October 25, 2002

AOL-TW WOES GROW - PROS: NEXT WRITEDOWN COULD HIT $20B - $30B

AOL Time Warner is set to swallow another multibillion-dollar writedown by the end of the year. It would be the second gigantic writedown for the beleaguered media giant, and another...

CASE'S FOES EMBOLDENED BY RESTATEMENT

The case for Steve Case's ouster is gaining momentum. The company's recent disclosure that it found $190 million of improperly booked revenue stemming from AOL's marketing and advertising deals could...

LEVIN'S NIGHTMARE - RESTATEMENT COULD COST EX-AOL-TW CHIEF $162M

Gerald Levin doesn't even work at AOL Time Warner anymore, but AOL's latest restatement could cost him $162.6 million. Under a provision of the new Sarbanes-Oxley investor protection act, the...

ROLLER-COASTER MARKET FALLS 176

Stocks fell yesterday, continuing their roller coaster ride of the last week. Yesterday's downturn caused the evaporation of $142 billion in investor wealth. Stocks were up on Monday, down on...

GUCC MASTERPIECES ON SOTHEBY'S BLOCK

Beleaguered porn publisher Bob Guccione has some new pictures he's selling to the public. As his Penthouse magazine empire continues to crumble, Guccione now finds himself forced to auction off...

EVERLAST TO KICK OFF CASUAL SHOE LINE

Everlast is looking to knock out its competition with a new line of casual shoes. The company's deal, with BBC International, is the latest of Everlast's expanding collection of licenses....

FEDS: STREET SHOULD FUND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

The much-anticipated summit of Wall Street power brokers and crusading regulators - a prelude to the hoped-for global settlement between the titans - concluded with a whimper yesterday. Government regulators...

AIMING FOR A SNIPER BOOK

EXPECT a flood of books soon about the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks, which have left 10 people dead and three more wounded. "It will absolutely generate multiple book projects," said...

ABT LET GEORGE DO IT

WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOUCity Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, (212) 581-1212. Through Sunday. ----------- AMERICAN Ballet Theater has a humongous hit on its hands - and it...

GET THE 'HOOK'

BY HOOK OR BY CROOK [] ------SHY, a butch lesbian, puts on a suit and tie and quits her small town for the big city. In San Francisco, she hooks...

BRIT DRAMA FULL OF LIFE

ALL OR NOTHING [] Sad but true. Running time: 128 minutes. Rated R (pervasive language and some sexuality). At the Lincoln Plaza and the Angelika. ----------- THREE years after the...

'FULL'-TILT DEBUT

PAID IN FULL [ 1/2] Hustling in Harlem. Running time: 93 minutes. Rated R (violence, pervasive language, some strong sexuality and drug content.) At the E-Walk, Loews Kips Bay, Magic...

STARR REPORT

Glamour casts about for 'SNL' women "Saturday Night Live" cast members Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Ana Gasteyer (who's no longer with the show) will be...

INDIE CHICKS TOAST 10

THEY'VE come a long way, baby. The first issues were stapled, folded and collated by hand and passed out for free; 10 years later, music mag Chickfactor is celebrating "one...

DO THE MATH - BUT DON'T 'BANK' ON IT

THE BANK [ 1/2] Big business brought down. Running time: 103 minutes. Not rated (language.) At the Quad Cinema, 13th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. -------- THE timing of...

CRYING TIME - GRAB YOUR HANKIES. THREE 'BACHELOR' GOODBYES END IN TEARS, TEARS, TEARS

THERE'S more tears in store for the four ladies left on "The Bachelor 2." The hit reality series is heading into its final weeks, and insiders at the show told...

FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE LEAVES 'EM WANTING MOORE

SAM MOORE ------- THE Southern gospel-flavored soul of the '60s was dusted off and polished up by original blues brother Sam Moore at B.B. King's 42nd Street joint Wednesday night....

