April 16, 2003
DILLER SUES VIVENDI OVER USA TAX BILL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBarry Diller is launching a two-pronged assault on Vivendi Universal to make it pay his $620 million tax bill on shares he owns in the entertainment group. Diller's USA Interactive...
NEIMAN CUDDLES UP TO VICUNA
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFirst there was cashmere, then pashmina, and now those with a big appetite for luxury fabrics and an equally oversized pocketbook can wrap themselves in vicuna. Upscale retailers like Neiman...
MCDONOUGH GETS ACCOUNTING CHAIR
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThe Securities and Exchange yesterday named New York Fed president William McDonough as the head of its accounting oversight board. The accounting board, established in 2002 to police the accounting...
AMEX NEARS $100M SALE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amAfter being on the block for two years, the stumbling American Stock Exchange may have found a buyer - who'll get it at just one-fifth of the asking price. The...
GREIFELD IS NASDAQ'S NEW CEO
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amIn a move that surprised market watchers, the Nasdaq Stock market named Robert Greifeld, executive vice president of SunGuard Data Systems, as CEO of the exchange. He will replace Hardwick...
CLINTON TALKS ABOUT INTEGRITY (NO KIDDING)
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBill Clinton, of all people, was tapped to address the issue of corporate integrity before business leaders yesterday. Clinton, who gets up to $100,000 a speech, addressed 200 business and...
HOSPITAL GROUP LEASES SPACE AT 160 WATER
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amIN another example of the shifting tides in the downtown rental market, New York Health & Hospitals Corp. last week leased another 84,000 square feet at 160 Water St. "It's...
BIG BANKERS ARE SWITCHING SHOPS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amRichard "Dick" Bott, a 30-year veteran at Credit Suisse First Boston, is leaving to join Morgan Stanley. Bott's big clients include Chrysler, which he represented in its $35 billion sale...
MILSTEINS BURY THE HATCHET & MAKE NICE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThe war among the Milsteins - New York's most bitter family real estate struggle - is over. Sources told The Post that the families of dynasty co-founders Paul Milstein and...
AMR CLIFF-HANGAR - ATTENDANTS' VOTE TODAY TO DECIDE BANKRUPTCY
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThe fate of American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, is in the hands of 534 flight attendants. That's how many attendants will have to switch their votes in an unprecedented...
GORE DAUGHTER SCORES $200K MIRAMAX BOOK/TV DEAL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amCALL it "Profiles in Courage" for women. Karenna Gore Schiff just inked a deal with Miramax Books believed to be in the $200,000-plus range to do a book about unsung...
EDGAR JOINS BUYOUT BID AT UNIVERSAL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amEdgar Bronfman Jr. has teamed up with Universal Music's top executives to propose a management-led buyout of the division, according to sources familiar with the matter. The group's initial bid,...
'PAPI' A ONE-NOTE SAMBA
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amCHASING PAPI [ 1/2] Uninspired romantic farce. In English and Spanish. Running time: 80 minutes. Rated PG (mild sensuality and language). At the Empire, the Loews 34th Street, others. -----...
CHOW BOWWOW
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBULLETPROOF MONK [] Dude, where's my script? Running time: 104 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence, profanity, sexuality). At the Kips Bay, the First and 62nd, the Battery Park City, others. ------...
MAMA'S THE WORD
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amTUSCAN [ 1/2] 622 THIRD AVE. (AT 40TH STREET) (212) 404-1700 ---- AFTER abundant hints that Tuscan might be the year's biggest restaurant howler, it comes as a letdown to...
YOU'RE RHYTHMIC, MS. LENNOX
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amANNIE LENNOX ---- AFTER 20 years of shedding stylistic skin, Annie Lennox - half of the shattered Brit blockbuster duo Eurythmics - has reinvented herself again. This time out of...
CNN BOSS: I DID THE RIGHT THING
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amCNN's Eason Jordan told staffers in an internal memo that it's "nonsense" that he "withheld vital information from the public and kowtowed to the Saddam Hussein regime." Jordan caused a...
