March 11, 2003
TIMES SQ. SEES MILSTEIN MOVE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amSTROLL around the Milstein-owned corner at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street and you'll see earth-movers excavating the site in preparation for a foundation. It doesn't mean that Howard and Edward...
DIRECTV IN PITCH FOR YANK FANS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amDirecTV is making a big push for Cablevision's disgruntled Yankee fans. The satellite television giant launched a million-dollar marketing campaign yesterday aimed at Cablevision's roughly 3 million New York-area customers...
STOCKS BOMB OUT - DOW DIVES 172 AS CONFLICT WITH IRAQ LOOMS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWall Street ducked for cover yesterday as rumblings of war spooked the world's economy into staggering losses. Blue chips tumbled toward their lowest levels in the three-year bear market, while...
FETISH MAG BEATEN IN BATTLE FOR BIG O
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amOprah Winfrey can relax - the self-styled queen of self-improvement can't be confused for a kinky sadomasochist, a judge ruled yesterday. A Manhattan federal judge yesterday tossed out a lawsuit...
CUT THE COMEDY - AOL TW IN TALKS TO SELL CABLE CHANNEL TO VIACOM
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amAOL Time Warner has abandoned the idea of trying to take control of cable channel Comedy Central and is in negotiations with Viacom about selling its stake in the network,...
TISSUE EXECS BLEW $300M - FEDS CHARGE 2 AND ANDERSEN AUDITOR WITH RAUD IN COLLAPSE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amFormer top executives at American Tissue Inc. drove the company into bankruptcy - and flushed $300 million down the drain - by inflating profits with the help of a document-shredding...
THE VICTOR/VICTORIA IDENTITY ISSUE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amTHE U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that a Kentucky sex shop called Victor's Little Secret did not infringe on lingerie maker Victoria's Secret's trademark. The court ruled that Victoria...
LUCKY STRIKE - WIDE-OPEN ALTERNATIVES TO SHUTTERED SHOWS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amJUST because the Great White Way has gone dark doesn't mean the singing has to stop. For nearly every shuttered Broadway blockbuster, The Post has just the ticket for another...
ROAD TRIP WITH FRAZZLED FAMILY MAN
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amBUICKS At the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway. Through March 30. Call SmartTix, (212) 206-1515. ----- 'BUICKS" is a splendid dark comedy about a man who takes to the road after...
VERONICA VOSS (1982)
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amVERONICA VOSS (1982): One of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's best features Rosel Zech (above) as a fading German actress - a cross between Norma Desmond and Marlene Dietrich - who sells...
EVERCLEAR SAILING
March 11, 2003 | 5:00am* EVERCLEAR "Slow Motion Daydream" [ 1/2] Capitol Often lumped in with the causalities of the post-grunge era, Everclear steps back into music with "Slow Motion Daydream," an excellent collection...
STARR REPORT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amHirsute in a suit - James makes amends "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini went out of his way to praise HBO at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards - just after filing...
I LOST 'IDOL' AND LOVE IT - DREAM COMES TRUE FOR TAMYRA, FRENCHIE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWINNING isn't everything - just ask the two best-known cast-offs on "American Idol," Tamyra Gray and Frenchie Davis They have a real shot at becoming more famous - or at...
IT'S GRINDY AND GROOVY AND MOODY - OH MY!
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amSATURDAY at the Tiswas club night at Don Hill's (511 Greenwich St.; [212] 219-2850) has turned into a weekly hot spot. Founded in 1995 by Britain's Nick Marc, the night...
REVENGE OF THE RADIO NERD: STERN A CARTOON CHARACTER
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amHOWARD Stern's high school years could end up being a TV show. And it will be a cartoon - honest. The acerbic shock jock is in talks with TNN for...
'60 MINS' BOSS REVIEWS BOB & BILL SHOW - HEWITT: I BLEW IT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amIF you were left cold by Sunday night's hotly anticipated "60 Minutes" showdown between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, you weren't alone. "60 Minutes" chief Don Hewitt wasn't happy, either,...
DAVE'S CHANGE OF HEART
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amGUEST hosts? Why, David Letterman, you old softie! Three years ago, when Dave had heart surgery, it was considered heretical to suggest that he recruit guest hosts to handle the...
CURRENTS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWAR jitters continue to have a ripple effect in the cruise industry. The 2,600-passenger Grand Princess, previously scheduled to spend five months in the Mediterranean beginning in May, will instead...
FOX TROT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amIN the past year alone, Vivica A. Fox has shot three movies all over the world. "I have so many frequent-flyer miles on this booty I can't even tell you,"...
