October 7, 2005
GENERAL ATLANTIC TO GET NYMEX DIVIDEND
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe investment firm slated to take a stake in the New York Mercantile Exchange could receive more than $60 million in dividends if the exchange fails to execute an IPO...
WHITE STRIPES ARE NO LONGER VIRGIN'S
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amU.K. billionaire Richard Branson is dumping his North American music operations, The Post has learned. The independent label - called V2 North America - is expected to be bought by...
RED BERRY GETS LOTS OF GREEN
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTouted for its anti-aging and heart health benefits, cranberry is the new crude oil - with prices heading to $44 a barrel from a low of $25 a barrel a...
TIME FOR BIG CHANGE - HUEY IS TAPPED AS PEARLSTINE ERA COMES TO AN END
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTIME Inc. Editor in Chief Norman Pearlstine is expected to formally hand over the reins to Editorial Director John Huey sometime on or before Nov. 1, knowledgeable sources told Media...
TIME WARNER HOPING BLOGS REJUVENATE AOL
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTime Warner Inc. is betting blogs will help its slumbering AOL unit win visitors and advertisers. AOL yesterday inked a deal to purchase online blogging company Weblogs Inc. from a...
KIDDIE 'TOYS' RISING
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amToy companies are fending off stiff competition from consumer electronics makers by introducing grown-up gadgets, like video cameras, cell phones and MP3 players, specially tailored for kids. Analysts and industry...
KRISPY KREME HAS STICKY FINGERS, SHOP OWNERS CLAIM
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amKrispy Kreme's troubles are getting stickier, with its franchised shops claiming they were ripped off by the home office. The doughnut chain said it will vigorously fight the claims by...
COKE CANS MARKETERS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amHoping to put the fizz back in its marketing, Coke is apparently shifting U.S. ad duties for its flagship Coke Classic brand to independent agency Wieden & Kennedy from WPP...
TRUMP LOSES W. SIDE CASE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amOnly Donald Trump can strike out three times and still collect $500 million. The developer yesterday lost his third attempt in court to block a deal in which his backers...
NOW WAL-MART ROLLS OUT CHEAP-TO-CHIC
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWal-Mart said yesterday that it would introduce a newly created clothing brand to a select number of stores, part of the retailer's ongoing effort to inject more fashion into its...
CRANBERRY PRICES UP 29% IN YR.
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTouted for its anti-aging and heart health benefits, cranberry is the new crude oil - with prices heading to $44 a barrel from a low of $25 a barrel a...
LIKE SERVING TIME
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTHE sophomorically crude comedy "Waiting . . ." confirms your worst suspicions about both the staff in chain restaurants - and indie filmmakers desperate to be noticed. In the endless...
'FALL' PACKS PUNCH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amBEFORE THE FALL [***] (Three stars) GERMAN director Dennis Gansel's "Before the Fall" focuses on a little-known part of Hitler's Third Reich: Napolas, a network of schools where young men...
LIKE WATCHING A WEED GROW
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amLIFE is sad! "Dandelion" will tell you all about it, though being badgered with this feeble non-lesson is like spending a weekend trapped in an elevator with six undergraduates who...
SINFULLY SHALLOW
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTHE gospel according to "The Gospel" is this: There's a party at God's house, and you're invited. The movie is an uplifting prodigal-son tale, alive with spiritual singing and dancing...
BRAIN FREEZE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amNEVER BEEN THAWED [Zero stars]CHEAP digital video equipment - and the increasing willingness of some theater owners to book almost anything for a check - have resulted in an increasing...
SNOOZIN' TO DIM SHADES OF GRAY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amFEELING the emotions of passionate vocals, moody melodies and melancholy tales of love was the mission at the David Gray concert at Radio City Music Hall. With the vehemence of...
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amROB Dickinson thought his fans had forgotten him - especially since his '90s groundbreaking shoe-gazing band stopped making records five years ago. "I was in band called Catherine Wheel," he...
UN-BARE-ABLE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amSTARS in their courses, whether they be a winsome Jill Clayburgh in a charming return or a cheerful Richard Thomas in continuing orbit, rarely affect the ultimate fate of plays...
