September 6, 2001
THE MOST DANGEROUS STOCKS FOR INVESTORS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amWHICH industries and companies still have cooties? If you are getting back into the market only because you are tired of those less-than-fabulous 2 percent yields at the bank, you...
SONY'S LATEST E-BUST: ; EMARKER IS SHUT
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSony Electronics has admitted its second dot-com disaster in two weeks. One week ago, the company pulled its eVilla Internet device after just two troubled months on the market. On...
DELISTED SALON EYES 20-1 REVERSE SPLIT
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amCash-strapped Salon is considering the dot-com equivalent of a Hail Mary pass - a 20-for-1 reverse stock split. The company's stock was bumped from the Nasdaq National Market to the...
LVMH SEEN PICKPOCKETED IN DEAL TO END GUCCI BATTLE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe bloodiest fight in fashion may be coming to a close. LVMH's Bernard Arnault and Gucci's Domenico De Sole have gotten closer to settling their long and ugly grudge match....
TRIO TO PUT ELSA BACK
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amForget all those fashion television upstarts - the grand dame of style television is back, albeit in a less influential capacity. Former CNN "Style" diva Elsa Klensch will be back...
THE DEAL FROM HELL ; HP, COMPAQ HIT LOWS; ANALYSTS DOWNGRADE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amWall Street continued to stone Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, hoping to kill what investors call a dumb deal. Stocks of both companies skidded to new yearly lows yesterday in the two-day...
SWINGING THE BIG AX : JOB CUTS EXCEED A MILLION AND THERE'S MORE TO COME
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amJob losses topped a cool million for the first eight months of this year, and it'll get worse before it gets better. Announced job cuts reached an eye-popping 1.12 million...
DEJA VU AS CAREYSTORY IS TWICE TOLD
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA freelance writer who penned a Mariah Carey cover story for Allure's September issue is in hot water. It seems she has double dipped on some unpublished portions of the...
GE'S JACK IS ALL PACKED: LOOKS FORWARD TO CATCHING BREATH
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amAll good things must come to an end - including Jack Welch's reign at General Electric. But at least he's going out in style. The 65-year old icon of corporate...
GRUNTAL NEAR SALE ; PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES CLOSE TO SIGNING
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amPrudential Securities is close to a deal to acquire New York-based brokerage house Gruntal & Co., sources familiar with the matter told The Post. The two firms are in final-stage...
STERN LOSES LITTLE DRUNK
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amHOWARD Stern devoted almost his entire show yesterday to the death on Tuesday of regular guest Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf. It is believed that Hank - whose real name...
ELLEN'S LIPS SEALED ON BEST-SEX-EVER LOVER
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amON the eve of Anne Heche's "best-sex-I-ever-had" interview with Barbara Walters, Ellen DeGeneres refused to talk about her three-year affair with the actress. DeGeneres, who held a phone press conference...
'AMERICAN BEAUTY' IN TOUGH NEW TACK
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amBEAUTY is a blessing for a model, a curse for the serious actress.So says Mena Suvari, the former child model famous for playing what she calls "the pretty girl" in...
'BAND' OF GOLD; WAR IS HELL BUT THIS IS TERRIFIC
September 6, 2001 | 4:00am"Band of Brothers" Sunday at 9 on HBO FROM the opening shot, it's more than clear that "Band of Brothers" is no "Pearl Harbor." And for that you should be...
MARIAH'S STILL MINE; BABS SAYS 'POOR CHILD'
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amIF Mariah Carey appears to have thrown a monkey wrench into ABC's plan to launch "20/20" on its new night with splashy headline-making interviews two weeks in a row, Barbara...
ZAHN GOES OVER THE EDGE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amFOX News Channel axed host Paula Zahn yesterday for what it called a breach of contract. FNC fired Zahn, who anchored the prime-time news show "The Edge," after learning she...
VID ROCK: WE PICK 'EM: THE POST'S REPORTERS WEIGH IN ON TONIGHT MTV AWARDS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amGOT an opinion about who should win a Moonman at tonight's MTV Video Music Awards? So do we. This year's contenders are a mix of music veterans (U2, Aerosmith, Madonna),...
SPRING'S ALL SEWN UP: FASHION WEEK GEARS UP WITH 100 SHOWS ON TAP
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe famous Bryant Park Tents have gone up, the supermodels are plucked and primped, and the Moet's on ice. Everything's go for the launch of New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week...
