July 3, 2000
ON THE NEWSSTAND
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amWITH the biggest beach weekend of the year upon us, the editors of the celebrity mags wagered their female readers would want to look at some beefcake as they lie...
SNACK SCHEMERS SETTLE SPITZER'S SUIT
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe biggest franchise fraud in New York history - a scam that cost dozens of investors close to $1 million in total - will be settled today in the wake...
MAGAZINE MELTDOWN - SQUEEZE AT NEWSSTANDS MEANS FEWER TITLES
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amA new newsstand crisis is gripping the magazine industry as two of the nation's biggest magazine wholesalers tighten standards and try to eliminate slow-moving titles from newsstands. Anderson News, the...
GOOD GRADES FOR PROFILING REPORT CARD
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amHOW are we doing with our guess of the stock market's performance over the last month that was based on little more than the calendar? In case you've forgotten, this...
'SOPRANOS' BANK BREAK-IN
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amTHE two most important women in mobster Tony Soprano's life are looking for more money. Edie Falco, who plays the gangster's wife Carmella and Lorraine Bracco who plays his psychiatrist,...
NOW 'SURVIVOR' IS A BETTING PROPOSITION
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amTHE hottest odds in Vegas aren't on horses these days - but on who'll win "Survivor." And at the moment, the smart money favors housewife Gretchen - but gay Richard...
WAHLBERG: STORMY PAST TO PERFECT FORM
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amMARK Wahlberg emerged from filming "The Perfect Storm" bruised, battered and waterlogged - and with a gash in his leg from the jaws of an animatronic shark. But he felt...
RICK & RUDY GOP FALLBACKS IN '02 GOV RACE
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amMAYOR GIULIANI and Rep. Rick Lazio are the leading Republican contenders for governor if Gov. Pataki doesn't run again, GOP insiders agree. Those insiders, senior Republican officials and activists, said...
DON'T YOU DARE CALL OUR HIDDEN HEROES CHICKEN!
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amTHE dictionary defines "hero" as "one that shows great courage," a person "noted for special achievements in a certain field," or "an illustrious warrior." Oddly, there is no mention of...
IS GENE MAP A BLESSING . . . OR CURSE?
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amAS SOMEONE who would prefer to write a story with a quilled pen rather than a computer, and as someone who would prefer to race to a story on a...
REPORT: MEG SERVED FLIRTY DENNIS HIS JUST DESSERTS
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amMeg Ryan busted up with Dennis Quaid after he shamelessly flirted with a sexy waitress half his age, a published report says. The adorable star of "Sleepless in Seattle" blew...
PATRICIA HEARST WAS A DEVIL: FUGITIVE MOM
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amRecently captured fugitive Sara Jane Olson says she's going to blow the lid off the Patty Hearst kidnapping case and expose lies the newspaper heiress told about her captivity and...
TAKING RIVALS BY '$TORM'
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Battle of the Box Office Hunks ended in a knockout this weekend, with George Clooney and his "Perfect Storm" swamping Mel Gibson and "The Patriot." Clooney's true-life tale of...
BOOZE GOES ON MENU AT FAMED CELEB REHAB CLINIC
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe famed Smithers rehab clinic - where many hot and high celebrities have gone to kick their bad habits - is hopping on a different wagon called Moderation Management. Once...
WOMAN KILLED IN L.I. HIT-RUN
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amA Long Island woman walking her dog yesterday was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver, who left her and the pet lying in the road, cops said. Genevieve Gallo,...
REPAIRS TAKE WIND OUT OF TALL SHIP'S DEBUT
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amScratch one tall ship from the July Fourth Parade of Sail - unless an engineering miracle takes place overnight. After $1 million in restorations and a position of honor in...
CITY PUTTING ON AN 'AWESOME' SHOW - NYERS ARE EAGER FOR '4TH' PARTY TO BEGIN
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amThis July Fourth is guaranteed to float your boat! As tall ships continued to drift onto New York's horizon yesterday, tourists and city dwellers alike said they couldn't wait for...