THE LONE EAGLE - AND HERE'S TO YOU, MR. ROBINSON

NO longer in the comfort of the Black Crowes' nest, Chris Robinson is flying solo. The very successful band he founded with his brother Rich more than 15 years ago...

LEAVES YOU STILL HUNGRY

FOOD OF LOVE [ 1/2]Running time: 112 minutes. Not rated (nudity, sexual situations, language). At the Cinema Village, 12th Street between University Place and Fifth Avenue. ------- SOME solid performances...

BAD NEWS: SHE'S BACK GOOD NEWS: SHE ACTS

'THE Anna Nicole Show" will return for a second season on E! - perhaps with a new character or two. The bizarre reality show will return early next year for...

MUSIC IS CALLING THE TUNE IN THIS SHOW

IN an $8.5 million musical teeming with leggy dancers, modern choreography and smart design, it's Billy Joel's music that shines as the brightest star of "Movin' Out." This is a...

A MOVIN' BALLET - THARP'S CHOREOGRAPHY TAKES CENTER STAGE

MOVIN' OUT [ 1/2]The Richard Rodgers Theater, 226 W. 46th St. (212) 221-1211. -------- THEY can call the Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel "Movin' Out" a musical until they're blue in the...

ARTFUL 'DODGER'

ROGER DODGER [] Player movie scores. Running time: 104 minutes. Rated R (sexual references, profanity). At the Lincoln Square and the Sunshine. ------------- 'ROGER Dodger" is a tour-de-force for Campbell...

'QUEEN'S MEN' A REAL HUMPTY DUMPTY

ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN [] Kind of a drag. Running time: 99 minutes. Not rated (moderate violence, profanity, sexuality). At the Empire, the Chelsea, the Village East, others. --------- IN...

A HELLUVA GUY - LEGENDARY ADOLPH GREEN DEAD AT 87

'HE was like Peter Pan, in a way. A kind of demented Peter Pan, and Betty had to be Wendy to keep him in line." That's Arthur Laurents' apt and...

SORRY, 'CHARLIE' - CALLING AUDREY AND CARY

THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE [ 1/2] A mere trifle. Running time: 104 minutes. Rated PG-13 (moderate violence, sex, some nudity). At the E Walk, the Beekman, the 86th Street East,...

SHE'S DEAF NOT DUMB

A deaf FBI agent who can read bad guys' lips is emerging as a new heroine for Pax TV. "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye" has been on for just two weeks and...

THE 'PLOT' SICKENS

JACKASS: THE MOVIE [Zero stars.] Plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year. Running time: 85 minutes. Rated R (dangerous and extremely crude stunts,...

A SINKING FEELING FROM GHOULISH 'GHOST SHIP'

GHOST SHIP [] Slow-moving maritime horror. Running time: 98 minutes. Rated R (gore, violence, naked breasts). At the Chelsea West, the Union Square, the Kips Bay, others. ---------- THERE is...

OLE!

FRIDA [ ½] Gorgeous tale of love and art. Running time: 122 minutes. Rated R (female nudity, sexuality, brief violence). At the Lincoln Square, the Angelika, the New York Twin....

REBEL GESTURE - CHECHEN TERRORISTS: WE'LL FREE FOREIGNERS

Chechen rebels holding 600 hostages in a Moscow theater agreed today to free 75 foreign captives, a Russian security official said. The promise came after the rebels killed a woman...

MIDTOWN 'RIFLE' CAR ABANDONED

Cops yesterday found the car that sparked a Midtown sniper scare - but no trace of the driver or the rifle that some sharp-eyed New Yorkers spotted him carrying. Police...

ISRAELI TERROR 'SPY' WAS PAID IN DRUGS

An Israeli army officer received millions of dollars in drugs as payment from the Hezbollah terror group during the 18 months he ran a traitorous spy ring, officials said yesterday....

N.J. DROUGHT RULES DILUTED

Following a rain-soaked October, New Jersey officials are easing water-use restrictions - and similar changes could be on the way for New York City. Garden State residents can now water...

