February 13, 2004
FOOTSTAR FACING BANKRUPTCY
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amEmbattled retailer Footstar Inc., which operates the Footaction chain and the shoe departments in Kmart stores, warned that it may file for bankruptcy if it fails to secure more funding....
COMCAST WOOS PIXAR TO GAIN SHAREHOLDERS' OK
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amSteve Jobs could be Brian Roberts' ace in the hole. Roberts, Comcast's CEO, is said to be wooing the Pixar Animation Studios chief to his side of the brewing battle...
STREET FIRMS FINED $21.5M FOR CHEATING INVESTORS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amFifteen brokerage firms agreed to pay more than $21.5 million to regulators yesterday to settle charges that the firms failed to give investors discounts they were owed. The Securities and...
MONEY MAKEOVER - PERELMAN RIDES TO REVLON'S RESCUE AGAIN
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amRon Perelman pulled another rabbit out of his hat to rescue Revlon yesterday - this time wiping out half the ailing company's debt load, or about $930 million, in one...
TOYS THAT SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amMore toys will habla español this year than ever before, as marketers increasingly look beyond bilingual kids to a more mainstream audience. Toys that speak both Spanish and English will...
SCENTS SNARE CITY'S STYLE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amIf you've ever wondered what Harlem smells like, French perfumer Laurice Rahmé has an answer. Harlem, the newest fragrance from her company, Bond No. 9, smells of coffee, vanilla and...
DAILY NEWS HITS A WALL IN ATTEMPTS TO NIX POST AD
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amDesperate Daily News honchos are pressuring a Manhattan outdoor ad firm to rip down an in-your-face New York Post billboard plastered on a building outside the News' Midtown offices. Within...
$OFT LANDING FOR AN EISNER EXIT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amEven if he loses, Michael Eisner wins. Eisner is sitting on $600 million in stock options that he can redeem immediately if Disney is sold. He also would get bonuses...
SHOP ETC. RAIDS RIVALS FOR LAUNCH
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amMANDI Norwood, the editor-in-chief of Shop Etc., the new magazine that Hearst is launching in August, has gone raiding for staff and come home with some goodies from Time Inc.,...
PLAYING FOR TIME - SEEKING A WHITE KNIGHT, EISNER COURTS PARSONS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAs Michael Eisner tried to shore up his stock price with glowing presentations to analysts gathered in Florida, the Disney chief began eyeing Time Warner as a possible white knight...
ADAM & HEAVE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00am50 FIRST DATES (two stars) About 25 too many. Running time: 96 minutes. Rated PG-13 (vulgar and sexual humor). At the Empire, the Kips Bay, the Chelsea, others. THE amnesia-themed...
GOOD-TIME CHARLIE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amCHARLIE: THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES CHAPLIN [ 1/2] (three and one-half stars) An absolute treat. Running time: 127 minutes. Not rated (nothing objectionable). At Sunshine Cinema, Houston Street...
THIRD PART'S THE CHARM IN BELVAUX 'TRILOGY'
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTRILOGY 3: AFTER THE LIFE (APRES LA VIE) [ 1/2] (two and one-half stars) Satisfying if slow-moving conclusion. In French with English subtitles. Running time: 124 minutes. Not rated (adult...
RARE BIRDS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTHE SEAGULL'S LAUGHTER [] (three stars) A hottie in Iceland. In Icelandic, with English subtitles. Running time: 105 minutes. Not rated (sex, nudity). At the Quad, 13th Street, between Fifth...
PUSHES THE RIGHT BUTTONS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amROBOT STORIES [] (three stars) "The Twilight Zone" for the 21st century. Running time: 85 minutes. Not rated (two robots having sex). At the Cinema Village, 12th Street, east of...
LACI MOVIE 'JUST BULL'
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amLACI Peterson's family is blast ing USA Network's TV movie about her murder, calling the low-budget flick "inaccurate" and "inappropriate." "It was so hard to tell the fiction from the...
SUFFERIN' SUFFRAGE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00am"Iron Jawed Angels" [] (one star) Sunday night at 9:30 on HBO ---- "I'M HAVING DINNER WITH HELEN KELLER." "DON'T STARE! SHE HATES THAT!" IF you have nothing to do...
COPIOUS 'COPPELIA' CLASSIC BALANCHINE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amCOPPELIAThe New York City Ballet at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center; (212) 870-5570. Season runs through Feb. 29. ---- MOST older ballets are boy-loses-girl tear jerkers. But "Coppelia,"...
