October 2, 2003
FUND FIRMS SCRAMBLE IN SPITZER SPOTLIGHT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amNew York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's investigation into illegal "market timing" trades by mutual funds has the industry scrambling to clean house. Prudential Securities yesterday forced out a dozen stockbrokers...
RIGAS PLEADS 'NOT GUILTY' AGAIN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAccused Adelphia swindler John Rigas was required to enter a second "not guilty" plea yesterday after prosecutors made "minor technical changes" to a 23-count indictment. Rigas, 79, looked frail as...
HOW 9/11 MAKES THE ECONOMY LOOK WORSE THAN IT IS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTHE latest consumer confidence figures were weaker than expected. Construction and manufacturing in September - weaker. The job market? We will know tomorrow. Newspapers are again saying that the barely...
EMBATTLED HARRISON 'FIXED' FOR JUST $25M
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amJ.P. Morgan's ills may finally be over, but the latest cure cost the New York megabank $25 million. Less than a year ago, regulators were probing the bank's activities on...
HEALTHY APOLLO OFFER FOR GNC
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amApollo Advisors appears to have a slight edge - though not a lock - in the bidding for General Nutrition Cos., the nation's largest vitamin retailer, sources familiar with the...
ON THE REBOUND - DOW SOARS 194 ON SIGNS OF LIFE IN RECOVERY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWall Street's riding high on new rays of economic hope, leading a stock rally being felt around the world. Just a day after a gloomy stock sell-off here, investors charged...
PARTY POOPED: GRASSO'S WOES NIXED BIGWIG BLOWOUT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amDick Grasso's pay was not the only thing that was deferred. Two days before the former NYSE chairman was booted for his outsized pay package, former Merrill Lynch Chairman and...
TALK OF TROUBLE AT HACHETTE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amJack Kliger, the CEO of Hachette Filipacchi Media, wrestling with too little acquisition money from the French home office and a new French-born chief operating officer, insists he's secure for...
REED READS RIOT ACT TO NYSE'S FLOOR MEMBERS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAt least one New York Stock Exchange floor member asked the Big Board's new chairman, John Reed, yesterday to disclose the salaries of ousted chief Dick Grasso's top aides and...
THE WIZARD OF ODDS - A MANHATTAN GUY IS PLOPPED DOWN IN MIDDLE OF HIS KANSAS IN-LAWS IN 'MARRIED TO THE KELLYS'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTOM HAS JUST SOLD HIS FIRST NOVEL, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO LIVE IN NYC - SO THIS IS THE TIME THEY DECIDED TO MOVE TO KANSAS? RIGHT....
'BEHIND THE MUSIC'? NO, 'BEHIND BARS'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amMTV is in talks to film a new reality series in a Texas county jail. The proposed show, called "Inside," would follow felons from the moment they are handcuffed through...
MAC KEEPS TRUCKIN'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amFLEETWOOD MAC DYING pretty isn't in the cards for Fleetwood Mac, among the most ancient geezer-driven bands in rock 'n' roll, but at Madison Square Garden Tuesday, all you had...
OSCAR SCREENER FLIX NIX A RISK FOR INDIE MIX
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amNEW York's independent film community yesterday blasted a decision by Hollywood's major trade association to bar the sending of screening tapes and DVDs to Oscar voters in order to combat...
OUTKAST HITS THE APEXXX
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amOutKast's latest disc, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," swept five charts this week, including the top 200 album sales, R&B, rap, alternative and alternative core. In a week with a whopping seven...
BENEFIT A CAPITALE IDEA
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTHIS Saturday at Capitale, there'll be the usual party, with an open bar and deejays spinning until the wee hours - but this time, it's all for a good cause....
BOPPIN' AROUND
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amHanson, the three young harmonious brothers best known for their 1997 hit, "MMMBop," have grown up - well, almost. The one-time teen idols from Tulsa, Okla., announced yesterday they will...