STARR REPORT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA little 'Extra'-curricular work for Simon? Is "American Idol 2" judge Simon Cowell two-timing his galpal? US Weekly is reporting that Cowell was seen "making out" at an outdoor table...
BOTTOMS UP, TITANIC!
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amIN honor of a certain famously doomed vessel that went down 91 years ago yesterday, Citarella bar chef Stefan Trummer has concocted a haute float: Titanic, the cocktail (pictured). As...
SUMMER REALITY TV ON MENU
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFOR waiters or waitresses longing for a shot at stardom, now's the chance. NBC's summer reality TV show "The Restaurant" is looking for candidates to fill positions including waitstaff, sous...
GREAT EGG-SPECTATIONS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amTHE egg man cometh! Tocqueville restaurant's chef-owner Marco Moreira will be using some unusual ones in the Easter dinner prix fixe at his Union Square eatery ($64). We all love...
'TODAY' STRIKES CHORD WITH MAC AND MARIAH
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFLEETWOOD Mac, Sting and Mariah Carey are among the big- name musical acts booked for the "Today" show's annual concert series. The "Toyota Concert Series on Today" series kicks off...
YOU'VE GOT A HOLT ON ME
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMSNBC anchor Lester Holt has hit the big time - now that he's had a song written about him. Todd Pettengill, half of WPLJ's "Scott & Todd" morning duo, wrote...
THE DOPE ON 'JOURNEY' - 'NIGHT' FIGHT MADE RIGHT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amEUGENE O'Neill's brutal family drama "Long Day's Journey Into Night" scores pretty high on the intensity scale, so it should come as no surprise that rehearsals for the upcoming Broadway...
BLOWN AWAY - GALES OF LAUGHTER IN THIS AFFECTIONATE SPOOF
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA MIGHTY WIND [] Mighty funny. Running time: 87 minutes. Rated PG-13 (sex-related humor). At the AMC Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Angelika, others. --- 'A Mighty Wind" sees the...
EGG-CEPTIONAL TASTES - ASTER CANDY MADE FOR GROWNUPS - AND THE PRICETAGS ARE NO YOLK
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amEASTER eggs aren't just for kids anymore. The city's upscale chocolatiers are turning the ancient holiday symbol of rebirth into works of art that look as rich as they taste....
LET'S TAKE LEAVE OF SABBATICALS: HIZZONER
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg's doomsday budget plan would virtually wipe out teachers' most cherished perk: paid sabbaticals. More than 1,000 teachers went on 12- and six-month leaves of absence this year to...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amCheating on your spouse is finally legal in the small California community of Rolling Hills Estates. The City Council voted to repeal a 46-year-old ordinance that prohibited immoral conduct, including...
HEROES IN IRAQ & RATS AT HOME
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amNOW that our troops have given us victory in war, the battles of peace have resumed. As our soldiers and Marines continue to risk their lives clearing out pockets of...
HARVARD 'STABBER' GETS PSYCH TESTS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amHarvard graduate student Alexander Pring-Wilson will undergo a slew of defense-ordered examinations today as friends of the teen he's accused of killing pay their final respects to the victim. Pring-Wilson,...
SICKO'S DARK PAST - FBI PROBES UPSTATE SEX-SLAVE SUSPECT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFBI profilers have been brought in to paint a more complete psychological picture of accused Syracuse sex sicko John Jamelske, cops said yesterday. Jamelske, 67, is suspected in the kidnapping...
HMO RATES WORRY STATE BIG
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - The head of the state Insurance Department yesterday expressed concern at skyrocketing HMO rates in the city, warning that problems could worsen now that the state has been...
JUDGE DIAMOND IN A ROUGH SPOT - FBI PROBES NEW TRUSTEE $$ BATTLE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFBI investigators probing possible conflict-of-interest charges against a Manhattan Supreme Court justice are now reviewing the judge's role in a multimillion-dollar estate case, The Post has learned. The new turn...
MIDEAST VIOLENCE ON EVE OF PASSOVER
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThree Israelis were killed in West Bank and Gaza Strip clashes with terrorists yesterday, and security was heightened for the start of Passover. In one incident, an 18-year-old Hamas member...
