August 6, 2004
SATELLITE AD PUSH TARGETS METS' FANS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amSatellite-television companies are hoping to cash in on the spat between Time Warner Cable and Cablevision that has blacked out Mets games for more than one million New York City...
CA SPINS BONUS HISTORY WHILE INVESTORS CRY FOUL
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amComputer Associates, which has been criticized for outsized pay packages to executives, is fighting a shareholder proposal that seeks the return of $1.1 billion in "ill-gotten" bonuses based on fraudulent...
STEARNS REBUKE - BIGWIGS AT BEAR CLASH OVER KERRY ENDORSEMENT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe top bulls are locking horns at Bear. In a rare rebuke that created a buzz across Wall Street, Bear Stearns Co. Chief Executive James "Jimmy" Cayne lashed out at...
TIME INC. HAS NEW FIND! - HOPES MAG BASED ON PBS HIT IS DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amTIME Inc. is in the midst of four major launches in the U.S. this year - Suede, All You, the weekly Life magazine, and Cottage Living. But that's not all...
DANCE PICK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amFRISKY ALFRESCO: The guy who first proclaimed that the best things in life are free was - let's face it - only partly correct. However many of the best things...
NAUGHTY 'NIGHTY' - IS YOUR HUSBAND DYING? TIME TO START DATING
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amTHIS IS SERIOUS BAD-GIRL HUMOR - AND IT'S ABOUT DAMNED TIME THAT WOMEN GOT TO BEHAVE BADLY."Nighty Night" [ 1/2] (Three and one-half stars) Tonight at 10 on Oxygen WHAT'S...
STARR REPORT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amSummer strongholds Just because it's summer doesn't mean you always have to give up the ship. Last Monday's "Two and a Half Men" repeat on CBS aver aged nearly 13...
MUSIC PICK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amNEW KIDJO ON THE DOCK: Angelique Kidjo, originally from Benin, on the west coast of Africa, has become a citizen of the world through her music. She is one of...
FILM PICK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amFIRST JOURNEY TO SOLARIS: If you've seen only the remake, with a bare-butt George Clooney, you're in for a pleasant surprise when the original "Solaris" (1972), by Russian cult helmer...
KIDS' PICK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amKIDS' FILM FESTIVAL:Target stores and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporian Arts presents the fifth annual KIDFlix Film Festival in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The free event kicks off today, and films will...
TANGO'S FUN & GAMS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amBOCCATANGOAt the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., at 19th Street; (212) 242-0800. Season runs through Aug. 14. INTENSITY and playful ness can make strange bedfellows. But these qualities - a...
CHAOS BY THE 'BOOK'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amLITTLE BLACK BOOK (Two stars) Comedy with a mean streak. Running time: 106 minutes. Rated PG- 13 (sexual content/ humor and language). At the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Battery...
INDIE MUSIC PICK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWONDER-FUL: Still haven't spent a sticky Saturday afternoon at a free SummerStage concert? Tomorrow's your chance, with "Songs in the Key of Life: Revisiting a Masterpiece - Black Rock Coalition...
FAIR AND BALANCED, THIS DOC'S NOT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amOUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM[] (One star) Unbalanced. Running time: 77 minutes. Not rated (nothing objectionable). At the Quad, West 13th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. 'OUTFOXED: Rupert...
WEIGHT OF THE 'WORLD'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amTHE OTHER WORLD [] (Two stars)'THE Other World," a melodramatic import from Al geria, is so relevant in this age of global terrorism, it's a shame it isn't much better....
FUTURE CROCK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amCODE 46[] (Two stars) Nice try. Running time: 92 minutes. Rated R (violence, sex, profanity). At the Angelika, Houston and Mercer streets. 'CODE 46" is an intriguing, if seriously flawed,...
LIBRARIAN, TRAMP FIND THAI THAT BINDS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amLAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (Three stars) It's a wonderful "Life." In Japanese and Thai, with English subtitles. Running time: 112 minutes. Not rated (violence, sexuality). At the Cinema Village,...
'STANDER' DOESN'T DELIVER
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amSTANDER (Two stars) Unconvincing blend of action and activism. In English and Afrikaans, with English subtitles. Running time: 111 minutes. Rated R (violence, profanity, sex, drugs). At the Empire, the...
OPRAH INKS DEAL FOR 2011
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amOPRAH Winfrey has signed a new deal that will keep her hosting her daytime talk show through 2011, the 25th anniversary of her highly successful series. Winfrey, who has from...
