November 24, 2004
FEMALE SEX ENHANCERS CLOSE TO FDA APPROVAL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSex drugs for women could finally get approved next week - potentially opening up a market worth billions. But authorities reviewing a handful of pricey pills, patches, gels and sprays...
NETZERO'S ADS SPOOF AOL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amWhen America Online launched a new ad campaign posing the question "Want a better Internet?" executives figured they would get an answer. They just didn't think it would come from...
AOL NEARS SEC FRAUD DEAL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amRichard Parsons may soon be free to buy again. The Time Warner Inc. chairman and CEO and his legal eagles are said to be close to a deal with the...
STORES START SALES EARLY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIn a sign the holiday shopping season may be getting off to a rocky start, several major retail chains are jumping the gun on promotions with the type of deals...
KAUFMAN BUYS 40TH ST. BLDG.
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA 12-story building down the street from the next New York Times headquarters has been bought for $46.2 million, as the buyer bets on the block's revival. The new Times...
OVITZ GOT JOB AFTER I SAID NO
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amWalt Disney Co. Chairman George Mitchell said he had first crack at being second-in-command at the company before the job went to Michael Ovitz. His testimony contradicted that of CEO...
RETAILERS USE HOT BANDS TO LURE TEEN SHOPPERS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amAs retailers prepare to open stores at 6 a.m. and lure shoppers with steep discounts on Black Friday -the day after Thanksgiving that marks the official start of the holiday...
NEWSDAY STARTS CUTTING
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amNEWSDAY Publisher Tim Knight and newly installed Editor John Mancini are starting to swing the ax, even before the Dec. 1 deadline for voluntary buyouts. On Friday, Jim Toedtman -...
GODARD'S SEARING VISION OF HELL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amNOTRE MUSIQUE (three stars) JEAN-LUC Godard, the crusty old icon of the French New Wave, is at the top of his game in "Notre Musique." He may be nearly 74,...
HO-HO-HOPELESS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amCHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (one star) No! No! No! Running time: 98 minutes. Rated PG (brief profanity and sexual suggestiveness). At the Orpheum, the Union Square, the Chelsea West, others....
'ALEXANDER' THE GEEK - FAIL THE CONQUERING ZERO
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amALEXANDER * ½ (one and one half star) Not so great. Running time: 175 minutes. Rated R (violence, sex, nudity). At the E-Walk, the Cinema 1, the Village East, others....
DYLAN SPEAKS - TO BRADLEY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amBOB Dylan, the great American Bard, will appear on "60 Minutes" - his first television interview in more than 19 years. Dylan sat with correspondent Ed Bradley for 90 minutes...
DREAM OF JEANIE - LEVI GIG FOR TRUMP'S GAL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amDONALD Trump's fiancee, Melania Knauss, says her appearance on last week's episode of "The Apprentice" has landed her a job modeling Levi's jeans. "I was on 'The Apprentice' and they...
HE DID IT CY'S WAY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amNOBODY had more fun sitting at the piano playing a Cy Coleman tune than Cy Coleman. A few years ago, the Broadway composer, who died last week at age 75...
GETTING TECHNICAL - GREAT GIFTS FOR GIZMO ADDICTS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSCREEN IDOLS TV junkies of the world unite. A plasma TV looks great on the wall, but with Sony's new LocationFree TV, carry your TV (and your fave stations) around...
GAME FOR ANYTHING - VIDEO GAMES FOR ALL THE FAMILY TO ENJOY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00am* Sims who have moved to the big city are called Urbz, and in Miniopolis The Urbz: Sims in the City are in the action 24/7. Work your way to...
THE RIGHT STUFF - POLITICALLY CORRECT, AND THOUGHTFUL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amGO ON A MISSION When you visit ABC Carpet and Home, check out ABC's MISSIONmarket, sponsored by ABC Home and Planet Foundation and purchase a "Gift of Compassion" certificate. Certificates...
SCREEN SAVERS - TOP DVD PICKS TO SUIT ALL TASTES FROM THE POST'S MOVIE CRITIC
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amGONE WITH THE WIND Warner, $39.92 Eye-popping new version of the 1939 Civil War favorite in a luxe four-disc set, with a passel of excellent documentaries and a new introduction...