MRS. PATAKI'S PAYDAY - GOV'S WIFE ADDS 45G TO JOINT TILL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki and his wife, Libby, saw their income jump by $45,500 last year thanks to the first lady giving paid speeches, the couple's latest tax filings show....
B'KLYN DUO: WE AIDED ABORT KILLER
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA Brooklyn couple who helped anti-abortion militant James Kopp dodge law enforcement after he murdered an upstate abortion doctor pleaded guilty to conspiring to harbor a fugitive yesterday. Married couple...
COMICAL ALI: 'DEATH' OF A LEGEND
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - It could just be more of Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf's trademark disinformation, but there were reports yesterday that he committed suicide. Two Iranian newspapers reported that...
PERV GUILTY OF VICIOUS MACY'S RAPE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA terrified ex-Macy's store clerk, who'd been brutally raped in the Herald Square store's seventh-floor stockroom, saw justice yesterday when the fiend who attacked her was convicted of rape and...
CITY BIGS BLAME 'NO FIGHT' MIKE FOR BUDGET BOTCH
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amUnion leaders and elected officials yesterday blasted Mayor Bloomberg for bungling the budget talks with Albany and putting the city's quality of life at risk. "What we are witnessing today...
ROUGH SCHOOL'S DEBATE STARS MAY BE SILENCED
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amTHEY practice in a dilapidated lounge no bigger than a closet. The couch is held together with duct tape. When they need to buy books, which is always, they sell...
TEMP'S $1.5M TAX 'RIPOFF'
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amEveryone likes a fat tax return, but one unemployed office temp went for broke, allegedly swindling a $1.5 million refund from Uncle Sam in a scheme so crazy it almost...
NO NEW RULE UNDER OUR THUMB: U.S.
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWhile thousands of Shiites protested that they didn't need American help, the United States promised Iraq's many religious and political factions yesterday it won't rule the country. The pledge was...
LONG-$HOT COMMUTE - MIKE ASKS FOR EVEN HIGHER SUBURBAN TAX
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg pulled a bewildering move yesterday - asking for an even higher commuter tax than the one that's already been declared DOA in Albany. Bloomberg included $1.4 billion in...
KID'S TALE OF FLIGHT TRAGEDY
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThe pilot flying the doomed plane that killed New York real estate scion Tony Fisher, his wife, Anne, and four others "liked to make sharp turns," the only survivor, daughter...
DECALVACANTE THUG GETS LIFE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA DeCalvacante family mobster who was convicted of racketeering after his detective cousin tried to cover up his role in a gangland slaying was thrown in the slammer for life...
A BLOODY MESS - SIBS FREED IN 'SMOKE' SLAY WERE SOAKED
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThree siblings who fatally brawled with a bouncer in an East Village bar when he ordered them to put out a cigarette had blood covering their clothes and shoes when...
BUILDING TOWARD A STRIKE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThousands of New York City apartment workers rallied yesterday, demanding a new contract from building owners. Local 32-BJ union members marched up Park Avenue to highlight their threat to strike...
BLOOMY'S POVERTY CRY AIMED AT ALBANY
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday desperately tried to call Albany's budgetary bluff by unveiling a "doomsday" fiscal plan that he says he'll have to enact if the state doesn't help bail out...
STATE POLS COME UP WITH $2B
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - State lawmakers yesterday announced a deal to add a massive $1.9 billion to Gov. Pataki's zero-growth budget - providing more aid to Mayor Bloomberg in the process. But...
SERVICE CUTS FUEL FAMILY'S TERROR FEARS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFor one Chelsea family of five, Mayor Bloomberg's proposed budget cuts have reawakened their fears of terrorism - and whether the city will be properly protected. Jennifer and Sandy Israel...
HEROIN-GANG 'KILLERS' NAILED
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA trio of alleged "enforcers" for a notorious Brooklyn heroin crew has been nabbed for a string of murders that left bodies strewn across the city. Roderick "Roger" Soto, 34,...