MARC JACOBS GEAR RAISES MILK MONEY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amIF you thought "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" was the last word in gay fashion, you haven't been to the Marc by Marc Jacobs boutique on Bleecker Street. The...
TWO NEW FOX CHANNELS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amFOX officials say they are thinking about spinning off two new channels from Fox News Channel - one for business and another for entertainment news. Fox Entertainment president Peter Chernin...
STARR REPORT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTV and politics . . . CNN and Rock the Vote will co- host a live town hall meeting Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) in Boston, with all the Democratic presidential...
RUSSIAN ROULETTE TAKES SPIN ON TV
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA game of Russian Roulette with a real, loaded gun is slated to be broadcast live on British television this Sunday in what is being billed as the ultimate reality-TV...
JOHN RITTER: PUTTING ON HEIRS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amIN all the grieving lately over the death of John Ritter, nobody bothered to mention how God-awful his show was. Well, I don't mind mentioning it: "8 Simple Rules for...
WITCH BARGAIN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amYou'll have to be lucky if you want to see "Wicked" for just $25. When previews for the new musical start Tuesday at the Gershwin Theatre, there'll be a daily...
NEW BONES MAY BE LACI'S
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAuthorities in California are investigating whether human bones discovered near where Laci Peterson's remains were found are from her body, it was reported yesterday. The bones, believed to be neck...
RUSH SACKS SELF - QUITS ESPN AMID RACE-CRACK FIRESTORM
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amRadio talk host Rush Limbaugh - accused of racism for his comments about a black quarterback - resigned from his Sunday NFL gig on ESPN, the network said this morning....
PARKING SCAM - GOV'T STAFF FORGING PLACARDS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amIllegally parked government workers - some with mere photocopies of legitimate city-issued permits - are hurting businesses in Downtown Brooklyn by hogging valuable parking space and further clogging already-congested streets,...
SURGIN' GENERAL: WES NO. 1 IN N.Y.
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - Recently minted presidential hopeful Wesley Clark has quickly become the No. 1 choice of state Democrats, a poll showed yesterday. The Quinnipiac University survey found that Gen. Clark,...
EXTORTION 'MOBSTERS' TO GO AWAY IN PLEA DEAL
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amThe reputed Luchese underboss and an accused mob capo are headed to the slammer after admitting yesterday they conspired to extort construction companies. Steven "Stevie Wonder" Crea, 56, was told...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA Florida man played detective for five years to track down his late father-in-law's 1978 Porsche - so he could give it to his wife for her 40th birthday. Ford...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amQUEENS * A Queens man was recaptured yesterday after he posed as another prisoner and was mistakenly released from Queens Central Booking in Kew Gardens, police said. Kamar Reid, 20,...
NANNY DEAREST - AMMON ORPHANS TRY TO BOOT GUARDIAN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAn English nanny who was granted permanent custody of slain financier Ted Ammon's children was hauled into court yesterday for an emergency hearing because the youngsters no longer want to...
9/11 RENT SCAMMER FINED
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA man who tried to swindle thousands of dollars out of a 9/11 aid program for lower Manhattan residents was slapped with a $2,000 fine and sentenced to community service,...
ANDY'S 'RAT TRAP' - LOBBY EXEC: LYING CUOMO GAVE UP RAP BIG
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - The head of the state Lobbying Commission has accused Andrew Cuomo of lying to protect himself from charges that he ratted out hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. Agency Executive...
GOVERNATOR HAS BUSH CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amSUDDENLY, it looks as if Arnold Schwarzenegger really will be California's next Governator. That has Republicans sporting giant grins as they ponder how that would change the political landscape and...
'DEM' CLARK HASN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO JOINING THE PARTY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Wesley Clark was registered as a lobbyist when he jumped into the presidential race, but he has yet to actually register as a presidential candidate - or even...
STOCK JUDGE'S RULING MAY BE CHASED DOWN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA state appeals court indicated yesterday they might toss out all of an embattled Manhattan judge's rulings in a case that's led to a conflict-of-interest probe against her. In a...
