August 30, 2003
YES SUING TIME WARNER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe YES Network is taking Time Warner Cable to court, alleging the cable giant has violated terms of its contract to carry the channel. YES filed suit yesterday in the...
GM BUILDING SOLD - MACKLOWE PAYS RECORD $1.4B FOR FIFTH AVE. TOWER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amPremiere New York developer Macklowe Properties bobbed to the top of a slew of suitors - and yesterday signed a contract to buy the General Motors building for a hefty...
GE IN EXCLUSIVE TALKS WITH VIVENDI FOR UNIVERSAL
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amVivendi has scheduled a special board meeting for Tuesday in Paris and is expected to approve entering exclusive negotiations with General Electric to nail down the details of a proposed...
PUT YOUR KIDS ON A TV BUDGET - SMART NEW GADGET SHUTS SET OFF IF THEY'RE WATCHING TOO MUCH
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amIT'S come to this. Parents at their wits' end over the amount of time their kids spend watching TV can now attach an electronic device to the TV set that...
TWO CABLE CHANNELS FIGHTING OVER 'ALIAS' REPEATS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amA cable channel battle is brewing over "Alias" and super-sexy TV spy, Jennifer Garner. Spike TV and FX, channels that target young men are reportedly in a bidding war to...
HE'S HAVIN' A BALL!
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amNow that the U.S. Open is in full swing, keep your eyes peeled for Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick . . . and Anthony Falco Jr., better known as A.J. He's...
REAL KIDS REVEAL: WHAT WERE YOUR BEST (OR WORST) MOMENTS THIS SUMMER?
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amMatthew Ruiz, 5, Brooklyn "Going to the beach! I also liked it when we were on the roller coaster at Coney Island. I liked everything about the summer!"Tameka Groucher, 12,...
WHERE WAS J.LO?
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThat could have been J.Lo smooching Madonna instead of Christina Aguilera. J.Lo was a last-minute no-show at the VMAs, where she was originally cast to play Aguilera's part opposite Britney...
CRAZY FOR HER - IT'S ALL ABOUT BEYONCE NOW
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amALL hail the new queen! Gorgeous, talented and phenomenally sexy, Beyoncé Knowles is officially the pop world's reigning style diva, thanks to her knockout performance at Thursday night's MTV Video...
MICHELE BOWS OUT AT CH. 4
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amVETERAN anchorwoman Michele Marsh is out at Ch. 4, and will be replaced by Lynda Baquero effective immediately. Ch. 4 will pay out the remainder of Marsh's contract but she...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amA Florida woman checking out a heart-shaped diamond ring posted for sale on eBay found it came with a proposal addressed to her from her boyfriend. Natalie Thilem of Fort...
KID-NIXED HEIST AN INSIDE JOB: DAD
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe father of a quick-thinking 9-year-old Brooklyn boy who helped nab three thugs during a home-invasion robbery said cops yesterday wanted to question one of his workers who may have...
BABY SAVED IN W. BANK TERROR HIT
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amIsraeli doctors successfully delivered an Israeli infant after Palestinian terrorists wounded his pregnant mother in a West Bank roadside ambush yesterday that killed the baby's father, officials said. Gunmen shot...
CYCLONES TIX ON SALE MONDAY FOR POSSIBLE PLAYOFF ROUND
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amWith the Brooklyn CyClone's hot in the race for a playoff berth in this year's NY-Penn League, the Mets' Coney Island minor league affiliate will begin selling postseason tickets starting...
CALLOUS PA CLERK EVENTUALLY CANNED
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe "man who didn't care" - a Port Authority clerk who callously kept copying reports after the first plane hit the World Trade Center - was later fired from his...
FERRY FARES ARE FLOATING HIGHER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amNew York Waterway is raising fares on its main ferry routes between New Jersey and Manhattan by 15 percent. It's also curtailing service by shutting down three of its least...
B'KLYN TOT-SLAY CHARGES - PARENTS EXPECTED TO FACE MURDER INDICTMENT
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn parents busted for the death of their tortured tot are expected to be indicted on homicide charges by next week, when they're scheduled to appear in court again,...
MAN NABBED IN COP SLASHINGS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amTwo Long Island undercover cops who spotted a man wearing a coat that seemed "inappropriate for the weather" busted him at high noon yesterday after he allegedly slashed one of...
HOT-CAR RING CRASHES
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amFive members of a Queens-based auto-theft ring have been arrested for selling high-priced stolen cars to undercover cops, it was announced yesterday. Members of the ring, who shipped some of...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBROOKLYN (s, lcf) * This man (above) is sought for questioning about a shooting last week on a Flatbush street that wounded four people - including a 12-year-old boy. Roger...