'COLOR' OF MONEY - OPRAH LIFTS TIX SALES, BUT NOT BY MUCH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amHOW much is Oprah Winfrey's name above the title of "The Color Purple" worth? Right now, about $160,000. That's how much the box office took in by Monday after the...
THE ODDS COUPLE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amI'D pay to hear Al Pacino read from a magazine, and in seeing "Two for the Money," a sloppy and ridiculous movie that he makes oddly entertaining, that's just about...
STARR REPORT
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amGrace note Spoofing Nancy Grace is turning into something of a cottage industry. Last month, NBC's "Passions" featured a cable TV anchor, "Grace Nancier" (Tonya Walker-Davidson), obviously modeled on Grace's...
'WISHING' FOR MORE KLEENEX
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amIf "Three Wishes" does not succeed, it's a crying shame. This new unscripted NBC series, hosted by country/Christian singer Amy Grant, is a wall-towall weepfest. On "Three Wishes," the tears...
NIGHT & DAY - 'CSI: NY' LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00am'CSI: NY" creator Anthony Zuiker says he took CBS chief Les Moonves' advice to lighten up the show, which featured a very dark look last season. This season, as witnessed...
MARTHA CAN GO NORTH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amMARTHA Stewart can go to Canada after all - despite what they say in a certain, Snoozy newspaper. Martha's legal woes won't keep her out of the frozen North, where...
KOPPEL FINALIZES FAREWELL
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTED Koppel's final broadcast on "Nightline" will be Nov. 22. The ABC News anchor and co-creator of the telecast is leaving the network after more than 37 years. ABC News...
SHE'S GOT SOLE - CAMERON DIAZ PUTS HER BEST FOOT FORWARD, BUT 'SHOES' STILL TRIPS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amIN HER SHOES ½ (two and a half stars) One steals, the other doesn't. Running time: 130 minutes. Rated PG-13 (profanity, brief sex, references to suicide). At the Empire, the...
OFFICIALS RIP IFC REMOVAL
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amOfficials of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. lashed out yesterday at last week's decision by Gov. Pataki to yank the International Freedom Center from Ground Zero. The move, they said,...
PROP 1 IS REAL BUDGET REFORM - MORE ACCOUNTABILITY & OPENNESS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY IF New York's constitutional budget process doesn't need a radical overhaul, why has the budget been late for 20 of the last 21 years, why has the state racked...
DOZENS BUSTED OVER FAKE IDS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amLong Island authorities have arrested 41 people suspected of manufacturing or possessing fake drivers' licenses, Social Security cards, passports and other official forms of identification. "False identities are the cornerstone...
SCHUMER PANEL BOO$TS ID SNOOPS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Democratic campaign committee headed by Sen. Charles Schumer acknowledged it has paid $3,500 in legal fees for two ousted staffers being probed by federal authorities for illegally...
SWEET 'LOLLIPOP' - PLAN GIVES GRIM LANDMARK A LIGHTER LOOK
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amAfter years of lawsuits and bitter public feuding, the problems hounding the vacant "Lollipop" building at 2 Columbus Circle appear to have been licked. Architects yesterday unveiled their $60 million...
HERE & THERE: HOW MIKE KEPT BUSY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amHe stayed away from the debate at the Apollo Theater last night - but Mayor Bloomberg didn't stay out of sight. In addition to his emergency evening news conference with...
BUSH SPELLS IT OUT: WHY 'TOTAL VICTORY' IS CRUCIAL
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday said Americans must "keep our nerve" and win the war in Iraq to keep terrorists from creating a radical Islamic empire that would try to...
'POET' IS SWEPT AWAY IN HUDSON - FEARED DROWNED AFTER DIVING IN TO RETRIEVE WRITINGS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amAn aspiring writer feared drowned after jumping into the Hudson was trying to retrieve his backpack, which contained a notebook of his romantic poetry, a devastated friend said yesterday. "He...
