May 22, 2002
OVERSIGHT AT SEC IS JUST THE PITTS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThe most red-faced victims in Merrill Lynch's scandals are the Securities and Exchange Commission and its bungling boss Harvey Pitt. The once mighty watchdog of the world's biggest capital market...
WALLPAPER GETS TEEN PEOPLE'S EX
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTime Inc. has hired a Swiss Miss to put up the Wallpaper. The protracted exit of Wallpaper founder Tyler Brule from his cutting-edge, London-based design and style magazine was completed...
DEJA VU ON WALL STREET AS DOW SINKS 123 AGAIN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amOne-two-three: you're running out of money. The Dow just posted back-to-back 123-point losses. Yesterday's sell-off came on concerns about terrorist attacks, a widening analyst scandal on Wall Street, a lack...
DREXLER OUT AS GAP'S CEO
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMillard "Mickey" Drexler has thrown in the towel at the Gap, Inc. The 57-year-old president and CEO announced that he will be retiring after 20 years on the job -...
LAWSUITS FLYING IN WAKE OF MERRILL SETTLEMENT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA flood of lawsuits is expected to erupt from wronged investors trying to get even against analysts at Merrill Lynch and other big Wall Street firms who suckered them. A...
MERRILL CAVES IN - SPITZER TAKES AIM AT REST OF WALL ST.
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amFresh from his victory over Merrill Lynch, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is turning his guns on the rest of Wall Street. The hard-charging AG and Merrill announced yesterday...
ROSIE'S MAG BOTTOMS OUT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amROSIE O'Donnell's magazine, Rosie, has been plagued by newsstand erosion since early this year, but the numbers fell off the table in May - the issue in which the controversial...
POLS MULL DESIGNERS FOR GROUND ZERO SITE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amQUIRKY Rem Koolhaas and well-respected Robert A.M. Stern were among the architects passed over by the Port Authority and Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corp. to plan the hubs and grids for...
NOW MORGY WANTS A PIECE OF THE ACTION
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amLook out Henry Blodget - Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau could be knocking on your door next. While Merrill Lynch has settled charges with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer,...
GAP CEO DREXLER QUITS: HIS FAILED MARKETING STRATEGY KILLED SALES
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMillard "Mickey" Drexler has thrown in the towel at the Gap, Inc. The 57-year-old president and CEO announced that he will be retiring as soon as the company's board of...
LAWSUITS FLYING IN WAKE OF SETTLEMENT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA flood of lawsuits is expected to erupt from wronged investors trying to get even against analysts at Merrill Lynch and other big Wall Street firms who suckered them. A...
STARR REPORT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWallace provides rare glimpse of Steinberg Ch. 7's Sarah Wallace has snagged an exclusive interview with Joel Steinberg - convicted in the 1987 beating death of his 6-year-old adopted daughter,...
HOW TO GAUGE BY AGE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amIT'S a myth that wine must be old to be good. In fact, most wine should be drunk within a year or two of its vintage - and for some...
RULE ON, ROUGE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amROUGE ½ 135 E. 62ND ST. (212) 207-4601 DAVID Ruggerio, the most mercurial of New York's great chefs, is back in the kitchen at Rouge. I urge you to go...
'WORLD' OF DESPAIR
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amBACK OF THE WORLD 1/2 An unflinching look at the world's dispossessed.In English and Spanish with subtitles. Running time: 89 minutes. Not rated (disturbing images). At the Two Boots Pioneer...
IT'S HORRIBLE. WATCH IT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amLAST week the country was divided on whether or not CBS should have aired the Daniel Pearl assassination video. This week HBO will premiere "In Memoriam New York City 9/11/01,"...
38 REASONS H'WOOD HATES NEW YORK ; NOT ONE OF THESE NEW SHOWS WAS MADE IN OUR TOWN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amOUT of 38 new TV shows slated to debut this fall, for the first time in recent memory, none of them will be filmed in New York. It is a...