MASKS HELP MTA WORKERS FACE TERROR
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amPrompted by fears that emerged after 9/11, the MTA has spent $2.5 million for 20,000 gas masks so that agency cops and transit workers can survive a chemical or biological...
COPS BUST TEEN IN PARK TERROR
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAn 18-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested for beating, stabbing and slashing two men during two robberies just minutes apart in Prospect Park, police said yesterday. Dwayne Smith and two unidentified...
ISRAEL NABS JIHAD CHIEF - SECOND KILLED IN W. BANK RAID
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli commandos arrested a senior terrorist leader and killed a member of his group in separate raids in the West Bank yesterday, officials said. Bassam Saadi, the Islamic...
'QAEDA' TIES TO PILGRIM GIS - FANATICS PAID FOR THEIR MECCA TRIP
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Pentagon is investigating a trip by 100 Muslim members of the U.S. armed forces for a pilgrimage to Mecca that was paid for by a Saudi charity...
DRAGNET UP FOR STATEN I. SCHOOL PERV
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amCops were out in force on Staten Island yesterday keeping an eye on schoolkids as they searched for the pervert who attempted to snatch 11- and 13-year-old girls off the...
ELEX CLERK NAILED IN POL-WIFE THREAT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA veteran clerk at the city's Board of Elections has been arrested for threatening its top African-American official, authorities said yesterday. Anthony Santulli, 54, was nabbed Tuesday at the board's...
LIE TESTS EYED FOR CIA 'LEAK'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The White House yesterday hinted it would OK lie-detector tests for President Bush's staff in the investigation into the CIA leak. At issue is who leaked to columnist...
ST. JOHN'S WITNESS ADMITS LIE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA Long Island man admitted in court yesterday he lied on the witness stand last year to "cover up" for his friend, who is accused of shooting a St. John's...
WEALTHY & WISECRACKS AT TYCO TRIAL
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA prospective juror at the Tyco embezzlement trial joked yesterday she wants a house in Colorado, just like company ex-CEO Dennis Kozlowski. Kozlowski - who made $300 million between 1998...
ZULU-SLAY DUO - THUGS WANTED IN STUDENT SHOOT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amPolice yesterday released a sketch of two men they want to question in connection with the Harlem shooting death of a Hunter College honors student last week. Matthew Hall, 18,...
DEEP DISS PIZZA - 'FAMILY STYLE' NYERS CHEW UP CHICAGO & L.A.
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amNew Yorkers have always known our city has the greatest pizza on earth. And now new evidence suggests that folks who like our pies the best are more wholesome and...
QB PASSES ON RUSH APOLOGY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amNFL star Donovan McNabb said it's too late for an apology from Rush Limbaugh - which is just fine with the radio talk titan, who showed no contrition yesterday for...
'ANGRY' WORDS FOR JUDGE PICK
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A nominee to the federal bench in New York came under blistering criticism yesterday for her alleged fits of inexplicable rage. "[She] is not qualified," said Pat Hines,...
PANEL RAPS JUDGE'S 19G ELEX PARTY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA Brooklyn judge has been "admonished" by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct for mishandling his campaign treasury and spending $19,949 on a lavish party celebrating his election to the...
DON'T WORRY, BE NIGERIAN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA surprising poll has concluded that Nigerians are the happiest people on earth and Romanians the least - with Americans coming in at a middling No. 15. The World Values...
SOUNDS LIKE A WIENER - CONFIDENT ARNOLD PUTS FORTH 100-DAY PLAN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed into Sacramento yesterday and practically declared victory, promising to audit the books and cut taxes in his first 100 days in office. As The...
FEDS AIM TO TATTOO 'HIT MAN'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00am"Good men die and rats get fat." This is one of many bizarre - and the feds say incriminating - tattoos emblazoned on Thomas "Huck" Carbonaro, an alleged Gambino hit...