GOLF SUIT FRIVOLOUS: ATTORNEY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amInstead of making a federal case over being called a "ball-less" wonder for losing a golf game to a female co-worker, an ex-Long Island caddy ought to learn how to...
MORE JAIL TIME FOR EX-RIKERS BIG
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe former Rikers Island boss who used prison staffers to help renovate his home and to campaign for Gov. Pataki was sentenced yesterday to a year behind bars - time...
W. NILE ORGANS WEREN'T TESTED
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amHealth officials admitted yesterday that West Nile virus-infected organs transplanted into three patients had not been tested. The three unidentified people received organs from a New York man who died...
VALERY VULTURES - ALL IN DISJOINTED FAMILY WANT PIECE OF POOR TOT
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amFEAR for this poor child. Things are going from bad, to worse, to piteously wretched for little Valery Lozada. All of a sudden, relatives are popping out of the woodwork...
2 MEN SHOT IN PROSPECT PARK
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTwo men were shot after resisting a robbery early yesterday near the Prospect Park Zoo. The wounded victims, aged 28 and 29, whose names were not released, were hanging out...
CITY SCHOOLS MAY GET $700M MORE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - State school officials are calling for more than $700 million in additional funds for New York City schools next year under a $1.5 billion plan unveiled yesterday. Under...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amBROOKLYN * A man has been arrested for trying to run over his estranged wife with his Jeep after attacking her in Bushwick, authorities said yesterday. The incident began about...
MAYOR BOO!-BERG JEERED AT APOLLO - FURY OVER DEBATE NO-SHOW
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe missing Mayor Bloomberg was booed heavily by the crowd at the Apollo Theater in Harlem during last night's debate. Three podiums stood on the stage of the historic venue...
CYBERBULLIES - TEEN MEANIES NOW PROWL THE INTERNET
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amAlmost half of teenage students know at least one victim of cyberbullying, a new study has found. "Cyberbullying is just as wrong as punching someone or threatening to take their...
VP 'SPY' ON AIR FORCE 1 - 2ND MAN INDICTED
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A suspected White House spy helped plan activities for two vice presidents - and even got to ride on Air Force One, it was disclosed yesterday. New details...
GAL FACES 300G GEEZER-CON RAP
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amA 30-year-old "sweetheart swindler" has been charged with bilking nearly $300,000 from a pair of 80-something Queens men by flattering them, flirting with them and telling them sob stories. Sherry...
PREP SCHOOL MOURNS SUICIDE BOY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amAn elite Manhattan private school is grieving for one of its own, a high-school junior and varsity basketball star who took his life Sunday. A memorial service was held yesterday...
CORPSE OF HEARTBREAK KID'S MOM FOUND IN PA. DUMP
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe nude, plastic-wrapped body of little Valery Lozada's mother was found yesterday under 18 feet of garbage in a Pennsylvania landfill - just a day after the 4-year-old was told...
CITY TO OUT FIRMS OVER GAY BENEFITS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg signed an executive order yesterday requiring companies doing business with the city to disclose whether they offer domestic-partner benefits to employees. He also got four of the city's...
NAMING THE ENEMY - THE PRESIDENT'S WAR SPEECH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTHE War on Terror has always been an imprecise term, a vague placeholder for the real name of the conflict into which we have been unwillingly plunged. In a landmark...
CURSE OF RICHES - SLAIN MONEYMAN'S BROTHER BATTLES $4M EMBEZZLE RAP
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amCall it the curse of the Kissels. Two years ago, millionaire Merrill Lynch banker Robert Kissel was slipped a sedative-laced milkshake and then clubbed to death in Hong Kong by...
CANCER DRUG HAILED - CERVICAL 'MIRACLE'
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amA new vaccine - described as a "phenomenal breakthrough" in medical research - has shown remarkable success in preventing one of the worst cancers in women, the drug's maker claims....
RUNAWAY BRIDE'S MARATHON RACE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe Runaway Bride is getting ready to hit the road again. Jennifer Wilbanks, who captured world attention when she skipped out on her wedding last April, only to surface a...