BRUNO'S CLUB'LL COST YA
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA NEW members-only dining club will open on the Upper East Side this September. Owner Bruno Jamais, long-time maitre d' of restaurant Daniel - and until recently, the front man...
TIPTOE THROUGH 'GARDEN' BEFORE 'HOUSE'
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amHOUSE and GARDENAt the Manhattan Theatre Club, 131 W. 55th St. Call CityTix, (212) 581-1212. A LAN Ayckbourn's 1999 "House" and "Garden" are two interlocking plays, staged in adjacent theaters...
CRAWL OF WILDE - BRILLIANCE OF 'EARNEST' SURVIVES THIS TEDIOUS TAKE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST [ 1/2] Crass adaptation of the hilarious Wilde masterpiece. Running time: 94 minutes. Rated PG (mild sensuality). At the Paris Theater, West 58th Street and...
'SMELL' SAYS PRESS STINKS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTHE producers of "Sweet Smell of Success" - a musical about the power of the press - have had it up to here with the power of the press. They've...
ROGERS WON'T RULE OUT N.Y.
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amFormer Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers of the Celtics figures to be one of those free agents who could be had with the mid-level, salary-cap exception come July...
FREEDOM AFLOAT: PRIDE OF OUR GREAT NATION SAILS IN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amNew Yorkers will be the first civilians allowed aboard U.S. warships since Operation Enduring Freedom began when the Navy sails into town today to kick off the 15th annual Fleet...
GAFFE-IC ILLUSTRATION OF HOW NOT TO RUN FOR HIGHER OFFICE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - A surprising series of gaffes and miscalculations have dogged Comptroller Carl McCall recently, making many wonder if he has the political skill to go all the way. The...
BOOKKEEPER MCCALL EYES HISTORY BOOKS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWith the state Democratic Convention set to begin today, The Post takes a look at Democratic hopeful Carl McCall's record as state comptroller. The Democratic gathering kicks off in Manhattan...
WINNER AT LAWSUIT 'CON' GAME
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA would-be killer won nearly $750,000 from the city after he broke his ankle tripping on a sidewalk - in just one of the massive payouts Mayor Bloomberg says are...
IRAN TOPS U.S. LIST OF TERROR BACKERS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Iran remains the world's most active sponsor of terrorism and has intensified its backing for violent Palestinian groups, the State Department said yesterday in its annual report to...
PETITION: PUT DRUNK COP AWAY FOR MAX
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThe family of the four victims mowed down by a drunken cop in Brooklyn last summer delivered a petition to court yesterday carrying the signatures of 4,000 people demanding the...
MIKE LIKES RENT PANEL'S 'REASONABLE' HIKES
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg said yesterday that a preliminary decision by the Rent Guidelines Board approving rent hikes of 2 and 4 percent for new one- and two-year leases "seems somewhat reasonable."...
JUDGE NIXES DEAL IN L.I. SEX-PRIEST CASE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA Long Island judge yesterday withdrew a promise of only six months behind bars for priest and admitted sex abuser the Rev. Michael Hands - and the victim's family applauded...
NO GUNS FOR PILOTS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Pilots won't be permitted to have guns in the cockpit because the risks are too high, the nation's air-security chief said yesterday. But the feds are considering stun...
REBUILDING: SURVIVAL OF THE LAMEST?
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amALL's fair in love, war and Ground Zero rebuilding politics. The freshest slice of not-so-clean fun is the torment of Alexander Garvin, reported under scrutiny because he didn't vote the...
ALBANY PUSHING ATM PANIC BUTTON
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - Looking to curtail crimes at ATMs, lawmakers are pushing a bill that would require banks to install emergency 911 panic buttons. The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Scott Stringer...
ANDY PULLS OUT OF CONVENTION - WILL 'TAKE HIS CAMPAIGN TO THE STREETS'
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amGubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo will make the stunning political announcement today that he's pulling out of the state Democratic convention and "taking his campaign to the streets," sources told The...
