April 4, 2004
PROPHET MOTIVE: JESUS SELLS - RELIGIOUS STORES ARE CASHING IN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amNo. 1 on the entertainment power list for 2004: Jesus. Besides his blockbuster movie, "The Passion," the Son of God stars in a best-selling book, sponsors a top-ranked self-help title...
BULL'S EYE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amOld hangups When CEOs get exasperated over the relentless public jibes from activist shareholder Evelyn Y. Davis, they sometimes find solace by remembering a little known fact about her other...
TV GIRLS GO WITH GOD ; RELIGION RULES IN A POST-'BUFFY' UNIVERSE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amGOD exists in cheese, said a wayward nun recently on "Wonderfalls." He's also present in a toy lion, monkey and penguin on the fanciful new Fox show, although He's not...
LOVE LESSONS FROM ... MY PARENTS?
April 4, 2004 | 5:00am"How did you know he was the one to marry?" I asked my mum. "He was organized and I didn't find him irritating," she said. Could it really be that...
HOT ACTRESS FROM CHILE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amCALL her the accidental actress. Manuela Martelli of Chile never planned to appear in a movie, but then a friend told her that director Gonzalo Justiniano was casting for "B-Happy."...
GUY TALK GETS DEEP ; MEN NEED DISCUSSION GROUPS, TOO
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTraditionally, men aren't much good at talking. If they've got something on their minds, the usual forum for discussion is the bar. Their telephone conversations tend to go like this:...
WHERE TO EAT AFTER ... THE NON-FICTION BOOK FAIR
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amThe Non-Fiction Book Fair takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Tip-Top Shoe Building, 155 West 72nd Street (near Broadway). For more...
NO LETUPS TO LETDOWNS IN TOP TOURNAMENTS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFor more than a decade, there have been two annual events that deserve the title of super-tournaments. Both are held in small European towns, usually during the first 10 weeks...
COUPLE TROUBLE ; WHY YOUNG, MARRIED NEW YORKERS ENVY THE LIVES OF THEIR SINGLE FRIENDS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWhat does a social pariah look like? Apparently, you - if you're one half of a married couple in New York City. While the majority of Americans tie the knot...
STARR REPORT
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amBrunch nuggets: Forget about having egg on my face - I've got an entire omelette on my puss. Mar tha Mac Callum works for Fox News Channel. Each Tuesday this...
8 WEEKS TO THE HAMPTONS - THE CRASH DIET THAT WILL HAVE YOU IN YOUR BIKINI IN 2 MONTHS STARTS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWorried about losing weight for summer? Don't fret. You still have time to get into the best shape of your life. Trainer to the stars Rich Barretta has created an...
MOVIE PIX - OUR MOVIE CRITIC MEGAN LEHMANN'S CHOICES OF THE WEK
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTHE LITTLE FOXES Monday, 3:30 p.m., TCM As magnolia meanie Regina Giddens, Bette Davis delivers a blistering performance in Lillian Hellman's drama about a predatory Southern family. THE FUGITIVE Wednesday,...
PRIME TIME PHIL MUSHNICK - THE DARK SIDE OF DONALD TRUMP
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amIN addition to being an attention-starved narcissist whose "Apprentice" show is currently making lots of money for NBC, Donald Trump is a news-maker. The news that Trump makes varies. Sometimes,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amOh, mama. A Pennsylvania mom stripped at her teenage son's birthday party. Patricia Johnson, 35, of Mercer, provided the naughty entertainment after plans to ride go-carts fizzled. Cops say Johnson...
GOODY-GOODY GOTTI PLOTTER - WACKY PLAN TO TURN DON INTO KID MENTOR
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amPeter Gotti and his tragic mob moll secretly told a federal judge he would clean up his act - doing community service as a kids' counselor instead of living out...
WRONG-APT. RAIDERS IN SORRY STATE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amRed-faced cops who busted into the wrong Brooklyn apartment looking for a drug dealer and instead wound up terrorizing an elderly man and his wife are trying to make up...
WATCHDOGS LASH FEDS FOR LEAVING LADY LIBERTY IN LURCH
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWith the Statue of Liberty observation deck finally scheduled to reopen this summer, controversy is already swirling over why the two organizations responsible for Lady Liberty waited more than 2½...
