June 21, 2003
MALONE'S NEW TUNE: NOW HE'S EYEING VIVENDI'S UNIVERSAL MUSIC
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amJohn Malone's Liberty Media has expressed interest in acquiring Universal Music as part of his bid for Vivendi's entertainment businesses, The Post has learned. Universal Music, the world's largest music...
CABLEVISION ACCOUNTING SCANDAL INCLUDES WE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amAn accounting scandal at Cablevision's media group reportedly resulted in the firings of some executives at the company's WE: Women's Entertainment channel. When Cablevision announced Wednesday that it had found...
NAUTICA RISES 11% ON NEWS OF SUITOR
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amShares of Nautica, the clothing maker that is fending off dissident shareholders, surged yesterday, after the company said it was discussing a possible sale. Nautica did not name the suitor,...
FRENCHIE KISSED BY PAL RYAN
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amFRENCHIE Davis didn't have much luck in TV the first time around - but she could get a boost from her "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest says he's thinking...
AMERICAN IDULL
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amFROM JUSTIN TO KELLY Fallen idols.Running time: 85 minutes. Rated PG-13 (vague sexuality). At the Empire, the Chelsea West, the Union Square, others. 'FROM Justin to Kelly," a quickie attempt...
BEN AND JEN STOP KISSING, START TALKING
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amJENNIFER "J.Lo" Lopez and beau Ben Affleck have finally agreed to a sitdown interview covering everything from their romance to their much-delayed movie, "Gigli." The upcoming issue of New York...
POTTER FANS HAVE WRITE STUFF: OUR WINNERS RISE TO THE OCCASION WITH THEIR OWN HARRY TALES
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amStarting today, America can be divided into two parts: The kids (and adults) reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - and those who haven't gotten their copy...
ROCKING AND ROLLING ON THE RIVER
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe East and West borders of Manhattan will be rocking today, as a slew of bands play free riverside gigs throughout the afternoon. The East River Park Amphitheater hosts the...
CHEATSHEET
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amYou may now read "Cheat Sheet and the Order of the Phoenix," a charming tale about a boy, his nicotine, his stockroom job and his signed Roger Clemens jersey.ROCKET'S POCKETSRoger...
ORIGINAL FIN: CONEY'S SIREN-STROLL MEANS SUMMER'S REALLY HERE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe bawdy camp-fest that is Coney Island's Mermaid Parade is one of the few regular New York events that has somehow avoided getting reeled in by post-Giuliani micro-management. The freaky...
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - BOOZY COMPETITIONS FOR CHALLENGE-STARVED BARFLIES
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amAre you the ultra-competitive type? The kind of person who answers questions aloud when you're home alone watching "Jeopardy!" or screams bloody murder when you lose at computer solitaire? Maybe...
ATT'Y URGES MOB RULE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA prominent defense lawyer has a tip for the feds on how to help Police Commissioner Ray Kelly combat the city's murder rate: Free his reputed Mafia boss client. "It...
DVDS ROLL PAST TAPES
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amSix years after DVDs appeared on the market and started walloping the quarter-century-old VHS market with sharper pictures and clearer sound, rentals of video discs finally outpaced videocassettes last week....
MIKE HONORS KEYED-UP CLEMENS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWinning 300 games opened the door to the Hall of Fame for Yankee ace Roger Clemens. Now he can open the door to New York City. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday presented...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amMost lawmen are interested in upgrading their equipment - but not Sheriff Ben Johnson of Volusia County, Fla. He just bought a 1962 Ford Galaxie like the one driven by...
TENANT KILLED LANDLADY: COPS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amCops are hunting a Brooklyn man wanted for stabbing his landlord to death last week in a dispute over rent money, police sources said yesterday. Gary Nesterov, 32, murdered Svetlana...
REAGAN'S MAN: MOVE THE AMERICAN EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amPALO ALTO, Calif. - President Bush could move his Mideast peace push forward by taking the dramatic step of moving the U.S. embassy to west Jerusalem, says former Secretary of...
RAPE FUGITIVE'S FINAL SPLASH
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amRapist-surfer Andrew Luster's endless summer might have ended on the beach. The hulking, musclebound Max Factor heir - a fugitive who was arrested this week in the Mexican beach resort...
