September 4, 2002
WHAT'S IN A JANUS, NOT MUCH
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIn a move that some fund world observers say is akin to putting lipstick on a pig, Stilwell Financial is consolidating some operations and changing its name to Janus Capital...
VF LISTS WHO'S TOPS IN MEDIA; JUST CALL IT THE POWER DELETE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTurmoil in the media world is shaking up the mogul pecking order. In Vanity Fair's latest power rankings for the information industry, the magazine dropped 10 major names from the...
SUMMER BUMMER - TRADERS RETURN, SEND DOW DOWN 355
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSummer is definitely over, and so are all hopes for a big market recovery. With most traders back from vacation, stocks sank - erasing $404.06 billion of market wealth in...
TRUCKERS ARE ROLLING IN DOUGH
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amNot all stocks took a tumble yesterday. Truckers hauled in whopping gains, despite a broad and deep stock sell-off, on reports that Consolidated Freightways Corp. was flat-lining. Investors, eyeballing the...
MORE SOLLY FOLLIES - ROLLINS SECURED AT&T WIRELESS IPO
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amJack Grubman wasn't the only Salomon Smith Barney telecom analyst who helped the Citigroup unit win its role arranging a $10.6 billion stock sale for AT&T Corp., The Post has...
BIG REDO DID IN MOE GINSBURG
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIt was keeping up with the Joneses that did men's wear retailer Moe Ginsburg in. A massive refurbishment of the store that cost more than $6 million in 1999 sent...
'SELL' RATING KNOCKS CITI DOWN 10%
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amPrudential analyst Michael Mayo tackled troubled financial giant Citigroup by slapping a "sell" on the nation's largest bank yesterday, dragging the stock down more than 10 percent. Citigroup, run by...
WINTER GARDEN REBORN FOR 9/11 ANNIVERSARY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA year after its western section was smashed by falling debris from the World Trade Center and $50 million later, the 2,000 glass panes enclosing the Winter Garden and its...
BRONFMAN ART SPAT SIGN OF MESSIER'S END: MAG
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amWas it a squabble over office artwork, or just an overblown ego that finally did in Jean-Marie Messier? The ousted head of Vivendi Universal is crying to friends that a...
SI SELLS SUBURBAN DIGS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amADVANCE Publications' Chairman S.I. Newhouse is getting out of the real estate business. Sources say he has inked a deal to sell the 85,000 square foot Golf Digest Company offices...
SALOMON E-MAILS SHOW CONFLICT OVER WORLDCOM
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSomeone at Salomon thought WorldCom was a stinker. Salomon Smith Barney's strategists removed WorldCom from its recommended list of top companies last March while former star telecom analyst Jack Grubman...
ECONOMISTS SAY 600,000 WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS BY DECEMBER
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe stalled economic recovery means more pink slips in the future. Nationwide, more than 600,000 workers will lose their jobs by the end of the year, economists predict, pushing the...
MARTHA'S COMPANY LOOKING TO BOOT HER: REPORT
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amMartha Stewart might soon have more time to be a domestic diva - she reportedly could soon lose her CEO job. Stewart's company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is looking for...
MORE SOLLY FOLLIES: NEWLY-POACHED ROLLINS SECURED AT&T WIRELESS IPO
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amJack Grubman wasn't the only Salomon Smith Barney telecom analyst who helped the Citigroup unit win its controversial role arranging a $10.6 billion stock sale for AT&T Corp., The Post...
'SELL' RATING BY PRU KNOCKS CITI DOWN 10%
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amPrudential maverick bank analyst Michael Mayo tackled troubled financial giant Citigroup by slapping a "sell" on the nation's largest bank yesterday, dragging the stock down more than 10 percent. Citigroup,...
STARR REPORT
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amReal 'Crank' case for Comedy Central CD Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers," which just went into pre-production on its second season, has a hit CD on its hands. "Crank Yankers: The...
SURGERY BEFORE 'IDOL' STAR SON'S BIG NIGHT; JUSTIN'S MOM IN MEDICAL MYSTERY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amKATHY Guarini, the mother of "American Idol" finalist Justin Guarini, went under the knife in Los Angeles late last week - just days before her son was to compete in...