WHO'S WHO IN CAMPAIGNS ; TOP 'KING-MAKERS' ; OF CANDIDATES' MACHINES
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Presidential campaigns reflect their candidates - and this year's Bush and Kerry campaign-staff personalities are no exception. Staffers on both sides say they work hard and play hard...
LAUGHS IN BLOOM AT PRESS FETE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg was haunted by the ghost of Dr. Robert Atkins at last night's Inner Circle dinner, where he was lampooned by the City Hall press corps on everything from...
TYCO-MISTRIAL FALLOUT; DEBATE OVER JUDGE'S MOVE AFTER 'THREAT' NOTE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amAs Tyco ex-CEO Dennis Kozlowski kept out of sight yesterday, a day after a judge declared a mistrial in the corporate looting case, legal experts said they were split on...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amMANHATTAN *** A robber struck an Upper West Side bank yesterday morning, escaping with an undetermined amount of money, cops said. The crook passed a note demanding money to a...
GORE'S TV NEWS DEAL BLINKING OUT
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amAl Gore's long-pending deal to acquire a digital-cable channel and turn it into a 24-hour news channel for younger people may have died at the 11th hour after a year...
FATAL ATTRACTION; BEAU'S SUBWAY SHOVE DOOMED GIRL: KIN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amThe mysterious death of a teen in a Midtown subway station was the result of being shoved down by her boyfriend during a dispute over tickets to an upcoming Beyoncé...
6-MONTH ORDEAL HAS TAKEN TOLL ON KOZ KIN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amKAREN KOZLOWSKI said she's "looking forward to going home and doing simple things again." Like what? "Like cooking and exercising with Dennis," she said, referring to her husband, the former...
77-YR.-OLD CONEY ISLAND LEGEND ROLLS ON
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amToday is a big day for the little people. Coney Island's legendary Cyclone roller coaster will slide into its 77th season with free admissions for boys and girls who have...
DEVOTED MISTRESS STOOD BY HER MOB MAN TO THE END
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amI KNEW Marjorie Alexander as a loving soul who feared the limelight - and when it unexpectedly shone on her, she withered in its unrelenting glare. Margie, as her family...
QUEENS CLUB-GOER SLAIN IN 'CELEBRATION'
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amA celebration turned deadly when a 30-year-old man was shot in the head at a popular Queens nightclub early yesterday. Pizarro Anderson, who owned a Brooklyn barber shop, was apparently...
BIG TEST FOR UCONN ; MINNY'S 'SHAQ' IN THE WAY
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amNEW ORLEANS - It got harder somehow for UConn this time around, even with the same players who lost once last year. "Last season, we weren't the defending national champions,...
GLARE PUSHED GANGLAND GAL OFF TRAGIC EDGE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFor years, Marjorie Alexander kept secret her romantic affair with the man who became head of the Gambino crime family - telling her husband and sons Peter Gotti was a...
FEDS LASHED FOR LEAVING LADY LIBERTY IN LURCH
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWith the Statue of Liberty observation deck finally scheduled to reopen this summer, controversy is already swirling over why the two organizations responsible for Lady Liberty waited more than 2½...
TEACH-PENSION BIG QUITS OVER PHONE-Y BILL
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTHE executive director of the Teachers Retirement System has resigned after investigators uncovered irregularities in his cell-phone and credit-card bills. Sources said Stanley Kessock, a city employee since 1973, was...
SNOW FOOLING, APRIL FLURRY DUE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSay it ain't snow! The city is going to get a spring spritzing of the white stuff tonight after a day of heavy rain, and wind-chill temperatures are expected to...
TICKETED AND TICKED-OFF FIREFIGHTER BUSTED IN RADIO-TOSS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amAn off-duty Queens firefighter got a little overheated after getting a parking ticket yesterday - and threw a traffic agent's radio onto a roof, cops said. Firefighter Damone Lapene now...
200 MOURN 911-GLITCH 'VICTIM'
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amHundreds of mourners packed two floors of a Queens funeral home last night to pay their respects to a man whose death may have been averted if not for the...
MILLION-$ KID; 14-YEAR-OLD SOCCER STAR 'THE NEXT TIGER'
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amMeet Freddy Adu, the latest pro-sports sensation with a seven-figure endorsement deal - and he's only 14 years old. And pundits say he's well on his way to becoming the...
