March 16, 2001
ARMANI'S NY CASA - FALL DEBUT SLATED FOR GREENE ST. STORE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amArmani afficionados will rejoice now that the company has leased a SoHo flagship for its first Armani Casa home collection. The 9,000-square-foot store on two levels is going into 97...
FASHION HOUSE VALENTINO SAID TO BE FOR SALE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amValentino may be on the block again. Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali SpA (HdP), its parent, has asked Goldman, Sachs & Co. to explore selling the illustrious fashion house, Italian newspaper...
BYBLOS SET TO TAP DALAL FOR ITS MEN'S DESIGN SLOT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amAnd the game of musical designers continues. Byblos is expected to name American men's wear designer Sandy Dalal as its men's wear designer as soon as today. A source close...
SCORE! STAUBACH WINS PENN STATION CONTRACT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amIt's official. As The Post was first to report yesterday, the new Penn Station will be developed and operated by a partnership of the Staubach Co. and the Frankfort Airport...
SCHWAB FEELS THE PINCH - LATEST ONLINE TRADER TO WARN OF PROFIT, BIZ SAG
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amNo more trading in your pajamas. The online stock-trading world was punished for the second day running as Charles Schwab warned it would miss its first-quarter earnings estimates and hinted...
HARVEY WEINSTEIN FLIPS OUT - UNLEASHES TIRADE AGAINST BUSH AIDE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSANTA BARBARA, Calif. -MIRAMAX chief Harvey Weinstein is well-known for his Democratic politics. And he's equally well-known for his in-your-face, street-brawler attitude. The two came together in a spectacular fashion...
ROTH MAY HAVE OVERPLAYED HIS HAND IN BID FOR WTC
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSteve Roth may have met his match. When the notoriously tough negotiator told the Port Authority he wanted new terms for a 99-year lease for the World Trade Center -...
'CAPITULATION' IS THE STREET'S NEW BUZZWORD
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amCapitulation is back. At least as a buzzword. As market watchers anxiously speculate about an end to the selling on Wall Street, "capitulation" - roughly meaning the point at which...
TECHS GET SET FOR ANOTHER WILD RIDE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amLike beating a dead horse, Wall Street is ready to pound again on tech giants Compaq and Oracle today for failing to stand up and do the profitability walk. Both...
CAPITULATION IS THE STREET'S NEW BUZZWORD
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amCapitulation is back. At least as a buzzword. As market watchers anxiously speculate about an end to the selling on Wall Street, "capitulation" - roughly meaning the point at which...
THESE CARTOONS ARE NOT FOR KIDS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSPIKE AND MIKE'S 2000 SICK & TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION () Wonderful to repulsive; definitely not for kids. Running time: 85 minutes. Not rated (sex, violence, drugs). At the Screening...
NOTHING TO SNIPE AT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amENEMY AT THE GATES () Dueling snipers don't quite hit the bull's-eye - but are still plenty engrossing. Running time: 131 minutes. Rated R (graphic war violence, sex, profanity). At...
A COLLEEN AND HER ACCORDION
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSTILL game for some Irish cheer Sunday, the day after St. Patrick's Day? If you are, don't miss Sharon Shannon, the young County Clare accordion player - the one with...
'MEMENTO' REVERSE PLOT TAKES VIEWERS ON THRILLING RIDE. . . BACK TO THE FUTURE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amMEMENTO ( 1/2) An amnesiac's unforgettable adventures - with a great twist. Running time: 116 minutes. Rated R (violence, profanity). At the Lincoln Plaza, the 19th St. East, the Angelika,...
TAKING GOD FOR A SPIN - CARMAN BELTS OUT ROCK OF ALL AGES AT HIS CHRISTIAN EXTRAVAGANZAS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00am'WHO the hell is Carman?" is one question nobody in New York has to feel bad about asking. Just watch your language. Carman Licciardello - just Carman to his fans...
BRAVELY PLAYING COWARD - ROUNDABOUT BRINGS 'DESIGN FOR LIVING' UP TO DATE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amDESIGN FOR LIVING ( 1/2)The American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. (212) 719-1300. ----------- YOU might be a little surprised as well as delighted...
