August 4, 2002
KATE MCENROE'S BALANCING ACT
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amWhile Kate McEnroe has worked at the AMC Networks for almost 15 years, her office didn't really become "home-y" until three years ago. That's when McEnroe, the president whose responsibilities...
TRUCKING STOCKS ROLLING INTO THE REBOUND
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAs the nation heads down the road to economic recovery, the big rigs are revving their engines. "Long-term outlook for the trucking industry is good," said Jim Corridore, transportation industry...
CAPT. SANDY FACES A PERFECT STORM OF REGULATORY SCRUTINY
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAfter buying and building his way to the top of Wall Street over the past 50 years, Citigroup chief Sandy Weill is on the brink of a battle that holds...
IF YOU ONLY WATCH ONE SHOW THIS WEEK.... NEXT BIG THING "THE ANNA NICOLE SMITH SHOW"
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHERE'S something about a train wreck - bad as it might be - that is irresistible to the eye. Same with highway smash-ups - you simply cannot help rubbernecking even...
MR. MARVEL BAM SALUTES FRITZ LANG
August 4, 2002 | 4:00am'Exiled German Here to Direct Film Marvels" read the June 19, 1934 newspaper headline reporting the arrival in New York of the "monocled, broad-shouldered, blonde and blue-eyed" Fritz Lang. Marvels,...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: CHAZZPALMINTERI
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amOnly Chazz Palminteri could find a way to get paid for hanging out with strippers. For his latest project, "Women vs. Men," the smoky-voiced actor visited "every strip club in...
MY DOOMED STRUGGLE TO DETOX FOR A MONTH
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amHow hard could it be to give up alcohol and caffeine for month? This was my question last Thursday as I launched myself into a health drive. I'd gone for...
SHELBY JR. SHELBY LYNN'S FEARLESS KID SISTER MIXES LOVE, DEATH ON 'MISS FORTUNE'
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amEven for a country singer, Allison Moorer's life is filled with more than enough tragic material. When she was 14, the singer's father shot and killed her mother, then himself....
WHAT I WATCH
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amWANYA MORRIS SINGER, BOYZ II MEN "THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW." HE'S HILARIOUS NON-STOP, REMINDS ME OF "THE JEFFERSONS." I LIKE THE FACT THAT HE'S IMPROMPTU AND HE DOES IT SO...
CROPS HAVE US GOING IN CIRCLES
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAs much as I enjoy kicking back on a hot summer day with a big mint julep and worrying myself sick about things I have no control over, I had...
MARIAN SELDES: AMERICAN DIVA
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amJust recently, I've been searching for an answer as to who might be the American theatrical diva for our time. I'm thinking of the sort of woman Ethel Barrymore was,...
GONE FISHIN': LOBSTER DEALS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amIt's August and everybody's gone fishin'. Everyone but you, that is. At least you can eat as if you're at the shore - maybe even better - at these summer-in-the-city...
A TRUMPED-UP COURSE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAt opening day last Saturday at Donald Trump's National Golf Club, The Donald was positively giddy with excitement. "I think that when all is said and done," he gushed, "this...
FORMER VILLAGE BOUNCER MAY BECOME NEXT SUPERHERO
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amBruce Willis has hung up his guns. Sly Stallone has gone too many rounds. Arnold Schwarzenegger won't be back as the Terminator, and Harrison Ford, who turned 60 in July,...
EXECS AND POLS STEALING OUR FAITH
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amLAST week, President Bush signed a bill that promises to crack down on corporate crooks who steal, cheat, commit fraud and otherwise cook the books. They needed a bill for...
I'VE GOT SOME FIGHTIN' WORDS FOR BUBBA
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amFORMER Prez Bill Clinton, in a shameless bid for applause at a Jewish fund-raiser last week, said, "I would grab a rifle and get in the trench and fight and...