COURT LOSS LEAVES TAXI TV AT THE CURB
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amTaxi TV is going off the air. A Manhattan judge yesterday declined to sign off on a restraining order that would have allowed two companies to keep TV monitors in...
GUN CHARGE IN B'KLYN HOSTAGE SHOWDOWN
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amA convicted drug dealer accused of taking hostages in a two-hour standoff with cops was slapped with federal gun charges yesterday, as Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said he was not...
TRANSCRIPTS TO GO ON WEB
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe Lower Manhattan Development Corp. plans to post on the Web all of the Port Authority 9/11 transcripts for victims' families - many of whom want to know if their...
PASS RATE DOUBLES ON REVISED REGENTS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amMany more students will be given passing grades on the flawed high school math Regents exam under a new scoring system unveiled yesterday. Following a firestorm of criticism from teachers...
SORROW AND ANGER - TRAGIC TAPES SPARK RENEWED FURY AT WTC TERRORISTS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amAt Ground Zero yesterday, visitors said the newly released 9/11 transcripts made them sadder for the victims - and more angry at the terrorists than ever before. New Yorkers and...
HAMPTONS DIARY
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amTHE Shinnecock Indians are holding their annual powwow this weekend, but they have little to celebrate. As they were preparing for the festivities yesterday, they learned a federal judge had...
CONDOLEEZZA GOES FROM WAR ON TERROR TO WAR ON THE COURTS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amUS OPEN NOTEBOOK PRESIDENT Bush's National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice took a break from the war on terror yesterday for an appearance at the National Tennis Center, where she watched...
FLEEING CAR KILLS MOM
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amA driver cruising a Queens neighborhood with his headlights off tried to flee when suspicious cops spotted him but smashed into another car, killing a woman and injuring her two...
HOLIDAY'S DRIVING RAIN
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amDespite an expected rainy Labor Day, the highways will be packed this holiday weekend with an influx of drivers as people eschew the airways because of security fears and safety...
U.N.'S CIG-NIFICANT DECISION BANS SMOKING
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amNo butts about it - the United Nations has decided to ban smoking. The U.N., one of the last bastions for smokers in New York, will follow the Big Apple's...
SCHOOL PARENT AIDES CELL-EBRATE PHONE PLAN
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amCell phones are being given to parent coordinators in the city's 1,200 public schools so parents can more easily reach them, school officials said yesterday. "Parent coordinators are being issued...
IDOL WORSHIP GETS AIRPORT SCREENER AX
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amA favor for his star-struck fiancée - a fan of American Idol singer Ruben Studdard - cost Donsha Kelly his job as a La Guardia Airport security screener. Kelly, 33,...
RUN, HILLARY, RUN - E-MAILERS URGE BID FOR PREZ
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amSen. Hillary Clinton's operatives have fueled speculation she'll jump into the 2004 Democratic presidential race by posting gushing e-mails on her official Web site from supporters urging her to run....
TEEN'S WORM TURNS - BUSTED MINN. MISFIT 'BOASTED OF HACKING'
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amCyber investigators yesterday nabbed a misfit Minnesota teen on charges of creating a copycat version of a wicked Web worm that's been wreaking havoc on computers worldwide. Jeffrey Parson, 18,...
COPS HUNTING QUEENS RAPIST
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amDNA gathered from a rape in Queens last month has been linked to two other attacks three years ago, police said yesterday. Investigators have matched the DNA gathered at a...
VOICE OF BOOMER - WELLS RIPS JOE, MEL IN RADIO RANT
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - Joe Torre made the decision yesterday to start David Wells Monday against the Blue Jays in Toronto before he knew that the left-hander had criticized him, Mel Sottlemyre...
HANTUCHOVA GOES TO SEED
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amU.S. OPEN NOTES Tamarine Tanasugarn shrieked, pointed toward the fans and hopped to the net in celebration of her upset over No. 9 Daniela Hantuchova last night. Only problem was,...
BLAKE GIVES 'NETHEADS' A BIG SHOW
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe USTA continues to throw unseeded James Blake onto center court, and he never disappoints. With his athleticism, flying dreadlocks and charismatic personality that would make Arthur Ashe proud, Blake...
ANDY CELEBRATES - OUTLASTS LJUBICIC, TURNS 21
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amAt 12:08 this morning, Andy Roddick raised his arms and fired a tennis ball into the adoring crowd. The PA system blared 50 Cent, the rapper shouting, "We're going to...
USA JUGGERNAUT LOOKS UNSTOPPABLE
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amOLYMPIC HOOP TRIALS SAN JUAN - Twice, they scrimmaged at John Jay College. Twice, the U.S. blew away Puerto Rico. They met at the Garden in an exhibition. A little...