HAWAIIAN RETRO WILL HULA ITS WAY INTO THE EAST VILLAGE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amONE of the more interesting eateries to surface recently in Gotham is Waikiki Wally's at 101 E. 2nd St. The 1950s Hawaiian retro motif - including a tiki bar, waterfall...
CRISPO IS MOLTO YUMMO
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amCRISPO [] 240 W. 14TH ST. (BETWEEN SEVENTH & EIGHTH AVENUES) (212) 229-1818 ------- WHILE we waited for our table at Crispo, a woman next to me pushed away from...
KITCHEN SINKS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amINDUSTRY (FOOD) [ 1/2] 509 E. SIXTH ST. (212) 777-5920 ------------- HEADING out of industry (food) into the rain one night, I grumbled to my companion that I'd forgotten an...
FCC SNIFFING AROUND 'NEW
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHE Federal Communications Commission may be having difficulty making a case against Opie & Anthony for indecency. So it appears the FCC is going after their station, WNEW, and is...
BROWS RAISED AT SHRUNKEN LLOYD WEBBER A-LIST
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amANDREW Lloyd Webber pared down the guest list for his Sydmonton Festival this year, causing no small amount of consternation in London and New York theater circles. Those who made...
NORTHERN HIGHLIGHTS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amHERE are some other hot titles at this year's Toronto International Film Festival: * "8 Mile": Eminem makes his acting debut in a semi-autobiographical drama, with Kim Basinger as his...
TORONTO REEL-ISM - FILM FEST GALA AMID MEMORIALS FOR 9/11
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIMAGINE organizing a glitzy 10-day celebration of movies around the first anniversary of one of the most horrific events in history. That's the touchy challenge facing the Toronto International Film...
STERN PUTS THE BOOT INTO OPIE & ANTHONY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amHOWARD Stern blasted radio-raunch rivals Opie & Anthony yesterday for encouraging fans to have sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral - and said they deserved to be fired. "I just think...
BUFFALO KINDA COOL IN MTV BACK-TO-SCHOOL
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHE latest exotic setting for an MTV reality show is Buffalo, New York. Really. Camera crews have been trailing the members of a local sorority and fraternity at SUNY Buffalo...
STONES ROLLING AGAIN - TOUR'S BOSTON OPENER PROVES OLDIES ARE GOODIES
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHE ROLLING STONES The Rolling Stones' Licks Tour plays the New York area Sept. 26, 28 and 30 at Madison Square Garden, Giants Stadium and The Roseland Ballroom respectively. --------...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA 102-year-old driver has been fined for deliberately driving on the wrong side of the road to get to a bridge game. Charles Ford, who's had a license since 1918,...
CANNIBAL LECTOR SUES STATE TO ATTEND MASS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amConfessed killer cannibal Albert Fentress has filed a $1.5 million civil suit against the state because officials at a Long Island psychiatric hospital will no longer allow him to attend...
BLOOMY TAKES STOCK: 'GET A LIFE'
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amComplying with city conflicts rules could cost Mayor Bloomberg millions, but the billionaire mayor said yesterday he's unconcerned because "there are other things in life than playing with your stock...
THUG SHOOTS LIVERY-CAB DRIVER IN BROOKLYN ROBBERY ATTEMPT
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA 25-year-old cabby was shot and wounded by a passenger early yesterday in Brooklyn's East New York, police said. Raphael Rodriguez, 25, picked up a fare at the ATB Cab...
FDNY LOOKS AT EYE IN THE SKY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amNearing the anniversary of Sept. 11, city officials and the FDNY have gathered top national and international anti-terrorism experts to study implementing continual aerial surveillance here. "The universe of potential...
HOUNDED BY FEAR - PLAYERS 'SITTING DUCKS': STARS' DAD
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe father of Venus and Serena Williams warned yesterday that professional tennis players are "sitting ducks" for crazies once they leave the U.S. Open. His daughter Serena has been the...
LL HIP-HOPS TO THE AID OF BUSTED PAL
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSqueaky-clean rap legend LL Cool J made a surprise appearance in Queens Supreme Court yesterday, racing to the aid of a friend who was arrested following a Labor Day clash...