HALL OF PLENTY
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amTHE music for which this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Famers won their legendary status runs the scale from blue-eyed soul and head-banging metal to Brit new wave and...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amCops in Chicago really did their duty when they sifted through the feces of a thief who attempted to steal a diamond by swallowing it, authorities said. The man, nabbed...
SADDAM'S PLAN FOR DIRTY WAR - EVIL PLOT TO TORCH OIL FIELDS & GAS GIS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - New evidence surfaced yesterday proving Saddam Hussein is planning a take-no-prisoners dirty war that will include using chemical weapons against U.S. troops and burning his oil wells. A...
MIKE TAKES THE STAGE - CALLS B'WAY STRIKE FOES TO GRACIE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg stepped into the bitter standoff between Broadway producers and striking musicians yesterday, summoning both sides to Gracie Mansion for round-the-clock talks starting last night. The mayor appointed Frank...
ANTI-WAR PSYCHOSIS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amSAY this for the anti-war movement and its fellow travelers in the media: They're succeeding in driving everybody crazy, including themselves. Supporters of the war are rattled and nerve-jangled by...
FEDS LET 'TERROR' BACKERS PICK GOV'T IMAMS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The Pentagon and federal prison system choose Muslim chaplains based solely on advice from groups under investigation for allegedly funneling millions of dollars to al Qaeda and other...
INVADER RAPIST IS SENT TO ROT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA man who viciously raped a Queens woman - and then forced her to flip through a photo album as if he were "her boyfriend" - got hit with 28...
TUNNEL FIRE HURTS 4 BRAVEST
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amFour firefighters were injured yesterday while battling a two-alarm fire at the Second Avenue subway station on the Lower East Side. The blaze began around 1 p.m. in a tunnel...
DA'S SHOCKING HIT-RUN CLAIM
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA Hamptons woman who fatally struck a migrant farm worker left the scene after asking her date, "Did I just kill someone?" a prosecutor said yesterday after her court appearance...
'GRAND' PLAN TO SNUFF SMOKES
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amBy the end of the month, the only puffing at Grand Central Terminal will be done by trains, if two state lawmakers have their way. Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. (R-L.I.)...
U.S. OFFICIALS ARE FUMING OVER THE WAY U.N. WEAPONS INSPECTORS DOWNPLAYED THEIR DISCOVERY OF AN IRAQI DRONE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. officials are fuming over the way U.N. weapons inspectors downplayed their discovery of an Iraqi drone with a 22-foot wingspan capable of delivering chemical weapons. They're demanding...
STUDENTS FLOCK TO SEE REEL BAD GUYS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWhile Hollywood is showcasing its Oscar-worthy best, Duke University is screening the cinematic cream of the Axis of Evil. "Reel Evil," a film festival that runs into next month, is...
311 A GO FOR ALL THE CITY INFO
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg can proudly tick off another much-ballyhooed campaign promise as the city has quietly launched its 311 center, the number that replaces all city help lines, The Post has...
STATE'S TOO EASY ON BAD DOCS: REPORT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - The state has done a very poor job of cracking down on bad doctors, a new report said yesterday. Just 10 percent of doctors who made at least...
POL BOOSTS PUSH VS. PEEP PERVS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - The head of the powerful Assembly Codes Committee said yesterday his committee will act on a video voyeurism bill no later than next week. Assemblyman Joseph Lentol (D-Brooklyn)...
BUSTED PEACENIKS CATCH BREAK
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amSome 140 peaceniks who'd been arrested on misdemeanors at last month's anti-war protest had their day in court yesterday - most learning that their charges have been dropped or will...
B'KLYN CLERIC INDICTED
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA Brooklyn imam, who feds say likens himself to Osama bin Laden and hopes for another Sept. 11, was indicted yesterday on charges he ran a Muslim immigration ring. Muhammad...
JUDGE ORDERS ETAN PERV TO TESTIFY
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amThe chief suspect in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz must answer questions under oath about what happened to the boy or be found liable for the child's death, a...
PRINCIPAL SUES MOM
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA veteran Queens principal has filed a $5 million defamation suit against the school's parent leader following a bitter dispute that resulted in a probe by Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's...
NYU 2ND TO ONE IN POLL
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amNew York University has become the second-most popular university in the country. The Princeton Review poll asked students and parents to name the "dream college" they'd like to attend. There...
JUDGE DENIES BAIL TO LANDLORD IN QNS. 'RENT-CONTROL' STABBING
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA Queens landlord who allegedly hired two tenants to attack two others in order to force them out of their rent-controlled apartment so he could charge $1,400 more a month,...