MAYOR SOUNDS THE FIRE ALARM - 40 FDNY HOUSES COULD GET $CORCHED
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg offered a harrowing portrait of a hobbled city yesterday - including 20 percent of its firehouses shut - if Albany and municipal unions don't help close a $3.8...
NO, YOU SLITHERING SOB, WE NEVER FORGET
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amSitting in his Gaza Strip office 13 years after the slaying of American tourist Leon Klinghoffer, former PLO guerrilla chieftain Abu Abbas offered a short laugh and a hard look....
ACHILLE TERROR HEEL CAPTURED - TRACKED DOWN IN BAGHDAD
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amU.S. commandos in Iraq arrested Abu Abbas, the leader of the terrorist group that hijacked the cruise ship Achille Lauro and killed New Yorker Leon Klinghoffer, officials said yesterday. Special...
INTERIM U.S. BOSS ASSURES IRAQIS: WE WON'T RULE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWhile thousands of Shiites protested that they didn't need American help, the United States promised Iraq's many religious and political factions yesterday it won't rule the country. The pledge was...
THE NEW ROBBER BARONS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY SOME ugly history is repeating itself at the state Capitol these days, and it's not simply 19 years worth of crippling budget delays. As was the case in New...
U.S. PINCHES OFF SYRIA'S PIPELINE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The United States yesterday shut down a pipeline illegally carrying Iraqi oil to Syria after days of warning Damascus to stop giving shelter to Saddam Hussein's thugs. A...
'DELIGHTED' CHIRAC TELEPHONES BUSH
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - French President Jacques Chirac yesterday phoned President Bush in a bid to mend ties. Chirac initiated the 20-minute call - their first contact since Feb. 7 - and...
LEMRICK JUDGE ASKS JURY TO BE 'COLORBLIND'
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amCan you be "colorblind?" That was the question a federal judge was using yesterday to weed out potential jurors for the retrial of alleged Crown Heights stabber Lemrick Nelson Jr....
LEG-CELL IMPLANT BOOSTS SICK HEART
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA 44-year-old Brooklyn man with a bad heart made medical history yesterday when surgeons saved his life by removing healthy cells from his leg and implanting them in his sick...
S.I. 'TERROR-MONEY' SCHEME
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA Staten Island grocer ran an illegal money-exchange business, funneling the proceeds of drug runners through his uncle, who is accused of being a terrorist in Israel's West Bank, the...
BURIED SECRETS - '90 DEATH OF SEX-SLAVE SICKO'S MOM PROBED
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amInvestigators probing accused Syracuse sex sicko John Jamelske have reopened the file on his mother's mysterious 1990 death, cops said yesterday. At the time of Wanda Jamelske's demise, cops believed...
BOOK 'EM: L.I. THIEVES GRAB TOMES WORTH 500G
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA burglar got away with a historic haul - half a million dollars worth of antique books and paintings heisted from an old home. Nassau Detective Sgt. Gary Walsh said...
TYCO'S 'MINK' $TOLE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFormer Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski treated his wife and his mistress as equals, stealing the same amount of money for both of them, court papers charge. Papers filed yesterday by...
LAWSUIT BY GAY 'WIDOW' WINS OK
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThe gay lover of a man killed in Midtown last year by alleged hit-and-run madman Ronald Popadich has won an unprecedented court decision that allows him to sue a city...
JFK AIRTRAIN TESTING BACK ON TRACK TODAY
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amSafety testing on the AirTrain to Kennedy Airport will resume today after a probe found that speeding and a communication breakdown between workers caused a fatal derailment last year, officials...
CENSUS 'LOSES' COUNT OF NYERS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBean-counters at the U.S. Census Bureau were off by more than 35,000 heads in New York City, and 50,000 heads statewide, in the latest count, officials said yesterday. "Despite all...
DECALVACANTE MOBSTER GETS LIFE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA DeCalvacante family mobster who was convicted of racketeering after his detective cousin tried to cover up his role in a gangland slaying was thrown in the slammer for life...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMANHATTAN *Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Washington Heights apartment on Sunday, and cops are searching for two more suspects. Brandishing guns, Fabio...