AUSTIN'S DOUBLE IS A LIVING DOLL
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAUSTIN POWERS may get shagged more than the entire NBA, NFL, CIA, ABA, ABT, FBI and HBO combined, but he really isn't a guy who has it all. For one...
WHY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING IS ON THIN ICE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amEVERYONE was shocked, stunned, disgusted, dismayed, appalled and aghast to find out last week that the Olympics (no! not the Olympics!) was all mobbed up and full of crooks. Why...
FAT CHANCE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amA GROUP of New York City fatsos last week filed a "big food" suit against McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken for - yes! - making them obese....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amSome of India's movie theaters have decided to play cupid. For the first time in Bombay, three movie houses have each set aside a dozen seats, called "close-up corners," for...
TED SUES SLAVE KIN OVER LAND
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amJust call him Ted "40 Acres and a Jackass" Turner. The media mogul has sued a group of elderly black residents - direct descendants of slaves - on St. Helena's...
VIAGRA'S NEW RIVAL SLIMS AND TANS, TOO
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amMove over, Viagra - here comes Melanotan. A new miracle pill is expected to give the little blue tablet a run for its money since it promises to make people...
FAREWELL TO HERO DAD HE NEVER KNEW
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amTen-month-old Patrick Mate Lyons sat on his mother's lap in the first row of a Long Island church yesterday to say goodbye to the father he never met. His dad,...
SADDAM BOOSTING BIOTERROR
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amIraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is suspected of planning to arm Palestinian terrorist groups with biological weapons to attack American and Israeli targets, a new report says. A report containing a...
DEAL REACHED IN QNS. BUS STRIKE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amA tentative agreement in the Queens bus strike could have buses rolling again by Wednesday, officials said yesterday. Employees of Queens Surface, Jamaica Buses and Triboro Coaches have been off...
HOW GI HEROES TURNED HOMES INTO KILLING FIELDS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amFORT BRAGG, N.C. - Teresa Nieves drew only scant attention when she moved into her new home here two months ago, but neighbors clearly remember meeting her Army husband for...
RIGHTS WRONGS EUROPE'S LOUD & EMPTY TAKE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amACCORDING to the U.N. report published last week, there was after all no "massacre" in Jenin. This is no revelation to those who smelled the hysteria and anti-Israel animus in...
42,000 WATCH 'LEFT' BANK A WIN IN SARATOGA
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAT a steamy Saratoga Springs yesterday, 42,000 racing fans braved the heat for the 75th running of the Whitney Handicap - and the belle of the ball was the race's...
PA WELCOMES LAND-SWAP BID: HONCHOS 'SERIOUS' ABOUT GROUND ZERO-FOR-AIRPORTS DEAL
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe Port Authority's top two officials yesterday expressed interest in a plan to swap Ground Zero for Kennedy and La Guardia airports. "This is a very serious proposal which deserves...
JERSEY CITY KIN BURIED TOGETHER
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amThey died together and yesterday they were buried together, in three white coffins with golden angels on each corner. Some 400 mourners gathered for the funeral of Bernadette Seajatan, 49,...
BELOVED BRONX MAN, 65, SLAIN ON WAY TO WORK
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amCops are hunting for the killer of a Mexican immigrant whose early-morning trip to work turned tragic yesterday when he was stabbed, robbed and left to die in the middle...
WILD-CHILD TEEN NABBED IN DAD'S FORT MURDER
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amFORT BRAGG, N.C. - The 15-year-old charged with the murder of her Army Special Forces stepfather is said to be a promiscuous and violent teenager who rebelled against her family's...
STORM TROUPER : MYSTIC SAW LIGHTNING'S 'BEAUTY' BEFORE IT KILLED HIM
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amNathan Maddox, killed by a lightning bolt that ripped through his body from head to foot, was a mystical man, searching for meaning when he urged his friends to join...
ISRAEL BUS BOMB
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A terrorist bomb ripped through a bus in northern Israel this morning, and initial reports said at least seven were killed and 50 were wounded. Ambulances and rescue...