HIDDEN MOTIVES - 'BROTHER' BATTLE OF SEXES BREWING
August 6, 2004 | 4:00am'BIG Brother" has hit its stride in its fifth incarnation - thanks to a battle of the sexes and some shocking twists. Ratings for "Big Brother 5," which premiered July...
FACE-OFF 'TWEEN BUBBA, STEWART
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amBILL Clinton is set to appear on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" next Monday- perhaps the most promising interviews yet on the spotlight-loving ex-President's extended TV talk-show tour to promote...
YOUTH GOTTA BELIEVE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amEVER imagine what it would sound like if "Bare Trees"-era Fleetwood Mac jammed with "Jealous Again"-era Black Flag? Probably not, but Sonic Youth has. On the band's Web site (sonicyouth.com),...
TWO-FANGLED IDEA - 'DRACULA' MUSICAL IS RATED R AND G
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amIN an effort to boost ticket sales, the producers of "Dracula" are pursuing two distinct audiences: Vinnie and his buddies from the Bensonhurst Hunt and Fish Club, and Sally and...
SEE-WORTHY - TENSE OCEAN THRILLER REALLY HOLDS 'WATER'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00am"Open Water" [***] (Three stars) Toothsome terror. Running time: 79 minutes. Rated R (language and some nudity). At the Angelika, the Lincoln Square, others. THE verité-style thriller "Open Water" wrings...
THREAT OR MENACE? - HOW GRAY LADY PAINTS THE DEBATE OVER NEW JETS STADIUM
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amIF you read The New York Times, you're forgiven for believing that the West Side football stadium proposal is the looniest - and most destructive - land-use scheme since Robert...
'THE NAKED GUN' - COP 'SHOOTS' STRIP CLUB
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amAn off-duty city cop was busted yesterday for shooting a barrage of bullets at a Staten Island strip club, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Jonathan Lugo, assigned to Transit District...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amAn Illinois church was issued a ticket after neighbors complained that there was too much noise during Sunday services. The pastor of Mission Apostolica Church in Elgin was hit with...
TAKE YOUR CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND GO STUFF 'EM
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amI DON'T give two tugs of a turkey's toe nail about what Washington thinks about New York. The spinmeisters on both sides of the aisle will sell you beachfront property...
MTA ABOARD FOR $1B LAND SALE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA whopping $1 billion could be pumped into the MTA's coffers under a plan to sell off property and put it toward the agency's ambitious five-year capital program, officials said....
I BASHED AND STABBED MY POT PAL: KILLER
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn ex-con admitted yesterday that he fatally attacked a pal with a baseball bat and knife after an argument in the victim's Queens home. Anthony Viera, 26, pleaded guilty...
SHOOT SUSPECT CHASED DOWN
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA pair of Queens plainclothes cops caught a gun- toting thug minutes after he shot a man whom he had tried to rob yesterday, police said. The officers saw four...
B'KLYN 'FLASHER' UNDER WRAPS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amCops busted a drunken Brooklyn flasher who allegedly went door-to-door through a Coney Island high-rise displaying his genitals and a bottle of whiskey to stunned residents. Police said Roman Gadzhylov,...
BROOKLYN BYSTANDER SHOT DEAD
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA dispute over a broken window escalated to murder in Brooklyn yesterday, when an innocent bystander was shot in the gut and killed, police sources and witnesses said. Kutub Shiblee,...
CELL-EBRATE THE END TO YOUR LOUSY DATES
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amEver been on a lousy date and just wish your cellphone would ring with news of a horrible family emergency? Cingular Wireless has introduced a new feature that could answer...
THROWN FOR LOSS - STADIUM'S 'HIDDEN' $1B COST
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe city's unusual borrowing plan to finance the massive Hudson Yards redevelopment project will add $1.3 billion to the cost, according a report released yesterday by a watchdog group. The...
ARROW POINTS THE WAY TO MISSILE DEFENSE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel is the only country in the world with a tested, operational anti-ballistic missile. The impetus for its development came from Ronald Reagan. Dov Raviv, an engineer who...
KLEIN: SKIP ED. SUIT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amFaced with a possible lawsuit challenging the controversial end of "social promotion" of third-graders, schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday said he plans to talk with would-be lawyers for plaintiffs to...
EARTHA-SHAKING CRASH - SINGING LEGEND HURT AS SUV FLIPS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amVeteran sex-kitten chanteuse Eartha Kitt - who played Catwoman in the "Batman" TV series - was injured yesterday when her SUV got clipped by another car at an intersection and...
MIKE BENCHED IN CABLE TALKS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA conflict of interest will keep Mayor Bloomberg from mediating the talks between Time Warner and Cablevision over the dispute that has kept the Mets off TV for much of...