VANISH TRYST TWIST - MISSING WOMAN HAD 7-YEAR AFFAIR
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amAn attractive Upper East Side blonde who mysteriously vanished last week had been carrying on an affair with another man for seven years - behind the back of her unsuspecting...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amBROOKLYN * A New York City teacher was busted by cops late Sunday night inside his Brooklyn apartment for giving a 12-year-old child a BB gun and having another one...
DECISION CARRIES WAIT - U.S. AND BRITAIN CONSIDER 'DOOMSDAY' DELAY FOR IRAQ
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The United States and Britain yesterday explored giving Iraq another extension to dispose of doomsday weapons, as France and Russia announced they'd veto the March 17 deadline. The...
STARS OUT FOR RARE NIGHT ON THE TOWN
March 11, 2003 | 5:00am"Beauty and the Beast" star Sarah Litzsinger was the belle of the bar Saturday evening for the first time in years. After walking the picket line with the musicians union...
TROOPS TURN DESERT HELLHOLE INTO HOME
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amAS A group of reporters prepared to set out for Camp Virginia in the endless desert between Kuwait City and Iraq, a Fifth Army Corps officer warned them: "It will...
PSYCHO KILLER STRIKES AGAIN
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA twisted serial killer has claimed his third immigrant victim in just over a month, calmly sipping coffee in a Brooklyn laundermat yesterday morning - then strolling up to the...
BOOKS WERE LIFE FOR SLAIN IMMIGRANT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWhen Albert Kotlyar lost his computer job six months ago, he began working at a Brooklyn laundermat, partly to help support his immigrant family and partly because it gave him...
SPECTOR CLEARED BY LANA 'SUICIDE' RULING: REPORT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amThe struggling B-movie star who died of a bullet wound to the head in the foyer of fabled pop impresario Phil Spector's suburban Los Angeles mansion accidentally fired the fatal...
SCHUMER RIPS FEE ON HIS STOLEN E-ZPASS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amSen. Charles Schumer yesterday accused the E-ZPass system of trying to take him for a ride by charging $23 to replace the electronic tag stolen along with his family's Ford...
JURY SELECTION IN 'VEGAN' TRIAL
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amLawyers today will begin questioning prospective jurors for the trial of a Queens couple charged with nearly killing their baby by feeding the girl a radical vegan diet. Joseph and...
BABY'S HIT-RUN DAD AFTER $$: GRANDMA
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA custody battle over a child who survived a hit-run nightmare that killed three - including his mother - got even nastier yesterday when his maternal grandmother accused the boy's...
COLOMBIAN DRUG LORD PLEADS GUILTY, FACES LIFE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amCocaine kingpin Alberto Orlandez-Gamboa - one of the first drug lords brought to justice in the United States since Colombia dropped its ban on extraditions six years ago - reluctantly...
POL PUTS POT ON FRONT BURNER
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWhen the City Council finally passes its anti-war resolution tomorrow, it'll immediately get enmeshed in another controversial issue - the legalization of medical marijuana. Councilman Phil Reed (D-Manhattan), who is...
ROBBERY OF THE FIRST 'DEGREE' - SUSPECT FEARS LOSING HS DIPLOMA
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA star Greenwich high-school athlete who's accused along with four pals of attempted robbery told The Post yesterday he fears his life's been ruined forever because he won't be able...
QUEENS CRASH DRIVERS SURVIVE HIGHWAY PLUNGE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA two-car crash on a Queens overpass yesterday sent both vehicles into a terrifying plunge onto the busy Belt Parkway - but miraculously, no one was badly hurt. At around...
MORE WOES FOR COPS' CROWN VICS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amState Police are inspecting their fleet of Crown Victoria cars after finding Ford dealerships improperly installed shields designed to prevent them from erupting in flames when rear-ended. State troopers last...
JURY CALL FOR NEW CROWN HEIGHTS TRIAL
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amNearly 500 potential jurors for the retrial of accused Crown Heights stabber Lemrick Nelson Jr. funneled into Brooklyn federal court to fill out lengthy questionnaires yesterday. Candidates for the anonymous...
TIMES SQ. DRAGNET - HUNT WIDENS AS COPS EYE TWO SHOOTERS IN MELEE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amCops were questioning two more suspects yesterday in the Times Square shooting and stabbing frenzy that left 10 injured over the weekend, sources told The Post. Investigators are leaning toward...
LIMO DRIVER SUES JET FOR $5M
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA Long Island limo driver yesterday filed a $5 million suit against New York Jets tackle John "Jumbo" Elliott for allegedly attacking him outside a steakhouse late last year. Driver...