QUEASY RIDERS TO HANG IN
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amStraphangers defiantly said they will still ride the rails, despite the suspected terror plot against the subway system. "I'm worried, but I'm going to continue to ride," said David Brown,...
PA NIXED WTC GARAGE $ECURITY HIKE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe Port Authority rejected recommendations to tighten security in the underground garage of the World Trade Center because it would be costly and inconvenient, a former PA exec testified yesterday....
KATRINA 'TAIL' OF WOE & JOY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amA legally blind woman and her dog - separated when Hurricane Katrina destroyed their Mississippi house - had their long-awaited reunion yesterday at their new home in the Big Apple....
QAEDA PLOT TO BOMB SUBWAY - NYPD BEEFS UP SECURITY AFTER IRAQRAID YIELDS 'CREDIBLE' TERROR THREAT
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe NYPD jacked up security on mass transit in the city last night after receiving "credible" and "specific" information that the subway system may be the target of a terrorist...
QAEDA PLOT TO BOMB SUBWAY - NYPD BEEFS UP SECURITY AFTER IRAQ RAID YIELDS CREDIBLE TERROR THREAT
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe NYPD beefed up security on the rails last night after receiving what it called credible and specific information that the subways might be the target of a terror attack....
BILL 'SOLD OUT' TO SAUDIS - FBI'S FREEH: HE LET BLAST PROBE FAIL IN TRADE FOR $$
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - In a bombshell interview, former FBI chief Louis Freeh charges that President Bill Clinton had a faulty "moral compass" and sold out U.S. troops killed in a 1996...
BUS SCARE IN BATTERY TUNNEL
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWith New York's transit system on high alert, a fire on a city bus last night caused a scare that shut down the Brooklyn-bound tube of the Battery Tunnel, authorities...
SNIPES IS GLAD HE'S NOT THE DAD
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amActor Wesley Snipes flashed a "V" for victory sign yesterday as he left Manhattan Family Court - where a judge dismissed a bizarre paternity suit against him. Lanise Pettis, a...
BOY, 2, BADLY HURT IN CRASH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amA 2-year-old boy was clinging to life last night after his mother drove her van through a red light in Brooklyn, police said. The 20-year-old unlicensed driver, who was not...
PLANE FOOL MAY LAND IN PRISON
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe Connecticut man accused of stealing a small plane and going on a drunken joy flight could face up to seven years in jail. "This is a very serious case,"...
CLASSROOM EXTRA - PRESIDENTS EDITION
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amJAMES MADISON - OUR FOURTH PRESIDENT Today's page looks at the presidency of James Madison and the invaluable contributions of his wife, Dolley. James Madison was born in 1751 and...
WILD CHASE FROM N.J. TO QUEENS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amA robbery suspect led police on a wild, high- speed chase from New Jersey, through The Bronx and into Queens last night before he got away, authorities said. The chase...
PLANE IDIOT EYES 7 YRS. IN STUNT
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe Connecticut man accused of stealing a small plane and going on a drunken joy flight could face up to seven years behind bars. "This is a very serious case,"...
HIZZONER IN BID TO OUT COS. OVER GAY BENEFITS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg signed an executive order yesterday requiring companies that do business with the city to disclose whether they do or don't offer domestic-partner benefits to their employees. The mayor...
I WON $1,000 WITH POST POKER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amAnthony Facci has met a lot of people in his 81 years of living, but Lady Luck wasn't one of them - until The Post brought them together. The retired...
TIME FOR STARS TO SPARKLE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amCHONE Figgins outplayed Alex Rodriguez on defense and Orlando Cabrera outdid Derek Jeter on offense. Game 2 of the American League Division Series went awry for the Yankees for many...
THE FAN'S CORNER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThere's a bright side to everything - even when you're holed up in your room, recovering from surgery. Louis Cennimo, 66, missed a month of work and rarely left his...
NOT A VIN-ING PLAY - TAMPA 'D' TOO TENACIOUS FOR JETS' NEW QB
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amVINNY Testaverde and the Bucs defense may be the NFL equivalent of a Molotov cocktail and a match. This could get very ugly when the Jets have the ball, as...
