April 29, 2005
METRO BOSS GETS TOSSED
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTHERE is more turmoil at the Metro chain of freebie daily newspapers. Brian Moss, the editor in chief, U.S., who was presiding over the New York, Boston and Philadelphia editions,...
STAR-CROSSED BRANCA SEEKS $523K IN LAWSUIT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amBaseball Hall of Famer Ralph Branca, known for throwing the losing pitch in the 1951 pennant race between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, is calling foul against...
DEUTSCHE FACES SEX SUIT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA former Deutsche Bank Securities employee has sued the bank alleging sexual discrimination - the latest in a series of cases against big Wall Street firms, The Post has learned....
MADISON AVE. TURNS TO INDIA
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWhen Dave Banerjee and his partners started an agency to outsource advertising work to India, they figured increasingly tight-fisted clients would jump at the chance to save money. The fledgling...
MARKETS MELT DOWN ON GLACIAL GROWTH
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amOil-weary businesses and consumers have slashed spending sharply in recent months, dragging the economy into its worst performance in two years. Experts blame soaring crude oil and gasoline prices for...
MEIER IS DESIGNING TRENDY B'KLYN TOWER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amMinimalist architect Richard Meier has been hired to design a new residential project in Brooklyn that promises some of the city's best views. The 15-story, 200,000 square-foot project will be...
SEAN JOHN TAPS WICHSER AS NEW CEO
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe Sean John apparel company yesterday named Robert Wichser to the position of president and chief executive, confirming a report that was published in The New York Post on Monday....
LEASE ON 450 LEXINGTON TO BE SOLD
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA 99-year lease on the Class A office building at 450 Lexington Ave. is in contract to be sold by Shorenstein to a group of locals for around $400 million....
CLOUD CONTROL
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTHERE was no doubt that Rob Thomas, matchbox twenty's frontman, was walk ing on clouds Wednesday night during his sold-out Irving Plaza concert. The singer, gone solo for "Something to...
WHY IS SCOTT STILL ON 'IDOL'? - CHUBBY SINGER'S ONLINE 'FAN CLUB'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSCOTT Savol, who seems to be the most unlikely finalist on "American Idol" this season, just keeps hanging on. And viewers are beginning to wonder exactly how Savol, the pudgy...
'STATE' HOODS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amYES, it's still April. But the summer movie season has officially arrived with "XXX: State of the Union," a big, loud, proudly brainless popcorn flick that blows up cars, trucks,...
FRENCH LOVERS ON THE LAM, CHOP-CHOP
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amFRENCH director Benoit Jacquot is fascinated by American crime drama, but pays homage to the form by removing most of the drama and nearly all the crime. What's left in...
BO'S DRUG WOES SMOKED OUT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00am'IDOL" Harold "Bo" Bice's past dalliance with drugs came out yesterday. Turns out Bice was arrested twice in Alabama for drugs, once in 2001 for cocaine possession and again in...
MAGNETIC APPEAL FOR 'IRON'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amKIM Ki-duk, the maverick South Korean filmmaker better known in New York than in Seoul, hits a birdie with "3-Iron." As usual, Kim concentrates on outsiders, this time Tae-suk (Jae...
FILLING 'DAILY SHOW' WEEKEND SPOT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amCOMIC D.L. Hughley will host a late-night, weekend show for Comedy Central. "Weekends at the D.L.," premiering this summer with the former "Hughleys" star, will be executive-produced by late-night veteran...
TORN BETWEEN BODY AND SOUL
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSEXUAL frustration and Catholicism come to the fore in "The Holy Girl," the second feature by Argentine writer-director Lucrecia Martel. No wonder Pedro Almodovar signed on as executive producer. We...
DECEMBERISTS PLAYING SOME DAYS IN MAY
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amDON'T let the lyrical, anachronistic pop of the Decemberists' albums fool you. The band's latest disc, "Picaresque," is remi niscent of the Shins' shiny sound, Belle & Sebastian's twee Brit-pop,...
THE GRADUATES
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTHE easy charm of this "Slacker" on the Charles will not be evident to all; "Funny Ha Ha" is a reality bite of a story that's as substantial as the...
SPACE BALL - 'GUIDE' IS THUMB-THING SPECIAL; GO ALONG FOR THE GALAXY RIDE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWHEN the world is about to end, you will know it by this sign: The dolphins, our intellectual superiors, will fly off into outer space singing, "So long, and thanks...