A DRUNK AND STONED KATHIE LEE ANSWERS THE BURNING QUESTION: YES, SHE CAN ACT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00am"Spinning Out of Control" ( 1/2) Sunday night at 9 on E! ---------- WHO needs Regis? Certainly not Kathie Lee Gifford. In "Spinning Out of Control," she gets to prove...
WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC, IKE TURNER IS STILL A PLAYER
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amFORMER drug user. Accused wife beater. Comeback king? At age 69, hard knocks Hall of Fame guitarist Ike Turner is releasing his first studio album of new songs in 23...
SARI STORY OF INDIAN-AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amAMERICAN DESI ( 1/2) Often charming but predictable and politically correct campus comedy about Indian-Americans embracing their roots. Running time: 100 minutes. Not rated (language, female semi-nudity) At Cinema Village,...
THE STARR REPORT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amLegend of the fall: Warrick is 'All' right l My Children" star Ruth Warrick (Phoebe Tyler Wallingford) is out of the hospital and undergoing physical rehabilitation after breaking her hip...
A ROYAL DATE - FOR THE RIGHT NIGHT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHE search is on for 30 real-life Cinderellas looking for their handsome prince. The casting call for potential princesses is part of the preparation now underway for a new reality...
STILL 'GATHERING' ENOUGH GELT TO GET TO BROADWAY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHE producers of the upcoming Broadway play "The Gathering," starring Hal Linden, were scrambling this week to close a $300,000 gap in their budget. The gap opened up when one...
DOWNEY FIGHTS JAIL OFFER
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amINDIO, Calif. - Plea-bargain talks broke down yesterday between Robert Downey Jr. and California authorities who want the "Ally McBeal" actor to do some type of jail time for his...
THIS 'EXIT' WOUNDS YOU
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEXIT WOUNDS (½ *) Fast-paced, nastily violent cop thriller starring Steven Seagal and DMX. Rated R (brutal violence, strip-club nudity, language). Running time: 117 minutes. Rated: R. At the Union...
PUSH TO PUT OSCARS ON FAST FORWARD
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHE Oscar ceremonies could be much shorter if some technical awards were presented off-camera, as they are at the Grammys, the Tonys and the Emmys - but it isn't going...
'THE IDIOT' IS BRIGHT; NO RAVES FOR RAVENSCROFT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHE IDIOT At the Manhattan Ensemble Theater, 55 Mercer St. Call TeleCharge (212) 239-6200. THE LONDON CUCKOLDS At the Blue Heron Art Center, 123 E. 24th St, (212) 290-1595. Through...
CHENEY'S WOES: A WIN-WIN FOR W. - BUSH-HATERS ARE WHISTLIN' IN THE WIND
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSOME thoughts on the latest complaints about, fears for and attacks on the administration of George W. Bush:1) The Dick Cheney problem is not a problem, except for Dick Cheney....
WITNESSES TELL OF NAVY BOMB TRAGEDY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amOfficers who witnessed an allied military exercise in the Kuwaiti desert applauded after two U.S. Navy planes hit their targets - then realized a third plane was way off its...
FOTOG OFF HOOK OVER KID PICS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe gallery displaying explicit photos of naked kids - snapped by famed Hamptons artist Nan Goldin - will not be prosecuted, it was announced yesterday. Cops were called to the...
DYSLEXIA HARDEST ON ENGLISH-SPEAKERS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEnglish-speaking kids afflicted with dyslexia have a harder time coping with the learning disorder than those who use simpler languages, a new study shows. An international team of researchers studied...
AT LAST, AN OPPONENT FOR THE PC CAMPUS POLICE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amA LYNCH-MOB mentality is brewing on campuses across America. In the cross-hairs: male students and faculty accused of inappropriate sexual conduct. But even in this era of the politically correct...
RUSSIAN BIG BIDS FOR HOUSE ARREST IN N.Y.
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amPulling a page from John Gotti's playbook, lawyers for jailed Russian diplomat Pavel Borodin will ask a Brooklyn judge today to approve a house-arrest plan using the security firm that...
COMIC PROVES MCMAHON A PITIFUL JOKER
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSOMETIMES, the hype does the reality justice. Wednesday night, HBO's "On the Record" with Bob Costas made for an extraordinary hour - on and off the air. Although Vince McMahon...