MY FAVORITE VALENTINE'S SHOWS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00am'CUPID, draw back your bow . . ." Valentine's Day is upon us, but instead of having a pricey dinner or watching couples walking around with a single rose, imbibe...
FEMINIST 'AGAMEMNON' A REAL TRAGEDY
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAGAMEMNONAt the John Jay Theatre, 899 10th Ave., at 58th Street; call Telecharge, (212) 239-6200. Through Feb. 22. --- ONLY "Macbeth" in the dramatic literature of the West brings the...
DEAF JAM - WARNING: WALKMEN MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEARING . . .
February 13, 2004 | 5:00am"We're sarcastic. We tell some stupid, sarcastic jokes and they get interpreted wrong." -Hamilton Leithauser ---- JUST like the little black dress, loud New York City rock 'n' roll never...
'IDOL' SIMON PICKS ON 'SIMPSONS'
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amMR. Nasty meet Mr. D'oh-nut. Simon Cowell, the acid-tongued judge from "American Idol" will square off with Homer Simpson in an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons." "It's the best thing...
KNOCKED OUT - SHOCKING AD PITS GREATEST VS. GIRL
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amFIRST, Natalie Cole sang duets with her father, Nat King Cole - years after he had died. Now the same buzz is swirling around a new TV ad that features...
DIANA'S 'SECRET' TOLD
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amPRINCESS Diana lives again - on NBC. "Princess Diana: The Secret Tapes" is an upcoming two-hour documentary containing the audio-tapes made by Diana that Andrew Morton used to write his...
IT'S SUN BLOCK - DRAMA OVER CRITIC BARRED FROM SHOW
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amPETER Meineck, the artistic director of the Aquila Theater, has banned New York Sun drama critic Jeremy McCarter from reviewing any more of the acclaimed Off-Broadway company's productions. Meineck claims...
'APPRENTICE' IN LOVE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThings are leading from the boardroom to the bedroom on "The Apprentice." Last night's episode of Donald Trump's NBC reality show hinted at a blossoming romance between "teammates" Nick Warnock...
STARR REPORT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amProps to Cristina Oprah who? Spanish-language talk show legend Cristina Saralegui is closing in on her 15th anniversary - and her Univision show, "The Cristina Show," (10 p.m./ Ch. 41)...
Correction Date: 02/14/2004
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amCorrection: A story in yesterday's Post about an assault on board a Long Island school bus incorrectly identified the town. The incident occurred in Glen Cove. BRUTAL BEATING ON SCHOOL...
BYE-BYE, BOY TOY - BARBIE DUMPS KEN FOR A NEW HUNK OF PLASTIC
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAfter 43 years of romance that never ended in marriage, glamorous, sun-kissed doll couple Barbie and Ken have called it quits. The celebrity breakup was announced at a press conference...
WHEN GRIEF DESTROYS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThis story was originally published in the December 2, 2003 edition of the New York Post and was inadvertantly omitted from the electronic archives. EXPLAINING the wrongness of the Ground...
THE UN-FIX WAS IN: LMDC'S RULES FOR DESIGNERS GUARANTEED FAILURE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThis story was originally published in the December 2, 2003 edition of the New York Post and was inadvertantly omitted from the electronic archives. LESS than two weeks from today,...
'HATE' RAP FOR S.I. TRIO
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThree white Staten Island men have been indicted on hate-crime charges for last year's racially-motivated attack of black and Hispanic youths from New Jersey, authorities said yesterday. Christian Rudge, 20,...
BOYS CHOIR $OUR NOTE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTHE Boys Choir of Harlem has agreed to dump its executive vice president, Horace Turnbull, and strip its founder, Walter Turnbull, of his chief-executive duties. But an influential former board...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amUtah poultry farmer Jason Sunderland found something foul when he entered his barn the other day - 1,198 of his turkeys had been bludgeoned. "There were dead turkeys wall to...
BLADE RAID KICKS ARSENAL - SWORD HOARD SEIZED AT L.I. HEAD SHOP
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amCops busted a Long Island head shop that had an arsenal of gravity knives, switchblades, swords and other weapons for sale alongside marijuana pipes, bongs and other smoke paraphernalia. Police...
LAST STOP: VAGRANT FOUND DEAD ON E TRAIN
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAn apparently homeless man was found dead on an E subway train early yesterday when it pulled into its last stop at the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer station in Queens, authorities said....