'CHITTY' GIVES SOME 'BANG' FOR YOUR BUCK
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amFACE it: The car's the star. Forget cascading chandeliers, whirring helicopters and free-flying vampires - in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," which opened at the newly named Hilton Theatre last night,...
BIG FAN OF SPAM - ROBIN MAY JOIN 'PYTHONS'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amQUICK hits today from the theater world: * "SPAMALOT": The very funny Hank Azaria is departing the hit Monty Python musical right after the Tony Awards in June to shoot...
STARR REPORT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA 'Cops' milestone "Cops" celebrates its 600th episode tomorrow with a two-hour marathon on Fox (8-10 p.m./Ch. 5). That's 17 seasons for a show that's been credited with actually increasing...
ROOSEVELT BOOM - FDR HAD TO FALL BEFORE HE COULD RISE TO PRESIDENT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amIF you can take one more FDR TV "event," then HBO's original movie, "Warm Springs," is definitely for you. This quite interesting take on the life of the three-time president...
DANCE PICK
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amNew York City Ballet is opening its spring season - its 122nd New York stanza - in a burst of novelty. Tonight it stages the long delayed company premiere a...
MARY'S HOT PICK
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amEdmar Casteñeda, a young harpist from Columbia, has yet to record his first album. But the good word on his sextet (with drums, congas, bass, flute and trombone) is flying...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA burglar hiding in the ceiling of a Louisiana deli crashed through and landed in the meat display, where Major the police dog cornered him and had to make a...
MTA PUT$ SUBWAYS IN A FIX
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe MTA approved a budget plan at a board meeting yesterday that slashes nearly $400 million from the city's subways and indefinitely puts off badly needed repairs at a dozen...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amQUEENS * Police released this logo (above) that was painted on the side of a van that was seen fleeing a Flushing murder scene last year. Police said that on...
HAWK PAIR ARE EMPTY NESTERS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThey battled the rich and famous to take back their home, but Pale Male and Lola won't be raising chicks there - at least not this year. The lovebirds are...
DUMBER-THAN-DIRT DEBBIE IS ONE LOYAL DOORMAT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson sure knows how to pick a wife. She must be highly fertile, dumber than sewage, and possess the self-esteem of a housefly. If possible,...
THE WIEST OF TIMES - ACTRESS IN COURT WITH 'THIEF' DAUGHTER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amShe's not a real prosecutor, but she played one on TV, which was hardly enough training to prepare actress Dianne Wiest for her kid's big day in Criminal Court yesterday....
ISRAEL GETS A RUSSIAN BLESSING
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to set up a hot line from his Kremlin office to Ariel Sharon's in Jerusalem to share anti-terror information. "We are partners,"...
O.D. PAL DUMPED - BUDDY SHLEPPED BODY AFTER BINGE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA Long Island man found dead on an Elmont street last weekend overdosed in front of his best friend - who then freaked out, stun-gunned his buddy's body and then...
PRINCIPAL WIPES CRACK SLATE CLEAN
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA former high school principal dodged crack cocaine charges yesterday when a Long Island judge threw out his case, sparking spontaneous applause in the court room. Pless Dickerson, an 18-year...
LI$T TWIST: NYC INCOME IS 'ONLY' 9TH
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - New Yorkers barely crack the nation's top 10 when it comes to bringing home the bacon. Big Apple workers earned an average of $40,899 annually - the ninth...
ICE-CREAM KID'S KIN TO DRIVER: GIVE UP
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe parents of a 7-year-old Brooklyn boy fatally run down while crossing the street to buy ice cream made a desperate plea yesterday for the driver to give himself up....
MOVIE-TOT SEQUEL - POST TREATS BUS KID RICKY TO FULL SHOWING OF 'ROBOTS'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA day after 3-year-old Clarence Ricky Davis Jr., sneaked out of his Queens home and hopped a bus by himself to a movie theater, the tyke went to the pictures...
DNA TIE IN COP SLAYS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWhen accused triggerman Ronell Wilson goes on trial in the murders of two undercover cops on Staten Island, he could face powerful DNA evidence that links him and his alleged...
