September 2, 2006
STREET SAYS: 'TAKE THAT, TAKE-TWO!'
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amSlumping video-game developer Take-Two Interactive is becoming a pariah on Wall Street for its seemingly eternal regulatory problems and its inability to execute an economic turnaround. Take-Two has drawn fire...
ACCOUNT TEMPS - ANOTHER MONEY MAN EXITS STUMBLING AMI
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThe mess at David Pecker's American Media claimed another chief financial officer yesterday - the fourth beancounter casualty at the tabloid publisher in the last two years. Faced with untangling...
ACCOUNT TEMPS - TROUBLED AMI THROWS OUT TOP MONEY MAN
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amTabloid publisher American Media fired its chief financial officer and absorbed a scathing downgrade on nearly $1 billion in debt from Moody's Investors Service. AMI - which publishes Star, Shape...
CHILD LABOR FLAWS - 'DIFF'RENT STROKES' KIDS SPIRAL INTO OBLIVION
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amIT'S no surprise that the kids who made millions of kids and adults laugh for years and years - Gary Coleman, Dana Plato, and Todd Bridges - on the hugely...
IN NO MAN'S LAND
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amSTUDIOS love to market films as "controversial," but when something like Neil LaBute's remake of "The Wicker Man" comes along shooting flaming curare-tipped arrows at received wisdom, the result gets...
GORGE ON GEORGE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amForget curious - this fall, George is ubiquitous. Sixty-five years after he burst into print, the mischievous monkey is suddenly everywhere at once. You'll have to wait 'til Sept. 26...
CRANK'S A LOT
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amGENIALLY preposterous, with stunt players outnumbering actors by something like a 3-to-1 ratio, the action thriller "Crank" is surprisingly watchable for a movie opening without advance screenings for critics. Brit...
MOSS ART
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amJUST in time for Fashion Week, you can pledge your allegiance to Kate Moss - and wear it, too. The Great Kate graces Burfitt's limited-edition silk T-shirt. The doodled duds...
SALES
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amSHOWROOM SEVEN 498 Seventh Ave., 24th floor, between 36th and 37th streets; (212) 643-4810 Sale: Sep. 5 to 15. Mon-Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The semi-annual event returns. This time, find...
TIMBERLAKE ON FIRE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amWHILE Justin Timberlake's pledge to "bring sexy back" was mocked by many celebrities at the Video Music Awards Thursday, at his postVMA gig at the Roseland Ballroom he made good...
KIDNAP GAL & L.I. DAD REUNITED
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAfter more than three years of agony, a Long Island man has been reunited with his daughter, who had been kidnapped by her mother and taken to Canada. Michael Marran,...
ELLEN'S A SMASH
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amLeave it to Hollywood to even have girl-on-girl action in their car crashes. Ellen DeGeneres and her girlfriend Portia de Rossi got into a three-car fender bender yesterday in an...
LANDMARK BLDG. WAR
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThe city's last surviving horse-and-carriage building - a 103-year- old East Village structure where the Vanderbilts and Belmonts once bought their steeds - is in danger of disappearing, but landmarks...
L.I. HEROES SAVE HS GAL
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amQuick-thinking teachers and emergency responders saved a Long Island teen's life after she collapsed and began convulsing during a high school volleyball practice, officials said yesterday. Responding to the Bethpage...
HAPPY HOLIDAY! - ERNESTO CHANGE-O: WE'LL 'LABOR' UNDER WET & WILD WEATHER
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amLabor Day weekend is going to get off to a stormy start today as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto bring heavy rain, flooding and wild winds - but the...
COLOR CITY'S SCHOOLS ROSY
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amPreparing to begin his fifth school year as chancellor next week, Joel Klein said yesterday that he's "never been more optimistic" about the state of the school system. He said...
FUNERAL FOR 'MOLESTER'
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amFriends and family bid a tear-filled farewell yesterday at the funeral of a Connecticut man stabbed to death by his neighbor who believed the man had molested his daughter. Nearly...
CELL THIEF THE PICTURE OF STUPIDITY
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA cellphone thief is unwittingly posting clues to his identity - including photos of his Chihuahua, car and relatives - on a popular Web site. And thousands of 'Net surfers...
FBI ROGUE: I'M NO 'HIT' HELPER
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAccused rogue FBI agent Lindley DeVecchio has gone on record denying he ever helped his Colombo-family source orchestrate gangland rubouts. The four-page, sworn affidavit filed in Brooklyn federal court earlier...
GOTTI BARGAIN: 'SON FOR A SON' - 'DAPPER DON' DEAL WITH GRAVANO SPARED 'JUNIOR'
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThe late Gambino boss John "Dapper Don" Gotti once protected John "Junior" Gotti from prosecution by striking a stunning deal with a notorious Mafia turncoat - don't rat on my...
COMMUTE ONCE AGAIN TRAM-TASTIC
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAs the Roosevelt Island Tram ascended yesterday for the first time since stranding passengers in April, commuters said they were confident they'd make it safely across - but they brought...