DEADLINE FOR STUDENT-VIOLENCE PLAN IS MISSED
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amALBANY - Nearly 40 percent of city schools did not have an approved school-violence response plan implemented by the January deadline, a new audit shows. The lack of such plans...
LYNCH FEELS DUBYA PINCH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amBrooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, unlike her counterpart in Manhattan, won't be holding onto her job much longer. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, who's handling the Clinton pardons investigation...
DEFENSE LAWYER LINKED TO 'JUSTICE FOR SALE' SCHEME
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe allegedly dirty Brooklyn prosecutor known as "The Priest" appears to have steered criminals' families to the same defense lawyer for all the cases he planned to tamper with, sources...
RAIL BAD NEWS: TA PULLS HIGH-TECH CARS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe much-heralded new high-tech subway cars have been pulled from service because of flaws in braking, doors that don't properly shut and other glitches, Transit Authority officials said yesterday. After...
RUDY 'COUNTING' ON MORE FEDERAL MONEY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amHitting the 8 million mark means not only more people - but more of everything for the bigger Big Apple. "This should help us in numerous ways," a beaming Mayor...
IT 'FIGURES:' POLS BATTLE OVER SEATS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amPoliticians clashed over new census figures yesterday as Democrats and Republicans began eyeing who will gain or lose seats in Albany and Washington. Because the state's 5.5 percent growth was...
OWE, BROTHER! HUGH STILL HASN'T PAID UP
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother Hugh still hasn't paid back $100,000 of the $400,000 he took for pushing pardons for two felons - because "he spent some of...
PRIVATIZING CITY SCHOOLS PITS RUDY VS. DINKINS AGAIN
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amFormer Mayor David Dinkins jumped back into the ring yesterday, trying to scuttle Mayor Giuliani's push to privatize failing city schools. Giuliani supports allowing Edison Inc., a private company, to...
OFFICIALS SEE NO PENSION TENSION
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amALBANY - State and city officials yesterday urged anyone worried about the effect of the stock market's wild slide on public pension funds to have patience. "We're long-term investors," said...
THE PEOPLE'S VOTE STANDS - COUNCIL BID TO REPEAL TERMS LIMITS DEFEATED
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amOpponents of term limits suffered a resounding - and possibly fatal - setback yesterday when a City Council committee refused by a 5-4 vote to allow the emotionally charged issue...
BICYCLIST GUILTY IN PURSE-SNATCH SLAY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amA former Brandeis HS student was convicted yesterday of being the bike-riding gunman who murdered a popular Morningside Heights woman because she wouldn't hand over her pocketbook. A jury deliberated...
FDNY MAY TAKE OVER BUILDING INSPECTIONS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe Fire Department is on the verge of taking over most inspection duties from the problem-plagued Buildings Department, Mayor Giuliani said yesterday. The inspectors will be civilians hired by the...
'SUBWAY GUY' IS ON A ROLL - SHEDS 245 LBS. & HIS DAY JOB TO STAR IN FOOD CHAIN'S DIET ADS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWHEN Jared Fogle walks the streets of midtown Manhattan, people turn and stare. It's not that the 23-year-old is an up-and-coming Hollywood actor or a supermodel. Fogle's claim to fame...
CHUCK, HILL SIDE WITH GOP ON BANKRUPTCY BILL
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Dodging debt will get harder following a Senate vote last night that rewrote bankruptcy laws. The measure passed, 83-15, with both of New York's senators, Hillary Rodham Clinton...
YOU DON'T NEED STATS TO SAMPLE THE CHANGE LATINOS HAVE BROUGHT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHE changing face of New York City can be seen inside the Hispanic restaurant called El Deportivo in Hell's Kitchen. His name is Dan Oblinger. He's a 35-year-old white man...
BRITS URGE SLAUGHTERS IN FOOT-&-MOUTH FIGHT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amBritain announced all-out war on foot-and-mouth disease yesterday and European governments took more steps to stem the spread of the animal plague. The British government marked at least 100,000 animals...