NOT PLAYING PERCENTAGES - ELI: COMPLETION RATE NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amOf all the gaudy numbers put up by Eli Manning that confirm his growth as a quarterback, the one area lagging behind is completion percentage. Alarming? No. Interesting? Yes. Manning...
IT'LL BE WET & WILD
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTHERE have been blitzes up and down the island and along both the North and South Shores, but we expect things to get really wild after this cold front moves...
ISLES NEED ASHAM
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amIn the opening-night loss at Buffalo, the Islanders gave the enemy no reason to fear their power play and they gave them no reason to be afraid of running them...
CONFUSION REIGNS ON LOCAL NHL TV
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amHello darkness, my old friend. Opening night and a new national cable TV package, after an entire NHL season was lost, led to all kinds of neglect, hassles and confusion....
DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amWEDNESDAY, in Game 2 of the ALDS, David Ortiz hit a fly ball double down the left field line. Running on contact, Ortiz beat the throw to second. Mike Piazza,...
ANTONIO SAYS HE WANTS OUT
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amCHARLESTON, S.C. - Antonio Davis, who returned to Chicago yesterday to be with his ailing mother-in-law, likely will have his contract bought out by the Knicks. Davis, 37, was acquired...
NYC HOOP COACHES HOST KATRINA RELIEF CLINIC
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amSeveral college basketball coaches will be on hand tomorrow for the New York City Coaches for Hurricane Katrina Relief Charity Basketball Coaches Clinic at St. Raymond H.S. in The Bronx....
KNICKS CAREFUL WITH CURRY - COULD DEBUT AT PRACTICE TODAY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amCHARLESTON, S.C. - Tonight likely will be the night for Eddy Curry. Bending on the side of caution, the Knicks would not clear Curry to practice yesterday, continuing to review...
FT. HAMILTON FINALLY TURNS THE CORNER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amHS FOOTBALL Vince Laino hoped things would change at Fort Hamilton after he led the Tigers to the PSAL title game three years ago. He thought that perhaps finally he...
BAD WEEKS-END REMATCH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - Tony Weeks won't be the third man in the ring tomorrow night when Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo stage a rematch of their memorable fight last...
KIDD: BLAME ME IF NETS GO WRONG
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThere are legitimate All-Stars at three starting positions for the Nets. "Three, definitely, at least three superstars," not just All-Stars, insisted newcomer Marc Jackson. The depth impresses with proven NBA...
BOSTON '3' PARTY - IT'S BEEN THERE, DONE THAT FOR RESILIENT SOX
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amBOSTON - Sure, the Red Sox have risen from the dead before. In 2003, they came back against pitching-rich Oakland. Last season, they reversed "The Curse" after defeating their rival....
NEAR-PERFECT FIT - HEIMERDINGER'S 'O' MADE FOR VINNY
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThe night Vinny Testaverde called Herman Edwards to offer his services as Jets quarterback, Wayne Chrebet and his family were at Testaverde's house for a visit. "I was thinking how...
HE'S GLAD TO BE GONE - KOVALEV NOT BLUE HE'S NO RANGER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amAlex Kovalev was the first to go in the Great Veteran Purge that was the Ranger 2004 trade deadline. Take it from him, he is no hurry whatsoever to return...
ANGELS LOVE BRONX CHEER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amMike Scioscia isn't interested in hearing about the famed "mystique" of Yankee Stadium. He didn't go as far as Curt Schilling did when the right-hander, then with the Diamondbacks, likened...
'CUSE 'MUST' BEAT UCONN
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amEAST HARTFORD - When Syracuse comes to Connecticut's Rentschler Field tonight, in many ways it will be for the ultimate contrast of clubs. The Huskies (3-1) have the country's top...
SIERRA IS LIKELY TO DH
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amConfidential Maybe if Jorge Posada weren't 1-for-13 against Angels starter Paul Byrd, Joe Torre would have thought differently. Yet, when Torre makes out his lineup for tonight's ALDS Game 3...