GET YOUR GAME ON - EXERCISE YOUR THUMBS, AT LEAST, WITH THESE HOT VIDEO GAMES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amCreate your own golfer and take on the man who has changed golf forever. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 gives you the chance to tee off against some of golf's...
STORE THINGS - LITTLE KNOWN TREASURES OF THE CITY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amOAK 150 Ainslie Street (718) 782-0521 For the guys on your list with discernible taste, this men's boutique will make shopping easy. Located across the street from their women's shop,...
LAST-DITCH DESTINATIONS FOR THE DESPERATE COOKS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amWHEN it's mere hours until the crowds arrive for Thanksgiving dinner and you're missing a key ingredient, don't panic. Some trusty stores will be open tomorrow, where you can pick...
ON THE SIDE: DRUMS ALONG THE MONTAUK
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amLooking to make a few friends in the Hamptons? The Star Room, the restaurant/nightclub hot spot in Wainscott, is for sale for just under $4 million. Located on a little...
FOR A BALLOONING APPETITE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIT'S a gas on the Upper West Side today. Blame it on Balloon Inflation Night, when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons come to life as they get pumped full...
JUST WING IT - SAVING TURKEY DAY WHEN DISASTER STRIKES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMORE than 45 million turkeys are served on Thanksgiving, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wouldn't it be great if each and every one emerged from the oven ready for...
YOU HAVE MALES - 'TWO AND A HALF MEN' NEW 'RAY' OF LIGHT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMOVE over, Raymond - here comes "Two and a Half Men." The CBS sitcom notched a best-ever 19.1 million viewers Monday night - continuing to strengthen its position as the...
STARR REPORT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00am"Sopranos" stars Tony Si rico (Paulie) and James Gan dolfini (Tony) have just re turned from Iraq, where they spent a week visiting our troops on behalf of the USO....
DIVA'S FEAST OF BURDEN
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMartha Stewart, who has guided fans on how to prepare and expertly carve succulent turkey for years, will be spending one of her favorite holidays behind bars. But never fear...
PREPPY KILLER BUSTED AGAIN - MYSTERY POWDER IN CAR
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amConvicted killer Robert Chambers was in police custody again last night after cops discovered his license was suspended during a traffic stop, sources told The Post. The Preppy Killer -...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA woman called police in Waterloo, Iowa, to file a complaint: Her dealer sold her bad drugs. Calling from a coin-operated laundry, the woman raged that the pusher had peddled...
ASPCA BITES BRONX 'DOG DITCHER'
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amDogged animal-protection officers yesterday hunted down a Bronx man who had abandoned five puppies and their mom, leaving them to die, authorities said. Michael Laster, 53, has been charged with...
BIDFOR 'BLIND' JUSTICE ; TURKEY TEEN'S TACTIC
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA Long Island teen, accused of critically injuring a woman by tossing a turkey at her car, could not have taken aim at the vehicle because he's virtually blind, his...
MESSAGE MESS ; ATHLETES AS ANTI-ROLE MODELS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIT'S not fair, but in this society, one learns early that even when an issue isn't explicitly about race, race winds up in the mix. Will the supposed watchdogs step...
CREDIT-CARD HUCKSTERS GETTING CAMPUS BOOT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amALBANY - Companies will be barred from aggressive advertising and marketing of credit cards on college campuses in New York by a bill signed into law yesterday by Gov. Pataki....
K-MART SPECIAL; KENYON LEADS NUGGETS PAST JEFFERSON, NETS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amNuggets 90Nets 88 DENVER - This is the way the Nets envisioned it: Their two young bookend forwards excelling in the same game for years to come. Kenyon Martin, rampaging...
'STUNNING' TESTIMONY VS. PELOS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA prosecution expert testified at Danny Pelosi's murder trial that a series of small, red dots on millionaire Ted Ammon's back were the result of a reaction to the high-voltage...
L.I. CATHOLIC SCHOOL IS CLOSING
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amOne of Long Island's oldest and most beloved Catholic schools will close because of plummeting enrollment. Holy Spirit elementary school in New Hyde Park, which opened in 1910, will shutter...