'DWI' VICTIM'S BLUE QUEST
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amIT took nearly 3 ½ years of agony before Eric Goldin stopped wishing to die. Now, he's found a reason to live: to see the man who put him in...
FEDS EASING TROUBLED MINDS WITH $132M
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amCrisis-counseling programs for New Yorkers affected by 9/11 received a huge dose of cash therapy yesterday after the feds approved a record-high $132 million grant. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
ARIEL TRIES TO FEND OFF THREAT TO GOV'T
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A defiant Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will try again today to win Israeli parliamentary approval of his economic plan despite a revolt in his government that threatens his...
BLOOMY MAY TAKE STAND IN EXTORT CASE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg may soon be the star witness in the criminal trial of two men from Kazakhstan charged with breaking into his company's computer system to extort money. Oleg Zezov...
MANHATTAN RESIDENTS DRANK MORE BOOZE AND SMOKED MORE CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amManhattan residents drank more booze and smoked more cigarettes and marijuana in the five to eight weeks following the Twin Towers attack, a new survey has revealed. And that indicates...
CITY HIT WITH $150M SUIT OVER KILLING
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThe family of a Vietnam vet brutally slain for his apartment sued the city yesterday for $150 million, charging cops had the suspect in custody but released him to kill...
JEWS' 'RESPECTFUL' OBJECTION TO LAWMAKERS' DATE IN APPLE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Some Jewish lawmakers yesterday accused congressional leaders of being "disrespectful" by holding a symbolic gathering of Congress in New York on Sept. 6 - the night before Rosh...
SOTHEBY'S BIG BIDDING FOR A BREAK
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amSotheby's tycoon Alfred Taubman filed court papers yesterday asking an appeals court to throw out his conviction for a multimillion-dollar price-fixing scheme. Taubman argues his conviction - and one-year prison...
HARLEM BIKE DAD KILLED BY TRUCK
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA Harlem father of two walking his bike in the street was struck and killed by a trucker who may not have even realized he'd run down a pedestrian, cops...
BUSH SAID YESTERDAY THE BEST WAY TO DEFEND AMERICA
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday the best way to defend America against homicide bombers is to "hunt for them" before they can strike. Bush also said "Iraq ought to...
TEEN-STRANGLE ANGLE - KILLER: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThe confessed killer of Connecticut schoolgirl Christina Long claims her strangulation death was an accident during rough sex - the same defense "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers used. illegal Brazilian immigrant...
KOSHER LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA federal appeals court yesterday spat out New York State's kosher laws, saying they violate the constitution by using the state to promote religion. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel...
BEATLE'S 'GOSSIPY' DOC ON HOT SEAT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - The Staten Island cancer doctor who treated George Harrison is under investigation by the state Health Department for publicly talking about the ex-Beatle's last days, The Post has...
SILVER: MIKE LOSING GROUND ON SCHOOLS DEAL
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver warned yesterday that a Senate bill to give Mayor Bloomberg control of the school system "takes many steps backward." In a move that could further set...
INVESTMENT FIRM EMBEZZLER GETS 3 YRS.
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA Manhattan man who sees himself as a modern-day Robin Hood - robbing his rich bosses to give to the poor - was not-so-merry yesterday, weeping in court as he...
WTC DESIGNER-PICK DELAY - REBUILD PANEL BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amDowntown development officials are taking another look at their preliminary choice of a design team for the World Trade Center site after a controversy erupted over the selection, sources said...
CARNEGIE MASSACRE SUSPECT ATTACKS JAIL GUARD
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amCarnegie Deli massacre suspect Sean Salley punched a correction officer in the head at Rikers Island yesterday morning - and now faces assault charges on top of the triple-homicide charges...