FASHION LOVERS CARRY A TORCH FOR LADY LIBERTY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amLast year it was the Brazilian bombshells, two years ago it was the firey Czecholavakian girls. This year, make room for the Brits - with two of their "It" girls...
PARTY ANIMALS: WALL ST. COUPLE BUSTED OVER STRIPPER AT HS BASH
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA Wall Street honcho and his wife could face up to a year in prison for allegedly hosting an X-rated high-school football bash where students as young as 15 licked...
GRAND-SLAM GLITTER: STARS OUT FOR AGASSI-SAMPRAS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amTension was in the air and the stars were in the stands last night as Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi in a thrilling quarterfinal match that served up as much...
WOMAN AND 2 KIDS SHOT DEAD IN HOME OUTSIDE L.A.
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - A woman and two children were shot dead in their home in the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley, which has been dubbed America's safest city. "Somebody...
MAYORAL CRIME DODGE ; TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT DEMS' PROMISES
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amKEEP all the good stuff and ditch all the not-nice stuff - that's what the Democratic candidates for mayor are promising when it comes to policing and crime. All four...
HOWARD BEACH KILLER 'BITTERLY REGRETS' RACE SLAY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe teen who ignited a frenzy of hatred in Howard Beach that left a black man dead 15 years ago now "bitterly regrets" the murder. Jon Lester, 32, served 15...
OOPS! HEVESI BETS WRONG
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amAlan Hevesi missed the bus. The city comptroller, whose campaign is struggling, abruptly ditched an appearance at a Queens senior center yesterday after surprised aides learned the seniors all had...
COURT TV SUES FOR N.Y. TRIAL CAMERAS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amCourt TV is going to court. The cable network filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state of New York, charging that its law banning the use of cameras in the...
NEW YORK POST FROM SEPT. 6, 1972
September 6, 2001 | 4:00am"MOURNING . . . AND MORE GAMES," read The Post's front-page headline as we reported: "Munich - The tragedy-scarred Olympics resumed today, hours after some 80,000 mourners had thronged the...
POP ANGEL AALIYAH'S FINAL CD HITS NO. 1
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amAfter limping along on the charts for weeks, Aaliyah's new album shot to No. 1 yesterday, outselling Mary J. Blige's CD, according to SoundScan, which tracks retail sales. Industry watchers...
CAN THE ANTI-RUDY WIN?
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMayor Freddy? Probably not. But not definitely not, which was the conventional wisdom regarding this most unconventional of mayoral races - until the latest round of polls showed Fernando Ferrer...
DWI CASE DAD OUT OF HOSPITAL
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amVictor Herrera - whose family was mowed down by an allegedly drunken cop - was released from the Elmhurst Hospital psych ward yesterday, said his lawyer, Oscar Herasme. "He is...
PAULA SEEKS SHUT HEARING
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSANTA MONICA, Calif. - Paula Poundstone's defense moved again yesterday to slam the door on lurid details surrounding her arrest for alleged sexual abuse of her kids. The comic, 41,...
BACK TO SCHOOL: TROUBLED HS OPENS WITH COPS ON GUARD
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amDespite the armed cops in front of campus, it was business as usual at trouble-plagued Lafayette HS in Brooklyn yesterday for the first day of classes. The school, under investigation...
MARK & FREDDY AT WAR ALREADY!: TOP CANDIDATES TRADE PUT-DOWNS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amLeading Democratic rivals Fernando Ferrer and Mark Green yesterday went to war on the campaign trail - signaling a feisty new stage in the mayoral race. Green ripped into Sonny...
CHASE ATMS JOIN CITI'S IN MASS MELTDOWN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amAs Citibank experienced more ATM failures yesterday, another banking giant, Chase Manhattan, battled money-machine issues of its own. Chase customers had trouble withdrawing cash at many of the bank's 1,900...
BIGOT TRYING TO RELIGHT FUSE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSONNY CARSON, professional bigot and convicted kidnapper, was understandably appalled that anyone might think he's anti-Semitic. "I'm anti-white!" Carson corrected. "Don't just limit me to a little group of people."...
EX-JET BOOMER SUES FIRM OVER NIXED DEAL
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amFormer Jet quarterback Boomer Esiason is scrambling to court to sue a computer company he says cheated him and his charity for sick kids out $750,000. Esiason says Iomega, a...