KLEIN'S 'HALL' OF AN IDEA
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSchools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday urged better hallway monitoring at overcrowded IS 51 in Staten Island after students complained of being hurt during chaotic class changes. "I certainly hope that...
TRANSSEXUALS 'R' WINNERS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amALBANY - Three transsexuals who won a token $1 victory in a discrimination case against a Toys "R" Us store in Brooklyn are entitled to even more in legal fees,...
FEAST OF BURDEN - MARTHA 'MAKES BEST' OF T'GIVING IN PRISON
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMartha Stewart, who has guided fans on how to prepare and expertly carve succulent turkey for years, will be spending one of her favorite holidays behind bars. But never fear...
KOSHER COVER-UP ; SARAH'S ADS TOO SEXY FOR ISRAEL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSarah Jessica Parker's revealing look for soap ads in Israel turned into a one-night stand. Within 24 hours of their appearance, a senior rabbi threatened the advertiser, Unilever, with a...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMANHATTAN *** Police yesterday released a photo of a note-passing thief (above) who made off with $4,000 from a Midtown bank. The unidentified suspect walked into the Atlantic branch on...
COUNCIL MOWS DOWN VETO OF CYCLE-SALE BAN
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe City Council yesterday voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill to ban the sale of motorized scooters. Currently, state law bars the use of such vehicles, often...
BILL'S REAL LEGACY IS SEX: POLL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Most Americans say Bill Clinton will be remembered for his sex and lies with Monica Lewinsky even though he tried to all but erase her from his presidential...
PLANE TRAVELERS ARE HOPING LOVE IS IN THE AIR
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amCall it the very friendly skies. One in four Americans are looking for love in some very high places, according to a new survey. The study found that 24 percent...
WAITING FOR TAKEOFF ; PREPARE FOR LONG LINES AT AIRPORT SECURITY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amHoliday air travelers could be going nowhere fast, with already long lines at airport security checkpoints getting even worse as the season kicks off today, according to federal statistics. Checkpoints...
THIS WHINY BRAT 'BEERS' NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amEVER get caught in the act, then reject the notion of tak ing responsibility for your misdeeds? Are you determined to reap the rewards befitting your privileged station in life...
FAPP THE SAP IS THE VERY PICTURE OF A LYING THUG
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSAMMY BULL looked like he had the tender heart of a little lamb. I found myself almost fighting back tears as I heard the words of mob turncoat Frankie Fappiano...
RECORD 2.5M IN CITY ON MEDICAID
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe Medicaid program in the city has expanded to a record 2.5 million recipients, a report revealed yesterday. The Human Resources Administration said the number of citywide Medicaid recipients has...
RON'S SHILL-SHOCK ; ARTEST PROMOTES CD ON TV AS BRAWL FANS SUE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSmug basketball bully Ron Artest made a mockery of his season-ending suspension by ripping the NBA for booting him - while shamelessly plugging his new CD yesterday on live television....
HOLLYWOOD IS TAKING BEATING AT BOX OFFICE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amLights! Camera! Agita! Despite monster hits like "The Incredibles" and "Shark Tale," Hollywood is hurting this season, with overall box-office earnings down well below the take in the same period...
IT'S BIDDER UP - BABE'S HISTORIC HOMER BAT ON BLOCK
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe "holy grail" of baseball is back in New York. Yesterday, Sotheby's auction house showed off the bat that Babe Ruth used when he homered on Yankee Stadium's Opening Day...
ANCHOR DROPS; RATHER QUITTING AMID 'FORGE' AFFAIR
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amDan Rather, the "CBS Evening News" anchor who's under fire for a dubious report on President Bush's National Guard service, is stepping down from the telecast next spring. His last...
LOTTERY WINNER'S KIDNAP ALARM
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMega-millionaire Juan Rodriguez fears that his family in Colombia - the kidnapping capital of the world - could become the target of ruthless criminals who might try to hold his...
SCAM MODEL AGENCY SHUT DOWN
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA modeling agency that was long on looks but short on credentials was shut down yesterday after city investigators found the outfit had misled clients and was operating without a...