RAP BIG KNIGHT REJECTS SLAY LINK
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amRap honcho Suge Knight yesterday distanced himself from fledgling hip-hop artist Big Lurch, who's charged with murdering his female roommate and eating part of her lung. "Suge has been telling...
PORN-AGAIN PROF - KEEPS JOB DESPITE KIDDIE PLEA
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA New York Law School professor remains on the college payroll - and could get nothing more than probation - even after pleading guilty to possessing a huge archive of...
MURDER ON HIGH SEAS SHOCKED WORLD
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amOn Oct. 7, 1985, four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists carried out a crime that stunned and outraged the world. They hijacked the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro, carrying more than...
WTC REBUILDING-PANEL VEEP QUITS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amA key City Hall ally in the downtown rebuilding process has abruptly resigned as head planner for lower Manhattan, officials said yesterday. The departure of Lower Manhattan Development Corp Vice...
COPS ARE CONFIDENT IT'S LACI
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amLaci Peterson's heartbroken family last night said that if testing proves the grisly remains that washed up on a California shore are those of her and her fetus, they won't...
SADNESS OVER CENTRAL PK. SWAN SONG
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amFor more than a decade they were one of Manhattan's best-loved power couples - a pair who came to town with nothing and found fame and a home in one...
INTERIM HEAD: U.S. WON'T RULE COUNTRY
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWhile thousands of Shiites protested that they didn't need American help, the United States promised Iraq's many religious and political factions yesterday it won't rule the country. The pledge was...
PAM EXCUSED FROM TOMMY LEE'S TRIAL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amSANTA MONICA, Calif. - A Los Angeles County judge ruled yesterday that former "Baywatch" babe Pamela Anderson will not testify in a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Tommy Lee, who's accused...
BUSH: I'LL BACK OFF TAX CUT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush scaled down his tax-cut plans yesterday, pushing for a more realistic $550 billion savings, as millions of Americans rushed to beat the tax-filing deadline. Bush's new...
LACI KIN AGONIZE AS EXPERTS EYE WASH-UP BODY
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amLaci Peterson's heartbroken family last night said if the bodies of a woman and baby washed up on a California shore turn out to be their loved ones, they won't...
TAFT OK WITH PITT HIRE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWhen Xaverian HS coach Jack Alesi got word that Pittsburgh was promoting assistant Jamie Dixon to the head coaching job to replace Ben Howland, he quickly forwarded the news to...
BULLS' WIN GIVES NETS TITLE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amIt wasn't supposed to be this tough. But nothing came easy for the Nets this season, certainly not a second straight Atlantic Division title which formally arrived last night when...
BOB STILL CLIMBING UP-HILL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amNational signing day has arrived, but it could be nearly a month before Fordham administrators decide if the school will retain coach Bob Hill, sources told The Post. The Rams'...
MCDYESS NEW DEAL IS ON HOLD
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES Don Chaney got another contract extension but don't expect one forthcoming for Antonio McDyess this summer. McDyess will go into his final year next season and is eligible...
THEN THERE'S BERNIE - WILLIAMS QUIETLY CREEPS TOWARD HALL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBERNIE Williams had three hits, two RBIs and moved his batting average to .420 last night. Of course, he was overshadowed. With the Yankee bullpen needing a rest, Mike Mussina...
OUTFIELD TIPS PAYING OFF FOR BERNIE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amLee Mazzilli and Reggie Jackson met with the Yankee outfielders during spring training and imparted a message to one in particular. They told Bernie Williams as the center fielder and...
DON THE CHOSEN ONE - KNICK COACH APPLE OF DOLAN'S EYE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amHOW great would it be to wear Don Chaney's well-appointed suits, live his charmed coaching life, for even a few days? Somehow, Chaney has what every coach alive, every coach...
VENTURA'S BAT SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThere were times over the second half of last season when Robin Ventura looked old, his bat seemed slow and his stroke appeared shot. His start this season wasn't much...
MOOSE-TERPIECE - MUSSINA BRILLIANT AS BOMBERS BLANK JAYS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amYankees 5 - Blue Jays 0 Two one-out singles were followed by a walk that loaded the bases and breathed life into the Blue Jay bats that Mike Mussina had...