GRAN'S BABY GRAND - WOMAN, 60, OFFERS TO ADOPT INFANT LEFT AT HER DOOR
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA Staten Island grandmother said yesterday she'd consider adopting the infant abandoned on her doorstep, calling the child a "blessing from God." "I would love to raise the child," Lillie...
ASHE STUDENTS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amU.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK The U.S. Open served up honors for students from the Arthur Ashe School in Richmond Hill, Queens, last night. Fittingly, the ceremony took place in Arthur Ashe...
ANDREW'S AMBITION - CUOMO'S EXIT SHOULD DISMAY PATAKI - AND PLEASE MCCALL
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIT was 16 months ago, during the New York Urban League's annual dinner, and H. Carl McCall was running hard for governor. To say he cut a confident figure as...
9/11 MAY HAVE AFFECTED CITY SUIT PAYOUTS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe city paid out $458 million over the past fiscal year in civil-court verdicts and settlements - almost $100 million less than the previous year, the city's Corporation Counsel's office...
NEW U.S. ATT'Y TARGETS TERROR
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amRoslynn Mauskopf, who took the helm as the new U.S. attorney for the Eastern District yesterday, said that fighting terrorism would be her top priority. "Obviously, we are living in...
ANNIVERSARY PREVIEW - CEREMONY STARTS WITH 1 A.M. HONOR MARCH TO GROUND ZERO SITE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe one-year anniversary of Sept. 11 will be commemorated next week around the boroughs from the early-morning hours until nightfall - with bagpipes, roses and moments of silence honoring the...
WU-TANG 'RAPPED' US: SUIT
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amRap supergroup Wu-Tang Clan has a unique way of trying to fix their computer problems - pummeling their techies - a $10.5 million lawsuit charges. In papers filed in Manhattan...
BUSH SET TO PROVE HIS CASE AGAINST SADDAM
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush's team may soon spell out the case against Iraq and Saddam Hussein, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday. That news comes as Democratic and Republican leaders...
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe Russians yesterday said it's "Bye Bye Bye" for Lance Bass and his quest to fly into outer space - but the *NSYNC star insisted he's still in the running...
THE 'GRID'-LOCK COPS - NEW YEAR'S-SIZE FORCE READY FOR NFL KICKOFF BASH
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA New Year's Eve-sized army of cops will be on hand tomorrow for the NFL kickoff bash in Times Square. High-ranking police sources say a maximum of 5,700 officers will...
8 NAMES COME OFF VICTIM LIST
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amAt least eight people whose names are among those presumed to have died in the WTC disaster will be dropped from the official tally later this week, law-enforcement sources told...
MCD'S FAT CHANCE: 'HEALTHY' FRIES DUE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTake heart, french-fry lovers. McDonald's - one of a string of fast-food chains recently sued by an obese junk-food junkie who claims they made him a walking time bomb for...
TUSSAUD'S TRIBUTE WAXES POETIC ABOUT FLAG-RAISING
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe three firefighters photographed raising the American flag over the ashes of Ground Zero, an image that became the symbol of America's will to fight terror, were honored yesterday at...
TWEED SUITS KLEIN TO A TEE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Joel Klein moved into the Department of Education's new administrative headquarters in the refurbished Tweed Courthouse yesterday and sat in a cubicle just like everyone else. Klein checked...
HEAT'S ON TV SHOW'S 'PRO-PLO' WEB SITE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amFollowing protests from Israeli and Jewish-American groups, the producers of a Web site for a new public TV show about Arab-Americans and 9/11 said they were removing material considered pro-Palestinian....
'BLOOD MONEY' SLAY BUST
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA Queens man was busted for conspiring to murder Guyanese immigrants - including his nephew - to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from their insurance, authorities say. Ronald Mallay,...
BILL KILLS ANDY'S HOPES - EX-PREZ'S CALL IS FINAL BLOW
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe last straw for Andrew Cuomo was the phone call from former President Bill Clinton. "You fought the good fight, and you're going to lose," Clinton told his former Cabinet...
'SOLITARY' GOTTI BROTHER DENIES WARDEN THREATS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amPeter Gotti's lawyer yesterday adamantly denied the reputed Gambino boss had a hand in recent death threats against his brother John's former prison warden, and accused officials of punishing him...