CURTAIN UP ON WOODY'S $$-BATTLE COURT EPIC
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThere's no "Hollywood Ending" in sight for Woody Allen - just a bitter legal dispute over millions of dollars he claims is owed by his former friend and business partner,...
TAPE MAY BE 'KISS' OF DEATH
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMichael Skakel tried to get a kiss from his 15-year-old Greenwich, Conn., neighbor Martha Moxley on the night she died. Skakel, on an audio tape he made in 1997, recalled...
SLOPPY COP LETS 'KILLER' GET OFF
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man who confessed to murder walked out of court a free man yesterday - because cops forgot to read him his Miranda rights. Judge Abraham Gerges dropped the...
RUMSFELD: FOES WILL HAVE NUKES
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld issued a grim warning yesterday that it's only a matter of time before terrorists such as Osama bin Laden get nuclear, chemical or biological...
MAGIC MAN RISES TO LATEST CHALLENGE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amSuperstar magician David Blaine yesterday launched his latest death-defying stunt: standing for 35 hours on a 22-inch platform atop an 80-foot pillar in Manhattan's Bryant Park, with no net to...
LADY LIBERTY IN THE CROSS HAIRS - B'KLYN BRIDGE ALSO A TARGET: TERROR STOOLIE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amRampant terror fears have sparked a frantic citywide alert after an alleged al Qaeda tipster fingered the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty as possible attack targets. FBI agents interrogating...
SUICIDE TEEN IN PICNIC-TABLE POOL PLUNGE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA troubled Scarsdale teen apparently committed suicide by chaining himself to the bottom of a picnic table and then rolling it and himself into the tony town's diving pool, sources...
FBI FLIGHT-SCHOOL TIPSTER TALKS TO SENATE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Arizona FBI agent Kenneth Williams, who warned his bosses last summer that terrorists may have been taking U.S. flight classes, says he had no data directly involving the...
MIDEAST COALITION OF 'HATE' IN EVIL PACT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The most dangerous extremists in the Middle East co-signed a chilling declaration at the end of a terrorism convention in Beirut, Lebanon, two months ago, calling for attacks...
AUCTION PUTS ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amIt's one for the money this week as 59 pieces of rare rock 'n' roll memorabilia go up for grabs - including one of the few guitars Buddy Holly owned...
ANDY 'KISSES' OFF DEMS' NOD : CONCEDES CARL WILL WIN CONVENTION VOTE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amAndrew Cuomo yesterday downplayed the state Democratic Convention, which begins today, saying his rival Carl McCall is getting the "kiss of death" by becoming the party's official designee. Cuomo conceded...
SCUM & 'COKE': BLOOMY ALSO TARGETING SMALL-TIME LOWLIFES
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amCRACKDOWN 2 Nearly 10,000 low-level criminals who repeatedly commit quality-of-life crimes will be hit with new, tougher judges and longer jail time, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. Operation Spotlight, set to...
SCUM & 'COKE' SWEEP : COPS NAB MORE THAN 1,000 IN CITY'S 'COCAINE CAPITAL'
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE - CRACKDOWN 1 More than 1,000 drug suspects have been arrested in a massive NYPD undercover assault on a stretch of Manhattan dubbed the Cocaine Capital of New York...
FBI'S FLIGHT-SCHOOL TERROR TIPSTER TELLS ALL TO SENATE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Arizona FBI agent Kenneth Williams - who warned in July that Arab terrorists may have enrolled in U.S. flight schools and said it should be probed - appeared...
CLASSROOM EXTRA: GALAXIES GALORE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amABSTRACT: The Hubble telescope recently took pictures of the Tadpole Galaxy. This week's Classroom Extra takes a galactic look at these sky marvels. Birth of a Galaxy Supernovas of the...
KEITH TURNS INTO THE INVISIBLE VAN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWith 3:59 remaining in the third quarter, Jason Kidd, with a trace of disgust, motioned for a timeout and before he and his teammates walked to the bench, Keith Van...
