October 1, 2004
E. SIDE TOWER MAY FETCH $100M
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amIt's time to get 200 of your best friends together and buy an apartment building. A 32-story Upper East Side luxury rental tower that won't be finished until next summer...
HEDGE FUND BOSS BUSTED FOR FRAUD
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amU.S. prosecutors indicted a 33-year old hedge fund manager who boasted to clients about huge gains while he was losing millions they invested with him. Angelo Haligiannis, who was president...
UNIVERSAL SET TO HIRE RHONE FOR MOTOWN
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amUniversal Music is close to hiring former Elektra chief Sylvia Rhone to run its Motown Records label. Rhone, who left Warner Music's Elektra label earlier this year after the company...
DIRTY BROKER DUPED COORS FAMILY MEMBER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amRaymond James, the brokerage with 2,200 offices worldwide, many in small-town strip malls, and a former broker were hit yesterday with civil fraud charges related to a $44.5 million scam...
NEW JEWCY.COM WEB SITE'S OFFERINGS ARE STRICTLY KOSHER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCall it knish kitsch. The latest in a line of T-shirts emblazoned with Jewish slogans like "make bagels, not war" will bear the Manischewitz logo, marking the first time the...
PROBE OF FANNIE HITS STOCK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amShares of embattled mortgage giant Fannie Mae were battered yesterday as the Justice Department weighed launching a criminal probe of the accounting scandal rocking the country's largest supplier of mortgage...
MART'S POISON PILL; VIOXX RECALL ROCKS MERCK STOCK; LAYOFFS LOOM
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amDrug giant Merck is feeling its own sharp pains over the recall crisis of its popular painkiller Vioxx. The stunning recall wiped out $26.8 billion of its stock value and...
TEDDY TEMPTED ; FORSTMANN EYES OTHER HOLLYWOOD AGENCIES
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBefore the ink is even dry on his acquisition talent-agency powerhouse International Management Group, Teddy Forstmann is scouting for his next Tinseltown deal. Theodore "Teddy" Forstmann, the veteran takeover artist...
SNOOZE EXODUS GROWING - KEY ADVERTISING EXEC IS LATEST TO WALK OUT THE DOOR
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amTHE turnover of senior executives at Mort Zuckerman's struggling Daily News is gathering momentum. Francine Frede, senior vice president of advertising, is leaving after a 26-year career. Editorial talent also...
A BLOW FOR WONDER DRUGS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe pharmaceutical industry's wonder-drug run of the past six years could be coming to a close. Drug giants such as Merck, Pfizer, Abbott and others had succeeded in turning out...
TIMES' 'SCOOP' WAS JUST BULL
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe Gray Lady is turning red once again. The New York Times in a Sept. 27 Page One story said it had discovered a new and unpublished bullfight humor story...
LAZARD EXECS FACING LAYOFFS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBruce Wasserstein is taking painful steps to clean up Lazard's balance sheet ahead of a possible initial public offering, The Post has learned. Over the next several weeks, the venerable...
STARR REPORT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe race to find a cure for Alzheimer's is taking center stage in the TV world. NBC's Katie Couric has snared the first inter view with Patti Davis to coincide...
DANCE PICK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBANG FOR 10 BUCKS: Is the glass half-empty or half-full? It all depends upon your temperament. The first annual Fall for Dance Festival at City Center tonight reaches its midway...
INDIE MUSIC PICK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amINDIE MUSIC DEAD MOON RISING: Dead Moon's Ramones-esque husband and wife team, Fred and Toody Cole, have reached the ripe old age of 55 - and they still rock harder...
FILM PICK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amA SHAW THING:The New York Film Festival is giving the leg endary Shaw Brothers studio - which brought Hong Kong cinema to worldwide attention - a 12-film salute. Best known...
KIDS' PICK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00am"BARNEY'S COLORFUL WORLD!":Toys 'R' Us pres ents a live show featuring the world-famous dino star at Radio City Music Hall. Join Barney as he per forms classic songs while traveling...
VIET WAR DOCUMENTARY PUMPS UP KERRY
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amUPRIVER: THE LONG WAR OF JOHN KERRY (three stars) No flip-flops here. Running time: 92 minutes. Rated PG-13 (disturbing war images, profanity). At the Empire, the Chelsea, the Union Square,...