YOU'VE GOT E-MAIL
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amFROM Kagors: "Loved the line about Benny." . . . From 231last: "Too bad Benny doesn't really exist.". . . From B.J.Peiser@livjm: "There really is no concern to worry [about...
VICTORIA GOTTI
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHE Penn is mightier than the sword, and Washington better watch out. Hollywood wild boy Sean Penn was in the city last week and revealed to me over dinner that...
PROPP SKIPS RIKERS ON WAY HOME
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amStolen son Matthew Propp, who pledged his love in court last week for the couple convicted of kidnapping him 22 years ago, has yet to visit them since they were...
HARLEM KIDS GAME FOR ACTION
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amHarlem Little Leaguer Cody Booth sleeps with his baseball every night, dreaming of his hero Ken Griffey Jr. and the major leagues. The 12-year-old plays third base and left field...
SOCIETY TYPES SAFARI HEARTY IN SARATOGA
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA - TO THE beat of jungle drums, the well-heeled filled the venerable Canfield Casino for socialite Marylou Whitney's annual ball Friday night. The black-tie party, the night before the...
DEADBEAT-DAD DRAGNET: FEDS NAB WELL-OFF MEN WHOSE KIDS LIVE IN POVERTY
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amNine of the "most wanted" deadbeat dads with kids in New York have been nabbed in a coast-to-coast crackdown on parents who try to avoid paying child support. One of...
WALL STREET PROSECUTOR BULLISH ON HIS NEW JOB
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amIf you're after financial advice, don't talk to the man putting the cuffs on America's suspected corporate crooks - he doesn't have a spare dime to sink into the market....
RESTAURATEUR COOKS UP A RECIPE FOR DOWNTOWN REVIVAL
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amJulie Menin, the founder and president of "Wall Street Rising," is leading a renaissance in lower Manhattan. And now she's been nominated for The Post's Community Liberty Medal by Gary...
DUCK POPULATION TAKES HIT FROM MOTHER NATURE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHE latest numbers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirm what most duck hunters and waterfowl experts suspected: Breeding duck numbers are down this year. In its annual report...
ROCKET RON STRUCK FAST: PIRATE FARMHAND K'D 27 IN GAME
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amOf all the professional baseball games ever played, only once has there been there nine innings of pure magic. And it wasn't Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World...
ERROR-LADEN PRACTICE LEAVES HERM ANNOYED
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amIt takes a lot to tick off Herman Edwards, yet his team did it yesterday with a sloppy morning practice that left him irritated. "I explained to the young guys...
PETTITTE COMING UP ACES
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amANAHEIM - He is part of a pitching fraternity that houses members with catchy nicknames Rocket, Moose, Boomer and El Duque. One is a Hall of Fame lock the minute...
WILL GOTHAM BE THE MASTER OF SUPER LANCE?
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe most dominant athlete in the history of competitive cycling - and possibly the most extraordinary physical specimen in all of sport - is coming to town today. Fresh off...
THE MOST VALUABLE GIANT DON'T KNOW HIM? YOU WILL, IN A SNAP
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - He's a non-descript linebacker from Baylor whose admission to the party is based solely on a single specialty. He's the most important player whose name you may never...
CHIP CHIP HOORAY ROLLS TO HAMBO WIN AT BIG M
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amIt was "Chip Chip Hooray" shouted in the winner's circle by the connections of the three-year-old trotting colt that captured the million-dollar Hambletonian yesterday afternoon at The Meadowlands. Trained by...
VERSATILITY KEEPS LEWIS IN THE PICTURE
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - He is called "our multiple, multiple guy" by defensive coordinator Johnnie Lynn, even though he was seemingly a goner the moment after the Giants selected not one, not...