DUQUE GOES ON DL; WELLS DAY-TO-DAY
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amOrlando Hernandez' back problem is worse than David Wells' - even though it was Wells' back that underwent surgery last July. During the seventh inning of last night's 4-1 win...
METS LEFT OUT IN COLD: AMAZIN'S BATS ARE CHILLY IN PHILLY
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amPhillies 4 Mets 0 PHILADELPHIA - The hot water wasn't working in the visiting clubhouse last night, and the last thing the Mets needed was a cold shower. So most...
NETS SINK IN GREEN SEA
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTHE rats were routed when old Boston Garden came down. The leprechauns also skulked away, the futility of hanging on the rims at the Fleet Center to help the helpless...
NO MO? NO PROBLEM - KARSAY STEPS IN, SAVES MOOSE'S WIN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 4 Blue Jays 1 Joe Torre knew he couldn't go to Mo. So as Torre watched Mike Mussina pitch very well until there were two outs in the seventh,...
GLOATING ANDERSON TAUNTS JEFFERSON
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amKenny Anderson gloated in the Celtics' locker room late last night, with the Nets rookie Richard Jefferson taking the brunt of the New York City playground legend's tart humor. The...
ALFONZO IS HITLESS IN RETURN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHILADELPHIA - Edgardo Alfonzo was in and out of the chiropractor's office in 15 minutes Monday, just long enough to make his balky left hamstring feel better. The...
TIED HAS TURNED: CELTICS POUND NETS IN GAME 2
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amGAME 2 Celtics 93 Nets 88 You're the Nets. You hold Paul Pierce to 3-of-20 shooting. You check Antoine Walker to 34 percent from the floor. You get a triple-double...
CELTS WIN BOARD GAME AND EMERGE WITH SPLIT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThis is logical: "When two teams shoot poorly, have similar percentages, it's got to be somewhere else," reasoned Nets center Todd MacCulloch. "It" is the key to winning and "it"...
BATTIE'S DEFENSE PLAYS PIVOTAL ROLE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amAfter their oncourt TV interviews were completed minutes after the Celtics' series-tying 93-86 victory last night, Antoine Walker jubilantly jumped on top of Tony Battie's back as they walked in...
KIDD'S FEAT PUTS HIM AMONG ELITE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amNET NOTES Until Jason Kidd entered the Conference finals, no Net ever had recorded a triple-double in the NBA playoffs. Now there are two triple-doubles. And they came back to...
BASS BILL CLEARS FIRST HURDLE
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amA BILL that will help to keep striped bass a dominant gamefish in our area cleared its first hurdle last week after being favorably released by the New York Assembly...
ROGERS MAY LAND ON KNICK SHOPPING LIST
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amFormer Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers of the Celtics figures to be one of those free agents who could be had with the mid-level, salary-cap exception come July...
SURGERY THAT DEVILS NIXED HAS MCKAY HEALTHY AGAIN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amLittle more than a month from full free agency, Randy McKay is already feeling unrestricted - in his hip, anyway. Traded with a major hip injury to the Stars in...
BRAZILIAN HILARIO INTRIGUES KNICKS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThe "Brazilian Ben Wallace" paid a visit to the Knicks yesterday. Problem is, "Nene" Hilario has never heard of Wallace, doesn't speak English, he's 19, has only played pro ball...
PIAZZA KOS RUMORS: 'I'M NOT GAY,' MET STAR SAYS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - Yesterday in the City of Brotherly Love, Mike Piazza said he's strictly a ladies' man. Hoping to put rumors about his sexuality to rest, the Met catcher addressed...
LED BY JASON, BOMBERS HAVING A BLAST
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amApril came and went without many demonstrations of the awesome power of Jason Giambi. The beginning of May was just as benign. He was booed at home and questioned about...
MATES ARE DISGUSTED BY CLAIMS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - Mo Vaughn has seen the way fans - especially those of the female persuasion - react to teammate Mike Piazza. Searching for an analogy, Vaughn finally said it's...