DWI MAN SLAMS ELDERLY PAIR: COPS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amA 65-year-old Brooklyn woman was fighting for her life last night after she and her husband were mowed down by a drunken driver as they crossed a Sheepshead Bay street...
SPITZER PROBING 'TOXIC' DRY CLEANER
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amState Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office is investigating a Brooklyn dry cleaner that has been pumping toxins into residents' apartments. The probe is part of a broader initiative by the...
TEACHER PENSION BOSS QUITS IN PHONE-Y BILL SCANDAL
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTHE executive director of the Teachers Retirement System has resigned after investigators uncovered irregularities in his cell-phone and credit card bills. Sources said Stanley Kessock, a city employee since 1973,...
HAUNTED BY CARNAGE 20 YEARS LATER
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amA missed cab ride spared Laureano Perez from the worst mass murder in New York's history - but it didn't save his sister and cousins. The Marine staff sergeant still...
EX-CON'S ROAD TO FREEDOM
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFrom jail to Yale. That's how Harlem mother Elaine Bartlett describes her journey from convicted cocaine peddler in an upstate correctional facility to participant in a book-promotion tour with stops...
CASINO $$ MEN THUMP TRUMP
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amDonald Trump's new book is called "How to Get Rich" - and disgruntled investors say he certainly knows how. While his Atlantic City casino and hotel company struggled, Trump earned...
YOUNGER ATHLETES THE NEW TEEN MONEY MACHINES
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTeen rule. From the golf course to the soccer field, to the shiny, squeaky hardwood floors, adolescents have traded pubescent indifference for professional recreation - and are cashing in like...
TYCO TYCOON FESTERS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amDENNIS Kozlowski took time out from celebrating his incredibly convenient mistrial to reveal exclusively to The Post that he was not the one who looted, conspired or stole $200 million...
EVEN THIS HARDENED REPORTER FELT SICK
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTHE Palm Sunday Massacre sent chills down the spines of the most tough-skinned of crime reporters. I know because I was one of them - and the hairs on the...
PAY ATTENTION, YOU! DEFICIT DISORDER HAUNTING ADULTS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amIs your desk a mess? Are you always late? Do you lose things? Shoot off your mouth at the boss? Leave projects for the last minute? Lose your temper in...
AFFLICTION RUINS MANY A LOVE MATCH
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amMatchmaker, matchmaker make me a match, find me a catch - but please, someone without Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder! In ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, a suitor known to have ADHD could...
CLARKE'S LESSON FOR THE MEDIA
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amRICHARD Clarke is sorry. Any American who read a newspaper or watched TV after the former White House anti-terrorism chief testified before the 9/11 commission knows that. But just as...
BRAWL YOU CAN EAT
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWith the rich, the famous and the powerful rubbing elbows at Elaine's night after night, egos are bound to get bruised - and fights sometimes break out. And the famed...
WHO'S WHO IN CAMPAIGN MACHINES
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Presidential campaigns reflect their candidates - and this year's Bush and Kerry campaign-staff personalities are no exception. Staffers on both sides say they work hard and play hard...
GORE'S TV NEWS DEALBLINKING OUT
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amAl Gore's long-pending deal to acquire a digital-cable channel and turn it into a 24-hour news channel for younger people may have died at the 11th hour after a year...
HUSKIES & TECH A WINNING PAIR - OKAFOR AND UCONN RALLY FROM 11 DOWN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFINAL FOURUConn 79Duke 78 SAN ANTONIO - In a 13-point win over Miami earlier this year, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun looked like a man about to be fitted for a...
BIG SHOTS ARE COMING OUR WAY
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amN.Y. GOLF In addition to the U.S. Open, this year's local golf calendar is jam-packed with all sorts of championship events. Two years after Bethpage Black, the Open returns to...
ISIAH'S FAILED MISERABLY ; TRADES OF VAN, DOLEAC HAVE DOOMED KNICKS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTHE Knicks looked hopeless and helpless Friday night at the Meadowlands. They left their large band of fans at The Meadowlands with little opti mism that Isiah Thomas' roster overhaul...
UCONN'S ONE-MAN SHOW ; EMEKA'S SECOND HALF WAS ONE FOR BOOKS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - He knew, soon as the final free throw of the night left his fingertips. Damn right he knew. Emeke Okafor wasn't going to leave a shred of...