KID-STABBER COPS PLEA FOR 20 YEARS

A man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder for stabbing an 11-year-old boy 17 times and leaving him for dead earlier this year in a failed bid to extort $1,500...

TYSON: IT PAY$ TO BE BAD

Get a load of Mike Tyson's latest excuse for his ear-chomping, trash-talking, sexually abusive behavior - the ex-heavyweight champ says he has to be evil in order to make a...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

Officials at Indiana University are seeing red - after a porn flick was shot in one of the dorms. Lorenza Jara, president of Teter Residence Hall, said students spotted a...

SAMARITAN'S MOM SOBS IN COURT

The mother of a Good Samaritan shot dead execution-style by the stranded strangers he tried to help sobbed uncontrollably in court yesterday, screaming, "I want my son!" Amarjit Singh's anguish...

PRESIDENT BUSH YESTERDAY PRODDED THE UNITED NATIONS TO GET TOUGH ON SADDAM HUSSEIN

WASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday prodded the United Nations to get tough on Saddam Hussein instead of acting "feeble," as U.S. officials voiced growing confidence that they'll convince France and...

'IDOL' TIDAL WAVE - THOUSANDS CAMP OUT FOR SHOT AT TV FAME

Apparently, everyone wants to be a rock star. Nearly 2,000 pop-singer wannabes camped out in the Financial District yesterday in hopes of landing an audition for Fox's coveted reality show,...

GOV GIVES GROCER DONOR A DISCOUNT

A MAJOR upstate donor to Gov. Pataki got state tax breaks this month for his supermarket chain - three days after he ponied up $25,000 to the governor's re-election campaign....

NY DEMS DISSED - MCAULIFFE GIVES UP ON HIS PARTY'S ATM

FOR the second time in a year, Chairman Terry McAuliffe and the Democratic National Committee have left New York Democrats twisting in the wind. McAuliffe's decision to renege on more...

AGONY AND ECSTASY FOR L.I. KIDNAP KID & MOM

A Long Island mom was plunged into panic and despair after a heartless hoodlum stole her car - and 14-month-old son. "You don't know what to feel when someone rips...

BX. COPS RIP D.A.'S BARGAIN BUNGLES

Cops in The Bronx were outraged when they found out two men bagged on gun and drug charges were set loose by in sweetheart plea deals last month. The men,...

CIG DAD KID'S PLEA FALLS ON DEAF EARS

Housing Authority officials yesterday said the decision to can a manager caught taking extended smoking breaks was irreversible - even though several other cigarette-loving workers just got their wrists slapped....

NO JAIL FOR HALE IN CHARITY RIP-OFF

A "broken" Lorraine Hale was sentenced to five years' probation yesterday for stealing money from her late mother's renowned Hale House charity for sick tots. Honoring the terms of a...

CITY SCHOOL UNIONS URGE CRIME PANEL

A coalition of unions yesterday called on Mayor Bloomberg to convene a "safety summit" to address a spate of violent attacks in and around schools in the past week. "We're...

SON OF BRIT COURT BIG COPS PLEA TO STALKING

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Prosecutors and the son of England's top legal officer cut a plea bargain yesterday that'll send the British bad boy to prison - and then back...

BLOOMY'S BIG 'BUTT' BOOSTS SMOKING WAR

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday had an unlikely ally in his campaign against smoking: a giant cigarette. The drug company Pharmacia held a press conference at City Hall to promote its nicotine...

MAN KILLS WIFE, CLAIMS IT WAS SUICIDE: COPS

The numbers didn't add up for a Long Island insurance agent accused of murdering his wife, cops said yesterday. Financially struggling Eric Rose, 45, of Hauppauge tried to make his...

DEATH SENTENCE A BETTER BET IN VIRGINIA

If the alleged Psycho Snipers are heading for the justice many feel they deserve - the death sentence - they ought to be tried in Virginia rather than Maryland, experts...