FEDS BOOST NEW SCHOOLS CHIEF
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe Justice Department agreed yesterday to allow Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to appoint his own district superintendents without input from local school boards. The decision marks another hurdle cleared by...
ISRAEL COURT OKS EXILING TERROR KIN
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIn a landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court yesterday gave the government a new anti-terror weapon - approving the expulsion of relatives of Palestinian militants from the West Bank to Gaza....
UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS FIRED
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amScores of uncertified teachers are getting bounced from their jobs because the state considers them unqualified. "I'm dumbfounded. So was my principal," said one Bronx teacher who got the bad...
CUOMO NEVER OVERCAME HIS 9/11 'ATTACKS'
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - Sept. 11 claimed what may be its last victim yesterday with the death of Andrew Cuomo's gubernatorial campaign. The campaign's stunning collapse was directly connected to 9/11, not...
CUOMOCIDE: ANDY'S BOMBSHELL: QUITS RACE FOR GOV
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amAndrew Cuomo yesterday pulled the plug on his struggling campaign for governor - confronted with an unwinnable race and heavy pressure from top Democratic leaders. After private advice from former...
TWO NEW WEST NILE VICTIMS IN HOSP
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTwo more city residents yesterday were reported to have contracted the West Nile virus - as local officials vowed to continue aggressive spraying of pesticides to combat the deadly infection....
BUBBA PULLS PLUG ON TV
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amBill Clinton last night canceled the idea of hosting his own TV talk show. "I just don't see how I can do it," Clinton said on CNN's "Larry King Live."...
'IDOL' TIME: SHOWDOWN ENDS ON A SOUR NOTE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amNOT to sound like a big bunch of "American Idol" losers or anything, but my family hasn't been this excited by a television show since, well, I'm ashamed to say...
'NO-SHOW' BX. PRINCIPAL HAS COLO. FUMING
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA Bronx principal is being probed over complaints that he accepted an all-expense trip to Colorado with his school's football team - then treated the visit as a personal junket...
POST READERS: KELLY'S THE ONE WE 'IDOL'IZE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSorry Justin, Post readers have picked their "American Idol" - and it's Texas songbird Kelly Clarkson. The winner of the smash-hit TV talent show - as determined by viewers who...
FDNY TRIO PREFER TO WEAR THEIR HEROISM QUIETLY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSHORTLY after that beautiful moment when Old Glory was hoisted at Ground Zero and your lungs got more oxygen of pride, came a devastating moment. Dr. Andrew Feldman was standing...
KIN LOSE ROUND IN COURT
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amDespite their emotional torment, families of Sept. 11 victims were yesterday thrown into a race against time to sue the Port Authority after a judge ruled that the one-year deadline...
EIGHT NAMES OFF VICTIM LIST
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amAt least eight people whose names are among those presumed to have died in the WTC disaster will be dropped from the official tally later this week, law-enforcement sources told...
'BUFFY' WEDS HER PRINZE CHARMING
September 4, 2002 | 4:00am"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" drove a stake through the hearts of millions of male fans this week, as star Sarah Michelle Gellar wed her longtime love, Freddie Prinze Jr. The...
HERMAN'S LIKE GREEN MAGNET
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe magic room faces to the south, overlooking the practice fields outside Weeb Ewbank Hall. Herman Edwards' office isn't stark, but it's anything but cluttered. Every piece of artwork on...
KERRY'S NOT LETTING LIFE PASS HIM BY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00am"You were supposed to win the Super Bowl," the teenager said. "What happened?" Kerry Collins never flinched. "We gave it our best shot," he responded. "Why do you care? You're...
CURTIS JUST CARRIES ON ; JETS' WORKHORSE HAS LEARNED HOW TO PLAY WITH PAIN
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe Jets saddle up the toughest running back there ever was. We're not just horsing around. You can look it up, from the ground up, where would-be tacklers of Curtis...
YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amThe Giants' best offensive player and defensive player have publicly feuded. No big deal, because Jim Fassel's entire offensive and defensive units once resented each other. Basically, been there, fixed...
VENUS WOBBLES INTO QUARTERS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA U.S. Open largely about Little Sister being pretty in pink yesterday found Big Sister being fitted in sackcloth and ashes. Venus Williams was down double-break point, 5-5 in a...