COP: BLAKE SICK PRIOR TO SLAYING
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - Prosecutors yesterday launched an assault on actor Robert Blake, offering testimony they claim will show he had murder in mind minutes before his wife was slain. A...
GOV'S 'GIFT' A BLOW TO CABLE VIEWERS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - Cable customers who temporarily lose service would no longer automatically receive a credit on their bills under a regulation being considered by the state, The Post has learned....
PATAKI $HARPENS AX
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki and legislative leaders took an important step toward agreeing on a new state budget yesterday - even as Pataki revealed new efforts to cut state spending....
2 COPS EXECUTED ON S.I. - ASSASSINS FLEE IN OFFICERS' CAR AFTER GUN-BUYING STING
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amTwo undercover cops on a gun-buying sting were shot dead execution-style on Staten Island last night - and the killers fled in the officers' car, police said. Both detectives were...
CLASSROOM EXTRA - A BABE FOR ALL GAMES
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amABSTRACT: Tomboy? Definitely. In an age where good girls didn't sweat, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias sweated. She ran faster, jumped higher, threw farther and hit the little dimpled white ball...
$125M FERRY UPGRADE LAUNCHED
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amThe Port Authority and New Jersey Transit will spend $125 million to refurbish the historic Hoboken ferry terminal and transit hub, officials said yesterday. "The money earmarked by the Port...
'SPECTOR' SHOOTING A SUICIDE: REPORT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amThe strugging B-movie femme fatale who died of a bullet wound to the head in the foyer of fabled pop impresario Phil Spector's suburban Los Angeles mansion accidentally fired the...
BLAKE-CASE E-MAIL BARED
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Prosecutors yesterday used a lovers' spat over e-mail to show how "Baretta" actor Robert Blake allegedly conspired with his bodyguard to commit murder. Blake's co-defendant Earle...
BLIX PLAYS HIDE & SEEK WITH SADDAM'S ROBO-PLANE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. officials are fuming over the way U.N. weapons inspectors downplayed their discovery of an Iraqi drone with a 22-foot wingspan capable of delivering chemical weapons. They're demanding...
WAR-WARY MIKE NIXES LONDON TRIP
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg announced yesterday he is scrapping a two-day trip intended to drum up business for the city. "Considering the challenges our country is facing, it is better to postpone...
GOV GOES BACK TO CUTTING BOARD
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki and legislative leaders took a key step toward agreeing on a new state budget yesterday - even as Pataki revealed new efforts to cut state spending....
BACKSTREET BOY SINGS UNION'S PRAISES
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWho woulda thunk it? Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson is a true-blue union man. The slim boy-band big walked picket lines with the musicians union and Actors' Equity four times last...
PSYCHO - N.Y. SERIAL SLAYER STRIKES AGAIN;SERIAL KILLER STRIKES IN LAUNDERMAT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA twisted serial killer has claimed his third victim in just over one month, calmly sipping coffee in a Brooklyn laundermat yesterday morning - then strolling up to the clerk...
GOV'S 'GIFT' A BLOW TO CABLE CUSTOMERS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - Cable customers who temporarily lose service would no longer automatically receive a credit on their bills under a regulation being considered by the state, The Post has learned....
'TERROR' BACKERS PICK GOV'T CHAPLAINS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The Pentagon and federal prison system choose Muslim chaplains based solely on advice from groups under investigation for allegedly funneling millions of dollars to al Qaeda and other...
'OSAMA FAN' IMAM INDICTED IN B'KLYN VISA PLOT
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amA Brooklyn imam, who the feds say likens himself to Osama bin Laden and hopes for another Sept. 11, was indicted yesterday on charges he masterminded a Muslim immigration ring....
EIGHT WILL BE ENOUGH - KNICKS STILL HAVE HOPES FOR FINAL PLAYOFF SEED
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amStarting with Hubie Brown's return to the Garden, the Knicks have three very winnable games. Tonight, it is the Grizzlies. Friday, it is the Hawks at Atlanta. Finally the big...
HUBIE RETURNS TO MSG
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Now that we know the Garden crowd decided to cheer Michael Jordan, how will it react when 69-year-old Hubie Brown returns as a coach tonight? Brown's reign as...
HOLMES-COONEY II: THIS TIME, THEY'RE ALLIES
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amLARRY Holmes traveled with Gerry Cooney to Albany recently, thinking he'd meet Gov. George Pataki, tell a few boxing stories, shake a few hands and take a few pictures. But...
