August 30, 2002
JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE; DOW FALLS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amLabor Day is just around the corner, but Americans are being forced into an unwanted life of leisure as layoffs continue and new jobs cannot be found. Just yesterday, the...
HERE COMES THE BRIBE - GRUBMAN EXPENSED TRIP TO EBBERS' WEDDING
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amDisgraced Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman was so close to WorldCom Chairman Bernie Ebbers that he attended Ebbers' wedding - and then expensed the trip to his firm, records...
MAHER TO BE DETAILS SCRIBE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amBILL MAHER, the controversial ex-host of the late-night television talk show "Politically Incorrect," is said to be starting a regular ranting monthly column for Details. Earlier, Details Editor-in-Chief Dan Peres...
LAY MAY BE NAILED FOR INSIDER TRADES
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amFederal prosecutors, under intense pressure to collar Enron's former chief executives, may resort to nailing the well-connected former chairman Ken Lay through his whopping big stock sales. Lay, a personal...
'FEARDOT'-BOMB
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amFEARDOTCOM [] Press the delete key. Running time: 98 minutes. Rated R (violence, torture, nudity, profanity). At the Empire, the Orpheum, the Chelsea West, others. ------ 'FEARDOTCOM" is a low-rent,...
THE PLAY'S THE 24-HOUR STAR THING
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amIMAGINE writing, casting, rehearsing and performing a play in 24 hours flat, from start to finish. How about six plays? It's been done before and will be done again -...
MELODRAMATIC 'MAD'-NESS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amMAD LOVE []Running time: 117 minutes. Rated R (sex, nudity). In Spanish, with English subtitles. At the Quad, 13th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. -------------- THE Spanish historical drama...
CASTE IT BACK TO BOLLYWOOD
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amAGNIVARSHA [ 1/2] Lifeless Bollywood musical. Running time: 126 minutes. Not rated (sexual situations, mild language). In Hindi with English subtitles. At Loews State, at 45th Street and Broadway. ---------...
GO WITH 'THE GLOW'
August 30, 2002 | 4:00am"The Glow" [ 1/2] Tonight at 8 on Fox -------- GUESS which movie plot I'm describing and you win $1,000,000 in cash, a brand new Kia and the movie home...
COLLEGE YES MEN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTHE YES channel is close to a deal to carry Ivy League football games starting in October. The nation's top academic schools may not play A-level college football, but they...
BAT-SONG! - TIM BURTON WILL DIRECT MUSICAL 'BATMAN'
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amHOLY Broadway! "Batman: The Musical" has finally landed a director - Tim Burton. Warner Brothers, which is producing the multimillion-dollar musical, has been courting Burton, who directed the 1989 "Batman"...
THE HAIR STAYS! - BUT EVERYTHING ELSE CHANGES IN 'IDOL' FINALIST JUSTIN'S LIFE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTHREE months ago, "American Idol" finalist Justin Guarini was selling burglar alarms door-to-door. Suddenly he is among a handful of people who are known by one name - like Madonna,...
LOWE BLOW TO 'WEST WING:' I'M GONE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Actor Rob Lowe says he won't reconsider his decision to quit "West Wing" in the middle of the season. "I have to go," he said yesterday. "West...
JOVI IS JOKE ON GRIDIRON
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNOTE to Jon Bon Jovi: Keep your day job. A devoted football fan, the rocker is set to kick off the NFL season next Thursday with a blowout concert in...
O.J.'S TRUE CONFESSION
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amO.J. Simpson has done a sit-down interview for an installment of "E! True Hollywood Story" about him and the murders that made him infamous. O.J. talks about being branded a...
DOWN TO THE WIRE IN BASEBALL SHOWDOWN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amPlayers and owners edged closer early this morning in extra-inning talks to save the 2002 baseball season. Contract negotiations at Major League Baseball's Midtown headquarters were expected to continue overnight,...
NO. 2 SWITCHEROO - ANDY'S LIEUT. GOV. PICK MIGHT WIN - THEN QUIT
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amANDREW CUOMO'S running mate - lieutenant-governor hopeful Charlie King - has been secretly talking to Democratic bigwigs about getting off the ballot if he wins in next month's primary but...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA veterinarian doing a root canal made extra sure his patient was sedated - because he didn't want the 400-pound tiger waking up. Even knocking out Bengo, the Siberian-Bengal mix,...
JACKIE MASON & A PALESTINIAN WALK INTO A COMEDY CLUB . . .
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amSOME people are feeling scandalized that big bad Jewish comic Jackie Mason fired a poor struggling comedian solely because of his Palestinian background. They've been had. Mason did nothing wrong....