KID SEX-HARASS RULES DRAW MIXED REVIEWS
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amParents were split yesterday over a Manhattan school district's plan to post rules about sexual harassment for kids in preschool to sixth grade. "I think it is a good idea...
POLICE DON'T BUY PITCH OF ROCKER HATER
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amPolice yesterday threw the book at a Met fan for firing back a baseball lobbed into the stands as a peace offering by hated Braves closer John Rocker. The reliever...
MARITAL WOES ARE DRIVING US CRAZY: STUDY
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amAlmost one-third of all Americans admit they've been on the verge of cracking up - mainly because of marital stress, an astonishing new study reveals. According to the survey, released...
CENTRAL PARK SEX VICTIM ID'S SUSPECT AT CONCERT
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amCops yesterday arrested two more men in the Central Park wilding rampage - including one who was spotted at a Bronx beach concert by a woman who said he molested...
UPSET ENDS MEXICO PARTY'S 71 YEARS IN POWER
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amConservative opposition candidate Vicente Fox pulled off a stunning upset in Mexico's presidential election yesterday - ending the ruling party's 71-year stranglehold on power and ushering in a new era...
DISTRAUGHT DAD KILLS SONS, THEN HIMSELF
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amA New Jersey father, furious over the breakup of his marriage, shot dead his two young sons and then turned the gun on himself, authorities said last night. The children's...
SEVEN TO CHERISH THIS 4TH - CIVIC VIRTUE LIVES IN THESE HEROES
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amIT'S THE eve of America's birthday, time for my annual Honor Roll of civic patriots who live the spirit of the Bill of Rights. It is not some scientific quest...
EGAN'S CHURCH TO HAVE A HOLY DIFFERENT LOOK - EVEN CHOIR ISN'T SAFE AS NEW ARCHBISHOP MULLS LOPPING HEADS
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amFirst the smiles, now the knife. As incense wafted through St. Patrick's Cathedral in a ceremony celebrating Bishop Edward Egan's assumption of power, New York's new top Catholic made sure...
IT'S LOOKING SWELL FOR PARADE OF SAIL
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amThese are the Class A tall ships participating in the Parade of Sail, in order of appearance: EAGLE (U.S.) - The 295-foot-long Coast Guard bark Eagle is the largest tall...
OPPOSITION LEADS IN HISTORIC MEXICO VOTE
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amExit polls in Mexico yesterday gave a clear edge to conservative opposition candidate Vicente Fox in historic presidential elections that could bring an end to the ruling party's 71-year stranglehold...
MARITAL WOES DRIVING AMERICANS CRAZY
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amAlmost one-third of all Americans admit they've been on the verge of cracking up - mainly because of marital stress, an astonishing new study reveals. According to the survey, released...
AROUND TOWN TODAY
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amSALUTING THE AMERICAN HERO: Roshumba, Mya, Gloria Gaynor, Eddie Money, the Go-Go(-esq-)s and Miss America 2000 will be rocking the house at Times Square today from 6 to 7:30 p.m....
ISLES READY TO INK HALLER
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amUnrestricted free agent defenseman Kevin Haller could sign with the Islanders as early as today, The Post has learned. Haller's agent, Art Breeze, refused to comment specifically on the Islanders...
GOING, GOING GROIN! - ROGER ROCKETS BACK FROM INJURY
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amYankees 5 - Devil Rays 2 ST. PETERSBURG - Water dripped from the three body parts on the right side of Roger Clemens' frame that were packed in post-game mountains...
SPEEDY TRIPPI'S NO FOOL
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amTrippi took control at the start and drew away on the far turn to win the Grade 2, $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap by 4 ½ lengths over Cornish Snow yesterday...
HILL HEADIN' TO APPLE FOR HUDDLE WITH KNICKS
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amGrant Hill's next stop is New York, two league officials told The Post yesterday. The Piston superstar free-agent will finish up his tour of Orlando this morning, fly back to...