'PEACE' IN GAZA
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel lifted a monthlong siege of a Gaza town yesterday. Officials in Jerusalem said the action was considered a test to see if the Palestinian Authority is ready...
JOHN IS MOORE'S STOOGE, SAYS RUDY
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted John Kerry yesterday as a Michael Moore lackey after the Democratic hopeful mocked President Bush's initial reaction to the Sept. 11 attacks. In...
HAMPTONS DIARY
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amAN East Hampton Town official says Jerry Seinfeld isn't playing ball when it comes to a Little League field the comic built this past spring on the grounds of his...
BIZ LEADERS HAILED AS HARLEM HEROES
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amNew York business and community leaders were honored yesterday for helping revitalize Harlem. The awards - from several organizations - were presented at the 25th Annual NYC Economic Development Awards...
THE HARD FACTS ON VIAGRA ABUSE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMore young men use Viagra as a recreational drug - and the public is paying for their fun through higher health-insurance costs, a new study says. "We see a trend...
IN MASCOT WAR, CHIQUITA IS COUNTING ON HER A-PEEL
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe Chiquita Banana lady went negative. Kicking off a nationwide election for the advertising industry's all-time greatest icon, the potassium pitchwoman yesterday vowed to run a clean campaign - but...
BROOKLYN 'ATM RAPISTS' HUNTED
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amResidents of a Brooklyn neighborhood were reeling yesterday after two brutes snatched a young woman off a normally calm and peaceful street in Greenpoint, drove her off and raped and...
CAUTIOUS GOP WON'T NAME NAMES
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amCiting fears of possible harassment by protesters, GOP officials yesterday said they will not release the names of the 4,853 delegates to the Republican National Convention In a conference call...
TEEN ADMITS QNS. SLAY: DA
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn teen nabbed in a streetside shooting in Queens last weekend confessed to cops that he squeezed off the deadly fusillade before hopping the subway, prosecutors said yesterday. "He...
BOY TOY'S JOY FOR SEX TEACH
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMary Kay Letourneau's former schoolboy lover said yesterday he's "really excited to see" the cradle-robbing teacher now that she's been released from prison, and hopes "she's still the same person...
MOSQUER AND 'COMMANDER' - BUSTED ALBANY CLERIC'S NAME FOUND IN IRAQ THUG'S BLACK BOOK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe leader of an Albany mosque busted yesterday on terror charges tied to the purchase of a shoulder-fired missile was listed as "The Commander" in an address book carried by...
'WOW' ABOUT IT! - MAYOR UNVEILS $3.7B OLYMPIC PLAN
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg unveiled a massive $3.7 billion plan yesterday to transform the city for the 2012 Olympic games. "I think everybody just has one word - Wow!" said Bloomberg after...
COMPTROLLER PROBES CITY TAX-ASSESS MESS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amCity Comptroller Bill Thompson is conducting a five-borough audit to determine if the city mistakenly classified commercial properties as private homes - after concluding that more than 100 buildings in...
HARBORED SECRETS - FERRY BOSS IN COURT ON COVER-UP RAP
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe former director of the Staten Island Ferry system pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter - one for each passenger who died due to last year's horrific crash...
PLUCKY TEEN CLOBBERS RAPIST
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA feisty Manhattan teen fought off a knife-wielding convicted rapist who grabbed her in Riverside Park and threatened to kill her if she didn't remove her clothing, sources told The...
MEDAL MUDDLE - VETS SAY KERRY GOT FAKE INJURY
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - John Kerry got his first Purple Heart fraudulently for a minor wound in Vietnam at a time when he faced no enemy fire, according to a bombshell upcoming...
TOP RX FIRMS' $$ 'O.D.' - CITY SUES 44 FOR 'FRAUD'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe Bloomberg administration sued 44 drug companies yesterday for allegedly ripping off millions of dollars from city coffers through overcharges of prescription drugs. The suit notes that the city paid...
CHURCH 'HEELERS' GUILTY
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA church pastor and deacon were convicted yesterday of misdemeanors in connection with the slashing and burning of a wheelchair-bound woman in a bizarre healing ritual. The Rev. Junior Mitchell...
KNOCK KNOCK NUDIST - DOOR-TO-DOOR 'FLASHER'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amCops busted a drunken Brooklyn man who allegedly went door to door through a Coney Island high-rise displaying his genitals and a bottle of whiskey to stunned residents. Police said...
SCHUMER IS GOING BALLISTIC
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday renewed his charge that government "slow walking" on defensive measures against shoulder-fired missiles is putting the airline industry at risk. Schumer, who has called...