AWARD SENDS WOODY REEL-ING

Take my prize, please! That's the humbling message from Woody Allen, who won a prestigious cultural award in Spain, but says he's not fit to accept it in the same...

'AW, SHUCKS' TRUCKER A MODEST HERO

A Kentucky trucker who may have helped stop one of the bloodiest crime sprees in U.S. history says he just did what he had to do. Ron Lantz told reporters...

CARL'S CASH CRUNCH KOS COMMERCIALS

Carl McCall's cash-strapped campaign is so short of funds that it hasn't bought TV time for the last full week of the governor's race, broadcast executives said yesterday. Advertising directors...

NYPD SET TO BITE BULLET ON BUDGET

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly indicated yesterday that the NYPD will have to significantly slash manpower to absorb its share of budget cuts required of all city agencies. Kelly said the...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

BROOKLYN * A 28-year-old woman died yesterday after she was found unconscious in her Coney Island apartment, police said. Concerned family members notified cops, who discovered the unidentified woman at...

DA GRILLS MET 'POT' GROUPIE

The baseball groupie accused of extortion by Mets pitcher Grant Roberts was questioned by prosecutors for the first time yesterday - but it's not yet clear if authorities have a...

QNS. LENSMAN NABBED AS PERV

A newspaper photographer was busted for sodomizing a 15-year-old girl after luring her to his Queens apartment to audition for a phony movie, cops said yesterday. Alberto Dominquez, 43, of...

MAN HELD IN 9/11 ID THEFT

A callous suspect who allegedly stole the identity of a World Trade Center victim was nabbed yesterday by NYPD cops and INS officers on 119th Street in Harlem. Anthony Andrew...

33% OF HOMELESS SNUB CITY HOUSING

About one in three homeless families refuses offers of public housing - sometimes because the rooms are too small or the neighborhood isn't up to snuff, city officials revealed yesterday....

LIFE ON THE LAM: TEEN & HIS 'MENTOR' MARKSMAN'S TWISTED ROAD TO INFAMY

They were "father" and son, mentor and pupil. Sniper and spotter. John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17, were a pair of chilling nomads who spent the past...

KIDS' DAY IN THE SUN AS SUBURBAN 'PRISONERS' COME OUT

WASHINGTON. THE beasts are behind bars and at last the kids are free. Today the idyllic playground near Capitol View waits for joyous, screaming tots to run to the swings....

'I FEEL LIKE DANCING' - D.C.-AREA RESIDENTS EMERGE FROM FEAR

Residents of the Washington suburbs breathed a sigh of relief yesterday at the news an Army vet and his teenage sidekick had been nabbed in the sniper shootings. "I feel...

SOUNDING ALERT ON 'UNFAIR' 9/11 AID

City advocacy groups and congressional representatives shouted a wake-up call yesterday to a floundering federal 9/11 assistance program. The Individual and Family Grants program falls short of meeting applicants needs,...

PSYCHO SLAY SPREE IS OVER - TRAIL OF GORY CLUES LEADS TO ACCUSED BELTWAY KILLER AND HIS TEENAGE 'PARTNER'

The terror is over. Accused Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is in custody and refusing to talk, task-force investigators told The Post. His teenage sidekick - and suspected letter-writer -...

SLAIN SAMARITAN'S MOM SOBS IN COURT

The mother of a Good Samaritan shot dead execution-style by the stranded strangers he tried to help sobbed uncontrollably in court yesterday, screaming, "I want my son!" Amarjit Singh's anguish...

ISRAELI SPY COL. WAS PAID WITH DRUGS

A hero Israeli army officer received millions of dollars in drugs as payment from the Hezbollah terror group during the 18 months he ran a traitorous spy ring, officials said...

MOSCOW MAYHEM - TERRORISTS SLAY LADY, STRAP TNT TO CAPTIVES

Chechen rebels who killed a woman after seizing a Moscow theater threatened to blow up their 600 hostages - some turned into human bombs - unless Russia pulls its troops...