MOM'S MISERY - IDS SLAIN TOTS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA shattered Francoise Mercier pounded her heart with the palm of her hand yesterday as she talked about her lost babies - drowned by their crazed, voodoo-fearing father before he...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMANHATTAN * Cops are searching for a brazen robber who held up a Midtown bank in broad daylight. The bandit walked into the Wachovia branch at 1156 Sixth Avenue at...
KILLER SUIT VS. 'WICKED' STEPMOM - DOC'S KIDS: SHE ABUSED HIM TO DEATH
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA world-famous cancer doctor who died in 2004 was abused by his second wife - and his kids charge their wicked stepmom eventually killed him and took control of his...
'MOM STAB' SHOCK - ACCOUNTANT BERSERK
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens accountant went berserk yesterday, pulling her elderly mother off a Woodside street into her storefront office and stabbing her repeatedly with a pair of scissors, witnesses told police....
ASTOR'S 'BAD' SON: I'M A VICTIM - RIPS NEW GUARDIANS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThe son who allegedly mistreated millionaire philanthropist Brooke Astor says her new guardians are mistreating him - changing the locks at her apartment, allowing him only supervised visits with his...
BILL & HILL 'TUNE' OUT 2008 PREZ-RUN TALK
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThe Clintons clammed up about a 2008 White House bid yesterday, with Bill saying he has no opinion on whether his wife should run and Hillary insisting she wants to...
HIP-HOP 'DEF' JAM IS A BUST AT VMAS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMos Def says he was only trying to kick some righteous science to the public when he was busted outside the MTV Video Music Awards for operating a sound device...
IDIOT THIEF 'SLAYS PAL BY MISTAKE'
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA man found dead on a Long Island street was accidentally shot and killed by his partner in crime, Suffolk County Police said yesterday. Anthony Jenkins, 35, was found in...
SUBWAY STABBING - 'GANG' SHOCKER IN B'KLYN
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA 15-year-old boy was stabbed three times in the back yesterday by a wolf pack of teens in a possibly gang-related attack aboard a Brooklyn subway train, police and witnesses...
EMOTIONAL FUNERAL FOR 'MOLESTER'
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amFriends and family bid a tear-filled farewell yesterday at the funeral of a Connecticut man stabbed to death by his neighbor who believed the man had molested his daughter. Nearly...
CUOMO AD RIPS GREEN
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAttorney general hopeful Andrew Cuomo will launch a new TV ad today attacking Democratic rival Mark Green less than two weeks before the primary, sources said yesterday. The spot is...
B'KLYN BUS KILLS WALKER
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man was struck and killed yesterday by a city bus as he tried to cross a busy intersection, police said. Jack Kelly, 43, was at the corner of...
THREE SHOT IN BROOKLYN
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThree people were shot early today on a Brooklyn street, authorities said. The victims, who was not identified, were standing in front of 106 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene at...
ISRAEL TALKS SWAP WITH HAMAS - ABDUCTED SOLDIER EXCHANGE EYED
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amA secret Hamas-Israel deal is in the works to exchange a kidnapped Israeli corporal for more than 1,000 imprisoned Palestinians, Saudi and Israeli media reported yesterday. A delegation of Israeli...
KIDNAP ORDEAL ENDS - GIRL, 7, BACK WITH L.I. PA AFTER 3 YRS.
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAfter more than three years of agony, a Long Island man has been reunited with his daughter, who had been kidnapped by her mother and taken to Canada. Michael Marran,...
STREET-PREACH 'DEF' JAM A BUST - RAPPER WHIPS UP A STORM
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMos Def says he was only trying to kick some righteous science to the public when he was busted outside the MTV Video Music Awards Thursday for operating a sound...
ABDUCT DAUGHTER IS BACK WITH DAD
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAfter more than three years of agony, a Long Island man whose daughter was kidnapped by her mother and taken to Canada has been reunited with his 7-year-old. East Hampton...
GLAVINE'S RETURN A FEEL-GOOD STORY
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMets 8 - Astros 7 HOUSTON - Hours before Tom Glavine's first start since the infamous angiogram on his left shoulder, manager Willie Randolph reasoned Glavine might throw well or...
FUNNY CIDE'S BACK AT SPA - HIGHLIGHTS BIG WOODWARD FIELD
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - To put some sizzle back into the getaway weekend of the summer meet, which in past years tended to fizzle through the final week, the New York...
WEIS ADVICE - TELLS IRISH: DON'T GET WRECKED BY TECH
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amATLANTA - Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis should send Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville a note of appreciation. Not one of those gushy Hallmark jobs, just a note. There is nothing...
FOREARM SHIVER - MO ON ICE WITH ACHY WING - MAY MISS WEEK-PLUS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amJoe Torre came out to the dugout before last night's Yankees game against the Twins at the Stadium and said the words that put fear into the heart of every...
LAVAR'S GAME - SET TO SHOW GIANTS WHAT HE'S MADE OF
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amThe prelude is past . . . and not a moment too soon for Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington. "It's lights, camera, action now," he declared yesterday, wearing an all-black Yankees...