WOUNDED FUNERAL TEEN CAN'T AFFORD TRIP HOME
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe family of a Georgia teen shot while attending her aunt's Brooklyn funeral is scrambling to raise the cash to fly her home because she's too weak to make the...
REALITY 'CHECK' SMACKS WEINER THE BOUNCING POL
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amRep. Anthony Weiner has been forced to pay bounced-check fees on more than a dozen donations made to his mayoral campaign - after fighting in Congress to ban charges on...
LOYAL GUESTS CHECK OUT OF LANDMARK DIGS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amJoe McGinnis wants to be the last guest to check out of The Plaza hotel tomorrow when the Midtown landmark shuts down for an 18-month, $350 million makeover. "The bellmen...
PARK-RULE HEARING SET - NOW FIND IT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amApparently, the biggest secret in New York City isn't Donald Trump's private phone number - but the location of a public hearing the Parks Department is holding on new rules...
KILLER DRIVER GETS 1 TO 3 YRS.
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA Bronx mother who struck and killed an 82-year-old woman while driving in reverse to get a pizza in Spanish Harlem was sentenced yesterday to one to three years in...
DEMS BANK ON $CHUMER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSen. Charles Schumer plans to rake in the cash Tuesday with a $25,000-a-head fund-raiser at the St. Regis Hotel. Schumer (D-N.Y.), head of the key Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, expects...
SAUDI IN OIL-FOOD SCANDAL
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A Saudi prince has been linked to shady financial dealings in the United Nations' oil-for-food program, according to new evidence disclosed yesterday by a congressional committee. Documents, including...
'EXTINCT' BIRD LIVES AGAIN
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amAstonished ornithologists and government officials yesterday confirmed the existence of at least one ivory-billed woodpecker, a species thought extinct for 60 years. Many sightings of the spectacular bird - with...
JACKO'S JOY OF EX - ROWE TURNS FOE TO DA BY LAUDING POP-STAR PA
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson's ex-wife used the torch she still carries to burn up the criminal case against him yesterday - declaring in court that Jacko was a...
COMA BOY DIES - JUDGE LETS KIN PULL PLUG ON BX. 'ANGEL'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTragic Bronx boy Teron Francis was taken off a respirator yesterday and died in his mother's arms, marking the end to an emotional fight by his grief-stricken family over his...
BUST OF BUMBLING 'CARJACKER' WAS JUST TOO E-Z
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA Bronx teen nabbed yesterday for an alleged carjacking deserves an E-ZPass into the NYPD's hit parade of dumbest bad guys. That's because everything that Darwin David Guity, 18, did...
5 MORE HIT DNA 'RAPIST' - 'VICTIMS' OF '70S SPREE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amAt least five more women believe they were raped by a serial sex abuser who made headlines this week after being linked to a 32-year-old attack through DNA evidence. Two...
TOM: KISS ME, KATIE - IT'S OFFICIAL: HOLMES IS WHERE HIS HEART IS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amHere's Tom Cruise making kiss-story as he pays a little lip service to Katie Holmes, the gorgeous young actress he's showing off as his hot new girlfriend. As these photos...
MIKE ON STADIUM UP-SWING
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - Mayor Bloomberg and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent quality time yesterday golfing at an exclusive Westchester country club - and Silver was less negative about the proposed West...
RAPPER IN 'RAMPAGE'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amBrooklyn-born bully-boy rapper Memphis Bleek and members of his posse viciously stomped a diminutive busboy during a drunken rampage at a downtown nightclub, eyewitnesses and law-enforcement sources said yesterday. The...
A RIGHT 'CROSS' - DA HITS KOZ HARD ON STAND
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA Manhattan prosecutor landed a number of body blows as she grilled accused Tyco-looter Dennis Kozlowski yesterday, but jurors never heard him say ouch. Kozlowski largely kept his cool throughout...
SUITE-HEART DEAL SPARES ELOISE - PLAZA MAKES 'ROOM' FOR LITTLE GIRL
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSix-year-old Eloise - The Plaza's most famous and longest-staying guest - was spared from homelessness yesterday as the landmark hotel prepared to close for an 18-month renovation that begins this...
SEX-SWING SET NAILED - COUPLE TRIED TO FORCE A 3SOME: COPS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA swinging Brooklyn couple was busted for allegedly trying to force a female neighbor into a three-way sex romp, cops said yesterday. "They're sick people, that's all I can tell...