NYPD HOPING TO DUCK BUDGET BULLET

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly indicated yesterday that the NYPD won't be able to absorb its share of budget cuts required of all city agencies without significant manpower reductions. Kelly said...

GUN MAG BEARS SUSPECT'S PRINTS

A fingerprint of one of the sniper suspects was found at the scene of a Montgomery, Ala., liquor store robbery and shooting - on a magazine about weapons, authorities said....

PSYCHO SLAY SPREE IS OVER - TRAIL OF GORY CLUES LED TO ACCUSED BELTWAY KILLER AND HIS TEENAGE 'PARTNER'

The terror is over. Accused Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is in custody and refusing to talk, task force investigators told The Post. His teenage sidekick - and suspected letter-writer...

CHEAP WEAPON CHEAPENS LIFE

The gun allegedly used to terrorize the D.C. area is commonly known as a varmint rifle, or "the poor man's sniper rifle." The Bushmaster XM-15, made by Bushmaster Firearms of...

ANGELS CAN'T DEAL WITH KENT, GIANTS - 16-RUN OUTBURST PUTS SF 1 AWAY

GAME 5: Giants 16 Angels 4 SAN FRANCISCO - The Angels pitched to him and then around him. Either way Mike Scioscia approached Barry Bonds was wrong last night in...

RANDOLPH 'DISAPPOINTED' - DECISION BY METS LATEST SETBACK

SAN FRANCISCO - Willie Randolph received the call yesterday morning - again. Steve Phillips was on the other end this time, telling Randolph that once more thanks, but no thanks,...

THE FAN'S CORNER

What happens to your Sundays when you have a husband and five sons? Either you watch football or, say, knit. Mary Galiano chose football. "They watched it whenever it was...

SLICING UP THE BROWNIES - CHAD CAN EXPLOIT BANGED-UP CLEVELAND SECONDARY

THERE are some who would throw cold water on Chad Pennington's first two starts, claiming the Chiefs' and Vikings' defenses he faced are among the worst - if not the...

SPREE SEEKING REP REPAIR

YOU can't make this stuff up. Latrell Sprewell's lawyers, during a media conference to announce that they had filed a civil suit against The Post, said something about the litigation...

JET CORPS CATCHING ON QUICKLY; RECEIVERS STEPPING UP

The blueprint was on display last Sunday against Minnesota. Each of the Jets' top three receivers was a factor in the 20-7 win over the Vikings. Each, in fact, was...

RUCINSKY A BLUE, NOT A BLUESHIRT

If the Rangers plan on improving on their early-season play, they're going to have to do it on their own. After a day of tug of war, the Rangers have...

TIKI TALKS WITH TWIN TO GET FOOTHOLD ON PHILLY

GIANT NOTES The Buccaneers lost to the Eagles 20-10 last Sunday, which allowed Tiki Barber this week to dial up his twin brother Ronde, a starting cornerback for Tampa Bay,...

NO ONE-TRICK BIRDIES - EAGLES 'O' MORE THAN MCNABB

Never. Donovan McNabb says he's never considered his role within the Eagles offense as that of a virtuoso performer. "I never had that in my mind, that I was just...

SWAP NOT LOOKIN' SO GOOD FOR ISLES

Islanders GM Mike Milbury made one trade that continues to haunt him. Some days, however, the trade he made in sending goalie phenom Roberto Luongo and pudge ball Olli Jokinen...

GIANTS' VICTORY A BIG RELIEF - BULLPEN HELD ANGELS AT BAY

SAN FRANCISCO - The Giants were even with the Angels going into last night's World Series Game 5 because of an area that was predicted to be inferior to what...

JETS CAN'T HACK THIRD-AND-SHORT

JET NOTES Short on answers. One day after Herman Edwards all-but implored his defense put Sunday opponent, Browns quarterback Tim Couch, on the ground any way legally possible, yesterday he...