OZZY IN MYSTERY HOSP VISIT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amOzzy Osbourne saw a doctor during a mysterious early-evening trip to the hospital - but is refusing to say what was wrong with him. The high priest of heavy-metal was...
UNION RIPS CITY'S INDIA HIRE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amThe Health Department is paying a doctor $45,000 to edit its monthly newsletter - from India. The halfway-around-the-world employee has angered union leaders who lost thousands of workers earlier this...
JOEL: PUT NEW TEACHERS IN GOOD SCHOOLS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Joel Klein wants to curb the practice of assigning many of the city's rookie teachers to the worst schools, hoping to keep them from getting discouraged and quitting...
TEEN SEX JAIL 'BRIBE'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA female city probation officer has been arrested for having a string of sexual trysts with a 17-year- old in exchange for offering him a favorable review before his sentencing...
PREZ PUT$ EVILDOERS ON NOTICE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday defended his policy of attacking terrorists abroad as "the best way" to prevent another 9/11, as he signed a $31 billion spending bill for the...
CITY ED. WORKER IN ID-THEFT BUST
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA city Department of Education worker responsible for fingerprinting new employees was busted for identity theft and trying to use their credit cards, authorities said yesterday. Fingerprint technician Malik Crichlow,...
SMILE FLOWS FROM CLINT OVER 'RIVER'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amSeems like the critics are already making his day. Clint Eastwood and his wife, Dina, were all smiles last night, leaving Lincoln Center after Eastwood took part in a question-and-answer...
STARS GATHER TO SALUTE LIBERTY WINNERS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA galaxy of stars will be at Gracie Mansion tonight to join in the applause for the 10 hometown hero winners of the New York Post's second annual Liberty Medals....
COURT MAY TOSS JUDGE'S RULING
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA state appeals court indicated yesterday it might toss out all of an embattled Manhattan judge's rulings in a case that's led to a conflict-of-interest probe against her. A five-judge...
LYING 'RAT' ANDY GAVE UP RAP BIG: LOBBY EXEC
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - The head of the state Lobbying Commission has accused Andrew Cuomo of lying to protect himself from charges that he ratted out hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. Agency Executive...
CHEATING S.I. COP CLEARED OF RAPE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAn NYPD sergeant was cleared of rape yesterday in a case that can be summed up in two of the Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife and...
SOUNDS LIKE A WIENER -; CONFIDENT ARNOLD PUTS FORTH 100-DAY PLAN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed into Sacramento yesterday and all but declared victory, promising to audit the books and cut taxes in his first 100 days in office. Hours...
LIE TESTS EYED FOR CIA LEAK
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The White House yesterday hinted it would allow lie-detector tests for President Bush's staff in the investigation into the CIA leak. Probers began poring through records and phone...
DIOCESE COVER-UP CHARGED IN PERV SUIT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTwenty-seven Catholics charge in a lawsuit that they were abused by priests as children and that the Diocese of Brooklyn covered up the abuse in line with secret Vatican policy....
BRUCE IS THE SHEA-HEY KID
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amBRUCE Springsteen has finally figured out what to do with Shea Stadium in the postseason - give concerts. At last night's show, the first of a three-gig engagement that continues...
CLASSROOM EXTRA - NEW NETHERLANDS BECOMES NEW YORK
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amABSTRACT: The Dutch controlled the Hudson Valley for a little more than 50 years, but their influence can be seen today .....
POLICE FINGER ED DEPARTMENT'S ID 'THIEF'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amA city Department of Education worker responsible for fingerprinting new employees was busted for identity theft and trying to use their credit cards, authorities said yesterday. Fingerprint technician Malik Crichlow,...
POST HONORS NEW YORK'S HEROES
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTonight we'll be singing the praises of the unsung heroes at the heart of the Big Apple at the New York Post's second annual Liberty Medals award ceremony. Ten of...
SMOLTZ BRACES FOR LAST HURRAH
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amATLANTA - John Smoltz harbors no illusions. If this group of Braves doesn't win it all this season, it may not get another chance, he says. The Braves' closer shockingly...