LINDSAY TOES THE LINE - WITH NO PAIN, GAINS TRIP TO FOURTH ROUND
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amNow Lindsay Davenport can think about winning the U.S. Open. Playing pain-free again, Davenport cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Melinda Czink yesterday to advance to the fourth round....
ZITO LIKES BIRDSTONE'S CHANCES
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Chapel Royal, whose trainer, Todd Pletcher, and jockey, John Velazquez, both own records for victories at a Saratoga meet, has won all three of his starts, including...
FASSEL KICKING AROUND JINTS' FINAL ROSTER CUTS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amIf the Giants need a field goal to win the game next Sunday against the Rams, Carson Dach will likely be snapping the ball and Matt Bryant will be kicking...
CROWD PLEASER - 'NETHEADS' ENJOY BLAKE'S LATEST WIN
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe USTA continues to throw unseeded James Blake onto center court, and it's never a mistake. With athleticism and charisma that would make Arthur Ashe proud, Blake always gives the...
EDWARDS STEAMED - HOT OVER EAGLE COACH'S MOVE
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amThe ordinarily affable Herman Edwards was infuriated when he found out about an hour before Thursday night's preseason finale in Philadelphia that he'd been sandbagged by Eagles' head coach Andy...
DAVE'S A 40-YEAR-OLD CHILD
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - Joe Torre's words disguised the disgust that has taken up permanent residence inside his stomach. Such is David Wells' lasting gift to a sport that has treated him...
BOOMER SHOWS TRUE CHARACTER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00am"The only reason I can see if they skip me [from starting Monday] is because of the fact that they're saving money." -DAVID WELLS ---- BOSTON - Tiger Woods is...
FEDERER NEMESIS SURVIVES
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amU.S. OPEN NOTES If Roger Federer was rooting for David Nalbandian to fall in his fifth-set tiebreaker yesterday, it's tough to blame him. Nalbandian, the U.S. Open's 13th seed, barely...
MERLONI BACK IN PRESSURE COOKER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - Lou Merloni knew he was home the instant he walked off the airplane yesterday morning. He'd been flying all night, taking the red-eye from San Diego to Newark,...
SING HIS REYES - METS, AL CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF JOSE
August 30, 2003 | 4:00am"He could go down as one of the greatest shortstops ever in the game." -AL LEITER ON JOSE REYES ----- The question now surrounding Jose Reyes has changed. It isn't...
CLARETT IS STILL THE NEWS
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio - You thought you could have bet all the No. 13 Ohio State football jerseys that there was a big college football game scheduled for tonight. But upon...
FLOYD HAS BONE SPUR REMOVED
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES An important component of a successful 2004 for the Mets is Cliff Floyd's health. To reach that end, Floyd had a bone spur removed from beneath his right...
ALMONTE MAY GET THE CALL TO BE POSTSEASON BACKUP
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES BOSTON - Unwilling to give up a prospect or add to their $180 million payroll for a second backup infielder, the Yankees are leaning toward promoting Triple-A shortstop...
WOMEN'S 9TH SEED IS UPSET
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amU.S. OPEN NOTES Tamarine Tanasugarn shrieked, pointed toward the fans and hopped to the net in celebration of her upset over No. 9 Daniela Hantuchova last night. Only problem was,...
HENSON: I'M NOT GOING TO NFL
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES BOSTON - Drew Henson shot down a Detroit radio report that he is quitting baseball to resume a football career. "It kind of blindsided me," said the Columbus...
DAVE'S NOTHING BUT A 40-YEAR-OLD BABY
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - Joe Torre's words disguise the disgust that resides inside his stomach now, a thin safeguard to the chronic insolence of an overgrown child. Such is David Wells' lasting...
PHILLIES' MILLWOOD MAKES METS DROOL
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amPhillies 7 - Mets 0 This is what should be taken from the Phillies' 7-0 victory at Shea last night. Maybe next year, Kevin Millwood will be a Met. This...
HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT RED SOX ARE BETTER
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - Here is a concept Yankee fans just might have to endure - the Red Sox are the best team in the AL East. Yes, it is hard to...
MUELLER ADDS SOCK TO BOSOX
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amBOSTON - He doesn't feel like he resides between the cracks, hidden in the crevasses of a powerful lineup. In truth, he shouldn't, because Bill Mueller, amazing as it may...
FENWAY FLOPS - CONTRERAS & WEAVER BATTERED BY BOSOX
August 30, 2003 | 4:00amRed Sox 10 - Yankees 5 BOSTON - The Yankees' bread and butter is stale and smothered with mold. Starting pitching has been the key to the team's success since...