DUBYA PICKS IRISH ENVOY, VOWS TO HELP PEACE TALKS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, President Bush yesterday vowed to do "what I can to help" the Irish peace talks, even though he's not playing as...
8 MILLION OF US SET A RECORD - HISPANICS PASS BLACKS AS CITY'S LARGEST MINORITY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amNow there really are 8 million stories in the naked city - 8,008,278, to be precise. A surging Hispanic population and a shift away from upstate communities have pushed New...
CHRISTIE MAY NOT LAST CO2 MUCH LONGER
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - EPA Administrator Christie Whitman spent a second day avoiding questions about being dissed on global warming by President Bush - as some questioned whether she'll last a full...
EXHAUSTED JURY STILL OUT ON 'PUFFY' RAP
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amOne weepy juror in the Sean "Puffy" Combs trial seemed to have reached her limit yesterday - rubbing her eyes and appearing emotionally exhausted - but the panel was unable...
BUSH WANTS UNION-DUES PROVISION IN $$ REFORM
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush delivered a potential poison pill to campaign-finance reform yesterday when he told Congress unions should be required to get permission from members before using dues to...
MED STUDENT HELD IN RAPE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amAn NYU Medical School student is accused of raping a woman by spiking her drink with drugs. David Cala, 32, allegedly slipped drugs into the woman's cocktail last Friday night...
BILL: MAYOR BUBBA WOULD BE A BLAST, BUT . . .
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amBill Clinton thinks it would be "fun" to be mayor of Fun City. But the former president insisted one elected official in the family is just fine for the time...
MARTS HINGING ON CONSUMER REPORT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe market today will learn how consumers feel - and that could help determine whether the market continues its weak recovery or goes back into freefall, experts said. The much-anticipated...
TERM LIMITS PRESERVED BY PETER'S PRINCIPLES
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTERM limits live, 5 to 4. Yesterday's tense vote by the City Council's Government Operations Committee affirmed Speaker Peter Vallone and the sacred concept of majority rule. The paradox: Benign...
STANDING 'PAT' WITH PARADE TRADITION
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amGet set for one of the city's grand- est yearly spectacles tomorrow, as New Yorkers celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the annual parade up Fifth Avenue. The parade, among the...
B'KLYN BUS RIDER SHOT DEAD
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amA man was shot dead on board a Transit Authority bus in Brooklyn last night during a confrontation that appeared unprovoked, cops said. Cory Pelzer, 22, was killed at about...
BOOZE BANNED AT ST. PAT'S PARADE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amPlanning to hold a mug of green-dyed beer in your hand as you take in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue? Think again! That's the no-nonsense message being...
COSTNER HOPED TO MAKE DI PRINCESS OF SILVER SCREEN
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amKevin Costner has finally admitted he hoped to turn Princess Diana into a glamorous Hollywood movie star. The hunky actor - confirming rumors that have swirled since Diana's death in...
GOV'S BUDGET GETS KUDOS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amALBANY - A fiscal watchdog group yesterday called Gov. Pataki's proposed $83.6 billion new state budget the "most responsible and prudent budget" since 1985. The independent Citizens Budget Commission praised...
RAIL BAD NEWS: TA FORCED TO YANK NEW HIGH-TECH SUBWAYS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe much-heralded new high-tech subway cars have been pulled from service because of flaws in braking, doors that don't properly shut and other glitches, Transit Authority officials said yesterday. After...
FINGER LENGTH POINTS WAY IN AUTISM RESEARCH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amLong ring fingers in autistic people could provide a clue to what causes the condition, scientists believe. They say finger length is determined in the womb and depends on the...
THE CHANGING FACE OF NEW YORK
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe new New York is a kaleidescope of faces -- and they are beaming with pride. Uptown, downtown and all around town, the 8 million inhabitants of the Big Apple...
MOOSE TAKES SHOT ON KNEE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amBlue Jays 2 - Yankees 1 TAMPA - Mike Mussina knows he has a bruise on the inside of his left knee. Beyond that the highest-paid pitcher in Yankee history...
IT'S FLOUNDER SEASON
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amIT won't be just the Irish celebrating tomorrow as the opener of the winter flounder season in New York State will have saltwater anglers celebrating the end of a long...