UNDERWEAR AND ALL, JUSTICE JUST WANTS TO FIT IN
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Noticing no other Yankee wears their pants high, David Justice lowered his a few lengths yesterday. However, he didn't conform all the way with his new mates...
METS' RUSCH TO TOP SLOWED BY GLAVINE - GLENDON'S BESTED BY ROLE MODEL AS BRAVES GET A SPLIT
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amBraves 10 - Mets 2 Glendon Rusch and Tom Glavine offered a small example yesterday of where the Mets and Braves are after splitting the John Rocker Circus Series two...
BAFFERT'S FILLIES SHORE LOOK TOUGH
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amTwo Eclipse Award-winning champion fillies from the Bob Baffert barn will be racing at Monmouth Park in two different stakes tomorrow. Last year's 2-year-old filly champion Chilukki will face six...
IN THE END, AMAZIN'S ARE NO CLOSER
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amJOHN Rocker blew out of New York alive, and the Mets headed for Florida no better off than they were when Rocker hit town for the first time this century....
FRUSTRATED TINO'S AT ODDS WITH TORRE
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amYANK NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre was unaware of Tino Martinez' comments Saturday in which he expressed displeasure with Torre using the word "pressing" to explain why Martinez was...
BOTH TEAMS TIP CAPS TO NEW YORK'S FINEST
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe men in uniform would like to thank the other men in uniform. Players from both the Mets and Braves were grateful to the nearly 700 police officers who patrolled...
MATES: ANDRUW IS JUST A-MAYS-ING
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amKeeping up with the Braves' pitching is hard enough for the Mets, but there is one area where the Mets don't have a prayer against Atlanta: center field. Amazing Andruw...
SORE LEFT WRIST KOS PAYTON FROM LINEUP
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amMET NOTES Jay Payton was in yesterday's original lineup, but trainer Fred Hina went to manager Bobby Valentine and said it might be better to have Payton take a day...
PIAZZA POWER MAKES DEEP IMPRESSIONS; TORRID PIAZZA HAS TEAMMATES AWESTRUCK
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amTodd Zeile didn't offer the typical tapping of fists after his long-time friend Mike Piazza hit his 23rd homer of the year and extended his RBI streak to 15 games...
BRAVES GET WHAT THEY NEED
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amWHAT a weekend it was for the Mets. A 10-run eighth inning gave them one of the most galvanizing victories in franchise history. A six-run second inning buried Greg Maddux....
IT'S TIME TO HALE CHAMP
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amBETHLEHEM, Pa. - When we list the greatest golfers of recent times, the names of Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson stand above the rest. It's time...
EARLY GAMBLE KILLS FLEISHER
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amBETHLEHEM Pa. - Hale Irwin, still hours away from carrying that fancy silver cup he'd be awarded for his Senior Open victory at Saucon Valley yesterday, stood by his drive...
BRUCE'S LOSS DISAPPOINTING TRIBUTE TO DAD AND STEWART
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amSENIOR OPEN NOTEBOOK BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Bruce Fleisher, who fell to Hale Irwin in yesterday's Senior Open final round, losing a two-shot lead and finishing three behind the new champion,...
HALE'S CAREER AN OPEN BOOK - IRWIN BAGS 2ND SR. TITLE
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Put Hale Irwin in a United States golf championship and special things happen. His success rate is uncanny. Irwin yesterday completed his scorching weekend comeback in the...
ROCKER, GLAVINE QUIET FANS
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amOn a day when John Rocker made his peace with Mets fans, signing autographs for the blue and orange bleacher creatures for 10 minutes before the game along the left-center...
IT'S HALE'S SR. MOMENT - RUNNER-UP FORESAW FALL
July 3, 2000 | 4:00amBETHLEHEM, Pa. - In sports psychology terms, what Bruce Fleisher experienced in yesterday's Senior Open final round as he toured Saucon Valley in the championship's final group with Hale Irwin...