GAMBLIN' ISIAH LOVES ROLLIN' DICE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amJUDGING strictly by e-mails, Knicks fans haven't been this excited about their platoon since Pat Riley was taking smoke breaks behind Charles Oakley's screens. Should Eddy Curry somehow pass the...
BUM RIGHT KNEE WON'T KO CURTIS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amJET NOTES Curtis Martin, who rarely misses practices, hasn't practiced all week because of his ailing right knee. But the Jets' star running back and ironman, who has played in...
GIAMBI WINS AWARD FOR COMEBACK
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amSo many things went badly for Jason Giambi last year. They went badly as far as staying healthy, as Giambi battled an intestinal parasite and a benign pituitary tumor. They...
CABRERA: HALOS CAN CRACK YANKS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amOrlando Cabrera has seen this script before. Get into an early hole against the Yankees in the playoffs and then dig your way out. He knows exactly how it's done...
TEAM MISSES MARTINEZ, LOWE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amBOSTON - Over the past 24 hours, the Red Sox have told us many times how they've been in such an impossible situation before and not only have survived, but...
RANGERS FOUL IN MSG OPENER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amOVERTIME: Canadians 4 - Rangers 3 The Rangers got a point last night, but that's not the point that Jaromir Jagr, Darius Kasparaitis or Tom Renney chose to emphasize following...
UNIT HAS DATE WITH ANGELS - RANDY READY TO EARN PLAYOFF PINSTRIPES
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amNice finish to the season, Randy. Wonderful of you to help the Yankees clinch their eighth straight AL East title Sunday in Boston. Those 17 wins are impressive considering your...
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, JOHNSON'S BEEN DIVISION SERIES DOWNER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amYOU may think tonight is just another call-to-arms plea for Randy Johnson to pitch the way Randy Johnson has always pitched. The last month, after all, every time Johnson has...
BIG STAGE FOR BYRD
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTONIGHT'S STARTERS Paul Byrd just laughed. It wasn't a joke that broke him up, it was a question: How would you compare your style with Randy Johnson's? "The big diesel...
5 QUESTIONS FOR MICHAEL IRVIN
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amThis week, NYP TV Sports' Andrew Marchand spoke with ESPN's Michael Irvin. After Irvin said that Dallas has a "bunch of No. 2" receivers, the Cowboys' Keyshawn Johnson ripped Irvin...
MARCHAND'S MEMO OF THE WEEK
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTo: Fred Wilpon From: Andrew Marchand Re: Sports Net NY CC: George Steinbrenner Dear Fred, The Memo wants to believe. The underlining message that your new network is emoting is...
CONE MAY NIX MET NETWORK - WARY OF COMMITMENT TO WORK FULL SCHEDULE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amDavid Cone, one of the leading candidates to be a Met analyst on Sports Net NY next season, is unsure if he wants to make such a huge time commitment....
READY TO RUMBLE - BIG UNIT SET TO SHOW ANGELS THE BRONX
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amFriday ALDS Game 3 Angels at Yankees 8 p.m., ESPN Even at 6-foot-10 and 231 pounds, Randy Johnson can fit inside the Angels' heads. As they played the first two...
INTENSITY LEVEL WILL RISE A FEW UNITS
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amTONIGHT'S STARTERS As long as Randy Johnson is feeling good, Joe Torre is feeling good. "Randy came here with big expectations," said the Yankee manager. "It's not like (Shawn) Chacon...
FOR BRODEUR, BLANKS STILL A 'BONUS'
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - The CBA banned one of Lou Lamoriello's performance carrots, but Martin Brodeur says the Devils players themselves are formulating their own plan to replace the now-prohibited team shutout...
DEFRERE'S VIXEN WINS OPENER
October 7, 2005 | 4:00am"Hollywood Herb" McCauley is returning to racetrack, this time as jock's agent, handling book of five-pound apprentice Kyle Kaenel, 17-year-old son of "Cowboy Jack" Kaenel, who won 1982 Preakness on...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 7, 2005 | 4:00amNormally, a fight between two kids over a pacifier is resolved by their moms - but not in Pawtucket, R.I., where the cops had to step in. It started when...