KENNY ERASES SOME DOUBTS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTHE rats were routed when old Boston Garden came down. The leprechauns also skulked away, the futility of hanging on the rims at the Fleet Center to help the helpless...
FONZIE RETURNS TO LINEUP
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHILADELPHIA - Edgardo Alfonzo was in and out of the chiropractor's office in 15 minutes on Monday, just long enough to make his balky left hamstring feel better....
WEAVER'S ON RADAR FOR YANKS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES With Orlando Hernandez and David Wells nursing balky backs and Andy Pettitte rehabbing a barking elbow in a Florida State League game last night, the Yankees' most pressing...
MOOSE GETS IT DONE: STOPS JAYS ON SHORT REST; YANKS SET HR MARK
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 4 Blue Jays 1 There was nothing short about Mike Mussina last night. When pitchers talk about working with three days rest instead of the customary four, they call...
KENNY MUST ERASE DOUBTS
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTHE rats were routed when old Boston Garden came down. The leprechauns also skulked away, the futility of hanging on the rims at the new Fleet Center to help the...
SINKING FEELING GOOD NEWS FOR RAMIRO
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amJorge Posada was going through the litany of mistakes Ramiro Mendoza had been making on the mound - overstriding, landing on his heel, staying under the ball, his shoulder flying...
BOOMER OF GLOOM : WELLS WORRIED OVER BACK PAIN
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amAt 5 o'clock last night, Yankee manager Joe Torre didn't know the results of MRIs taken on the backs of David Wells and Orlando Hernandez. However, Wells, who was told...
NET RESERVES HAVE BEEN PERFECT '10'
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amIt was an adage first put forth by - of all people - a sportswriter, but adhered to by - of all people - Pat Riley. It dealt with rotations...
SOMEHOW, KIDD & NETS STILL GETTING NO RESPECT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amNET NOTES Maybe the Nets are a bunch of paranoid whackos. Or maybe they just can find motivation in everything they see and hear. But it seems every time an...
KEITH VAN HEART: SCOTT PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY FORWARD'S BIG-GAME PLAY
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amTo the casual observer, Keith Van Horn has shown talent in these playoffs. To those more familiar with the 6-10 forward's play, he has displayed emotion, versatility, a well-rounded game....
ALFONZO RETURNS WITH A HEALED HAMMY
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHILADELPHIA - Edgardo Alfonzo was in and out of the chiropractor's office in 15 minutes on Monday, just long enough to make his balky left hamstring feel better....
VAN HORN PULLS VANISHING ACT
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWith 3:59 remaining in the third quarter, Jason Kidd with a trace of disgust motioned for a timeout, and before he and his Nets teammates walked to the bench, Keith...
SO FAR, BYRON'S PLAN WORKING
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amThe flow of almost every playoff series is numbingly similar: the game, overreaction, promises, adjustments, next game. Tucked into that well-worn routine are the inevitable coaching maneuvers that, at times,...
LEHMAN FACES LONG TRIP
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amRoad trips for most PSAL football teams usually don't involve going more than two boroughs away. That won't be the case for Lehman this season. The Lions will open their...
LIBERTY LOOK TO PROMISED LAND, SANS LOBO
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWould somebody please turn the electricity back on at the Garden? No - not for the Knicks or Rangers, but for the Liberty. Keeping MSG filled each summer with intense...
TIGER RIGHTY MIGHT LAND IN BRONX
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES With Orlando Hernandez and David Wells nursing balky backs and Andy Pettitte rehabbing a barking elbow in a Florida State League game last night, the Yankees' most pressing...
LIBERTY LOOKING TO PROMISED LAND
May 22, 2002 | 4:00amWould somebody please turn the electricity back on at the Garden? No - not for the Knicks or Rangers, but for the Liberty. Keeping MSG filled each summer with intense...