WEIGHT & SEE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amLOOK AT ME (three stars) French treat.Running time: 110 minutes. In French with English subtitles. Rated PG-13 (sexuality). Tonight at the New York Film Festival (sold out); opens theatrically in...
GET THE HOOK ; BLAZING PRATTLE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amLADDER 49 (one star) A washout. Running time: 115 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense fire and rescue situations, and for language). At the AMC Empire, the Kips Bay, the Battery Park...
SMART WITH SARTRE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amI (love) HUCKABEES (three stars) A zany original. Running time: 106 minutes. Rated R (language and a sex scene). At Loews Lincoln Square; Loews Village VII. LIKE a little philosophy...
FERVENT BISHOP'S TALE FIGHTS TRITE AND LOSES
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amWOMAN THOU ART LOOSED (two stars) Heavy-handed drama.Running time: 94 minutes. Rated R (violence, sexual content and drug use). At the Loews 84th Street, the Loews 34th Street. 'WOMAN Thou...
'GOOD DAY' DEBBIE TAKES SCARY PLUNGE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00am'GOOD Day Live" co-host Debbie Matenopoulos is recovering from a concussion and facial contusions after a stunt went horribly awry. Matenopoulos, reporting on life in an L.A. firehouse Wednesday, was...
HOOK, LINE & STINKER: 'SHARK TALE' DROWNS IN BOREDOM
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amSHARK TALE (one star) Sleeps with the fishes. Running time: 90 minutes. Rated PG (vulgar humor). At the Ziegfeld, the Chelsea, the Harlem USA, others. THEY say a dead fish...
GOOD GOLLY, MOLLY
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amFLOGGING MOLLY FLOGGING Molly is a band you hate to love. The music the seven-piece group played at its Roseland concert Wednesday was excellent, but the gig was marred by...
'L&O'DOA - 'CSI' BEATS UPAGING STALWARTIN NY TURF BATTLE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00am'LAW & Order" has lost its 14-year stranglehold on the 10 p.m. Wednesday timeslot - thanks to newcomer "CSI: New York." For the second straight week, "CSI: New York" steamrolled...
LEN OUT AT 5
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amLEN Cannon is out at Ch. 5, upset by the station's plans to replace him with Ernie Anastos. "It is evident that the station has chosen to go in a...
MUSIC PICK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amROGER, WILCO: Whether you love or hate the musical experi ment called Wilco, the one thing about this band is that it's always interesting. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Jeff Tweedy's...
LET'S MAKE IT 'LEGAL'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00am'Boston Legal' (four stars) "Boston Legal" Sunday night at 10 on ABC/Ch.7 HERE'S the headline on "Boston Legal": "Post- 'Practice' partnership packs potent prime-time punch." Sub-head: "Spader and Shatner save...
SHEFF'S SHOULDER STILL A PAIN
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Here is something that puts a damper on the Yankees' winning their seventh straight AL East title last night: Gary Sheffield's left shoulder is barking. "It's been bothering...
FOES POUND EACH OTHER; * KERRY ZINGS 'COLOSSAL ERROR' * BUSH STANDS TOUGH ON WAR
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCORAL GABLES, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry faced off last night in 2004's first presidential debate, trading nonstop blows over whether it was right to go to war...
ARIEL DEFENDS HIS AXIS OF GOOD
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - An anti-terror alliance has been forged - with President Bush, Vladimir Putin, Tony Blair and Ariel Sharon among its leaders - because no one else is willing to...
IMMIGRANT PARENTS LOST IN TRANSLATION
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amScores of non-English speaking parents gathered at City Hall yesterday, calling for reforms to make the school system more immigrant-friendly. They said a new translation unit launched recently by the...
PELOSI DA'S KIDS UNDER COP WATCH
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe children of the assistant district attorney prosecuting Danny Pelosi have been placed under police protection after the murder suspect allegedly threatened them in jailhouse tapes, a source told The...
'PIPE BOMB' COP BAILED
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe former cop accused of setting off a pipe bomb in a Midtown subway station was walking the streets again yesterday after relatives posted his $200,000 bond. Joseph Rodriguez, 28,...