SIZZLING GREEN CATCHES IRWIN
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amHe acts impervious to his senior struggles, this two-time major champ with the quirky, jerky stroke. Then Hubert Green declares his admiration for the perfectionist with the purest swing. "Ted...
A BAD TWIST OF FATE JETS LOSE SACKMASTER ABRAHAM TO KNEE INJURY
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe Jets' adversity-free summer of tranquility took a severe twist for the worst yesterday. A twist to John Abraham's left knee, to be exact. Yes, it's true. Camp Happiness at...
TORRE PLAYS PEN DECISION CLOSE TO VEST
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Joe Torre's mind was made up yesterday. Before Orlando Hernandez took the Edison Field mound to face the Angels, Torre knew which pitcher was headed for the bullpen...
CLEMENS, RIVERA WILL THROW TODAY TO TEST INJURIES
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Today is a work day for the Cortisone Cousins, a pair of pitchers the Yankees hope to have back by the end of this coming week. Roger Clemens...
NEWEST MET THOMSON HIS OWN WORST ENEMY
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAfter Jeff D'Amico got torched by the Astros last Tuesday, the day before baseball's non-waiver trade deadline, Mets GM Steve Phillips worked the phones to bolster the back of the...
SNAKES DEAL METS A DOUBLE DOWNER
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAfter Armando Benitez couldn't save a game, John Thomson had a chance to salvage the day. Had Thomson woven a masterpiece in last night's doubleheader nightcap after Benitez blew a...
LITTLE GUYS DO IT FOR D'BACKS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amIt's the little things that separate the average teams from the good ones. The Mets (55-54) learned that firsthand yesterday from the Diamondbacks (67-43), the reigning World Series champs, who...
ALOMAR FONZ IFFY FOR TODAY
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAs if two losses weren't bad enough yesterday, the Mets may have lost two starting players for the short term. Edgardo Alfonzo was kept out of the doubleheader nightcap because...
SALMON SINKS YANKS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAngels 5Yankees 4 ANAHEIM - Bernie Williams' game-tying, three-run homer off Troy Percival with two out in the eighth inning wiped away the sour taste that had built up in...
LIFE WITH MAJOR DAD MOLDS CYCLONES' HARPER
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amDID Bert Blyleven ever lock you in a laundry basket? No? Then you probably didn't have as much fun growing up as Brett Harper. How could you? The Brooklyn Cyclones...
KILLER B'S BURNITZ & BENITEZ AMAZIN'LY ATROCIOUS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amTO spell out the Met problems, you don't go A to Z as much as B-to-z. No players better exemplify the team's disappointment up to now and the distrust about...
DOUBLE-DIP MEANS REST FOR PIAZZA
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES Mike Piazza walked out of the clubhouse Friday night predicting he would not be catching both ends of yesterday's doubleheader, although he sounded less than certain when he...
FONZIE GIVES THUMBS UP TO INJURY-FREE SEASON
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amAsk Edgardo Alfonzo about any of the injuries that hampered him last season and he looks like a CEO who just learned that Arthur Andersen had called regarding an accounting...
DEADLINE STARS & STOOGES
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amDESPITE a strike threat and to some degree because of it as non-contenders looked harder than ever to shed contracts, there were plenty of trades (27 from late June to...
BRIARCLIFF BRILLIANCE: STUNNING TRUMP NATIONAL MAKING PLAY FOR THE PROS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHERE is still a $15 million clubhouse to build and a growing membership to stabilize, but it won't be long before Donald Trump turns his attention to luring a major...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amSTEP BY STEPFORD Gene doping next wave in creating super athletes You thought steroids or Human Growth Hormone was the end of the story. It's only the beginning. The next...
THE KING OF THE COURT: BROOKLYN'S CAMPBELL WINS NIKE 1-ON-1 TOURNEY
August 4, 2002 | 4:00amOver the next two months, Brooklyn's Mike Campbell probably will wander down the Avenue of the Americas a little more often than usual. Who could blame him? Towering over the...