RUSH WAS OFFSIDES - THE MEDIA COULD CARE LESS ABOUT QBS' COLOR
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amRUSH Limbaugh could have explained himself or he could have apologized. Instead, he chose to quit, the ultimate disgrace in sports. Now he can stay behind the security of his...
5 WAYS FOR JOE TO SAVE YANKS' SEASON
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amAN optimist would think the Yankees could not have played worse offensively or defensively than they did in Game 1 against Minnesota and still only lost 3-1. A pessimist would...
MR. OCTOBER GOES TO BAT - REGGIE STICKS UP FOR SLUMPING JASON
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amON Jason Giambi's final swing of batting practice yesterday, he drove the ball 11 rows deep into Yankee Stadium's upper deck. Forget about aura and mystique. That is the kind...
BUMBLING BERNIE: I'LL BE BETTER
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amBernie Williams still has manager Joe Torre's trust. Tonight he must take the first step to regain the trust of Yankee fans. That trust was broken Tuesday when Williams turned...
'WE AREN'T SCARED OF THE YANKEES'
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amTHEY'RE a chatty bunch, these Minnesota Twins, which means they are not only a refreshing departure from the regular tenants of Yankee Stadium, but also from so many past October...
REVVED-UP TIFFENY: NOW THE TOURNEY BEGINS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amFOXBORO - The real part of the FIFA Women's World Cup began last night with the start of the quarterfinals and single-elimination play getting underway. But unfortunately for soccer, which...
TWINS MAKE 'EM PAY - LOW-BUDGET CLUB 'BETTER' THAN ANGELS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWelcome to the Yankees' nightmare. Every year, from here to eternity, or whenever George Steinbrenner steps down, the Yankees' opponent in the ALDS will be comprised of hustling hard-ballers whose...
KNICKS MAY TURN LAMPE INTO CENTER
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amForget the small-forward talk. Don Chaney sees rookie Maciej Lampe as the Knicks' center of the future. Despite the Dirk Nowitzki scouting report that Lampe was strictly an outside-shooting threat,...
SWEDEN KOS BRAZIL
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amFOXBORO - Sweden advanced to the FIFA World Cup semis yesterday with a 2-1 win over Brazil here at Gillette Stadium. The Swedes will play the winner of today's quarterfinal...
DEVS' GM LAMORIELLO MAKING SOME WAIVES
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amLou Lamoriello's calculated waiver draft risk might mean he has changed his mind and intends to bring back 39-year-old Tommy Albelin or sign a free agent such as Pascal Rheaume...
DOLAN: I BELIEVE IN SATHER
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amImagine having a job that's immune to recall, an executive position that's secure regardless of tangible performance. Glen Sather doesn't have to imagine, he has it. We should all be...
CUB FANS INVADE SOUTH - TURN THE TED INTO WRIGLEY LITE
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amATLANTA - Cub fans have gotten under the Braves' skin, if not in their heads. They've not only commandeered Turner Field and turned the New South into the New Midwest,...
JEFFERSON'S TAKING GAME TO NEXT LEVEL
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWho would have thought it possible? Richard Jefferson is actually cockier than he was last year. That's what happens when you go from the Nets' stud sixth man to star...
TWO TIMES THE PRESSURE - PETTITTE'S ON THE SPOT IN POSSIBLE SWAN SONG
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amThe stakes aren't quite as high as they were in 1996. This is Game 2 of the ALDS, not Game 5 of the World Series. The Yankees are down 1-0...
DJ MAY BE FACING SURGERY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amWhenever the Yankees' season ends, Derek Jeter could be facing surgery on the left shoulder he dislocated on Opening Day diving into third base in Toronto. "The possibility is there,"...
SLUMP WON'T KNOCK NICK OUT OF LINEUP
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amALDS NOTES All those voices clamoring for Nick Johnson to be benched can save their lungs. Joe Torre will play struggling Johnson for as long as the ALDS against the...