SEA CHANGE COMING: FERRY OVERHAUL INCLUDES EXTRA PILOT AND SCUBA GEAR
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe city vowed yesterday to overhaul the Staten Island Ferry system and replace it with a "first-class management operation" that would ensure the safety of passengers. A review of ferry...
CON ED KEPT LID ON 494 SHOCKERS: PSC
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amCon Ed has long hidden the truth about the number of New Yorkers shocked by manhole covers, service boxes and other equipment, state officials charge. In the last five years,...
FIRESTORM AS MEDICS GET STATION
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amStaten Island's first new firehouse in 30 years will finally be staffed - but not with firefighters. Fire Department officials announced this week that the 8-month-old firehouse in Rossville will...
TEEN HURTS SAFETY OFFICER AT 'DIRTY DOZEN' SCHOOL
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amA 15-year-old female student at Washington Irving HS - one of the city's "Dirty Dozen" most dangerous - was arrested yesterday for assaulting a school safety agent, sources said. The...
STATEN ISLAND HOMEPORT TO GET A FACELIFT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe Bloomberg administration has committed to spending millions of dollars to finally overhaul the decaying Staten Island Homeport - after almost a decade of failed efforts to turn the waterfront...
TAX PLAN WOULD ADD EXTRA $HOT TO YOUR LATTE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAs if a decent cup of joe weren't already pricey enough in this town . . . The city's Independent Budget Office yesterday proposed adding a 10-cent tax to your...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amQUEENS * The NYPD is offering a $2,000 reward for a man wanted in connection with 10 armed robberies in Queens and Manhattan since December. Police described the man, Ivan...
BETTING RING'S LUCK RUNS OUT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amSeveral Long Island bettors helped cops bust a $7 million-a- year sports-gambling ring that operated out of a "wire room" in a Queens basement, the Suffolk DA announced yesterday. The...
RUBBER BANNED: SUBWAYS NIX CONDOM AD
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amA controversial ad featuring a condom-draped Manhattan was blocked from making it onto subway walls after the MTA deemed it inappropriate. The Gay Men's Health Crisis, an AIDS activist group,...
FIENDS RAPE B'KLYN GIRL, 16
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTwo monsters grabbed a 16-year-old schoolgirl off a Williamsburg street in broad daylight - forcing her into their car at gunpoint and driving to an abandoned building where they both...
PARENTS DURING A CITY COUNCIL BREAKFAST YESTERDAY COMPLAINED THEIR KIDS' MIDDLE SCHOOLS SUFFER FROM OVERCROWDING ...
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amParents during a City Council breakfast yesterday complained their kids' middle schools suffer from overcrowding, violence, inferior instruction and inadequate facilities. IS 275 in Harlem is an academic disaster, charged...
JAIL-COP MURDER ARREST
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amA man who was shot and wounded during the Queens party melee that left off-duty Corrections Officer Gregory Goff dead and two others wounded was charged yesterday with killing the...
'SCANDAL' A NO-GROW AT GOV FARM
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki has been cleared of anonymous allegations that state workers and state resources were improperly used to improve his new $1.2 million farmhouse on the shore of...
TEEN SCAMS A 122G BEEMER
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amA New Jersey teen took an Ohio car dealership for a costly ride - a $122,000 BMW, authorities said. The Jersey City teen apparently conned the Dublin, Ohio, car dealership...
BEATEN, DYING WOMAN DEFENDED SLAY-RAP BOYFRIEND
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amPolice have charged a Brooklyn man with murdering his live-in girlfriend - who refused to blame him for her injuries even as she lay dying in a hospital for three...
FDA HAS BITTER PILL FOR MARTHA - OKS 'INSIDE TIP' DRUG AT CENTER OF TRIAL
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe feds added irony to insult for Martha Stewart yesterday, finally approving her buddy Sam Waksal's ImClone cancer drug, which sparked her blockbuster securities-fraud trial. It was Waksal's inside tip...
CONDO COMFORT$ TAXMAN GIVES A BREAK
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amLess than a month after mailing out this year's property assessments, the city Finance Department is revising the figures on condos - downward, The Post has learned. Officials said about...
'APPRENTICE' OF LOVE: BUDDING ROMANCE ADDS NEW HEAT TO TRUMP TV SERIES
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThings are leading from the boardroom to the bedroom on "The Apprentice." Last night's episode of Donald Trump's NBC reality show hinted at a blossoming romance between "teammates" Nick Warnock...