CHANEY IN CHARGE - KNICKS HAND DON 2-YEAR EXTENSION
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amPacers 109 - Knicks 93 These Don Chaney contract extensions should no longer be a surprise. Knicks owner James Dolan and Chaney are in the midst of the greatest New...
NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR HOWE
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - Art Howe returned home licking his wounds. He left about 30 tickets for his family and in-laws for last night's series opener against the Pirates. Howe's...
ARMANDO ENDS THE DROUGHT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMets 3 - Pirates 1 PITTSBURGH - It was surreal to watch Armando Benitez watching Bobby Valentine and the ESPN crew on "Baseball Tonight" just moments after the Mets' closer...
MCDYESS WON'T GET NEW DEAL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES Don Chaney got another contract extension, but don't expect one this summer for Antonio McDyess, who'll go into the final year of his contract next season but is...
HOWE FEELS RIGHT AT HOME
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - Art Howe returned home licking his wounds. He left about 30 tickets for his family and his in-laws for last night's series opener against the Pirates....
MATSUI WINS NEW FANS IN JAYS' DUGOUT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amIt didn't take long for Hideki Matsui to make fans out of his opponents. It took about as long as it took his three-run homer on Monday to reach the...
THE PAIN LINGERS - SORE ANDY'S MAD HE DIDN'T GET WIN
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amAndy Pettitte tossed and turned in his bed Monday night, and it had nothing to do with the compression wrap on the twisted left ankle that he rolled over backing...
TOM: I'LL LEAD WITH PITCHES, NOT PLEAS
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - A time-honored baseball cliche dictates the best time to hold a meeting comes the day when the staff ace pitches. The Mets' current staff ace has called meetings...
BRUINS FINALLY MAKE BRODEUR LOOK HUMAN
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - It obviously isn't the same as tearing down a statue or a wall, but as hockey symbolism goes, it comes mighty close. For the Bruins last night didn't...
VETERAN KNOWS IT'S BUSINESS, AS USUAL
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - There's never been any pretense about the Devils or what they stand for. It's always been business before pleasure. Now, as if further documentation was necessary, last night's...
CHANEY OF COMMAND - KNICKS GIVE DON 2-YEAR EXTENSION
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThese Don Chaney contract extensions should no longer be a surprise. Knicks owner James Dolan and Chaney form the greatest New York love affair since Rudy and Judi. "I feel...
DEVILS FAIL TO SWEEP
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 4: Bruins 5 - Devils 1 BOSTON - The Devils' nightmare evening began by breaking what didn't need fixing, changing a winning lineup with an emotional shakeup: Pat Burns...
POWER STRUGGLE - ISLANDERS' SINKING SHIP NEEDS CAPTAIN
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWE HATE to say it looks bad for the Islanders. But buzzards surrounded Michael Peca yesterday and, in a sure sign of a team in deep trouble, asked why a...
END BEDEVILS DANEYKO - 165-GAME PLAYOFF STREAK OVER
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - Pat Burns forced the issue. He ended the streak to end the streak. It might also have been the first hint to Ken Daneyko that the Devils might...
PITT PROMOTION COMFORTS LOCAL RECRUIT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWhen Xaverian coach Jack Alesi got word that Pittsburgh was promoting assistant Jamie Dixon to the head coaching job to replace the itinerant Ben Howland, he quickly forwarded the news...
ISLES' GOAL: GETTING EVEN - CAN'T WASTE SCORING CHANCES
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amThe Islanders are going to have to play the game of their lives tonight on their home ice, every man in uniform. And if they manage to knot this best-of-seven...
IT'S EASIER THAN EVER TO GET KIDS HOOKED
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amTHESE beautiful spring days are a reminder that summer is around the corner and yet another opportunity to get a child involved in fishing. With more and more events produced...
HIGH ANXIETY FOR SCOTT
April 16, 2003 | 4:00amWith the NBA playoffs approaching this weekend, Nets coach Byron Scott is developing an uneasy feeling. "My biggest fear is that, what if our team has been waiting to turn...