ISRAEL DRAFTS PLAN TO SHUT SETTLEMENTS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel's military has prepared a plan that calls for closing down nearly all Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and seven in the West Bank in the event...
NO DEATH FOR 'KILLER' OF PRIEST
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amProsecutors will not seek the death penalty for Peter Troy, the loner accused of gunning down a Catholic priest and an elderly parishioner during morning Mass in a Long Island...
MARK MY WORDS, MICHAEL: I WON'T FORGET YOU
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNORWALK, Conn.IT WAS an eerie experience that so often occurs in the intense climate of crime and punishment. Michael Skakel, minutes before his sentencing, said to me: "Don't forget about...
BITTERSWEET PROMOTIONS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg gave pep talks to cops and firefighters yesterday at three promotion ceremonies that invoked the memories of those who gave their lives in last year's terrorist attacks. Bloomberg...
CUOMO POUNDS PENSIONS IN NOT-SO-GREAT DEBATE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amROCHESTER - Andrew Cuomo yesterday repeatedly questioned Carl McCall's handling of the state pension fund, while McCall largely ignored his Democratic rival in their third gubernatorial debate. With less than...
VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY SOUGHT TO EASE TENSIONS WITH CONGRESS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney sought to ease tensions with Congress yesterday by saying the White House "welcomes" the debate on Iraq. For the first time, Cheney said the...
11 MEGA MILLIONAIRES BACK IN THE 'DUNGEON'
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amAn ecstatic handful of New York's newly minted millionaires hunkered down and went back to work at the Housing Authority yesterday, even though they'd just turned into the richest city...
DEMS BREAK RANKS TO ENDORSE PATAKI
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amGov. Pataki yesterday picked up the endorsement of three Democratic state legislators at a "unity" rally in Union Square Park. Democratic Assembly members Tony Seminerio (Queens), Carmen Arroyo (Bronx) and...
DOWNTOWN 1, 9 STATIONS ON FAST TRACK TO REOPEN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA year ago, the tunnels beneath the World Trade Center were teeming with life as hundreds of thousands of commuters sped to work beneath the southern tip of Manhattan. Now,...
9/11 A DIFFERENT KIND OF OPEN-&-SHUT CASE AT WORK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amCity businesses are sharply divided over how to mark the 9/11 anniversary - most will be open to show the terrorists they haven't won, while others will shut their doors...
IT'S ROCK 'EM, SHOCK 'EM TIME - TOP STARS JOIN HOST FALLON FOR BIG BASH
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amMTV Music Video Awards host Jimmy Fallon is doing for MTV what Billy Crystal does for the Oscars. Like Crystal and his montages that put his face into famous movie...
FIRST JESUS, NOW ME - SKAKEL'S BIZARRE PLEA AS HE GETS 20 TO LIFE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNORWALK, Conn. - After likening himself to a crucified Jesus Christ, Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel yesterday was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the savage murder of...
THE BITTER CUP OF 'MR. COFFEE'
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amDON'T mess with Mr. Coffee. Sam Glazer is boiling mad. So percolatingly angry, the reclusive septuagenarian, who three decades ago brought you a newfangled coffee-maker you probably can't live without,...
KILLER GETS 'LIFE,' NOT DEATH
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amConvicted triple murderer Darrel Harris may have escaped the death penalty - but he'll die in prison. The state's top court tossed out Harris' death sentence earlier this year, but...
SLICK STREETS TRIGGER DEATH CRASH IN B'KLYN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA motorist lost control of his car yesterday on a rain-slicked street in Sheepshead Bay, killing himself and a pedestrian and critically injuring a Brooklyn man, police said. Bruce Stein,...
BLOOMY ORDERED TO SELL STOCKS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg must sell at least $45 million of his stock holdings to comply with the city's conflict-of-interest laws, according to a ruling yesterday. The city Conflicts of Interest Board...
EVIDENCE GLITCH WILL ALLOW L.I. FIEND TO WALK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA Long Island man who was jailed as a teenager 19 years ago for killing a 13-year-old boy by shoving rocks down his throat is set to walk free after...
DISGRACED RODRIGUEZ PLEADS TO EXTORT SCAM
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA shame-faced Brooklyn city councilman pleaded guilty to extortion conspiracy in a near-whisper yesterday - but stopped short of admitting he'd betrayed the public. Angel Rodriguez, who is facing a...