RUDY RECKONS IT'S ALL JUST A RACKET
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amBASELINE BUZZ Tennis, anyone? Not for Mayor Giuliani. Hizzoner has continually skipped the U.S. Open because he's still peeved over a deal David Dinkins brokered in the waning days of...
DANNY'S 'JUST A REGULAR KID' LIKE US, SAY HIS NEW 8TH-GRADE CLASSMATES
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amNot-so-little Little League superstar Danny Almonte will begin the eighth grade today at a Bronx middle school - but his schoolmates yesterday said they won't be asking the phenom for...
JOKE OF A JUDGE PUTS JUSTICE TO SLEEP
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amIT'S nothing short of an outrage that Judge Eugene Nickerson pretends he wrote the 34-page brief that will keep Chuck Schwarz locked in a cage for something he never did....
SCHWARZ STRIKES OUT: LOUIMA COP IS DENIED NEW TRIAL
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA federal judge rejected jailed Louima cop Charles Schwarz's appeal for a new trial yesterday, calling Schwarz's Hail Mary witness - an alcoholic ex-cop who came forward after four years...
'NAZI' ART SUIT OK'D
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA lawsuit that charges the mega-rich Wildenstein family made off with eight medieval manuscripts that were looted by the Nazis can proceed, a Manhattan judge ruled yesterday. In a 22-page...
POLL: IT'S NECK & NECK IN RACE FOR COMPTROLLER
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe two Democratic candidates for city comptroller are virtually tied as the race enters its final days, but 52 percent of voters have yet to make up their minds, according...
JUDGE NIXES VIDEO-PEEP SUSPECT'S BIZARRE DEFENSE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe ex-super of a Midtown office building yesterday lost a bid to squeeze out of charges that he put hidden cameras in women's rooms. Zdenko Cesalka's lawyer argued that under...
DEMS RIP BLOOMIN' TURNCOAT CONSULTANTS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amDEMOCRATIC grumping is suddenly growing a lot louder over the fact that Hillary Rodham Clinton's polling firm and Al Gore's media man are working for megabucks Republican mayoral contender Mike...
BRITNEY BAILS ON MICHAEL
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMichael Jackson has lost a pretty young thing from his concert lineup - pop tart Britney Spears dropped out because the star-studded event clashed with her own television special. "Britney...
BX. GIRL'S HOSTAGE HORROR
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA 15-year-old Bronx girl broke down and wept yesterday in Bronx Supreme Court as she described how she was allegedly bound, gagged and dragged into her building's boiler room, where...
CONDIT FATHER BLAMES SATAN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amRep. Gary Condit's father says the devil is to blame for his son's problems. "Satan had a big-time role in this," says the Rev. Adrian Condit, a Baptist clergyman. The...
GARY'S DAUGHTER 'OK' WITH CHANDRA AFFAIR
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amGary Condit's daughter says she's "OK" with her father's involvement with Chandra Levy, who's a year younger than she is. Appearing on "Larry King Live" last night, Cadee Condit said...
JUDGE FUMES AS DIDDY & MOMMY SKIP HEARING
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSean "P. Diddy" Combs reached a tentative deal to settle his child-support fight with model Kim Porter yesterday - but a court official huffed that both were too high-and-mighty to...
SCHOOLS SHY 50,000 SEATS ON FIRST DAY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy yesterday rang the bell for the opening of jam-packed schools that are 50,000 seats short and facing deep cuts in programs. As high-schoolers headed back to...
LEVY TO OVERHAUL 2 BRONX FAILURES
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy has taken over two of the city's worst high schools in The Bronx - and plans a dramatic overhaul that will bust them up into smaller...
DRINKERS FROTHING OVER BUD PRICE HIKE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThis price hike's for you."Anheuser-Busch - the brewery that makes Budweiser and Bud Light - announced yesterday it will be raising prices." The increase, which Bud makers hope will raise...
STARS COME OUT WITH PLENTY OF GREEN $TUFF
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amPublic Advocate Mark Green last night turned up the star power at a $400,000 benefit concert for his mayoral campaign that featured Warren Beatty, Mary J. Blige, Mandy Patinkin, Jon...