GAZA STRIP BLITZ ; 31 DIE AS ISRAEL SEIZES 'BUFFER'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - At least 31 people were killed yesterday - the bloodiest day in the Gaza Strip in more than two years - as Israeli forces carved out an anti-terror...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBROOKLYN *** The man pictured above is being sought by police in connection with a July murder in Brownsville. Robert Stewart, 28, clashed with Ray Stokes, 44, on Hull Street...
RATTLED & ROLLED IN HARLEM - SUV FLIPS IN AMBULANCE SMASHUP
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amAn off-duty police officer got the scare of her life yesterday when her Jeep Cherokee was knocked onto its side by an ambulance responding to a call. Four-year NYPD veteran...
THIS RX SHOULD FILL THE BILL
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBubba's just a regular Joe. Three weeks after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery, a thinner-looking Bill Clinton was out and about yesterday, lining up to get his prescription filled at a...
JILTED BEAU BURNS GAL'S BED
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amUpset over breaking up with his girlfriend, a Long Island man broke into the woman's North Merrick apartment and set her bed on fire, police said. Carlos Umana had argued...
JEW-INSULT 'APPRENTICE' FIRED TWICE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYou're fired - again! Jennifer Crisafulli, who just got the ax from Donald Trump on "The Apprentice," is set to be sacked from her real job, too. After millions of...
'PROZAC' BOY, 10, KILLS DAD AFTER VICIOUS CUSTODY WAR
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amA Prozac-popping 10-year-old Texas boy at the center of a brutal custody fight has been charged with using his mother's pistol to kill his father when the man came to...
LIZA 'BELTS' ONE OUT; SINGER BATTERED ME, TOO: CHAUFFEUR'S LAWSUIT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amLiza Minnelli was beating another man on the side while she was married to David Gest, a sensational new lawsuit charges. M'hammed Soumayah, Minnelli's former longtime chauffeur, confidant and companion,...
LEAVING PARENTS IN DARK - ED. DEPT. 'INFO' GAP
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe city Department of Education's method for grading schools is woefully inadequate and in need of an overhaul, the head of the City Council Education Committee charged yesterday. Councilwoman Eva...
PERV MASSEUR RUBS PATIENT WRONG WAY: COPS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn massage therapist who promised to treat a woman for carpal tunnel syndrome made her take her clothes off, reassured her by saying he had a daughter her age,...
VELELLA HAD KOCH, EGAN IN HIS CORNER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amFormer state Sen. Guy Velella's successful bid to win an early release from prison got a big boost from some very powerful friends - former Mayor Ed Koch, the Archdiocese...
CRIB DEATH IN DAY CARE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amPolice are investigating the death of a 3-month-old child at a Long Island day-care center after she was put to sleep face-down in her crib - a method that goes...
GUN-SLAY KIN UNLOAD ON SHOOTER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe grieving aunt of a Queens woman shot to death in an apparent accident lashed out at the admitted triggerman in court yesterday, telling him, "May the devil take a...
LABOR DEPARTMENT BIG CHARGED WITH GRAFT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amA politically connected state Labor Department official has been arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 that he asked two unions to contribute to apprenticeship programs run by his agency. Edward Drago...
COURTNEY'S 'RISKY' DEFENSE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCall it the Hendrix defense. Raunch-rocker Courtney Love is trying to get out of her Manhattan misdemeanor assault case - for throwing a mike stand onto an audience member -...
MERCK PUTS NIXX ON 'DANGEROUS' VIOXX
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amPharmaceutical giant Merck rocked the medical and financial worlds yesterday with a bombshell decision to recall its popular arthritis drug Vioxx - after a study revealed that it raises the...
SWEEP NABS DOZENS OF APARTMENT '$CAMMERS'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amAuthorities busted some three dozen people for allegedly lying about their income to illegally obtain nearly $1 million in vouchers for federally subsidized apartments - the largest such sweep ever....
COPS CATCH STRANDED ANGLERS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amSeven fishermen, trying to land some blues from an abandoned Brooklyn pier, ended up stranded in the East River yesterday afternoon after a section of the aged concrete structure collapsed...