ALL THIS RAIN A 'WELCOME' PAIN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amMother Nature knows we need rain - but why did she wait until this week to drench us? That was the question on everybody's mind as a downpour whacked the...
VICTIMS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM TERRORIST ATTACK WERE REMEMBERED YESTERDAY
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe victims of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem terrorist attack were remembered yesterday at a memorial service in a Manhattan synagogue. About 40 friends and family members filed into Sutton...
SAUDIS' OFFER OF RACEHORSE FOR 9/11 KIN A NON-STARTER
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe Saudi royal family's reported offer to give families of the 9/11 victims a million-dollar horse on the anniversary of the attacks is being greeted with derision by grieving kin....
SCHOOLS SLAPPED AS SOFT ON 9/11
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA group of prominent educators - charging that schools are offering students politically correct psychobabble about Sept. 11 - has countered with its own a no-holds-barred lesson plan. The Thomas...
$5M 'FALL'OUT FOR WEDDING SMASH - GROOVING GRANNY SUES CAMERAMAN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amLet's go to the wedding videotape! A Park Avenue woman has filed a $5 million lawsuit against a videographer, charging he gave her the wedding-bell blues - and a broken...
REMAINS EYED FOR WTC LINK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThree bone fragments found on a Lower Manhattan roof are human remains that may be from one or more victims of the World Trade Center disaster, the Medical Examiner's Office...
JUDGE WEIGHS SUIT DEADLINE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA federal judge will consider whether families of Sept. 11 victims can launch legal action against the Port Authority over the next 11 days without forfeiting the chance of receiving...
VICTIM ESCAPES CENTRAL PK. PERV
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA 63-year-old woman sitting on a bench was sexually assaulted yesterday in Central Park. The attack occurred near the Lake, at 74th Street and West Drive. Cops say the attacker...
STOX 'INSIDER' WINS BAIL BID
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA federal judge agreed to set bail yesterday for a notorious financial commentator and stock trader charged with manipulating the market by leaking confidential law-enforcement information - despite allegations that...
HEY, SADDAM, CIRCLE NOV. 30 - WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe United States will launch its all-out attack to oust - and kill - Saddam Hussein by Nov. 30, according to a new report. Israeli military sources, quoted by the...
COMMISSION CONDEMNS CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA commission created by Gov. Pataki yesterday blasted the School Construction Authority for shoddy workmanship and lax oversight of new school buildings. It praised the SCA for dramatically reducing the...
RABBI'S B'KLYN STABBING MAY BE RACE ATTACK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA Hasidic rabbi was stabbed in the chest last night in Brooklyn's Williamsburg in an attack that may have racial overtones. Police said the violence appeared to have been triggered...
N.J. GOV DEMANDS A SAY IN REBUILDING PLAN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNew Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey told Ground Zero planners during an emotional meeting that his state must have an equal say in rebuilding - and that lower Manhattan officials will...
SNEAKER CO. IS LACED INTO FOR NAZI NAME
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA trendy British sportswear company yesterday hastily changed the name of its latest running shoe - "Zyklon B" - after outraged Jewish groups pointed out it was the same name...
YANKS CONFIDENT THEY WON'T STRIKE OUT
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe Yankees may have copped a spanking from the lowly Blue Jays last night, but they were optimistic their season wasn't about to end on a low note. As baseball...
SOMBER TONE TO THE FUN & GAMES - USUAL ANTICS STOP (BRIEFLY) FOR 9/11 TRIBUTE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe MTV Video Music Awards were as raucous, raunchy and rocking as ever last night, but they were also reflective - with the Sept. 11th terror attacks never far from...
GRID KID'S HELMET ORDEAL - CAN'T GET HIS XXL HEAD IN THE GAME
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA 14-year-old Indiana boy's promising football season may be sacked before it kicks off - because he can't find a helmet big enough for his humongous head. Tyler Money, a...
N.J. GOV DEMANDS A SAY IN MEMORIAL PLAN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNew Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey told Ground Zero planners during an emotional meeting that his state must have an equal say in the memorial - and that lower Manhattan officials...
THE PORT AUTHORITY AND NEWARK OFFICIALS YESTERDAY CHANGED THE NAME OF NEWARK AIRPORT
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe Port Authority and Newark officials yesterday changed the name of Newark Airport to honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The new name, Newark...
'PLANE' TRUTH: YANKS ARE READY
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThe Yankees put planes on standby last night for an emergency getaway today if the strike nobody wants ends their series against the Toronto Blue Jays. But at least one...
JAYS AND YANKS EQUAL AT LAST
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTORONTO - The Yankees and Blue Jays were separated by 26 ½ games in the AL East when they jogged onto the SkyDome artificial turf last night. But there was...