COPS GRILL 2 YOUTHS IN SLAYING OF BOY, 5
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA 5-year-old South Bronx boy died in a gruesome stabbing yesterday, and police were questioning two older children in the case. An EMS crew found Emanuel Barima bleeding severely from...
HILL GRILLS BUSH'S STEM-CELL CZAR
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday vented her ire - and raised her voice - at President Bush's point man on stem-cell research during a Senate hearing, but she...
TEEN 'SHAKES' OFF YEARLONG SILENCE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amBrett Banfe did a remarkable thing yesterday that most teenagers take for granted: He talked. Banfe publicly broke a self-imposed, yearlong silence by quoting Shakespeare: "To thine own self be...
NBC IN TALKS WITH POL OVER ELECTION TAPE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amNBC is trying to reach a deal with a California congressman who is demanding the network turn over a tape that allegedly shows GE Chairman Jack Welch influencing election-night news...
'WRONG WAY' COP SLAMS DWI RAP
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA Bellevue Hospital cop denounced his recent drunken-driving charges yesterday at a courthouse press conference. George Herrera - who attended the event with his wife and mother - is accused...
UNEASY RETURN TO LAFAYETTE: CLASSES BEGIN WITH HS UNDER CIVIL-RIGHTS PROBE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amDespite the armed cops in front of campus, it was business as usual at trouble-plagued Lafayette HS in Brooklyn yesterday for the first day of classes. The school, under investigation...
LEVY ACTS ON BX. FAILURES
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy has taken over two of the city's worst high schools in the Bronx - and plans a dramatic overhaul that will bust them up into smaller...
TEAR-FILLED TEAMSTER TESTIMONY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe secretary to ex-Teamsters boss Ron Carey broke down in tears on the witness stand testifying against her old boss yesterday - but still insisted he knew about a dirty...
VIGIL MARKS GAY SLAY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA candlelight vigil tonight will mark the death of a 35-year-old Queens man who was brutally beaten near a Queens gay bar in a suspected bias attack. The victim, Edgar...
BUSH'S 1ST STATE DINNER HAS A TEX-MEX FLAVOR
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - It's bye-bye Barbra Streisand and hello Clint Eastwood on the White House state dinner list now that George W. Bush is president. Eastwood and wife Dina were La...
SPACE-CASE HACKER JAILED
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA young hacker who broke into a NASA computer was sentenced to four months in prison yesterday. Raymond Torricelli, who was 20 at the time he cracked one of the...
COPS GRILL TWO KIDS AFTER 5-YEAR-OLD S. BRONX BOY IS STABBED TO DEATH
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA 5-year-old South Bronx boy died in a gruesome stabbing yesterday, and police were questioning two older children in the case. An EMS crew found Emanuel Barima bleeding severely from...
TRUMP'S GOT SUITE SEATS: MODELS & MOGULS FILL HIS LUXURY BOX
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThis is how the other half lives. Forget the long lines for $8 pizza and bleacher seats so far from the court the players look like ants - life in...
BRITNEY BAILS ON JACKO
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMichael Jackson has lost a pretty young thing from his concert lineup - pop tart Britney Spears dropped out because the star-studded event clashed with her own television special. "Britney...
DAUGHTER: IT'S EVEN MONEY ON RE-ELECTION BID
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amGary Condit's daughter, Cadee, says it's "50-50" whether he will run again. Appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live" last night, Cadee Condit said she's worried about her father, who has...
PARTY ANIMALS: WALL ST. COUPLE BUSTED FOR HOSTING STRIPPER AT HS GRID BASH
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amA top honcho at a Wall Street brokerage firm could face up to a year in prison for allegedly hosting an X-rated high-school football bash where students as young as...
ROCKET ROLLS ON: NOTCHES WIN NO. 19 AS YANKS TOP JAYS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amYankees 4 Blue Jays 3 TORONTO - Forget that he's one of the best pitchers ever, and all the arguments that accompany that statement. Instead, focus on something simple to...
MOTHER KNOWS BEST ; ROBINSON'S MOM HAS SCOOP ON DAMIEN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMom knows best. There is no doubt about that and Damien Robinson's mom, Trudy, offers a scouting report on her son that is music to a Jets fans' ears. Mrs....
WILLIAMS HAS A LOTT ON HIS MIND
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amGiants safety Shaun Williams is sitting on a golf cart after practice, reminiscing about one of the times he met his idol Ronnie Lott. "Man, the guy was intense," said...