NETS AGREE, BUZZ BEATING NOT A CURE-ALL
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amNice to see the Nets' little crisis is over and done. The Nets sure have righted themselves. Hey, they've ripped off one win in a row. So all they need...
REYES HAS CLOSE CALL ON FIELD
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amMET NOTES PORT ST. LUCIE - There was a close call for the future of the Mets. Shortstop phenom Jose Reyes was nearly taken out at second base on a...
PADRES COVET YANKEE EXCESS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWINTER HAVEN - Rondell White, Raul Mondesi and Juan Acevedo are strong presences on the injury-depleted Padres' radar screen. With outfielder Phil Nevin done for the season and closer Trevor...
LOU'S GOING SHARK HUNTING
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amBy this afternoon, these Devil deals will either be set-ups for today's Cup-chasing blockbuster, or the last-chance tinkerings of an also-ran that couldn't land its big Shark. It is believed...
THAT'S ALL HE WROTE: BOOMER FINED 100G - YANKS HIT WELLS IN WALLET, CLAIM MATTER'S CLOSED
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWINTER HAVEN - The Yankees fined David Wells $100,000 yesterday for violating a morals clause in his contract when he penned a controversial book. Wells and the Yankees found a...
NCAA DOIN' OWN DIRTY WORK
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amFUNNY, how the insipid insinuation that "The NBA is ruining college basketball" isn't broached much these gloomy days. In the wake of an 'NCAA Scandal-Of-The-Week' expose, the issue of players...
METS' COMEBACK KID - CONE'S STILL PERFECT THIS SPRING
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amSPLIT SQUAD / GAME 1 Mets 2 - Dodgers 1 Dodgers 7 - Mets 1 PORT ST. LUCIE - Call it the perfect comeback. David Cone, the self-described "old warhorse,"...
PUMPED-UP STORM BELIEVE IN TITLE DREAM
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amBIG EAST NOTES Do you believe in miracles? St. John's does not. The Red Storm believe it would not be miraculous if they become the first team to capture the...
DON'T CLOSE OUT BENITEZ
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - Amid the Bobby Valentine bashing in the Mets' clubhouse is a voice of support for the former manager, who is being blamed for every evil since...
HAMMOND HAMMERED BY TRIBE
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES WINTER HAVEN - When the Yankees signed Chris Hammond to replace Mike Stanton during the offseason, the biggest concern was whether Hammond had the stomach to survive in...
'SACRED' BOMBERS FULL OF THEMSELVES
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWINTER HAVEN - David Wells, fined $100,000 by the Yankees yesterday for writing unspeakable truths that he imbibed the night before games, that he has a distant relationship with Mike...
ISLANDERS SET SIGHTS ON NIINIMAA
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWith forward Randy Robitaille newly on board, Islander GM Mike Milbury is looking to add a defenseman before today's 3 p.m. trade deadline - Edmonton's Janne Niinimaa being the name...
EASY DOES IT FOR CAREFUL GIANTS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWhile others are getting antsy about the dwindling crop of available free agent defensive linemen, the Giants are not wringing their hands and growing increasingly desperate for a signing or...
JETS PLOT DEFENSE TO REDSKINS' RAID
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amThe Jets are on the clock. No, it's not draft time yet, but it's definitely crisis time, with Laveranues Coles, their best receiver, and Chad Morton, their most valuable special...
RANGERS' EXPRESS DERAILS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amPanthers 2 - Rangers 1 Well, at least Glen Sather doesn't have to fear disrupting his team's chemistry by making a trade or two before this afternoon's 3 o'clock deadline....
JASPERS WIN DANCE TICKET
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amMAAC CHAMPIONSHIPManhattan 69 - Fairfield 54 TRENTON - Moments after the Manhattan College basketball team captured the MAAC Tournament championship with a 69-54 win over Fairfield last night, a green-clad...
NETS: BUZZ BEATING NOT A CURE-ALL
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amNice to see the Nets' little crisis is over and done. The Nets sure have righted themselves. Hey, they've ripped off one win in a row. So all they need...
BATTLE OVER NIINIMAA - RANGERS EYE DEADLINE-DAY BLOCKBUSTERS
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amThe Rangers have played well enough not only to become a realistic factor in the playoff race, but to force GM/coach Glen Sather to think twice about disrupting the team's...
JASPERS LOOK TO FINISH JOB
March 11, 2003 | 5:00amWhen Manhattan outlasted Niagara in Sunday's double-overtime, MAAC Tournament semifinal, coach Bobby Gonzalez and senior Jared Johnson felt more excitement and opportunity than relief. The pair arrived at Manhattan four...