MASSACRE OF THE CANDY KIDS; BOMBERS KILL 35 AS GIS GIVE OUT TREATS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amIraqi terrorists set off three devastating car bombs in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 35 joyful children who had gathered to receive candy from American troops. Al Qaeda's network in...
'RISKY' DEFENSE ; LOVE: HEY, ROCK IS DANGEROUS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCall it the Jimi Hendrix Flaming Guitar defense. Raunch rocker Courtney Love is trying to get out of her Manhattan misdemeanor assault rap - for throwing a mike stand onto...
MAKERS PUT NIXX ON VIOXX ; STUDY BARES DANGER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amPharmaceutical giant Merck rocked the medical and financial worlds yesterday with a bombshell decision to recall its popular arthritis drug Vioxx - after a study revealed that it raises the...
PARENTS IN DARK OVER ED. DEPT.'S INFO 'GAP'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThe city Department of Education's method for grading schools is woefully inadequate and in need of an overhaul, the head of the City Council Education Committee charged yesterday. Councilwoman Eva...
L.I. COPS PROBE CRIB DEATH AT DAY-CARE CENTER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amPolice are investigating the death of a 3-month-old child at a Long Island day-care center after she was put to sleep face-down in her crib - a method that goes...
SUBWAY FLUB DERAILS CHALLENGER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amSen. John Kerry was on a wrong track in last night's presidential debate - as any New York straphanger knows. In an early exchange about homeland security, Kerry got it...
FOES POUND EACH OTHER ; * KERRY ZINGS 'COLOSSAL ERROR' * BUSH STANDS TOUGH ON WAR
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCORAL GABLES, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry faced off last night in the first presidential debate, trading nonstop blows over whether it was right to go to war...
COP-DEATH FIGHTER HELD
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amAn ex-con acquitted of homicide charges seven years ago for the death of a cop during a domestic dispute in a Bronx apartment was collared in the same building yesterday...
BLAIR: NO DEAL WITH ABDUCTORS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday refused to make any deal with the terrorists holding civil engineer Kenneth Bigley, but urged the kidnappers to make contact. Under mounting...
DEM CHALLENGER STANDS TALL BUT STILL COMES UP SHORT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sometimes, you can score points off a big guy just by making him trip over his own feet. Or his tongue. Last night, John Kerry, the...
JOHN DELIVERS IN DO-OR-DIE SITUATION
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCORAL GABLES, Fla. - It may have been the worst debate that President Bush has ever had - while Democrat John Kerry scored one of his best. In debates, Bush...
SWEEP NABS APARTMENT '$CAMMERS'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amAuthorities busted some three dozen people for allegedly lying about their income to illegally obtain nearly $1 million in vouchers for federally subsidized apartments - the largest such sweep ever....
JUDGING THE DEBATE: A WASTED NIGHT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amIT'S a mark of how high-toned last night's debate was that the only real howler came when John Kerry called the Moscow headquarters of the KGB "Treblinka," which was a...
KERRY COMES OUT 'SWINGING'; * SCORES BIG WITH FLA. FOCUS GROUP * 'FAR MORE CONVINCING ON ISSUES'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCORAL GABLES, Fla. - A group of Florida swing voters last night said Sen. John Kerry cleaned President Bush's clock in the first high-stakes presidential debate. Of the 18 swing...
SWEEP NETS GRIDDER-SLAY SUSPECT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCops conducting a routine sweep after the fatal stabbing of a beloved Bath Beach senior did not find the woman's murderer last night, but they did nab one of their...
MASSACRE OF THE CANDY KIDS - IRAQ BOMBERS KILL 35 YOUNGSTERS - FOES STRIKE AS GIS GIVE OUT TREATS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amIraqi terrorists set off three devastating car bombs in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 35 joyful children who had gathered to receive candy from American troops. Al Qaeda's network in...
BLAIR: WE'LL TALK TO KIDNAP FIENDS - BUT NO DEALS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday refused to make any deal with the terrorists holding civil engineer Kenneth Bigley, but urged the kidnappers to make contact. Under mounting...