POLS IN BID TO REIN IN FANS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA move by the City Council to severely stiffen penalties for unruly behavior at professional sporting events got a thumbs up yesterday. City Council Speaker Gifford Miller (D-Manhattan) proposed hiking...
JUDGE LOST JOB AFTER RESISTING $QUEEZE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE A former Brooklyn judge allegedly was asked to pay more than $100,000 to stay on the bench - and then lost her seat after she refused, The Post has...
CITY TO SIC DETECTIVES ON DEADBEAT PARENTS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE Deadbeat parents are soon going to be hunted as though they're criminals. Starting July 1, the task of stalking child support evaders is being transferred from the Administration for...
DEM DEAN'S SON IN BOOZE-ROB BUST
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean yesterday abruptly canceled campaign appearances to deal with the arrest of his 17-year- old son for allegedly stealing booze from a country club....
N.Y. HERO'S SACRIFICE; DYING, HE DRIVES KIN FROM THUGS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA Brooklyn-born man whose car was caught in a hail of Palestinian gunfire on the West Bank yesterday drove his visiting American parents to safety before dying of his wounds....
SADDAM HOLDOUTS HIT POWER PLANT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Iraqi terrorists blew up parts of an electrical plant in a rocket-propelled grenade attack yesterday, sending a huge fireball into the sky and injuring two more U.S. soldiers....
BRASS ORDERS MORE COPS FOR SLAY HOT SPOTS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe NYPD is beefing up its presence along Brooklyn's bustling downtown streets in an initiative developed by police brass following a recent spike in murders, sources told The Post. In...
'FAKE COP' BUSTED IN TEEN RAPE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA Long Island man sexually attacked a Queens teen he picked up outside a bar after he flashed his dead father's police badge and told her she'd be arrested if...
CHURCH KILLER HAS FOOL FOR LAWYER
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amIn a bizarre redux of the Colin Ferguson LIRR-massacre trial, accused church-spree killer Peter Troy acted as his own lawyer in a Long Island court yesterday, questioning an old high...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amQueens A 34-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after he shot two men during a botched robbery in Astoria, authorities said yesterday. The incident unfolded at around 3:30 p.m....
YACHT-CRASH TRAGEDY; HEART FAILS SAILBOAT SKIPPER
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA sailboat skipper died of an apparent heart attack yesterday after his boat was splintered in a collision on fog-bound Long Island Sound, authorities said. Joachim Schulz-Heik, 61, of Larchmont,...
MOM'S SAUDI HELL; U.S. CITIZEN AND KIDS IN DESPERATE BID TO FLEE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA desperate American mother of two who escaped from her tyrannical Saudi husband and sought asylum at a U.S. consulate six days ago has decided to stay put until her...
LET MOB RULE: RELEASING CAPO WILLMAKE CITY SAFE: LAWYER
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA prominent defense lawyer has a tip for the feds on how to help Police Commissioner Ray Kelly combat the city's soaring murder rate: Free his reputed Mafia boss client....
COPS SAY NEWS MEN WERE 'LIGHT' FINGERED
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThree Daily News deliverymen were accused of stealing expensive car headlights from Staten Island homeowners under the cover of darkness, police sources said. Instead of delivering papers, Carlos Planco and...
BIRDBRAINED PIGEON WINGS IT ACROSS ATLANTIC
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amBillie the racing pigeon was given up for dead when he vanished during a race from France to England this month. His owners, John and Maria Warren, feared that a...
REGENTS MATH TEST TURMOIL
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amState Education Commissioner Richard Mills yesterday ordered a sweeping investigation of the validity of the math Regents exam, opening the door to invalidating the test and forcing thousands to retake...
POLS PUSH THROUGH RENT REGS AND RUN
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amState lawmakers extended rent laws for eight years yesterday, quickly restoring the system after the tenant protections had been allowed to expire for less than a day. The Democratic-controlled Assembly...
POTTER 5 ALIVE IN GOTHAM
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amMasses of Muggles descended on book and toy stores across the city yesterday to be among the first to get their hands and eyes on the long-awaited fifth book in...
