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA weeklong dining special brings together two of our favorite things: cool movies and cheap meals. The Tribeca Film Feast is part of a larger effort to revitalize the downtown...
ROCKET PASSES FERGIE ON ALL-TIME WIN LIST
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - Roger Clemens won't know until late in the year if he has a chance at win No. 300. But every time he takes the mound...
MET HEARTS ARE ACHING FOR FRANCO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe Mets lost a game to San Francisco last night, but afterward their thoughts and words were about MRIs, not RBIs, about the loss of team captain John Franco, not...
ESTES TAKES LOSS AS METS DROP 4TH STRAIGHT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA chill lingered throughout Shea Stadium last night, beyond the 58 degrees and blustery winds at first pitch. John Franco found out a half-hour before game time that his season...
JOHNNIE BE GONE - MAYBE FOR GOOD - FRANCO'S CAREER IN JEOPARDY AS DOCS CALL FOR ELBOW SURGERY
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amA few minutes before the Mets made the official announcement that John Franco was lost for the year with a possible career-ending elbow injury, Franco's smiling face appeared on the...
BY EVERY DEFINITION, DUNCAN DESERVES IT
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amALONG with the words "great" and "fornicate," the word "value" is among the most misused and misunderstood word in the English language. For instance, "great" is often applied to anyone...
HURTIN' HORNETS FLYING ON LAST WING
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIT has to be a bit unnerving for Charlotte. Down 2-0 in their best-of-seven series with the Nets, the Hornets must deal with the haunting revelation that the Nets have...
HITCHCOCK OFF RANGER LIST
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIt's a difficult one to read, but it now appears far more likely than not that either Herb Brooks or Larry Robinson - and not Ken Hitchcock - will become...
NETS GOING FOR THROAT - LOOK TO BURY BEES IN GAME THREE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amCHARLOTTE - The Nets want the jugular. Having claimed a commanding 2-0 lead at home, the Nets journeyed here after practice yesterday determined that the next time they sniff whatever...
BAILEY GETS MOUNT ON MEDAGLIA D'ORO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amOf the last six Kentucky Derby winners to run in the Preakness, only one went off the favorite (Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000; he lost). With this year's middle jewel of...
PARKER HAS NEW VIEW OF JINT OL
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amNot officially, but realistically, Glenn Parker can view the Giants as an informed outsider. As such, his initial reaction to their offensive line plans was somewhat skeptical. "God bless 'em,...
ATTENTION JAY-MART SHOPPERS - YANKS LISTENING AS TORONTO PEDDLES OUTFIELD
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIf the Yankees trade for an outfielder in the near future, it will not be for Cliff Floyd or Bobby Higginson. Instead, they are considering a deal that would bring...
BUCK IN FINAL FIVE FOR ROYAL JOB
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amBuck Showalter, whose reputation has been damaged since his dismissal as Diamondback skipper following the 2000 season, will be one of five candidates interviewed by the Royals to fill their...
FINAL HOME STAND LOOMS FOR CHARLOTTE
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amCHARLOTTE - The mood at the Hornets' practice facility was as solemn as church. Paul Silas, known for short sessions, conducted a marathon three-hour practice/film session yesterday, showing the entire...
SCOTT'S FAITH IN ROOKIES IS PAYING OFF
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amNET NOTES CHARLOTTE - Byron Scott learned a lot playing for coach Pat Riley. But one Riley belief obviously never rubbed off on Scott, and the Nets are better for...
STORM DUO ESCAPES SURGERY
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSt. John's got some great news on the injury front this week when center Mohamed Diakite was able to scrimmage for the first time since herniating a disc in his...
HOFSTRA SIGNS FLA. DUO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amFor years, the Hofstra basketball program has recruited almost exclusively in the New York area. Now entering its second season in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Pride have started to...
IRIZARRY IGNORES PAST, HURLS MONROE TO WIN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amHS BASEBALL: Monroe 15 - Smith 5 Mike Turo was well aware that Jason Irizarry was one of the most talented baseball players at Monroe, but after the righthander failed...
YANKS COME OUT SWINGIN' - SORIANO BLASTS 2 IN ROUT OF RAYS
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 7 - Devil Rays 2 ST. PETERSBURG - At the end of last year, Luis Sojo predicted we are watching an Alex Rodriguez-type player when we lock our eyes...
THIS COULD BE HIS TOUGHEST SAVE YET
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAT FIRST, the discussion was about missing Opening Day. Then April. Then May. And now it is possible John Franco is out for the rest of his career. Franco learned...
IT'S BAD NEWS ON FRANCO'S ELBOW - TOUGHEST SAVE COULD BE HIS CAREER
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amAT FIRST, the discussion was about missing Opening Day. Then April. Then May. And now it is possible John Franco is out for the rest of his career. Franco has...
REST OF PEN WILL MISS FRANCO MOST
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amWhat John Franco's MRI results meant for the veteran reliever is that his season - and possibly his career - is over. What those results meant for the rest of...
LOST NIGHT FOR METS: FRISCO FRIES AMAZIN'S; FRANCO OUT FOR SEASON
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amGiants 8 Mets 2 A chill lingered throughout Shea Stadium last night, beyond the 58-degree temperature and blustery winds at first pitch. Team captain John Franco found out right before...
HE'LL BE OUT 'TIL ALL-STAR BREAK MAYBE FOR YEAR
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amThe Mets' season has never hinged on John Franco's hinge. That's because Franco's left elbow has prevented him from throwing one pitch in a game thus far. But the 41-year-old...
BONDS WHIFF PUTS KANE ON RADAR SCREEN
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amIt was just one at-bat, and in a four-run, regular-season loss at that. But Kane Davis' strikeout of home run machine Barry Bonds - part of his impressive, two-inning stint...
GOODEN APPARENTLY PERSONA NON GRATA
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - What's up with Doc? With the Yankees playing the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field, several Yankee employees stationed at the Tampa minor-league complex have filtered...
SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT ... BUT YANKS STICKIN' WITH SPENCER AND VANDER WAL
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Two and 11. Those are the reasons the Yankees like Cliff Floyd, Jose Cruz Jr. and Shannon Stewart. The first number is the home run total of...
BANGED-UP ELBOW KOS PIAZZA FROM LINEUP
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amMike Piazza was originally in the starting lineup last night, but he was scratched during batting practice. As his teammates were hitting, Piazza slid his elbow sleeve down his right...
SURGERY RULED OUT FOR STORM DUO
May 9, 2002 | 4:00amSt. John's got some great news on the injury front this week when center Mohamed Diakite was able to scrimmage for the first time since herniating a disc in his...