METS SEE THE LEIT: AMAZIN'S SWEEP PHILLIES, MOVE WITHIN 7 ½ BRAVES
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMets 7 Phillies 4 As Bobby Valentine leaned back in his chair after the Mets' latest victory over the Phillies, the Met manager answered before the words had left a...
RIVERA'S FOOT STILL A SORE SPOT
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES TORONTO - Mariano Rivera's bothersome right foot isn't better than it was in July, when it forced him to miss the All-Star Game in Seattle. "I still feel...
ANDERSON NOW A PASS FIXTURE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amTrivia question: What Jets player has the second-longest tenure on the team, has worked for seven different head coaches, is the team's most versatile player and was voted onto the...
JETS AND GIANTS TAKE AIM WITH YOUNG GUNS ABLAZING: GRIFFIN, DIXON, SHORT MUST BE BIG FOR BLUE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe Class of 2001 is invited to attend the Giants Big Dance. Formal uniforms required. RSVP to Jim Fassel. Come one, come all. Rarely is a draft class as integral...
JETS AND GIANTS TAKE AIM WITH YOUNG GUNS ABLAZING: COLES, BECHT, ELLIS HOLD KEY FOR GREEN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMark it down as Parcells' Legacy. The Jets will rise or fall because of three young guns. The progress that wide receiver Laveranues Coles, tight end Anthony Becht and defensive...
A GUARANTEE TO GROW ON ; FASSEL TEMPTS FATE AND LIVES TO COACH ANOTHER DAY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe list of players who saved Jim Fassel's job is long and illustrious, with Kerry Collins and Tiki Barber, Michael Strahan and Jessie Armstead all deserving to see their names...
GUTTY SAMPRAS KOS AGASSI
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe two aging tennis heavyweights battled past midnight, their service games reaching such perfection the chair umpire could have just ordered the tiebreakers to start each of the four sets....
EDWARDS HAS ONE-YEAR PLAN ; SAYS JETS CAN WIN NOW - HONEST
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amHerman Edwards' NFL playing career began in the summer of 1977. It ended 10 years later. In between, not only did Edwards never miss a game, he never missed a...
THIS OLD TACKLE TELLS ALL
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amLomas Brown, the Giants' 38-year-old left tackle about to begin his 17th year in the NFL, should be coming to the line of scrimmage carrying a podium or wood for...
JINTS' HOLMES GETS STRENGTH FROM ABOVE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amIt's as much a part of his pre-game ritual as putting on his shoulder pads and helmet. For without a quick chat with his mother through prayer, Kenny Holmes wouldn't...
START YOUR ENGINES! JETS' EDWARDS ERA WILL OPEN WITH WIN VS. INDY
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amTHE big question seems to be: Will the Jets be able to stop Edgerrin James with that supposed donut hole in the middle of their defensive line? A better question:...
SEHORN IN, IKE OUT OF OPENER
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amHere is the quick rundown of the Giants' two marquee players with regard to their availability for Monday night's season-opener in Denver: Jason Sehorn will be ready. Ike Hilliard won't...
FASSEL SHRUGS OFF BAD 'TUDE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amGIANTS NOTES If Jim Fassel was overly concerned with the mile-high altitude in Denver, he would have insisted the Giants travel Saturday to get acclimated to the thin air. Fassel,...
CYCLONES' PITCHING WILL BOP BABY BOMBERS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amYou couldn't have written a better script. The New York-Penn League Division Championship. The top-seeded Cyclones against defending champion Staten Island. Heck, it's Brooklyn versus the Yankees. As the Baby...
NET ROOKIE'S TRUE VET OF HOOP POLITICS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amAt the ripe old age of 22, Jason Collins already has been recruited by the White House National Security Advisor, partied with the Clintons, worked out with Dubya and signed...
VINNY SEES RED OVER MORA CLIP
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe start of his 15th NFL season is three days away, and Vinny Testaverde is more stoked up than a rookie making his professional debut. The Colts at 1 p.m....
MANNING REPORTS KNEE FEELS FINE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amJET NOTES The mere sight of Peyton Manning listed on the Colts' injury report as probable for Sunday's game is an eye-opener for hopeful Jets' fans. However, according to Manning...