FIRED BLACK COP HITS NYPD WITH 2ND BIAS SUIT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA black cop fired twice by the NYPD filed her second discrimination lawsuit against the city yesterday, accusing the department of bringing trumped-up charges of alcoholism against her. The suit,...
AD & SUBTRACT - NEW LAW DOOMS ILLEGAL BILLBOARDS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe city now has the power to crack down on 1,000 illegal billboards that have spread like weeds along busy roadways in recent years, under a law signed yesterday by...
BEETLES INVADE CENTRAL PARK
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe Asian longhorn beetle has found its way back to Central Park. Officials said yesterday that larvae from the destructive pest had been discovered inside an American elm tree located...
BUSH SOC. SEC. SHIFT - OPEN TO CUT IN SOME BENEFITS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush is firmly committed to his plan for personal Social Security accounts, but intends to open the door to trimming benefits for middle- and upper-class workers, sources...
MEGA BANK SCAM - PERSONAL DATA SOLD
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amIn what is being called the biggest theft of personal financial data in history, a New Jersey man and a group of bank employees have been busted for selling the...
WINNER'S PLAN MAKES LOTTO SENSE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amLottery winner Jose Montero is as smart as he is lucky. Instead of rushing out to buy himself a Navigator or an armful of Rolexes, the handyman wants to invest...
COMA BOY DIES - JUDGE LETS KIN TAKE BX. 'ANGEL' OFF LIFE SUPPORT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTragic Bronx teen Teron Francis was taken off a respirator yesterday and died in his mother's arms, marking the end to an emotional fight by his grief-stricken family over his...
'DISASTER DEBATE' SUBPOENA
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe City Council is issuing a subpoena to the Fire Department's highest-ranking uniformed officer to testify at a hearing next month about the city's emergency-response plans. The official, Chief of...
MEET THE ZONKEY
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amCall him a zonkey. Or a deebra. Or you could just call this love child of a donkey and a zebra by his given name, Alex. That's what owner Philip...
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE FOR CAR KILLER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA Bronx mother who struck and killed an 82-year-old woman while driving in reverse was sentenced yesterday to one to three years in prison - after she'd rejected a plea...
COPS HUNTING CORPSE DUMPER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amCops are looking for a mysterious motorist with a balky transmission - who they believe dumped a blanket-wrapped body along the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. The corpse was found by...
UPSTATE MARINE KILLED
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amA Marine from Orange County was killed in Iraq when terrorists detonated a roadside bomb and blew up his Humvee, officials said yesterday. Joseph Tremblay, 24, of New Windsor, died...
ENTICING TIDBITS FOR LOW EARNERS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush ad vanced the national debate on Social Security last night by smartly targeting Americans who aren't among his core supporters, analysts said. "He spoke directly to...
W. PITCHES 'SECURITY' BLANKET FOR THE POOR
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amPresident Bush last night sought to jump-start his push for Social Security reform by proposing that future benefits grow faster for poor retirees than for the rich. Bush also offered...
HE HAS LOTTO SENSE - WINNER PLAYS IT SMART
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amLottery winner Jose Montero is as smart as he is lucky - instead of rushing out to buy himself a Navigator or an armful of Rolexes, the handyman wants to...
TAKING 'LIBERTY'
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amGiven a choice, Americans would love to be at Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is the most popular urban tourist attraction in the United States - and No. 2 overall...
APPLE IN LI$T TWIST - AVG. PAY ONLY NO. 9
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - New Yorkers barely crack the nation's top 10 when it comes to bringing home the bacon. Big Apple workers earned an average of $40,899 annually - the ninth...
TEEN SLAIN IN B'KLYN SHOOT SPREE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThree people were shot inside a Brooklyn apartment last night, including an 18-year-old woman who died at the scene, police said. Shots rang out inside the fourth-floor apartment on 54th...
'ZO'S NOT BOTHERED BY BOOING
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amNET NOTES Alonzo Mourning said he could care less what kind of reception awaited him last night. Well, if he ever did care, he couldn't have been happy. Mourning was...
JOHNNIE WALKER - ROCKER WALKS IN WINNING RUN IN HIS DUCKS DEBUT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - John Rocker's stint with the Long Island Ducks got off to a rocky start last night when he walked in the winning run in a 4-3 loss...