WILD N.J. CAR CHASE CAUGHT ON CAMERA
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAn out-of-control driver led cops through northern New Jersey on a crazed chase that was captured on camera by several television news helicopters and broadcast live yesterday afternoon. Police nabbed...
CLASSROOM FILTH: READ IT AND SWEEP
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amClassroom rugs in the city's public schools are filthy health hazards contaminated with high levels of dust, germs and even fiberglass because they're not cleaned regularly, a bombshell study by...
QAEDA 'SPY' IN ARMY BRIGADE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAn Army National Guardsman stationed in Washington state - who was preparing to ship out for duty in Iraq - is under arrest for allegedly trying to spy for al...
QUEER I DO IN FRISCO - HISTORIC U.S. FIRST AS 30 DEFY THE LAW
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTwo lesbians in San Francisco yesterday became the nation's first same-sex couple to get married in a bold act of civil disobedience orchestrated by the city's mayor. Phyllis Lyon, 79,...
CLARK THROWING SUPPORT BEHIND KERRY
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amDemocratic dropout Wesley Clark is set to endorse front-runner John Kerry in a surprise move today and will fly to Wisconsin to do it, sources said. Maverick Wisconsin holds its...
ROSS DOES CONN. CLINK INSTEAD OF L.A. LOCKUP
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amDiana Ross pulled a Supreme switcheroo this week - serving out her two-day sentence for drunken driving in tony Greenwich, Conn., instead of Los Angeles as originally planned, The Post...
VALOR, WITHOUT RANCOR
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTHE world is puzzling these days over the incomprehensible tale of the young John Kerry - a war hero who never stops invoking his own heroism and who felt no...
MUM HALF-BROTHERS STALL HOUSE-PARTY SLAY PROBE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTwo half-brothers - one a criminal-justice student - and their neighborhood pal hold the key to solving the cold-blooded murder of a college student shot dead and dumped on a...
PISTOL-PARTIER COP - SHOCKING PIC TAKEN AT BX. BAR
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amHere's an NYPD lieutenant with a gun in one hand and a drink in the other, partying with pals at a Bronx cop bar. Lt. Idalia Santos shared a laugh...
SEA CHANGE COMING - FERRY OVERHAUL INCLUDES EXTRA PILOT AND SCUBA GEAR
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe city vowed yesterday to overhaul the Staten Island Ferry system and replace it with a "first-class management operation" that would ensure the safety of passengers. A review of ferry...
CONDO COMFORT$ - TAXMAN GIVES A BREAK
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amLess than a month after mailing out this year's property assessments, the city Finance Department is revising the figures on condos - downward, The Post has learned. Officials said about...
PREZ E-BLITZ TAKES 1ST BYTE OUT OF KERRY
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amPresident Bush's campaign last night fired its opening shot against Democratic front-runner John Kerry - an e-mail attack video that paints him as an "unprincipled" toady to special interests. The...
THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SOM AND CHOW ARE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amNewbies ruled yesterday at Olympus Fashion Week, when Behnaz Sararpouf, Esteban Cortezar and others staged shows at the Bryant Park Tents. In young designer Peter Som's program, he wrote that...
HATE RAP IN S.I. ATTACK
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThree white men have been indicted on hate-crime charges for last year's racially motivated Staten Island attack on black and Hispanic youths from New Jersey, authorities said yesterday. Christian Rudge,...
ANGUISH AT B'KLYN WAKE FOR 'ANGELS'
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe two young best friends killed by a dump truck Monday were remembered by hundreds of mourners at a teary Brooklyn wake yesterday. Juan Estrada, 10, and Victor Flores, 11,...
KELLY YANKS UNION PERKS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTop cop Ray Kelly yanked the parking permits of police union officials after a vote of no-confidence by rank-and-file cops, sources said yesterday. The move came in apparent retaliation of...
BRUTAL BEATING ON SCHOOL BUS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amA 12-year-old girl riding home on a school bus was beaten with heavy textbooks by a gang of callous classmates and knocked unconscious for some 15 hours, her lawyer said...
ROSS SWAPS L.A. JAIL FOR CONN. CLINK
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amDiana Ross pulled a Supreme switcheroo this week - serving out her two-day sentence for drunken driving in tony Greenwich, Conn., instead of Los Angeles as originally planned, The Post...
WOMAN PULLED FROM APT. FIRE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAn elderly woman died in a fire inside her Midtown apartment last night, authorities said. The 65-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was found unconscious in her second floor...