DEMS BLOW A FUSE IN 11TH-HOUR LIGHT FIGHT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amCORAL GABLES, Fla. - Just hours before the debate, John Kerry's aides demanded removal of colored timer lights on the podium to signal when a candidate blabbed too long, claiming...
HECKLERS CAN'T DAMPEN MIKE, GOV'S WATER WORKS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amOutmaneuvering persistent hecklers, Gov. Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg yesterday lauded the benefits of a new, $1 billion water filtration plant in The Bronx, saying the $220 million set aside from...
EXPERTS: 'BAD NIGHT' FOR W.
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amSen. John Kerry scored a decisive victory over an unusually off-his-game President Bush at the first of three debates last night, according to a 10-person bipartisan panel of political consultants...
VICTORY BRINGS OUT THE GHOSTS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThey hide in the tiniest crevices of Yankee Stadium from mid-April to late-September. Or they have their own little crypt in Monument Park. Or they're camouflaged in the blacked-out seats...
FINALLY, TIME TO RELISH CROWN
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amTHE seventh straight division title that the Yankees nailed down last night turned out to be not nearly as old as the real Babe Ruth hat Boomer Wells once wore...
BERNIE'S BLAST EASES THE PAIN
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBernie Williams needed this. He needed a reminder. He needed a moment when there was no pain. He needed a moment to remember what it was like to be a...
YANKEES RAISE THE FLAG AGAIN ; WILLIAMS' HR CLINCHES 7TH STRAIGHT EAST TITLE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYankees 6Twins 4 In any other town for almost any other team, what Bernie Williams did last night would rank near the top of franchise achievements. Around here, it was...
THE FAN'S CORNER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amJack Codey Durkin wrote his letter to the Fan's Corner in four different crayon colors and left the number to his day-care center in case he needed to be reached....
FUNNY CIDE HOPES TO BE GOOD AS 'GOLD'
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amFunny Cide, last year's Kentucky Derby champ who's winless since April, heads a field of seven entered yesterday for tomorrow's $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The...
BAYSIDE SET TO GET BACK ON THE BUS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amH.S. FOOTBALL Joe Capuana obviously would not have preferred to make his team forfeit its game against Kennedy last week, but he is confident that the experience made Bayside stronger....
LIBERTY HAVE SHOWN TRUE GRIT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThis Liberty team that begins the best-of-three Eastern Conference Finals tonight against the Connecticut Sun at the Garden is living proof that whatever does not destroy you will only make...
FOX PRE-GAME: READ IT & WEEP!
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amIT'S not lost on me that I'm assigned to write about America's stupidest business. It's an honor. Consider: By industry estimates, Fox's NFL pre-game show regulars - James Brown, Howie...
RACK OF LAMBEAU ; HUNGRY PACKERS WILL CHOW DOWN ON GIANTS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amJUST two weeks ago, you could have expected double digits with the Giants at Lambeau Field. But two Big Blue wins and two Packer losses have brought the number down...
LENNY: JOBS ARE UP FOR GRABS ON KNICKS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amSlate's clean. When Knick training camp opens Tuesday in Charleston, Lenny Wilkens says starting jobs are up for grabs. Of course, pencil in Stephon Marbury at point guard and Tim...
MAYOR, GOV.: METS NOT MOVING
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amDon't count on the Mets moving to New Jersey. A published report yesterday that indicated the Garden State may look to lure the Mets to the Meadowlands came as news...
MAWAE EXPECTS TO START SUNDAY
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amJET NOTES Jet center Kevin Mawae practiced yesterday for a second-straight day without swelling or incident and is expected to start at Miami Sunday. It will be his 158th consecutive...
STURTZE SETTLES DOWN IN BRONX
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amTanyon Sturtze heaved the large suitcase onto its back and laid it on the clubhouse floor next to his garment bag. His Yankees duffel bag was in his stall. Another...
DADDY JOE GOES FOURTH
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amTrack was fast; both turf races (sixth, ninth) switched to main track; light rain began falling before third race. 4TH RACE - Ugh-ly field of N.Y.-bred 2-year-old maiden fillies stretched...