BARKLEY'S BIG MOUTH - CRITICIZES PRESS, BUT GETS FREE PASS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWE'RE going to share with Charles Barkley a little Mushnick Family wisdom. It's a little saying, some advice my father's father gave to him and my father passed on to...
NETS SAY THERE'S 'ZO HARD FEELINGS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amNET NOTES Alonzo Mourning said he couldn't care less what kind of reception awaited him last night as he returned to the Meadowlands with the Heat. And Nets players probably...
UNLOCKING THE GLORY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amKEY LARGO, Fla. - The gathering of fishermen in the early morning hours is always met with excitement and anticipation of what the day may bring, and when you are...
TONEY IS ARMED WITH MOTIVATION
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amWhen promoter Dan Goossen talks about James Toney's obsession with "doing what he wants to do," he tells the story of Toney's first night home following surgery last September to...
ROCKER'S READY - SET TO MAKE FIRST STEP BACK TO BIGS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Three months ago, John Rocker didn't know if he would ever pick up a baseball again. The former Braves closer had just returned to his home outside...
HEY, PHIL: YES OR NO? - KNICKS DESERVE ANSWER SOONER, NOT LATER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amFIRST of all, if I were Isiah Thomas, my first choice as coach would be Larry Bird. But since New York's resident genius seems to have his head and heart...
EASY TO BE DOWN ON BROWN
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSO JOE Torre says that when Tanyon Stutze comes off the DL, the Yankees might temporarily keep 13 pitchers so they don't risk losing this Buddy guy. I'm thinking, Buddy...
FEARLESS FLIP HAS EYE ON KNICK JOB
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amYes, Flip Saunders would be interested in coaching the Knicks. No, he wouldn't confirm if he has spoken to them about the job. Yes, he thinks a team can win...
BELMONT BANKS ON SECURITY BARNS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amNYRA yesterday reaffirmed its plan to begin using race-day security barns for all runners, beginning with opening day of Belmont meet, May 4. Barns 8 and 23 will be used...
GODZILLA NOT SCARY LATELY - MATSUI IN MIDST OF RARE SLUMP
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amBernie Williams' bat was so flat Joe Torre sat him for Bubba Crosby last night against the Angels. Jason Giambi was hitting .220. Tino Martinez was at .222. Thanks to...
SIDEKICK JONES HEAT'S NEW STAR
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amMiami guard Damon Jones is no fool. He knows which side his bread is buttered on; or, more to the point, where all those open jumpers are coming from. He...
MEETING OF MATSUIS - BOMBER AIDS COLUMBIA RECRUITING EFFORT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Columbia University tapped into a huge recruiting tool last night when potential Lions basketball player Kojiro Matsui met Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui before batting practice at Yankee Stadium....
RELIEVER ANSWERS THE BELL
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amMET NOTES Heath Bell's first three appearances for the Mets this season came during ninth innings of routs. But on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Braves, the right-handed reliever entered...
WELL-CENTERED - BELTRAN GETS COMFORTABLE AS MET LEADER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amHe hasn't moved into his house on Long Island yet, so in that sense, Carlos Beltran is still in his New York transitional stage. But aside from settling into his...
STERN: N.J. POLS LET NETS GET AWAY
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amNBA commissioner David Stern took a direct shot at New Jersey politicians yesterday for scuttling a new arena for the Nets, prompting their proposed move to Brooklyn. "New Jersey blew...
BOMBER BATS STICKS IN MUD - PUNCHLESS YANKEES WASTE BROWN EFFORT
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amAngels 3 - Yankees 1 In a startling turn of events, Kevin Brown provided the Yankees a chance at victory last night. And what did they do with the unforeseen...
NEW DOOR OPENING FOR WANG
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amOn Wednesday, Mel Stottlemyre welcomed Chien-Ming Wang to the majors with a brief conversation. Since Wang is still navigating the language barrier, Stottlemyre painted an unmistakable mental picture for the...
MATSUI MEETING
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Columbia University tapped into a huge recruiting tool last night when potential Lions basketball player Kojiro Matsui met Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui before batting practice at Yankee Stadium....