HOOPSTER'S NO ARTISTE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amALLURE Chapter III (one star) Everyone knows that hoops hothead Ron Artest can throw a punch, but can he rap? Nope. The suspended Indiana Pacers forward is better at beating...
CROW 'STALKER' STALLS TRIAL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amRock star Sheryl Crow's alleged stalker is getting off to a slow start defending himself - asking the judge to give him until Monday to begin presenting his case to...
AVENGER DAD; RUNS DOWN BANDIT AFTER RAPE THREAT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA Trenton father turned the tables on four young men who robbed him at gunpoint and threatened to rape his daughters - he chased them down in his SUV and...
CON ED DEATH PAYOUT; $1M JODIE FUND
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amCon Ed has agreed to keep a closer eye on its electrical system and to start a $1 million college fund as part of a settlement with the family of...
MIKE: PROBE DOLAN'S DIRTY POLITICAL GAME
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg ratcheted up his bitter war against Cablevision honcho James Dolan yesterday, calling for the sports mogul to be investigated for injecting himself into the 2005 mayoral race in...
162 KIDS IN 3RD GRADE FOR 3RD (OR 4TH) TIME
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amFive percent of the students repeating the third grade in the past school year were left back for a second or 3rd time under the city's new strict promotion policy,...
MARINE HITS THE ROAD
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMarine Sgt. Juan Jimenez headed home to Florida from Newark yesterday - by bus. The leery leatherneck, on a two-week leave from his Iraq-based unit, wasn't taking any chances risking...
DA CONKS MED-INFO THIEVES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA ring of info thieves has been busted for stealing hospital patients' records and giving them to lawyers trying to sign up clients, authorities said yesterday. The ring operated out...
KILLER SHRIMP - BENIHANA CHEF'S FUN TURNS INTO $10M DEATH SUIT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA flying shrimp cost a Long Island man his life, court papers charge. Jacqueline Colaitis, the widow of fur magnate Jerry Colaitis, says in a $10million lawsuit that her husband...
BLOGGERS WIN THEIR AIR ATTACK VS. DAN
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - CBS anchor Dan Rather's discharge under less than honorable circumstances is the icing on the 2004 election cake for a lot of Republicans who see him as the...
RAT BITES GOTTI - MURDERING MOBSTER SPILLS THE BEANS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMurderous mob turncoat Frankie "Fapp" Fappiano opened his yap and dropped a bombshell yesterday - testifying that he delivered construction payoffs to Peter Gotti, and claiming the mob collected kickbacks...
B'KLYN BOY, 4, FALLS 2 STORIES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA 4-year-old boy was hurt yesterday when he fell two stories from his Brooklyn apartment. The child, whose name was withheld, was in the kitchen of his West Fifth Street...
EDIE & JAYSON TROT OUT TURKEYS; 'GIVING BACK' TO NEEDY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00am"Sopranos" star Edie Falco and ex-Net Jayson Williams got an early start on Thanksgiving yesterday by handing out turkeys and bags of food to needy families. "God blessed our family,...
GRID SLAY SOLVED; COPS NAIL THUG IN COLLEGE KID'S B'KLYN MURDER
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe promising life of popular college jock Mark Fisher was cheap to a troubled neighborhood tough, who mercilessly gunned him down for $20, said authorities who arrested the thug yesterday....
NBA STAR FOULED - $3M BLACKMAIL BUSTS AFTER N.Y. CLUB FIGHT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThree men were busted yesterday for shaking down NBA star Carmelo Anthony for $3 million over a tape they claimed to have of him during a squabble at a Manhattan...
'MENACE' SLAY JUSTIFIED: NYPD
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe fatal police shooting of a deranged man in Brooklyn's East New York section appears to be have been within departmental guidelines, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. "At this...
THERE'S PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIN THE SPIRIT of Thanksgiv ing we bring you 15 things Knicks fans should be thankful for during this holiday season. Consider it a holiday postcard, draped in orange and...
'RACE-BAITING' FIREFIGHTER SUSPENDED ON L.I.
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA white FDNY fireman ignited a controversy at a volunteer fire station on Long Island by repeatedly taunting a black doctor with racial invective, sources said. Thomas Fee, who is...