TRUE BLUE NO LONGER . . . BUT GARNES' DAD STILL LIKES THE JINTS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amBronx native Sam Garnes isn't the one having trouble making the transition from being a Giant to a Jet. It's his father, Sam Sr., who's still trying get used to...
COAL-MINER'S SON ; FOR THOMAS, WORK'S NOT A GAME
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIt is the first day of minicamp and Jets first round pick Bryan Thomas is about to get the wakeup call of his young NFL life. He comes off the...
SAMPRAS KOS HAAS, FACES RODDICK NEXT
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amAfter Andy Roddick knocked off Juan Ignacio Chela last night to advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals, he was honest about facing his next opponent. "I'm excited about the prospect of playing...
TOUGH WAY TO START ; NINERS' LETHAL WEAPONS POINTED DIRECTLY AT BIG BLUE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTHE gloom surrounding the Giants is largely overstated. This is not a 4-12, last-place-type club, rather one that has pulled off many surprises in the Jim Fassel era. But however...
TOUGH, SMART DORSEY IS KEY TO THE 'CANES
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSyracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni will never forget the play. It wasn't a deep pass or a rocket throw by Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey. It was a perfect pass. Pure and...
GENES GIVE GROSSMAN EDGE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amLike father, like son. Like mother, like son. Like uncle, like son. Florida's Rex Grossman believes his evolving into the nation's top junior quarterback, if not the top quarterback period,...
IT'S A BEAR MARKET FOR GARDEN STATE HUNTERS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amIT was two years ago that anti-hunting activists stopped a black bear hunt in New Jersey. Since the tragic death of a five-month-old girl who was snatched from her stroller...
EVANS EXPECTS TITANIC BATTLE WITH BILLS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amJET NOTES One Jets player looking forward to Sunday's season opener with a little added Adrenaline is defensive tackle Josh Evans, who'll not only be making his first start as...
COWART TO MAKE BILLS PAY - JET EAGER TO FACE FORMER TEAM
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSAM COWART might never play as emotional a game as he'll play Sunday in Buffalo against the Bills in the Jets' heavily anticipated 2002 season opener. The Bills are the...
SLOPPY SHOW ANGERS GIANT NOTES
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amA bad mood hit Jim Fassel early yesterday when he learned receiver Amani Toomer was late for a team meeting. Then, Fassel saw too many mistakes and too little attention...
COLE'S IN HIS HEART ; MEMORY OF EX-MATE KEEPS SNEAD RUNNING
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amWhen Esix Snead digs in sometime this month for his first major league at-bat, he will make the same tribute to his friend he has done for the better part...
NEW KICKER GIANT SHOCK - UNKNOWN BRYANT TAKING OVER JOB FROM POCHMAN
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amMatt Bryant called himself "the ghost of the team," admitted "I've come out of nowhere," acknowledged that during a one-month span in training camp "nobody ever talked to me" and...
ST. RAYMOND'S LOSES DECESARE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amTime after time, colleges have come after Gary DeCesare; each time, he has turned them down. Until now. DeCesare, the head basketball coach at Bronx powerhouse St. Raymond's, announced yesterday...
IN NICK OF TIME : JOHNSON BACK FOR STRETCH RUN
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES With six days of stubble covering his recently shaved head, Nick Johnson stepped back into the Yankee universe last night after missing almost a month with a bruised...
DAVENPORT HAS NOTHING TO LOSE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amOPEN NOTES After being hooked up for two months to a machine, Lindsay Davenport fears no tennis machine in the U.S. Open semifinals. "I have nothing to lose," said Davenport...
METS HIT A NEW LOW ; BREAK NL MARK FOR HOME LOSSES WITH 15TH IN ROW
September 4, 2002 | 4:00am12 INNINGSMarlins 3Mets 2 The Mets are a team that comes along once in a lifetime. Once in a very long, miserable baseball lifetime. Last night, the Flushing Nine broke...
SERENA SHINES IN PRIME TIME
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSeveral years ago, as Serena Williams gradually moved her way atop the tennis world, she said she came to the understanding that it wasn't merely her duty to win tennis...