RUTGERS, KENTUCKY LEFT ON ALLEYNE'S LIST

Two local big men are expected to make verbal commitments early next week. Shagari Alleyne, Rice's 7-foot-2 center, has narrowed his college choices to two and will announce his decision...

PIGSKIN PROFIT

Twelve games under .500 and just seven weeks left plus the bowl games. The Profit has reassessed his season and set realistic goals. No way we're going to have our...

'ROCK,' 'EMBLEM' HOG THE SPOTLIGHT - BUT DOLLAR BILL CAN STUN CLASSIC

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Against the backdrop of the most luxurious racetrack in the world, the 19th running of the Breeders' Cup tomorrow will showcase the two most exciting thoroughbreds...

IVANAVINALOT OUT OF JUVENILE

BREEDERS' CUP NOTEBOOK ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Ivanavinalot, the Calder-based 2-year-old filly whose 5-for-6 record includes a 133/4-length runaway in the Florida Stallion Stakes, will not run in the Breeders' Cup....

COGHLAN NOW RUNS FOR KIDS

Eamonn Coghlan always had come to New York as a contender, aiming to win whatever race he entered. But now the Irish legend will run the Nov. 3 New York...

SAME-OLD KNICKS AIM FOR NEW END

With Antonio McDyess out for the season, these Knicks may be virtually the same lottery team from last season, but Latrell Sprewell doesn't expect the same result. Finally talking basketball,...

AJ MIGHT RETURN AS KIDD'S BACKUP

NET NOTES The Nets waived point guards John Celestand and Danny Earl yesterday. Chris Childs is still suspended. So can Anthony Johnson be far off? According to league sources, not...

WINDS HINDER OFFSHORE ACTION

IT has been the same for almost a month now, the winds have kept many anglers from venturing offshore, but the inshore fishing has more than held its own with...

KENNEDY WANTS TECH-NICAL KO

H.S. FOOTBALL As a first-year assistant on the staff of perennial power Kennedy last year, Santonyo Bangali was stunned. The Knights lost new head coach Terry Mansfield due to health...

ANKLE SPRAIN KEEPS REGGIE TWISTING

LOS ANGELES - Reggie Miller, who severely twisted his right ankle August 25 in an exhibition game against Germany and hasn't been himself since, may be sidelined for the first...

ANOTHER FINE MESS

KNICK NOTES If you thought the Knicks had publicly humiliated Latrell Sprewell enough, they actually attempted to hide one of their punishments. Last week, the Knicks secretly fined Sprewell $50,000...

DANTON MAKES PEACE WITH LOU, RETURNS TONIGHT

BUFFALO - His one-game banishment lifted after making peace with GM Lou Lamoriello, Devil rookie Mike Danton flew here yesterday and could even be back in the lineup this evening....

KIDD: HAPPY I'M A NET

His likeness adorns a 110-foot Times Square billboard. Marketing and endorsements, once a major point of contention, have made him one of Madison Avenue's most sought after athletes as he...

TAKE A 'LONG' LOOK - THESE BC BOMBS CAN ROCK THE TOTE

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Super Bowl may be the biggest betting event of the year, but any horseplayer knows it doesn't hold a candle to the Breeders' Cup -...

ARE HALOS FEELING PITCHING PINCH?

WOLRD SERIES NOTEBOOK SAN FRANCISCO - If the World Series goes to a deciding Game 7 Sunday, the Angels could have a case of pitching shorts. Ramon Ortiz, who won...

BAKER SAYS RAGS WOULD MANAGE FINE

SAN FRANCISCO - Dave Righetti was given a manager's endorsement last night by Dusty Baker. Just another interesting aspect of the Giants managerial sweepstakes. When Baker was asked about Righetti's...

GIANTS' BOSS BAKER HAD AN INTEREST IN METS' JOB

SAN FRANCISCO - Dusty Baker admitted the Mets' managerial opening intrigued him. "I had some interest in New York but my allegiances are here. Artie [Howe] was meant to go...