B'KLYN CHILD-PORN TEACH 'FESSES UP
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA veteran city teacher has confessed to possessing kiddie porn - including numerous extremely hard-core images - and agreed to serve up to 6½ years behind bars. Anthony Cotroneo, 59,...
'STUNNING' TESTIMONY AGAINST PELOSI
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA prosecution expert testified at Danny Pelosi's murder trial that a series of small red dots on millionaire Ted Ammon's back were the result of high-voltage shocks from a stun...
WOMAN KILLED BY SCHOOL BUS IN B'KLYN
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA school bus struck and killed an elderly woman in Brooklyn last night, police and witnesses said. The bus, which had about seven children aboard, was traveling on 43rd Street...
LAW STOPS CAMPUS CREDIT PUSHERS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amALBANY - Companies will be barred from aggressive advertising and marketing of credit cards on New York college campuses, thanks to a bill signed into law yesterday by Gov. Pataki....
SCOOTER-BAN VETO REJECTED
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe City Council yesterday voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill to ban the sale of motorized scooters. State law currently bars the use of such vehicles, often...
BLOOMBERG VOWS HE'LL FIGHT MTA'S FARE HIKE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amScoffing at claims that the MTA has no more fat to cut, Bloomberg announced last night that he'll oppose plans to hike fares to help close the transit agency's $436...
PASSING GRADE ; FIRST-PLACE KNICKS GET ASSIST FROM STEPH
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amMidway through the first quarter last night, Stephon Marbury had racked up seven assists without a shot attempt. This wasn't the Marbury of years past, hasn't been since the season...
NEW W'CHESTER PERV SCARE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe pervert who has tried to abduct five kids in Westchester and Connecticut apparently struck again last night - giving two 12-year-old boys playing football in Rye the scare of...
WIDOW'S $10M SUIT OVER DEATH BY SHRIMP
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amA flying shrimp cost a Long Island man his life, court papers charge. Jacqueline Colaitis, the widow of fur magnate Jerry Colaitis, says in a $10 million lawsuit that her...
STRUCK NYU PROF. DIES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amThe NYU law school professor hit by a truck reversing on a one-way Greenwich Village street last week has died. Kim Barry died in St. Vincent's Hospital on Sunday, four...
WAITING FOR TAKEOFF - PREPARE FOR LONG LINES AT AIRPORT SECURITY
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amAir travelers are waiting on long lines to get through some airport security checkpoints - a problem that is likely to increase over the holiday season as more people hit...
'ZO TO RATNER: JUST WIN
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amDENVER - This week's installment of Alonzo Mourning, Unhappy Camper, found him bashing the Nets' new ownership yesterday morning for saying the reason they purchased the team was to move...
ANTI-HUNTING ORGANIZATIONS JOINING FORCES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amHUNTERS are enjoying the excitement and re wards of their sport right now, but the sport that millions love so much should not be taken for granted as attacks to...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amCONNECTICUT at RUTGERS 10:00 ESPN2 When: Tomorrow. Line: Connecticut -3. Angle: Connecticut (6-4, 2-3 Big East) can lock up a bowl bid. It would be the school's first ever bowl...
HARD-WORKING GOMES PROPELLING FRIARS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amYou want to be an NBA player, right? Are you willing to pay the price? Really? Will you take 50 3's a day from five different spots on the court?...
PEYTON PAYS OFF ; REELING LIONS NOT ABOUT TO CORRAL COLTS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amAT this point, there are only three reasons to consider picking against the Colts. 1. They're playing the Patriots. 2. The forecast is "Ice Bowl" cold with a blizzard. 3...
THE FAN'S CORNER
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amYou can call him Buck. You can call him Aneer. But if you call him Edward, his birth name, he'll look at you funny. "It was short for Buccaneer," said...
JASPERS START FRESH
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIn his five years on the job, Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez hasn't ever shied away from turning to first-year players for contributions. Back in 2000, David Holmes and Von Damien...
WINNING ISN'T ANYTHING ; MOURNING: NEW OWNER PUTS MOVING FIRST
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amDENVER - Alonzo Mourning heard the words; they just weren't the words he wanted to hear. Mourning, at the conclusion of a Nets team meeting with new principal owner Bruce...