TEEN SCAMS A 122G BMW
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amA New Jersey teen took an Ohio car dealership for a costly ride - a $122,000 BMW he had delivered to his high school, authorities said. The Jersey City teen...
THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK:SOM AND CHOW ARE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amYESTERDAY was newbie day at Olympus Fashion Week. The tents at Bryant Park were dominated by shows from buzzy young designers, including Behnaz Sarafpour, Esteban Cortazar, Jeffrey Chow and Peter...
SHOW BUZZ
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amIt wasn't the clothes at Calvin Klein that had tears spouting out of model Elise Crombez's eyes; it was simply a reaction to "a week of makeup affecting her eyes,"...
A BITTER PILL: MARTHA'S 'INSIDE TIP' DRUG WINS OK
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe feds added irony to insult for Martha Stewart yesterday, finally approving her buddy Sam Waksal's ImClone cancer drug that sparked her blockbuster securities fraud trial. It was Waksal's inside...
YOUNG GUN! NETS' FIERY FRANK STUDENT OF GAME
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe 1987 junior class basketball junkies at Teaneck High had a big night planned. They were going to see nationally ranked St. Anthony of Jersey City, a team with a...
MAKE OR BREAK - FIVE KEYS TO KNICKS' 2ND-HALF SUCCESS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe Knicks head into the All-Star break with a two-game losing streak but feeling no worse about their recent turnaround. If you told them Dec. 22, when Isiah Thomas was...
5 QUESTIONS FOR DOUG COLLINS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThis week, The Post's Andrew Marchand spoke with TNT and MSG basketball analyst Doug Collins. The 52-year-old former NBA coach (Bulls, Wizards, Pistons) will coach the All-Star rookie game tonight,...
MARCHAND'S MATCHUP OF THE WEEK: ARENA FOOTBALL VS. NHL (WHICH HAS A BETTER TV FUTURE?)
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe NHL's national broadcast TV resume is ugly. To borrow a baseball term, it is about to hit for the failure cycle. The NHL has already failed on CBS, NBC...
DENNIS, ANYONE? - ECK IN LINE FOR ESPN GIG
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amWith spring training just a week away, ESPN is still searching for Bobby Valentine's replacement on Baseball Tonight. Among those who have auditioned are former Yankee Jim Leyritz and Hall...
STILL THE KING - TIGER SET TO FEND OFF CHALLENGERS TO HIS THRONE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAre you thinking what we're thinking? Is this the year someone finally wrestles the Player of the Year award from Tiger Woods? Woods, who returns to action at the Buick...
SUPERFAN: KNICKS HAVE WRITE STUFF
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAs a season-ticket holder for 32 years, Maged Riad estimates spending more than $1 million to watch the Knicks. Not to mention postage and stationery costs the superfan has spent...
ROCKETS BACKING UP VAN TO UNLOAD FRANCIS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - In view of the mean spirited rift between Jeff Van Gundy and Steve Francis, it's not surprising to learn that the Rockets' decidedly downgraded franchise player is...
SALTY PROS SET TO SHARE TIPS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amTHE final stretch before the beginning of spring is filled with outdoor shows, expos and how-to seminars that will more than prepare you for the coming saltwater fishing season. Salt...
JETS NAME NEW ASSISTANT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amThe Jets yesterday named Corwin Brown as an assistant special teams and defensive backs coach. The former Patriots' and Jets' safety under Bill Parcells will assist special teams coach Mike...
ROAD-WORN ISLES SEE A LITTLE LIGHT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amGLENDALE, Ariz. - The road hasn't been a kind place for the Islanders this season, but after a pair of ties at Colorado and Dallas earlier this week, things may...
COUGHLIN PULLS PLUG ON GIANT TV
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amWhen the Giants were working out in their weight room, or as they were receiving treatment in the trainer's room, they always had the option of turning on the tube...
NEW CAP NIEDERMAYER DEALS WITH DEVILS' SKID
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amInterim or not, Scott Niedermayer is facing his first crisis as Devils captain. "No question," Niedermayer said as the Devils attempted to regroup from their first three-game losing streak since...
METS, BALDWIN AGREE TO DEAL
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amBASEBALL ROUNDUP The Mets continued their bargain shopping yesterday when they announced the signing of veteran right-hander James Baldwin to a minor-league contract. Baldwin, 32, will compete for the No....
NEWARK WELCOMES DEVS TO NEW HOME
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amDespite the considerable personal force of Newark Mayor Sharpe James, it seemed so minor league. Isn't that the direction of the NHL these days, games in Rochester, teams in San...