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL TURNS INTO A VIRTUAL DRUG STORE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amA high school in Brooklyn will learn about reading, writing and drugs when its students return next week - but no one's complaining. Duane Reade previewed a simulated drugstore within...
DIVAC CLAIMS U.S. CAN FALL
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK INDIANAPOLIS - There was a time when the world just wanted autographs and respect from American players. Times have changed. Now they want the United States' titles and lungs....
GIANTS SHOW SOME ZIP - BLANK RAVENS IN PRESEASON FINALE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amGiants 13 - Ravens 0 Figure there will be more fans, more intensity, more excitement and more of everything in a week than there was last night, when the Giants...
JESSE PICKS UP GROUND ON QB RACE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES In his bid to win the backup quarterback job, Jesse Palmer last night helped his case with a solid showing in the Giants' 13-0 victory over the Ravens....
CLASSY ATLAS DOES RIGHT THING
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amGood-faith TV, as opposed to the other kind, is hard to find. Recent examples of both: Good - ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" ringside analyst, Teddy Atlas, last week prefaced the...
CULTURE CROCK! - RACE NO EXCUSE FOR POOR BEHAVIOR
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amBASED on the nonsense we read and heard to explain, excuse and even champion the immodest behavior of Harlem's Little Leaguers, both MLB and the MLBPA are missing a fabulous...
ROLES REVERSED FOR IRISH, TERPS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amExpectations are a way of life at Notre Dame - make that extreme expectations. Tyrone Willingham knew that long before he became the Fighting Irish football coach on Jan. 1...
KRSTIC WINS VLADE'S VOTE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - When Vlade Divac looks at Nenad Krstic he sees a young version of himself. Divac raves about Krstic, the explosive 6-11 forward the Nets drafted with the 24th...
DOZEN CLASH IN SPINAWAY
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Push has come to shove. All summer long we've watched a wave of 2-year-old fillies run a hole in the wind, and today 12 of them come...
SUMMER SEASON ENDING WITH BANG
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTHE last big weekend of the summer is upon us and it's pretty much the same as it has been all season. Fluke fishing reigns supreme along the south shore...
ZABENZ IS CUT ABOVE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Leaping his way around the 23/8-mile course like Tiny Kangaroo, Australian steeplechaser Zabenz justified his 10,000-mile trek from Down Under with a 7 1/4-length victory in yesterday's...
KA-CHING! - JETS PUT MARTIN IN THE BANK WITH EIGHT-YEAR DEAL
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amAn otherwise unremarkable Tuesday at Weeb Ewbank Hall this week turned into one of the most moving moments in the respective careers of Jets' general manager Terry Bradway and his...
JENNY HAS THE ANSWER - ON COURT
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amAs the question droned on from a reporter, for Jennifer Capriati's face grew confused and her mouth fell agape. "President Bush has been holding town meetings across the country about...
JUSTIN FINDS TV GIG EASIER THAN AGASSI
August 30, 2002 | 4:00am2002 US OPEN NOTEBOOK When his career is over, New Jersey's Justin Gimelstob would like to land a TV tennis gig. And right now, the gregarious Gimelstob seems more well-suited...
FOES: U.S.A. IS NO SLAM DUNK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK INDIANAPOLIS - Team U.S.A. is vulnerable. It can be beaten, particularly by the Yugoslavians. That seems to be the consensus here and one NBA star took a jab at...
GAME, SET, REMATCH - BLAKE, HEWITT TO CLASH AGAIN
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amBoth James Blake and Lleyton Hewitt seem intent on selling their match tomorrow as just another third-rounder at the U.S. Open. No matter how hard they try, however, they will...
BOMBERS HOPING SEASON'S NOT OVER
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTORONTO - The Yankees actually want to worry about Roger Clemens. That would mean more starts for him, more games for everyone. That was the best-case scenario after he was...
SPARKS BREAK LIBS IN HALF - L.A. TAKES 1-0 FINALS LEAD
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amSparks 71 - Liberty 63 For the first 15 minutes of last night's must-win Game 1 of the WNBA championship series against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Liberty played like...
MO DONE FOR YEAR? YANKS SAY IT AIN'T SO
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES TORONTO - The Yankees and his agent vehemently denied an Internet newsletter report that Mariano Rivera's season is over due to a right shoulder injury. "No way," GM...
STRIKE MAKES NO DOLLARS - AND LESS SENSE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTHEY can't drive baseball off the cliff again over an $8 million difference that will affect no more than four or five teams. It makes no sense. Last time, you...