PETER FIGHTS ON PRINCIPLE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Samuel Peter was out of control, hotter under the collar than the California sun. Forget about fighting for money. Two days before their heavyweight showdown, Peter wanted...
MARIANO COULD BE OUT WHILE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amJoe Torre came out to the dugout before last night's Yankees game against the Twins at the Stadium and said the words that put fear into the heart of every...
WAGS HAS REVENGE ON HIS MIND
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES HOUSTON - Billy Wagner was traded from Houston to Philadelphia after the 2003 season, and he still harbors hard feelings. He'd love to get revenge this weekend and...
LIGHTNING ROD - ALEX RIPS TWO HRS AS YANKS TROUNCE TWINS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 8 - Twins 1 Love and home runs were in the air last night for Alex Rodriguez at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez crushed two home runs, his first two-homer game...
DROPPED PASS - PATS PUT KIBOSH ON JETS' BID FOR BRANCH
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amOn a day that featured a flurry of acquisition activity, the Jets made a bold attempt to turn their receiving corps into one of the best groups in the NFL...
SMITH A GREEN MACHINE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amJets 20 - Eagles 17 What did we learn about the 2006 Jets in last night's 20-17 victory over the Eagles in the preseason finale at Giants Stadium? Not much....
BOMBERS GET A SHOT IN THE ARM
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES All the Yankees' left wrists are getting right. Jason Giambi said his left wrist felt so good after getting a cortisone shot Thursday he was back in the...
MOUNDING OFF - METS' STARTERS COMIN' AROUND
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amHOUSTON - September is typically a time for rookies and youngsters to prove themselves. But this season, the most experienced trio on the Mets has a lot to prove. While...
GLAV TO BE BACK - METS RALLY TO WIN IN TOM'S RETURN
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMets 8 - Astros 7 HOUSTON - Hours before Tom Glavine's first start since his angiogram, Willie Randolph reasoned that Glavine might throw well or might show rust. Turns out...
BLAKE HAS RETRO LOOK IN VICTORY
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK James Blake stepped on the court wearing a shirt with a loud design, a dorag, and old-model sneakers reminiscent of the outfits Andre Agassi used to be known for....
RUSH WEEK - BARLOW CRAMMING TO LEARN OFFENSE AS SEASON LOOMS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAs an NFL veteran, Kevan Barlow generally wouldn't welcome being slated for a lot of playing time in a preseason finale. For most players, the final preseason game is more...
PAPA AGASSI: QUIT TODAY, ANDRE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAndre Agassi's father says it's time for his son to hang up the racket - even in the middle of the U.S. Open. "I hope last night was his last...
MEDICINE MAN - OUTGOING LEGEND GETS ANOTHER INJECTION
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAndre Agassi took another needle to his inflamed back at his hotel yesterday. It was not the heavy-duty cortisone shot but an anti-flammatory, Toradol. Nevertheless, it's a sign Agassi could...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amCALIFORNIA at TENNESSEE Today ESPN, 5:30 Line: California 2. Angle: If sophomore QB Nate Longshore is efficient, Cal could have a terrific offense focused on RB Marshawn Lynch. If Cal...
JOLLY ROGER - FEDERER TAPS BAG OF TRICKS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amWhile resurgent Andre Agassi soaked up nearly all of the attention at the U.S. Open, No. 1 seed Roger Federer, clearly the best and most dominant player in the world,...
BRANCH DEAL APPEARS DEAD
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAs Thursday night morphed into yesterday afternoon, it was beginning to look like disgruntled Patriots receiver Deion Branch might become a Jet by the weekend. However, because of the contentious...
STORM SHELTER - WEATHER MAY EXTEND LEGEND'S FAREWELL
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amAndre Agassi's best friend today might not be the adoring Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, but the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto. A washout would be the best remedy for Agassi's...
ANDRE'S FINAL FURY - HE STILL HAS THE POWER TO GIVE CROWDS GOOSE BUMPS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amTHIS was 1:45 a.m. yesterday, in an empty lobby leading to the player parking lot. The coach of the beaten 21-year-old rising star Marcos Baghdatis was asked if he learned...
NYET WORTH - RUSSIANS 'BEST LOOKING IN THE WORLD.' DON'T PLAY BAD, EITHER
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amMARIA Sharapova isn't the only Russian tennis prodigy who mixes groundstrokes with glamour. At 19, Sharapova is the sport's leading sex symbol but her Russian countrywomen have taken her lead,...
MANE EVENTS - PLAYER'S PRIVATE SALON DOES MORE THAN PONYTAILS
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amTHERE'S a tiny corner at Flushing Meadow Park this U.S. Open season where seats are more in-demand than anywhere else in Arthur Ashe Stadium. But instead of racquets, they throw...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
September 2, 2006 | 4:00amIt's not the kids who are driving teachers batty at Mansfield Elementary School in Mansfield, Ark. It's the bats. They're in the classrooms, on the ceilings and, according to animal-control...