VALENTINE HAS SHOT TO RETURN
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES Consider Bobby Valentine a legitimate candidate to return as Mets manager. At yesterday's press conference, new GM Omar Minaya praised Valentine, and both Fred and Jeff Wilpon said...
GIBRIL READY? YOU BRETT ; JINTS DB PRIMED FOR PACK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amBack when he was a sophomore in high school in San Jose, Gibril Wilson remembers watching TV and seeing Brett Favre thrust his arm into the air after defeating the...
SHAUN OUT FOR SEASON
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES The season is only three games old and yet the Giants have lost their two starting safeties from last season to knee injuries. It was Omar Stoutmire in...
TIME TO RELISH SUCCESS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amTHE seventh straight division title that the Yankees tried to nail down last night seemed almost as old as the real Babe's hat Boomer Wells once wore to the mound,...
OMAR'S BAG HAS NO MAGIC CURE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amMinaya's plan is the plan that made Duquette vulnerable enough that Minaya was able to grab Duquette's job. THE Wilpons, Fred and Jeff, flew to Montreal for a coro nation,...
NHL LOCKOUT HAS RIPPLE EFFECT
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amDevils' play-by-play man Mike Emrick has agreed to call hockey games for the new College Sports TV network throughout the duration of the NHL lockout. CSTV has lately enjoyed a...
MEET THE NEW BOSS ; DUQUETTE WATCHES AS METS USHER MINAYA IN
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amUltimately, this was about bringing back a man they never wanted to lose. Ultimately, this was about how the Mets simply couldn't imagine life without Omar Minaya, who was introduced...
GIAMBI STILL ON PLAYOFF BUBBLE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Since Jason Giambi wasn't in the starting lineup last night against Twins' right-hander Brad Radke, the chances of Giambi being part of the Yankees' ALDS roster that has...
DUQUE: 'I'LL TRY' - CAN'T VOW SHOULDER WILL LET HIM PITCH TONIGHT VS. JAYS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYankee fans wanted to hear more from Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. They longed for the veteran right-hander to say his right shoulder felt great. That he was positive the tiredness...
BUCKLEY RIPS FISH BRASS
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amTerrell Buckley is conflicted this week. The former Dolphin cornerback who's now a backup for the Jets, signed when nickel corner Ray Mickens was lost for the season with a...
EL DUQUE START TONIGHT UNSURE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Yankee fans wanted to hear more from Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. They longed for the veteran right-hander to say his right shoulder felt great. That he was positive...
RAISE THE FLAG ; BERNIE'S HR GIVES YANKS 7TH STRAIGHT AL EAST TITLE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYankees 6Twins 4 If the Twins face the Yankees in next week's ALDS, they won't have to be reminded what Yankee Stadium sounds like when the denizens scorch their throats...
MATSUI EARNS HIS CURTAIN CALL
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amHideki Matsui hit the most important home run of his Yankees career last week, according to Joe Torre. It was Matsui's blast off Pedro Martinez last Friday that rattled the...
WHITES DEFEND TRANSFER
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amKevin White Jr. expected there would be a reaction when he transferred out of Grady earlier this month, but he didn't anticipate being at the center of a recruitment investigation....
KURT'S SO GOOD - SO FAR, WARNER'S BEEN GIANT SURPRISE
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amSunday Giants at Packers 1 p.m., Fox If CBS' Phil Simms knows anything, it's how to quarterback the Giants. He is "surprised" at how well Kurt Warner has done it....
ABC DROPS BALL WITH GOLF - WEEKEND ROUNDS ON TAPE-DELAY
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amIt's how much of golf is presented on TV, but it still doesn't make sense for fans. Today, ESPN has the WGC-American Express Open from Ireland live at 9 a.m....
5 QUESTIONS FOR MIKE PATRICK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amThis week, "NYP TV Sports' " Andrew Marchand spoke with ESPN's Mike Patrick. In August, Patrick had triple-bypass and carotid artery surgery. Out since the NFL preseason, Patrick will return...
MARCHAND'S MATCHUP OF THE WEEK
October 1, 2004 | 4:00amYou've Been Sacked vs. NFL Talk (Which is better for "Monday Night Football" halftime?) There is nothing original about "You've Been Sacked," "Monday Night Football's" new halftime feature in which...