RANGERS: MONEY FOR NOTHIN'
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTWELVE games to go now, just a dozen on the schedule which amounts to, what?, just under 15-percent of the season, or in the case of the Rangers, about $8.8...
REY'S OPEN-MINDED APPROACH PAYING OFF
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amCardinals 5 - Mets 3 PORT ST. LUCIE - As if someone pulled a lever, Rey Ordonez' stance is upright. His feet are a bit open with his front left...
MISTER SHINJO RISING
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amMET NOTES PORT ST. LUCIE - Who said Tsuyoshi Shinjo can't hit? Shinjo rocketed another single to left yesterday off Alan Benes. He is now 10-for-26 (.385) and has been...
SYKORA IS LOOKING TO CASH IN
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amPHOENIX - Armed with his first 30-goal season, Petr Sykora has gone a full 360. He wants that to happen with his salary, as well. Or maybe 1440, quadruple. Sykora...
HERO'S TRIBUTE TEAM WANTS BAILEY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amJerry Bailey, who was scheduled to ride Scorpion in the Gotham Stakes on Sunday but had to take off because of a conflict with his travel plans to Dubai, has...
SAUNDERS LEADS BY EXAMPLE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEvery year, coaches tell their players what it's going to be like when they step on the court at Madison Square Garden for a championship game. They try to make...
DON'T MESS WITH ST. JOE'S - HAWKS HAVE ANSWER FOR TRASH-TALKIN' TECH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWEST: St. Joe's 66 - Ga. Tech 62 SAN DIEGO - Right from the start, St. Joseph's got in the face of ACC-woofin' Georgia Tech yesterday. Not the start of...
STANFORD MARCHES ON
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amStanford 89 - Greensboro 60 SAN DIEGO - Aunt Bee, Barney, Goober and Sheriff Andy can again be the center of the Greensboro TV world. The Mayberry stars were pre-empted...
GUTTY 'CATS TURN BACK HOLY CROSS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEAST: Kentucky 72 - Holy Cross 68 He stands 7 feet tall, and a mild case of cerebral palsy makes his hands shake. Free throws never have been easy for...
BOSS BLAZER IS REAL CULPRIT
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amSUBJECT: Blazers Lose Five Straight Ponder Portland's league-ludicrous payroll and how much ($80 million) owner Paul Allen has laundered. Consider what great lengths team president Bob Whitsitt went to over...
CARDINAL RULES COURT IN EASY WIN
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWEST: Stanford 89 - Greensboro 60 SAN DIEGO - Aunt Bee, Barney, Goober and Sheriff Andy can again be the center of the Greensboro TV world. The Mayberry stars were...
WANT QUIET? WAIT FOR A CHUCK FLUB
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amTAMPA - A big-league dugout is often full of sound. Cleats scraping on cement. Players encouraging teammates and getting on opponents. Everybody yelling at umpires. Bats being shoved into racks....
N'WESTERN ST. PLAYING THE DAYTON GAME
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amDAYTON - If Northwestern State's Mike McConathy fails as a basketball coach - and his early returns have been pretty good - he may have a second career as a...
SHUMPERT IS HOPING TO SEE 'CUSE THROUGH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amMIDWEST DAYTON - Fifth-seeded Syracuse will be eyeing a win over upset-minded Hawaii (17-13) in today's NCAA Midwest Region opener at Dayton Arena. Veteran Orangeman coach Jim Boeheim will be...
LJ'S BACK ON MEDS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Larry Johnson could be back sooner than later. That's because Johnson is back on the pills. A source close to LJ told The Post on Wednesday Johnson began...
IONA'S MISS-ION POSSIBLE - GAELS GUNNING FOR FIRST NCAA WIN SINCE 1980
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amMIDWEST KANSAS CITY - They're loose, but they're focused. They, too, are confident, not wide-eyed nervous. The Iona Gaels (22-10) go into tonight's NCAA Tournament first-round game against deep, talented...
TIME TO PAY IF THEY WANT JEFF TO STAY - IONA MUST NOT LET RULAND GET AWAY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amKANSAS CITY - These are terrific times for Iona basketball. Since taking over for Tim Welsh in 1998, Jeff Ruland has led the Gaels not only to an impressive 58-35...