TEA ROOM 'GOLF' PLAN IN BUNKER
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe famed Russian Tea Room isn't fit to a tee - to become a golf museum. The U.S. Golf Association announced it has decided against moving its golfers museum from...
B'KLYN $MUGGLER OUT OF THE MONEY
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA Brooklyn shopkeeper was sentenced yesterday to more than five years behind bars for smuggling at least $2.5 million overseas - a scheme he carried out over nine years, but...
IT'S WATER TORTURE; RECORD RAINS DRAIN N.Y. SPIRITS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amRain, rain, go away already! This weekend - the official start of summer - is shaping up to be yet another soggy and cool one as forecasters predict showers today...
FLUNKING PRINCIPALS STAY ON JOB
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amFew public school principals are being fired for academic failure this year - despite Chancellor Joel Klein's pledge to boot 50 deemed responsible for dreadful student performance. The lack of...
CHICKS CLICK WITH APPLE FANS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amIf you thought the Dixie Chicks would get fricasseed here in New York for being big-mouthed traitors who bashed fellow Texan George W. Bush at a London concert - you'd...
POLS SLAM DE-KLEIN OF FAN ETIQUETTE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amA move by the City Council to severely stiffen penalties for unruly behavior at professional sporting events got a big thumbs up yesterday from Major League Baseball and the United...
BRASS ORDERS MORE COPS FOR MURDER HOT SPOTS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe NYPD is beefing up its presence along Brooklyn's bustling downtown streets in an initiative developed by police brass following a recent spike in murders, sources told The Post. In...
YANK EXPRESS FLATTENS METS: SUBWAY OPENER GOES TO BOMBERS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amYankees 5 Mets 0 Last night showed the young and green Mets have a long way to go to catch the Yankees. They can steal the recipe for a 5-0...
UNHAPPY BUCKY ALMOST RESIGNED
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe frustration of a losing season almost led Bucky Dent to quit as the Yankees' Triple-A manager Thursday night in Columbus. In fact, the story running through the organization yesterday...
GM DEFENDS RAYS RAINOUT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amYankee GM Brian Cashman was livid over accusations that the Yankees called off Thursday's afternoon game against the Devil Rays because they didn't want to start struggling Jeff Weaver against...
BURNITZ THROWN FOR A LOSS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amJeromy Burnitz called it "unacceptable behavior by an umpire." Crew chief Bruce Froemming called it "unacceptable behavior for Burnitz." Regardless of whom you believe, Burnitz's first-inning ejection was a crippling...
LEWIS HAD KLITSCHKO PREVIEW - FOR REEL
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Two years ago when Lennox Lewis was more focused on a movie career than an upcoming bout with Hasim Rahman, the heavyweight champion had a bit part...
TIGER: I'M BEST JUDGE OF MY GAME
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amTiger Woods, with just a trace of defiance in his voice, continues to insist he's getting closer to recapturing the greatness he showed in 2000 and 2001. But it would...
KNICKS LOOK TO LAMPE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWith 7-5 Russian center Pavel Podzokline pulling out of the draft after being diagnosed with a pituitary gland disorder, the Knicks have a new 18-year-old international flavor of the week...
MILBURY'S BUSY WORKING PHONES
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amNASHVILLE - Nobody's ever printed up shirts that say "Mike Milbury went to the draft and all I got was this lousy T-shirt" - especially not this year, when it...
POWER'S RAVEIA FINDS STARRING ROLE FITS FINE
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWhen you look at the Power roster, names like Tiffeny Milbrett, Christie Pearce and Saskia Webber jump out at you. But during this year's surprising 5-5-1 start, several of the...
TORRE GLAD TO TALK BASEBALL ; GAMES VS. METS DIVERT SPOTLIGHT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amJOE TORRE seemed per fectly pleased to have left the carnival and arrived at the circus, escaping the madness of one asylum for the lunacy of another. The view from...
METROS LOOKING FOR BREAKOUT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWith the loss of their three National Team stars, the MetroStars have gone from streaking to struggling, falling from atop the MLS standings. What had been the league-leading defense has...
HOT ROUND CAN'T SAVE SMITH
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK Chris Smith was so distraught about shooting 78 in the opening round of his defense of the Buick Classic on Thursday, he conceded to being "crushed" at the thought...