POLL GIVES DEMS A BOUNCY FEELING
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - John Kerry got a mini-bounce of four or five points from the Democratic convention and now leads President Bush by 4 points, according to a new Fox News...
ACCESSORIES TO THE CRIME - LOUIS VUITTON KNOCK-OFF BATTLE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe intense rivalry between two upscale handbag makers has turned into an ugly legal tug-of-war in Manhattan federal court, with charges and countercharges flying faster than their similar-looking bags move...
EMT GETS CAUGHT PILL-FERING
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA city emergency medical technician was busted in The Bronx yesterday when undercover officers caught her swiping painkillers from their car, authorities said. Janet Berg, 43, allegedly stole Valium from...
BIZMAN GUILTY IN 450G 9/11 SCAM
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA Maryland man pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $450,000 in federal funds targeted for downtown businesses affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office announced yesterday. David...
I BASHED & STABBED POT PAL: KILLER
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn ex-con admitted yesterday that he fatally attacked a pal with a baseball bat and knife after an argument in the victim's Queens home. Anthony Viera, 26, pleaded guilty...
MCCAIN RIPS ANTI-KERRY AD
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Vietnam War hero Sen. John McCain yesterday asked President Bush to denounce a hard-hitting ad featuring anti-Kerry Vietnam vets who served in the Navy with the Democratic candidate...
MEDAL MUDDLE - VETS SAY KERRY WAS A FRAUD
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - John Kerry got his first Purple Heart fraudulently for a minor wound in Vietnam at a time when he faced no enemy fire, according to a bombshell upcoming...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMANHATTAN * An unidentified man robbed a Midtown bank yesterday - right under the noses of police at a nearby checkpoint, cops and witnesses said. The thief walked into a...
PLUCKY TEEN CLOBBERS RAPIST IN RIVERSIDE PARK
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amA feisty Manhattan teenager fought off a knife-wielding convicted rapist who grabbed her in Riverside Park and threatened to kill her if she didn't remove her clothing, sources told The...
POLL MAKES DEMS BOUNCY
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - John Kerry got a mini-bounce of four or five points from the Democratic convention, and now leads President Bush by 4 points, according to a new Fox News...
RUDY: JOHN IS MOORE'S STOOGE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted John Kerry yesterday as a Michael Moore lackey after the Democratic hopeful mocked President Bush's initial reaction to the Sept. 11 attacks. In...
CITY SUES DRUG MAKERS IN RX 'FRAUD'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe Bloomberg administration sued 44 drug companies yesterday for allegedly ripping off millions of dollars from city coffers through overcharges of prescription drugs. The suit notes the city paid $597...
BOY TOY JOY FOR TEACH - 'EXCITED TO SEE HER'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMary Kay Letourneau's former schoolboy lover said yesterday he's "really excited to see" the cradle-robbing teacher now that she's been released from prison, and hopes "she's still the same person...
MURPHY ALWAYS A PRO
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amCOUPLE of things about Bob Murphy . . . My most lasting memory of him was and is the time I couldn't take it anymore; I turned him off. It...
SALE APPROVAL EXPECTED
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe sale of the Nets to a group headed by Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner is expected to receive formal NBA approval by the middle of next week, the league confirmed...
ANGLERS SINGIN' THE BLUES
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amPRIOR to yesterday's cold snap, bluefish were just about everywhere you looked, marauding the inshore waters from the lower New York Harbor to Montauk Point and into Long Island Sound....
SAFETY FIRST FOR U.S. TEAM - SECURITY SURROUNDS N.Y. VISIT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThis is not the New York that Sue Bird remembers growing up. This is not the New York that Diana Taurasi remembers when the UConn Huskies would come to the...
SMARTY'S GONE? SO WHAT!
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Smarty Jones has been retired! From the wailing and hand-wringing by the Chicken Littles in the racing media and...
NETS READY TO SIGN JEFF
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amNets CEO Rod Thorn saw a familiar figure - actually, two figures, Jason Kidd and son T.J. - heading across the parking lot at the Nets' practice facility. So Thorn...
SO FAR, OLERUD GREAT FIT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amIt's hard to ask for a better start than the one John Olerud is off to after two days on the job for the Yankees. In a 5-1 triumph over...
SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF - COUGHLIN DRILLS JINTS ON DETAILS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Six seconds to go. The Giants hold a slim lead but don't want to risk punting the ball away. Eli Manning takes the snap, fades back and fires...
EIGHT MEN OUT (1988)
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amJohn Sayles is one of those directors always worthy of your time, even if it's for a flawed effort such as Eight Men Out. Sayles, who also wrote the screenplay,...