THIS TIME, OLE MISS GLAD TO SHARE STAGE WITH HILL
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amKANSAS CITY - Former Iona basketball player Stan Hill was the recipient of presidential treatment upon his arrival to this Midwest Regional. The Queens resident is here along with his...
KENT ST. SENDS HOOSIERS HOME
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWEST: Kent St. 77 - Indiana 73 SAN DIEGO - Somewhere in Lubbock, Texas, The General is laughing. Turns out, though, that the joke is once again on Bobby Knight...
BC WON'T BUCKLE - EAGLES SURVIVE 1ST-ROUND SCARE TO NIP SO. UTAH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEAST: BC 68 - So. Utah 65 Another team would have cracked. Another team would have experienced the same fate as Wisconsin or Indiana or Ohio State, whose seasons ended...
KNICKS, JAX TEACH CHILDS A LESSON
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amMark Jackson backed down Chris Childs in the low left block. Childs hung close, bumping and grinding with him until Jackson unleashed a spectacular behind-the-back pass underneath to Kurt Thomas...
CHILDS' FLIP-FLOP IS CHILDISH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amJUST before 6 last night, Chris Childs walked to the Knicks' player lounge carrying a small box that could not have contained Cuban cigars he had purchased in Canada for...
HAWKEYES' FT SHOOTING SINKS CREIGHTON
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEAST: Iowa 69 - Creighton 56 Luke Recker, still sidelined by a fractured kneecap, wasn't available to shoot Iowa back into it, three points at a time, so the Hawkeyes...
USC LOOKS OKIE-DOKEY
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEAST: USC 69 - Okla. St. 54 Boston College is going to have to play better. Much better. Southern Cal served noticed that it could be one of the sleeper...
SATTERFIELD LEADS BEARCATS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWEST: Cincinnati 84 - BYU 59 SAN DIEGO - Say this for the Cincinnati Bearcats: They own the opening game of the NCAA Tournament. It's the second round that haunts...
TROY ANSWERS THE BELL FOR SAGGING BC
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amIN A casual and rather pleasant conversation the other day, I asked Troy Bell, the precocious Boston College sharpshooter, if his heralded but far from tournament-tested Eagles had one player...
RAGS-TO-RICHES BC HAS A FAMILIAR LOOK
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amEAST THERE is nothing harder than turning losers into winners. Nothing at all. That is precisely the transformation that took place at Boston College, and there is no mystery attached...
UNFRIENDLY CONFINES - BC BATTLES SO. UTAH, 'HOMETOWN' DISTRACTIONS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amBoston College coach Al Skinner said all the right things leading up to last night's first round NCAA Tournament game against Southern Utah. Skinner, who played his high school ball...
GAELS BELIEVE MISS-ION ISN'T IMPOSSIBLE
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amMIDWEST KANSAS CITY - They're loose. A traditional dinner of Kansas City barbecue on Wednesday night helped. So has coach Jeff Ruland's let-'em-play approach to handling his players. They're confident....
VAN GUNDY: LATRELL IS OUR TEAM LEADER
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWhile Jeff Van Gundy said Latrell Sprewell "has more influence on the direction of our team than probably anybody in our organization," the Knick coach added he has no plans...
CHRIS' FLIP-FLOP IS CHILDISH
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amJUST BEFORE 6:00 last night, Chris Childs walked the walkway to the Knicks' player lounge, carrying a small box that couldn't have contained Cuban cigars, purchased in Canada, for birthday...
ACHING LJ MAY RETURN SOONER THAN EXPECTED
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Larry Johnson has backed off giving a timetable on his return, but it would seem sooner than later. That's because Johnson is back on the pills, a source...
YANKS MAY KEEP HILL
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES TAMPA - Shane Spencer's knee problems have the Yankees thinking they might be better off hanging on to Glenallen Hill's right-handed bat. During the off-season, the Yankees felt...
CARDINAL ARE ALL BUSINESS
March 16, 2001 | 5:00amWEST: Stanford 8 - Greensboro 60 SAN DIEGO - Aunt Bee, Barney, Goober and Sheriff Andy can again be the center of the Greensboro TV world. The Mayberry stars were...