FIVE TO BATTLE IN PHIPPS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amToday's feature, the Grade 1, $300,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap at a mile-and-a-sixteenth, drew a field of five fillies and mares, with Sightseek and Take Charge Lady vying for favoritism. Take...
MUSSINA THINKS HYPE'S ALL WET
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amMike Mussina is like a lot of other people when it comes to the six annual games between the Yankees and Mets. "It's lost a lot of luster," Mussina said...
ISLES' MILBURY BUSY
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amNASHVILLE - Nobody's ever printed up shirts that say "Mike Milbury went to the draft and all I got was this lousy T-shirt" - especially not this year, when it...
GLAVINE EXCITED BY SERIES
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThere are some people who are sick of interleague play and tired of geographical rivalries. Then there's Tom Glavine. "You can argue in some places about whether it's held its...
SANCHEZ 'HAPPY' FOR REYES
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amAs Rey Sanchez addressed reporters yesterday at Shea, all that was missing was a revised nameplate over his locker. Call him Dead Man Talking. Or, Wally Pipp 2003. The Mets'...
BRINY FLAVOR TO BUICK ; BAIRD HOLDS LEAD, BUT CAN'T SHAKE REVITALIZED WOODS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amBriny Baird is trying to make a name for himself. Tiger Woods is trying to get the inquiring minds of the golf world to leave him alone. Retief Goosen is...
ANGRY DENT NEARLY SAYS 'I'M GONE!'
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amlThe frustration of a losing season almost led Bucky Dent to quit as the Yankees' Triple-A manager Thursday night in Columbus. In fact, the story running through the organization yesterday...
WITH RUSSIAN CENTER OUT, KNICKS EYE POLISH FORWARD
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWith 7-5 Russian center Pavel Podzokline pulling out of the draft after being diagnosed with a pituitary gland disorder, the Knicks have a new 18-year-old international flavor of the week:...
METROS SEEK BREAKOUT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWith the loss of their three National Team stars, the MetroStars have gone from streaking to struggling, falling from atop the MLS standings. What had been the league-leading defense has...
BAD SLICE CAN'T STOP SKIP
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amSkip Kendall is the PGA Tour's version of a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier. Neither rain, nor snow, nor sliced off index finger will keep Jules I. Kendall from his...
FRUSTRATED DENT ALMOST RESIGNS
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThe frustration of a losing season almost led Bucky Dent to quit as the Yankees' Triple-A manager Thursday night in Columbus. In fact, the story running through the organization yesterday...
EJECTION THROWS OFF BURNITZ
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amJeromy Burnitz insisted he didn't say anything. Ron Kulpa apparently heard differently. Whichever side you believe, the end result was the same for the Mets: They lost their hottest hitter...
SORIANO GETS BACK IN SWING
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amJoe Torre doesn't need a stat sheet to know Alfonso Soriano isn't swinging the bat well. "When he starts fouling those balls off [into the third base dugout] or just...
METS NEED VETS TO STEP UP - AS TRADE BAIT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amHERE'S the scenario that seals the Mets as a cursed franchise. They trade Armando Benitez to Boston, and the closer keys an ALCS victory over the Yankees and a World...
JETER, SORIANO RELISH SPOTLIGHT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amThey are called "Red Light Players" for their ability to perform when the stage is enlarged. Years ago before every game was televised, players turned it up a notch when...
BAD SLICE NEARLY CUT SKIP'S CAREER SHORT
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amSkip Kendall is the PGA Tour's version of a United States Postal Service mail carrier. Neither rain, nor snow, nor sliced off index finger will keep Jules I. Kendall from...
N.Y.-N.Y.: A HELL OF A RIVALRY: 'SUBWAY' OPENER IS TALK OF TOWN
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWhen Art Howe picked up his mail at his home in Queens yesterday afternoon, he received his first real taste of the Subway Series via an urgent missive. "My mailman...
TRADE BAIT UNDER GUN
June 21, 2003 | 4:00amWANT the scenario to seal that the Mets are a doomed franchise? Armando Benitez gets traded to Boston and turns into a big-game closer, keying the ouster of the Yankees...