YANKEES BRACE FOR WALKOUT - ROCKET BLASTED BY JAYS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTORONTO - With the players and owners inching toward labor peace last night in Manhattan Roger Clemens took a beating in Canada. While hope for a labor agreement filled SkyDome,...
IT'S A WAITING GAME - METS MULL NEXT MOVE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amIf there's a strike, Grant Roberts has nowhere to continue his throwing program. Raul Gonzalez will be footing his own hotel bill. And Al Leiter might be heading to Smith...
CONFUSED METS MULL THEIR NEXT MOVE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amIf there's a strike, Grant Roberts has nowhere to continue his throwing program. Raul Gonzalez will be footing his own hotel bill. And Al Leiter might be heading to Smith...
YANKS: MO AIN'T DONE YET
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES TORONTO - The Yankees and Mariano Rivera's agent both vehemently denied yesterday an internet newsletter report that said Rivera's season is over due to a right shoulder injury....
FUTURE GUARANTEES CHANGES FOR YANKS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amTORONTO - Mel Stottlemyre balanced a cell phone between his neck and shoulder and jotted down a few final details on his scouting reports as he sat on the steps...
ROCKET BLASTED BY JAYS
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amBlue Jays 7 Yankees 4 TORONTO - With the players and owners inching toward labor peace last night in Manhattan Roger Clemens absorbed a beating in Canada. While hope for...
SAMPRAS' COACH LOOKS FOR RE-PETE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amBack in the saddle again with slumping Pete Sampras, coach Paul Annacone said tennis experts would be foolish to "count him out" of capturing his 14th Grand Slam during the...
JENNY'S DAY TO REIGN: ROLLS IN STRAIGHT SETS AFTER LONG RAIN DELAY
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amAs the long question droned on from a reporter for NPR Radio, Jennifer Capriati's face grew confused, her mouth fell agape. "President Bush has been holding town meetings across the...
MO DONE FOR YEAR? BOMBERS SAY IT AIN'T SO
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES TORONTO - The Yankees and Mariano Rivera's agent both vehemently denied yesterday an Internet newsletter report that said Rivera's season is over due to a right shoulder injury....
IT'S A WAITING GAME : METS MULL NEXT MOVE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amIf there's a strike, Grant Roberts has nowhere to continue his throwing program. Raul Gonzalez will be footing his own hotel bill. And Al Leiter might be heading to Smith...
JUSTIN TRIES OUT TV
August 30, 2002 | 4:00am2002 US OPEN NOTEBOOK When his career is over, New Jersey's Justin Gimelstob would like to land a TV tennis gig, and he's well-suited for one because of his gregarious...
LONG CAMP TAKES TOLL ON BLUE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES So much of the optimism and excitement the Giants generated early in training camp dissipated once the team was hit by injury after injury. Continuity was crushed and...
PALMER READING - JESSE GETS GOOD LOOK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amDo not say the preseason finale meant nothing. At least do not say that within earshot of Jesse Palmer, who has used these summer games for career advancement. As the...
PALMER WINS SOME POINTS IN QB RACE
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES In his bid to win the backup quarterback job, Jesse Palmer last night helped his case with a solid showing in the Giants' 13-0 victory over the Ravens....
KNICK PICK LOOKS GOOD
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - What you must remember is that Yugoslavia was playing Angola yesterday, so everybody looked good. Howard Eisley would have looked good. Heck, Frederic Weis would have looked like...
GIANT PARTY - NFL LAUNCHES SEASON WITH BIG APPLE GALA
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amAs far as Bob Papa is concerned, there's only one difference between the NFL and the most celebrated holiday of the year. The NFL takes place every week. "There's nothing...
5 QUESTIONS FOR JIM MCKAY
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThirty years ago Jim McKay earned an Emmy for his reporting of the terror at the Munich Olympics. At a screening of the ABC documentary, "Our Greatest Hopes, Our Worst...
MARK HALE'S MATCHUP OF THE WEEK
August 30, 2002 | 4:00am"THE SPORTS REPORTERS" vs. "PARDON THE INTERRUPTION" ESPN's "The Sports Reporters" has aired for 14 years, landed a coveted Sunday slot and even spawned a sequel (the cleverly named "Sports...
DEION & CO. 'PRIMED' FOR SEASON
August 30, 2002 | 4:00amThere was never a doubt that Deion Sanders was a natural for the broadcast booth. This is, after all, the same man who once said, "How do you think defensive...