PLANINIC IS GETTING THE POINT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amNET NOTES DENVER - Sometimes Lawrence Frank must remind himself that Zoran Planinic is basically a rookie. It's Planinic's second season with the Nets, but last year Frank used him...
ALL EYES ON ALLAN ; WITH RETURN NEAR, KNICKS GET EXCITED
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amFor Lenny Wilkens, the idea of Allan Houston in the Knicks' lineup is too tantalizing to think about. Captain Stephon Marbury has no problems thinking ahead, his excitement growing as...
ANTOINE JUST ESCAPED ISIAH'S GRASP
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES On back-to-back nights this week, the Knicks will have faced two players they coveted this summer - Antoine Walker of Atlanta and, tonight in Toronto, Vince Carter, who...
PARTNERS IN SLIME - ARTEST CLUELESS, SHAMELESS - AND UNION'S JUST AS BAD
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amTHEY don't get it. They don't listen. Worse, they don't care. Ron Artest and the NBA Players Association are married in an unholy mission. They claim what they are attempting...
RON'S IN EYE OF STORM
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amRon Artest was a hot topic last night out at his old school, St. John's, where friends and former colleagues stood behind the suspended Pacer brawler. "I've reached out to...
EX-PLAYERS AGREE: LOOIE WAS SPECIAL
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSt. John's president Father Donald J. Harrington faced a bit of a quandary last night. He was given 90 seconds to honor Lou Carnesecca. "I wanted to ask everyone who...
PEDRO ON A PLATTER ; A-ROD PITCHES YANKEES TO MARTINEZ OVER DINNER
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amOver dinner last Thursday in Miami, Pedro Martinez listened to Alex Rodriguez pitch the Yankees to the free-agent hurler. Two days after meeting with George Steinbrenner in Tampa, Martinez took...
SHEFF SURGERY DELAYED
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amTaking the advice of his pilot, Gary Sheffield didn't fly from Tampa to Birmingham yesterday where he was scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder. According to a...
METS, MINAYA THINKING BIG
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIT'S a brave, new free-agent world for the Mets. Though it appears Al Leiter and the Mets have parted ways, there are some fascinating new names boiling in the Met...
HOW TO HIT BIG A JACKPOT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amHorseplayers get a welcome respite from the winter doldrums at Aqueduct today, with a chance to make a big score thanks to a two-day Pick 6 carryover on races 4-9...
HEY, JETS: KEEP LAMONT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amAS the Jets have found success through 10 games this season with a team much different from the one that finished 6-10 a year ago, they've learned a few things...
AND NOW METS JOIN THE CHASE
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amIT'S a big, brave, new free- agent world for the Mets. Al Leiter and the Mets have parted ways, maybe for good, but there are some fascinating new names boiling...
JASPERS' 1-2 PUNCH LOOKS LIKE KNOCKOUT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amManhattan 67Rhode Island 58 Before last night's game at Draddy Gymnasium, Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez was nervous his Jaspers weren't ready to face a physical and talented Rhode Island team...
RED STORM SHOCKED ON LOOIE'S BIG NIGHT
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amSt. Francis 53St. John's 52 Upon hearing the wonderfully surprising news that St. John's had not merely named the court at Alumni Hall after him, they had named the entire...
CAVALIERI TERRIER TERROR
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amTory Cavalieri stood outside his team's locker room, still breathing heavy five minutes after the final horn, when three white-haired St. Francis of Brooklyn alums cornered him. "Great win," one...
NAZR FULL OF PRAISE FOR HIS TEAMMATES
November 24, 2004 | 5:00am"He is always trying to get us easy baskets. I love it." - NAZR MOHAMMED on Stephon Marbury Nazr Mohammed wants no credit for his team-high 18 points in the...
SOAR SPOT: EAGLES EYE DIVISION-CLINCHER AGAINST STRUGGLING GIANTS
November 24, 2004 | 5:00amNot In Our House? More like Not On Our Minds. Forget any artificial rallying cries for the Giants this week as the Eagles come to town, seeking to clinch the...