IF METS WIN, THEIR FANS LOSE ; FALSE FINISH MASKS CLUB'S REAL PROBLEMS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amOK, so you're a Mets fan. Admit it. Actually, it's not such a terrible thing to own up to anymore. Your team is surging. Suddenly, the division leaders, who a...
ISLES STRIKE GOLD ; SIGN YASHIN TO 10-YEAR, $87.5M PACT
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amIf the Islanders were in the mining business, yesterday would go down as the day they struck gold. In signing Alexei Yashin to the longest and most lucrative contract package...
LINEUP TAKING 1-2 PUNCH : HAMMY IDLES DEREK; JORGE AWAITS BAN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amTORONTO - Don't look for the All-Star shortstop until at least Monday. By then the Yankees will likely be without their All-Star catcher. Welcome to Team Uncertainty, which is very...
HEWITT DENIES WILLIAMS' CHARGE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amOPEN NOTES Despite what Richard Williams said, Lleyton Hewitt says he doesn't have a problem with aboriginals. Williams, the father of Venus and Serena, blasted the 20-year-old Australian in The...
FRANCO'S CLOSING IN ON RETURN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHILADELPHIA - During the Mets' recent hot streak, they've looked a lot like last year's club minus one key ingredient. John Franco hasn't pitched in more than a...
RIVERA'S FOOT STILL SORE SPOT
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amTORONTO - Mariano Rivera's bothersome right foot problem isn't any better than it was in July, when it forced him to miss the All-Star Game in Seattle. "I still feel...
YANKS HIT WITH ONE-TWO PUNCH - JETER TO MISS WEEKEND (AT LEAST); JORGE AWAITS WORD ON SUSPENSION
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amTORONTO - Don't look for the All-Star shortstop until at least Monday. By then the Yankees will likely be without their All-Star catcher. Welcome to Team Uncertainty, which is very...
DR. JOE PRESCRIBES NIGHT OFF FOR O'NEILL
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES TORONTO - Even though Paul O'Neill had Monday off, Yankee manager Joe Torre rested his slumping right fielder last night after watching O'Neill struggle at the plate Tuesday...
RAGGED VENUS STAYS IN ORBIT
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amIt was an afternoon where Venus Williams' game wasn't perfect, but she had plenty of margin for error. The defending U.S. Open champion made 43 unforced errors and double faulted...
VENTURA RETURNS, ZIPS LIP
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES PHILADELPHIA - After not starting the last two games here, Robin Ventura returned to third base and batted fifth last night. Ventura, who hadn't started three of the...
FRANCO: NO JOY IN METVILLE: RELIEVER SAYS AMAZIN'S CAN'T DWELL ON 'OFF YEAR'
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - During the Mets' recent hot streak, they've looked a lot like last year's club minus one important ingredient. John Franco entered last night not having pitched since a...
TEN YEARS LATER, CAP IS BACK IN SEMIS
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe young lady with the long history and the short memory is back. Back in the U.S. Open semifinals, where the tennis world thought she would spend much of her...
HEWITT ADVANCES; DENIES WILLIAMS' CHARGE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amOPEN NOTES Despite what Richard Williams said, Lleyton Hewitt says he doesn't have a problem with aboriginals. Williams, the father of Venus and Serena, blasted the 20-year-old Australian in The...
PETE & ANDRE: BATTLE OF AGES
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amSo much of the talk entering the U.S. Open was the new guard ready to replace the old guard. But for one night, it was only about the old guard...
ON THE DEFENSIVE: BIG BLUE'S MISSION: RETAIN NFC CROWN
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amGIANTS PREVIEW Quarterbacks: Here's the question: Does the dreadful four-interception Super Bowl leave a lasting impression on Kerry Collins? Probably not. He fired five TDs two weeks earlier in the...
MOVIN' ON UP : TESTAVERDE THE KEY TO AFC EAST TITLE
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amMARK CANNIZZARO'S JETS PREVIEW QUARTERBACKS Vinny Testaverde is poised to have a big year - even as he approaches his 38th birthday. The prediction here is that Testaverde is a...
STEVE SERBY'S NFL PREVIEW
September 6, 2001 | 4:00amNFC PREVIEW No one likes the Giants. No one except me. They'll beat the Broncos 27-24 in Super Bowl XXXVI. Go ahead and laugh. The elite teams in the NFC...