VIEW GOOD TO BE TRUE ; CBS DIRECTOR HAS EYE ON GAME
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amEVERYTHING, with the possible exception of your brother-in-law, is relative. Tomorrow's NCAA championship game, for example, is scheduled to tip at 9:21 p.m. EDT. Now that may seem illogical for...
'OTHER' SCOTT IS THE BEST ; NIEDERMAYER MERITS FIRST NORRIS TROPHY
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - For a dozen years, the Devils could be symbolized by the Iron Fist representing Scott Stevens, the best defenseman never to win the Norris Trophy since its inception...
UNHERALDED KITTLES CATCHES FRANK'S EYE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amNET NOTES It has been a headline year for Net Kerry Kittles. Only a lot of it has gone unnoticed. Kittles, a Net longer than any current player (eighth season),...
ONE FOR THE TITLE ; DEVILS MOVE CLOSER TO ATLANTIC CROWN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amDevils 5Bruins 2 BOSTON - The Atlantic Division title is the Devils' to win today. They're starting to believe again, these Stanley Cup champs, just at the perfect time. "I...
KIDD FLOP NO BIG DEAL
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTamar Slay gave a good head fake. Jason Kidd bit and rose only to come crashing to the floor during a spirited 4-on-4 workout yesterday at the Nets' practice facility....
MO'S NO ANSWER
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amDESPITE strong denials in this space from piped-in Portland personnel, the Maurice Cheeks-to-his-dream team-76ers story won't go away. What's even more amazing than trying to manufacture something out of concealed...
REYES HEADED TO DL
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amMET NOTES JUPITER, Fla. - Jose Reyes is out for opening day. The Mets second baseman, suffering from a strained right hamstring, is headed for the 15-day disabled list. The...
CONTRERAS SHRUGS OFF BAD OUTING
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES TAMPA - Jose Contreras ended his spring training the same way he began it: with a lousy outing. In between, Contreras pitched fairly well, compiling a 2.45 ERA...
ROGER AND OUT ; CARDS TAKE CEDENO OFF THE METS' HANDS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amJUPITER, Fla. - All the botched outfield plays, all the bad memories and all the boos are history now. Roger Cedeno is finished in New York. The Mets finally found...
RANGERS FINISH WITH COSTLY WIN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amOT Rangers 3Capitals 2 WASHINGTON - The season in which the Rangers never once won three straight and were unable to win even two in a row once the calendar...
AMAZIN' LUCK CAN'T GET WORSE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amWhen Al Leiter was hit, it was a vicious reminder how dangerous this game can be. JUPITER, Fla. - Every time you begin to think the Mets can't possibly make...
LUCKY TO BE AL-IVE; LEITER SURVIVES SCARY LINER TO TEMPLE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amMets 21Marlins 13 JUPITER, Fla. - It was a backdoor curveball, a pitch Al Leiter has thrown a thousand times. No, there was nothing abnormal about it. Except what happened...
BERNIE BACK ON TRACK ; RETURN HEATS UP BATTLE FOR CF JOB
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amYankees 7Tigers 7 TAMPA - It's a little late, but the center-field competition finally heated up yesterday. And the lingering question of "Bernie Williams or Kenny Lofton?" will only become...
HOUSTON IFFY ABOUT KNEE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES PHILADELPHIA - Allan Houston, emerging from his five-day pool therapy, rejoined the club last night, contended the alternative method helped but still maintained he's unsure he'll be ready...
BYNUM'S BUCKET PUTS TECH IN FINAL - HITS LAY-IN WITH 1.5 SECONDS LEFT
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFINAL FOURGa. Tech 67Okla. St. 65 SAN ANTONIO - Will Bynum drove past John Lucas then Ivan McFarlin for a lay-in with 1.5 seconds left to give Georgia Tech a...
MARIUSZ NOW ISLES' TOP GUN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amA year ago at this time, Mariusz Czerkawski was also gearing up for the playoffs - first, with the Montreal Canadiens and then with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American...
DENG, VILLANUEVA FRIENDS TO END
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - Charlie Villanueva and Luol Deng already had been to the Final Four. It isn't in any of the press guides. You won't see that fact in any...
LUCAS' WILD RIDE ENDS ; LAST-MINUTE TREY CAN'T SAVE COWBOYS AGAIN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - This time, he was the one who stood by helplessly as the ball splashed through the net, as the wrong side of the gym exploded in glee....