ROTATION WORRIES HIT FEVER PITCH
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amIN New York, we once had basket catches in center field. Now we have a basket case on the mound. This wouldn't be so insufferable if Kevin Brown, the party...
RUN-HAPPY BOMBERS OFF-BASE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amFor the second straight game, the Yankees ran themselves ragged in the first inning. For the second straight night, they shot themselves in the foot with a starter's pistol while...
COLD NETS GO THREE AND OUT - JERSEY FALLS IN 0-3 HOLE AFTER 2OT LOSS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00am2 OVERTIMES: Heat 108 - Nets 105 If you hurry up and get to a TV now, you'll be able to see this again. On the Classic Sports channel. Oh,...
WIN OR LOSS, ANOTHER CLASSIC IN THE SWAMP
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTHE Nets season was hanging on that rim, and there were 20,174 people who honestly started to believe the basketball was never going to make up its mind. Three times...
MOURNING SHED NO TEARS IN RETURN TO JERSEY
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amAlonzo Mourning stubbornly rejected every question, every conceivable permutation of the question, the way he once rejected shots in the lane. No, coming back to New Jersey for last night's...
NETS SLIP INTO A THREE-FALL - JERSEY IN 0-3 HOLE AFTER HEARTBREAKING 2OT LOSS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00am2 OVERTIMES: Heat 108 - Nets 105 If you hurry up and get to a TV now, you'll be able to see last night's Nets-Heat Game 3 again. It should...
TOUGH MEDICINE THAT WAS HARD TO SWALLOW
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTHEY trudged off the floor with their shoulders slumped, their faces masks of exhaustion. Vince Carter looked back at the scoreboard twice, hoping to blink the numbers away. Richard Jefferson...
'ZO REVS UP DIESEL'S ENGINE
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amClearly Shaquille O'Neal is the engine that drives the Heat. And last night, even running on fumes, the Diesel drove them to a thrilling win 108-105 Game 3 win that...
JERSEY NEEDS A JUMPSTART - NETS REACH DESPERATION MODE AT MEADOWLANDS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amIn Game 1 of the Nets-Heat first round series, the Nets led, 18-11. And then they trailed 41-26 after a hideous 30-8 Heat avalanche that lasted 11:31. In Game 2,...
BOSOX SHOW ANYONE CAN DO IT, EVEN NETS
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amNOTHING in sports ever seems quite so helpless anymore, does it? No obstacle seems too great, no chasm too vast, no deficit too great. That is the great gift of...
'ZO HAS NO EMOTIONS FOR N.J.
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amAlonzo Mourning stubbornly rejected every question, every conceivable permutation of the question, the way he once rejected shots in the lane. No, coming back to New Jersey for last night's...
A PAIR OF ABRAHAMS WILL MISS JETS CAMP
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThe next two days at Weeb Ewbank Hall will provide a chance for the Jets to check out their new toys, including draft picks, free agents and their returning veterans....
BUSINESS TRIP - SHOCKEY WORKS OUT, VOWS TO RETURN TO MIAMI
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amFor about 45 minutes, Eli Manning yesterday threw to three tight ends and one receiver, with linebacker Antonio Pierce and cornerback Will Peterson playing token defense at Giants Stadium. It...
5 QUESTIONS FOR BILL WALTON
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amThis week, NYP TV Sports' Andrew Marchand spoke with ABC/ESPN's Bill Walton. Walton, 52, is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Q: Do you think there is any chance Phil...
NBC IN CRIS' FUTURE? NETWORK COULD MAKE BIG PITCH FOR FOX-CASTER
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amFox' Cris Collinsworth could be NBC's analyst when it begins its Sunday night NFL package in 2006. NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol gave Collinsworth his first shot as a national...
MARCHAND'S MEMO OF THE WEEK
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amTo: Mike Thompson, 1050-ESPN program director From: Andrew Marchand Re: Accountability CC: Richard Nixon Dear Mike, On Wednesday, on 1050-ESPN Radio's air, host Brandon Tierney mocked new Yankee starter Chien-Ming...
TRIO GRAND - NETS' HAVE GREAT FUTURE - IT'S PRESENT THAT'S IFFY
April 29, 2005 | 4:00amSunday Heat at Nets Game 4 3:30 p.m., ABC Regardless of how the Nets' first-round series ends, they might be starting something special out in Jersey. There is no better...