BACKUP PLAN FOR YANKS, LEE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amAs the Yankees and Travis Lee move closer to a one-year deal, it's possible the team's interest in the slick-fielding free agent runs deeper than having Lee be Jason Giambi's...
GOALIER THAN THOU RANGERS DON'T HAVE PRAYEROF SAVING SEASON WITH TRADE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amIT is the recommenda tion of NHL general managers that next year or whatever year the league resumes with Marty Brodeur too old to play anymore, all goalies be required...
HOME COURT HELPS CURTIS RIP UTRECHT
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amCurtis 87 - New Utrecht 62 It would be an understatement to say that Curtis used its cozy home court to its advantage yesterday. In the first round of the...
NETS CLAIM BREAK CAN'T STOP SURGE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amNET NOTES Last year, the Nets were on a roll when they hit the All-Star break. They had won six of seven games, were 34-15 overall. Yup, the world was...
NHL: WE LOST $273M - LEAGUE, PA IN DISPUTE OVER ACCEPTANCE OF REPORTS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amNHL Executive VP and Chief Legal Officer Bill Daly yesterday informed The Post that despite public statements to the contrary, the NHLPA has in fact accepted the accuracy of the...
SJU BOARD HAS FAITH IN HARRINGTON
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amSt. John's University president, the Rev. Donald J. Harrington, felt the need to appear on two New York radio talk shows yesterday to explain the status of the basketball program...
SEBASTIAN GETS HELP IN BIG WIN
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amLincoln 106 - Lehman 76 Sebastian Telfair isn't the only player on Lincoln, after all. While Telfair had 20 points and 12 dazzling assists yesterday and it was announced that...
DREADFUL DECISION - STORM'S REYNOLDS: I LET TEAMMATES DOWN
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amGrady Reynolds hasn't seen the look of pain in his former teammates' eyes. He hasn't heard the anger in their voices or felt the agony of losing by 28 and...
COUGHLIN TURNS OFF GIANT TV
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amWhen the Giants were working out in their weight room, or as they were receiving treatment in the trainer's room, they always had the option of turning on the tube...
ESPN'S SNEAK-ER ATTACK - AHMAD'S SHOW REALLY NIKE AD
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amI'LL leave it to you. You make the call. Is ESPN tonight perpetrating a new form of bad faith on its viewers? Or is it all just an enormous coincidence?...
NETS CLAIM BREAK WON'T STOP SURGE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amNET NOTES Last year, the Nets were on a roll when they hit the All-Star break. They had won six of seven games, were 34-15 overall. Yup, the world was...
NHL REPORTS $273M LOSS; DISPUTES PA'S CHALLENGE
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amNHL Executive VP and Chief Legal Officer Bill Daly yesterday informed The Post that despite public statements to the contrary, the NHLPA has in fact accepted the accuracy of the...
REYNOLDS REGRETS DREADFUL DECISION
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amGrady Reynolds hasn't seen the look of pain in his former teammates' eyes. He hasn't heard the anger in their voices or felt the agony of losing by 28 and...
SJU BOARD HAS FAITH IN PREZ
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amSt. John's University president, the Rev. Donald J. Harrington, felt the need to appear on two New York radio talk shows yesterday to explain the status of the basketball program...
WHAT WIN STREAK? - RANGERS FALL TO FLYERS AS JAGR'S GROIN WOES RETURN
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amFlyers 2 - Rangers 1 Here lies the Rangers' winning streak. One and done. Here lie the Rangers, an 11th-place team with 25 games to go. But it may be...
THERE'S NO TRADING PLACES BURKE WOULDN'T HELP BLUESHIRTS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amOPPORTUNITY rang like bells in the heads of the Flyers' top two centers. First Jeremy Roenick took a Dmitri Mironov slapshot in the mouth, then 32 seconds of the third...
WHAT WIN STREAK? - DEFEAT, JAGR GROIN INJURY PUT RANGER SEASON IN JEOPARDY
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amFlyers 2 - Rangers 1 Here lies the Rangers' winning streak. One and done. Here lie the Rangers, an 11th-place team, eight points out of the playoffs with 25 games...
BURKE WOULDN'T HELP BLUESHIRTS
February 13, 2004 | 5:00amOPPORTUNITY rang like bells in the heads of the Flyers' top two centers. First, Jeremy Roenick took a third-period Dmitri Mironov slap shot in the jaw, then, 32 seconds later,...