HUSKIES & TECH A WINNING PAIR ; JACKETS ADVANCE ON BYNUM LAY-IN AT :01.5
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFINAL FOUR Ga. Tech 67 Okla. St. 65 SAN ANTONIO - In one huddle, they identified their hero. "What do we want to run?" Paul Hewitt asked his Georgia Tech...
HUSKIES OUT TO CHANGE BAD LUCK
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFINAL FOUR NOTES SAN ANTONIO - UConn was eliminated from last year's NCAA Tournament by Texas, 82-78 in a South Regional semifinal game here in the Alamodome. Last night, in...
KNICKS 'D' GETS AN 'A' ; SUFFOCATE SIXERS TO TRIM MAGIC NO. TO 4
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amKnicks 86Sixers 75 PHILADELPHIA - One night after the Meadowlands Massacre, the Knicks saved face last night against a club that has already e-mailed in their season. Getting back to...
OKAFOR AND UCONN RALLY FROM 11 DOWN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amFINAL FOUR UConn 79 Duke 78 SAN ANTONIO - In a 13-point win over Miami earlier this year, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun looked like a man about to be fitted...
WHY DOHERTY COULD BE WRONG FOR ST. JOHN'S
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - Be fore St. John's pulls the trigger on hiring Matt Doherty, or any one else for that matter, university president Father Donald J. Harrington must be as...
NEW LIMITATIONS IMPERIL FISH BIZ
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amTHE new regulations for fluke and porgies that are being stuffed down the throats of New York anglers by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will have a rippling effect...
MIRACLE RIDE ENDS FOR LUCAS, OSU
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - This time, he was the one who stood by helplessly as the ball splashed through the net, as the wrong side of the gym exploded in glee....
TEAMS IN SEARCH OF FINAL REWARD - STARKS ROOTING FOR HIS COWBOYS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - Before John Starks was a Knick, before he captured the imagination of the city with his fearlessness and true grit, Starks was an Oklahoma State Cowboy. New...
DUHON, BROWN GET THEIR POINT ACROSS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00am"I don't know if you can win without having that kind of kid." - JIM CALHOUN SAN ANTONIO - UConn coach Jim Calhoun and Duke counterpart Mike Krzyzewski have had...
ONE-ON-ONE TO FINAL FOUR - DENG, VILLANUEVA STILL FRIENDS AT END
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO - Charlie Villanueva and Luol Deng already had been to the Final Four. It isn't in any of the press guides. You won't see that fact in any...
AUSSIE BRIGADE IN HUNT FOR GREEN JACKET
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amAUGUSTA - First it was Phil Mickelson, then David Duval, then Sergio Garcia, and so on. Now the baton to be Tiger Woods' top rival has been handed to Adam...
TIGER'S TROUBLES LEAVE DOOR OPEN
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amJohnny Miller won't be at Augusta this week watching Tiger Woods attempt to win his fourth Masters. He, will, however, be a very interested observer from afar. Miller, one of...
PHENOM MAKES CAMEO - FREDDY SAYS HE'S NOT SAVIOR OF MLS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amUnited 2 San Jose 1 WASHINGTON, D.C. - All throughout the media hype machine that preceded Freddy Adu's professional debut with D.C. United yesterday, both Adu and MLS commissioner Don...
PHENOM MAKES DEBUT - FREDDY INSISTS HE'S NOT SAVIOR OF MLS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amUnited 2 San Jose 1 WASHINGTON - Freddy Adu and everybody around Freddymania have insisted for months that the 14-year-old prodigy isn't the savior of U.S. soccer. But when he...
THE INSIDERS - THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND HE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amDUGOUT DIARIES - Book, TV show to portray life of a Yankee batboy We know a sure hit when we see one. There is a new book being written by...
FUNNY CIDE BACK ON TOP - CAPTURES EXCELSIOR AT BIG A
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amNot since the Pope said Mass here in 1995 has electricity filled the air at Aqueduct like yesterday afternoon, when hometown hero Funny Cide made a triumphant return to New...
HOUSTON STILL IFFY ABOUT KNEE
April 4, 2004 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES PHILADELPHIA - Allan Houston, emerging from his five-day pool therapy, rejoined the club last night, contended the alternative method helped but still is unsure he'll be ready for...