HOWE COULD BE ANOTHER JOE: ROBBIE

Roberto Alomar wasn't bothered by media criticism of the Mets' hiring of Art Howe. Instead, Alomar immediately thought great things might be in store next season. "It reminds me of...

METS MISS OUT AGAIN

SAN FRANCISCO - How many times do the Mets not get the big, available guy before they stop just being the second team in New York and become no more...

ISLES HOLD ON TO EXIT CELLAR

Islanders 5 - Panthers 3 They did what they were supposed to do. Last night, against a team they should have beaten, the Islanders held a third-period lead, had some...

ANGELS CAN'T DEAL WITH KENT, GIANTS - 16-RUN OUTBURST HAS SF WIN AWAY

SAN FRANCISCO - If it was Jeff Kent's final game in the city where his career took off, Game 5 of the World Series was a dandy. A free agent...

BARRY & DUDES RIDIN' WAVE

SAN FRANCISCO - There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide now for Mike Scioscia and his Rally Monkeys. Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent & Co. made sure of that last...

WOEFUL ARMS FAIL TO GET STARTED

SAN FRANCISCO - While we were distracted by the Mets' sorry, shotgun marriage to Art Howe, someone replaced all the starting pitchers in the World Series with Kenny Rogers. The...

METS MISS OUT AGAIN - STILL CAN'T MATCH BOSS' MOVES

SAN FRANCISCO - How many times do the Mets not get the big, available guy before they stop just being the second team in New York and become no more...

DUSTY HAD INTEREST IN METS' OPENING

SAN FRANCISCO - Dusty Baker admitted the Mets' managerial opening intrigued him. "I had some interest in New York, but my allegiances are here. Artie [Howe] was meant to go...

GIANTS MAKE THE MOST OF 2ND CHANCE

SAN FRANCISCO - Here's where baseball is different. It's not the Super Bowl, it's not just one game, four quarters and thank you fan. No, the World Series is much...

PLAYERS SAY HOWE FITS METS

Roberto Alomar heard about the media furor surrounding the Mets' decision to settle on Art Howe, and he wasn't bothered at all. Instead, Alomar immediately thought great things might be...

HOUSTON REMAINS FANS' FAVE SCAPEGOAT

KNICK NOTES They booed Allan Houston at a wheelchair charity exhibition last month at the Garden. Last Sunday, at a feel-good open practice at St. John's before 1,000 fans, Houston...

WINNING IS NAME OF GAME FOR KIDD

His likeness adorns a 110-foot Times Square billboard. Marketing and endorsements, once a major point of contention, have made him one of Madison Avenue's most sought after athletes as he...

COUNTDOWN TO THE BREEDER'S CUP

RACE 7: TURF Turf3&up. Purse: $2 million. Distance: Mile-and-a-half on turf. Post time: 4:55 p.m. Bets: WPS, exacta, trifecta, superfecta, daily double, pick 3. ANALYSIS: Europeans have dominated this race...

BRRRRREEDERS' CUP - CHILLY CHI AREA COULD FAVOR EURO HORSES

Saturday, Breeders' Cup, 1 p.m., NBC ---- If the Americans really wanted a home-track advantage, they would've held this year's Breeders' Cup in Florida or California - someplace hot that...

STRAIGHT TALK FROM STERLING - ESPN'S SHARPE: OPENLY GAY PLAYER WOULD BE TARGET IN NFL

The fallout from former NFL defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo's declaration that he is gay has recharged the discussion of whether a football team could deal with a gay player in...

MATCHUP OF THE WEEK: DAN PATRICK (ON TV VS. ON RADIO)

If you want to hear about Dan Patrick's golf game or whether Tracy McGrady is going to buzz Dan on his cell phone, then ESPN Radio's "The Dan Patrick Show"...

5 QUESTIONS FOR MIKE BATTAGLIA

This week, The Post's Andrew Marchand caught up with NBC racing analyst Mike Battaglia. The 52-year-old Battaglia will work his ninth Breeders' Cup on Saturday. Q: In terms of importance,...