FISH GET EVEN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 2: Marlins 9 - Giants 5 SAN FRANCISCO - Because Jose Cruz Jr. tripped, the Giants' trip to South Florida last night was not only necessarily long, but unnecessarily...
MINNESOTA LOOKING TO BE BIG AND BRAD
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amBrad Radke doesn't have Roger Clemens' Cy Youngs or David Wells' perfect pedigree. But when Minnesota re-signed him to legitimatize its rotation and its organization, it was for games like...
'HAWK' SWOOPS IN FROM TWINS' 'PEN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amIt seems every October, a middle reliever steps out of the shadows of the bullpen and seizes the spotlight, tilting the World Series for his team. Often it was Ramiro...
CAPT. COURAGEOUS POINTS THE WAY - DEREK: YANKEE SHIP NOT SINKING
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amDerek Jeter will never be confused with Joe Namath or Mark Messier as far as guaranteeing victories. But the Yankees' captain explained yesterday that his mates are going to bounce...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amVIRGINIA TECH at RUTGERS Ch. 9 Noon Line: Tech -26 1/2. Angle: Rutgers (3-1) already has three times as many wins as it did last season. Of course, the wins...
VOLPONI EYES BIG M CUP
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amVolponi will cross the Hudson River tomorrow night seeking his first win of the season in the Grade 2, $400,000 Meadowlands Breeders' Cup. Breaking from post 2 in the field...
U.S. BOOTS NORWAY
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amU.S. 1 - Norway 0 FOXBORO - It was supposed to be a great battle. It was supposed to be a show of might. The two most successful programs in...
SMOLTZ & CO. SURVIVE - CLOSER BLOWS SAVE BUT BRAVES TIE SERIES
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 2: Braves 5 - Cubs 3 ATLANTA - John Smoltz was brought in for the eighth inning last night, proving how desperate the Braves were to even the Division...
EXTRA! EXTRA! A'S WIN IT - SURPRISE BUNT BEATS BOSOX IN 12TH INNING
October 2, 2003 | 4:00am12 INNINGS: A's 5 - Red Sox 4 OAKLAND - Ramon Hernandez's bunt single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning last night gave the A's...
ZITO ITCHING FOR GAME 2 START
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amALDS NOTES OAKLAND - Barry Zito is itching to go in Game 2 today, itching to get the two starts in this series a lot of people thought he should...
CLOSER ENCOUNTERS - BOSOX-A'S COULD BE DECIDED IN 'PEN
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amOAKLAND - It will come down to the bullpen, just like it did a year ago when Francisco Rodriguez became the bridge to the Angels' Nirvana and the Giants, holding...
BOSTON LUMBER CO. ITCHING TO GET TO WORK
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amALDS NOTES OAKLAND - Good pitching stops good hitting every time, admit those record-setting, wall-banging Red Sox. "If any pitcher makes their pitches, it's going to stop good hitting," Kevin...
RICKY: DAYNE NEEDS FRESH START
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amIt is impossible to consider the Dolphins and not immediately think of Ricky Williams. It is impossible to consider the Giants and even remotely remember Ron Dayne. Life is sure...
JINTS' D FINDS INSULT IN FIEDLER'S ANALYSIS
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES There's no rivalry between the Giants and Dolphins, who on Sunday meet for only the fifth time, but there's a bit of anger brewing over some fairly tame...
HERM BEGINS YOUTH MOVEMENT - MOSS GETS CONWAY'S STARTING JOB
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amThe lineup changes Herman Edwards promised for his struggling 0-4 team became official in yesterday's bye week practice with the most prominent starter taking the fall being receiver Curtis Conway,...
RUSH GOES OFFSIDES - THE MEDIA COULD CARE LESS ABOUT QBS' COLOR
October 2, 2003 | 4:00amRUSH Limbaugh is getting ridiculed more than Lisa Guerrero these days for his comments during ESPN's Sunday pre-game show regarding Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and the NFL media. "I think...