BELOW-PAR NUMBERS DON'T TELL JETER'S STORY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amDREW Henson walked into the Yankees' clubhouse yesterday afternoon and donned a major-league uniform for the first time in his young career. The former college quarterback, who gave up football...
BOSS IS WATCHING; GEORGE 'TAXED' BY YANK SLUMP
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amGeorge Steinbrenner had nothing to say about the recent labor agreement that many people believe was drafted to put the squeeze on The Boss' spending. However, when it came to...
RETRO ROCKET GETS ONE STEP CLOSER: MOWS DOWN FADING SOX FOR CAREER WIN NO. 292
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 4 Red Sox 2 Joe Torre dipped into his October motivation tank last night and delivered a simple message to Roger Clemens. "I walked by his locker and I...
JOHNSON RETURNS FOR STRETCH RUN
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES With six days of stubble covering his recently shaved head, Nick Johnson stepped back into the Yankee universe last night after missing almost a month with a bruised...
PIAZZA GETS A TAPE JOB, SLAMS ONE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES Mike Piazza will see a hand and wrist specialist tomorrow, but a new tape job did him good last night. Piazza went 2-for-3 with two singles in the...
JOY IN SPLITSVILLE: METS SET 'L' MARK, THEN WIN AT LAST
September 4, 2002 | 4:00am12 innings Marlins 3 Mets 2 On a night that began with a historically horrible record-breaker, the Mets could celebrate - or at least crack a weary smile - in...
JETER JUST DOING HIS JOB: BUT BELOW-PAR NUMBERS ADD FUEL TO CRITICISM
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amDREW Henson walked into the Yankees clubhouse yesterday afternoon and donned a major league uniform for the first time in his young professional career. The former college quarterback, who gave...
ROBERTS SEES POSITIVE SIGNS
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES At about 2 p.m. yesterday, Grant Roberts was pitching live batting practice to his teammates. Roberts watched a few Met hitters take some pitches, a testament to his...
RETRO ROCKET GETS ONE STEP CLOSER : MOWS DOWN FADING SOX FOR CAREER WIN NO. 292
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 4 Red Sox 2 When Roger Clemens' agents present their case to the Yankees as to why the right-hander deserves an ocean of money next season, Alan and Randy...
BOSS IS WATCHING: GEORGE 'TAXED' BY YANK SLUMP
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amGeorge Steinbrenner had nothing to say about the recent labor agreement that many people believe was drafted to put the squeeze on The Boss' spending. However, when it came to...
VINNY'S JETS FEELING SUPER: TESTAVERDE PLANNING SEASON FOR THE AGES
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amVinny Testaverde has always belied his birth certificate. He's been fortunate enough to remain relatively injury-free during his 15 NFL seasons. He's always been a workout warrior, relentlessly keeping himself...
TURNING ON THE JETS: MOSS READY TO RUMBLE AFTER LOST ROOKIE YEAR
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amSyracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni was eyeing the Jets' first day of preseason camp when he experienced a disheartening case of deja vu. Santana Moss, the former University of Miami wide...
JETS PREVIEW. IT'S TIME TO LET IT FLY: POTENT JETS LOOKING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amMOST IMPORTANT OFFENSIVE PLAYER: QB Vinny Testaverde. He supercedes RB Curtis Martin here for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we now know Martin has a capable backup in LaMont Jordan,...
SACKS TO THE FUTURE:RECORD-HOLDER STRAHAN PLANNING ENCORE
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amMichael Strahan would not be surprised if his sack record is broken this season. "I think by me doing it, it opens up a whole new can of worms because...
PICKING UP THE PIECES: FRACTURED GIANTS ARE LONG WAY FROM GLORY
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amGIANTS PREVIEW MOST IMPORTANT OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Chris Bober. Don't laugh. First-time starter at right tackle, Bober had better rise above his modest pedigree and become a solid player. If not,...
RAISING 'CANE: NO-NONSENSE SHOCKEY NEVER ONE TO BACK DOWN
September 4, 2002 | 4:00amHe arrived from Ada, Oklahoma in a pickup truck, riding along with his mother and aunt. That is what Rob Chudzinski recalled recently when asked about one of his most...