MATES KERRY ON WITHOUT COLLINS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - Gone, but not forgotten. That's the way Giants training camp is progressing without Kerry Collins. While the bulk of the attention is centered on Kurt Warner...
SHUG HOPES LESS IS MORE FOR 'YELL'
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Last summer, trainer Shug McGaughey's filly Yell shortened up from a mile and a half in Belmont's Coaching Club American Oaks to seven furlongs in the Ballerina...
THUMBS UP FROM POSADA
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES His bruised right thumb required a compression wrap hours later, but Jorge Posada wasn't going to miss catching the gem Kevin Brown was dealing. "I wasn't coming out,...
NO RED SOX FOR GM - CASHMAN PLAYS DOWN WIFE'S QUOTES IN MAG
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amImagine Yankee lifer Brian Cashman running the Red Sox after his Yankee contract expires following the 2005 season! According to this coming Monday's New York Magazine, Cashman's wife, Mary, says...
NAMATH BATTLING DRINKING DEMONS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amJET NOTES Joe Namath was his usual effervescent self at the Jets' annual preseason luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel yesterday, offering a lot of optimism for his old team. "We...
ALL WRIGHT NOW - DRIVES IN SIX TO FUEL ZAMBRANO'S DEBUT
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMets 11 - Brewers 6 MILWAUKEE - Phenom or not, David Wright is still a rookie. And that means he's treated like one. When you're a 21-year-old kid thrust in...
WRIGHT TO GET GOOD LOOK AT IDOL ROLEN
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES MILWAUKEE - When David Wright looks at the opposing third baseman tonight, he'll see Scott Rolen. He'll also see what he wants to become in a few years....
MICKENS LOOKS FOR SOME LOVE
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amAppreciation has always come as hard as satisfaction to Ray Mickens in his solid nine-year NFL career. The Jets' 5-foot-8 cornerback has never really taken a moment to bask in...
BROWNIE POINTS - KEV LASTS 8 INNINGS IN VICTORY OVER A'S
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amYankees 5 - A's 1 A raging hangover cries for a Bloody Mary. Angry muscles scream for aspirin. And Yankee relievers have been on their knees begging for what Kevin...
WINTER REVAMP IS PAYING OFF
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amSTANDING at third base yesterday, Alex Rodriguez played talk-show host, listening to Oakland hitters moan about the dominance of Kevin Brown. The fastball was sizzling. The sinker was moving a...
HUSTLING TOWARD ATHENS - U.S. TEAM TOPS WNBA IN TUNE-UP
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amUSA 74 - WNBA 58 Prior to the tip-off of last night's exhibition game between the women's U.S. Olympic team and a second-tier team of All-Stars from the WNBA, U.S....
MESSIER SELLING $4M PAD
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amMark Messier hasn't said whether he's retiring, but he may just have let the puck out of the bag - he put his Upper West Side apartment on the market....
NEWEST KNICKS - AFTER MONTH OF TALKS, ISIAH SNAGS CRAWFORD, WILLIAMS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThe Knicks got the guy they wanted - Jamal Crawford, a young, athletic, versatile, offensive-minded guard. And the Bulls got what they wanted - four expiring contracts that ultimately will...
TOUGH TESTS DELIGHT FANS
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThey are bound to be the least popular athletes in Greece over the next few weeks, no matter how many urine-testing machines the Bulgarian weightlifters break. The U.S. basketball team...
TIGER'S ON THE PROWL - UNDERDOG WOODS LOOKS TO BREAK MAJOR SLUMP AT PGA
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amTiger Woods is 0 for his last nine majors, making the implausible plausible. "This will be the first major that he has started in four or five years where he...
5 QUESTIONS FOR ... DAN REEVES
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amThis week, NYP TV Sports' Andrew Marchand spoke with former Giant coach Dan Reeves. After 39 years in the NFL, the 60-year-old Reeves will co-host a morning show for Sirius...
PAUL NOT LONG FOR BOOTH - EYES DUGOUT JOB (EVENTUALLY)
August 6, 2004 | 4:00amYES analyst Paul O'Neill has designs on coaching and/or managing one day. "I think I'd like to take the road [Don] Mattingly took," O'Neill said this week. After retiring, Mattingly,...
MARCHAND'S MATCHUP OF THE WEEK: ANNA BENSON VS. BRENDA WARNER (WHO WILL BE A BIGGER MEDIA DISTRACTION?)
August 6, 2004 | 4:00am1050-ESPN Radio has tried to lure Brenda Warner, wife of new Giant quarterback Kurt Warner, for a regular spot on the station. The only reason they want her is that,...