September 20, 2004
LBO BIGS PUSHING IMG DEAL TO $650M
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amInternational Management Group, the talent agency home to Tiger Woods, Venus and Serena Williams and Elizabeth Hurley, has some of the top names in the buyout world scouting for a...
AG SPITZER GUNNING FOR GRASSO PAL: NEWSWEEK
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAttorney General Eliot Spitzer's case against former New York Stock Exchange member Ken Langone is getting personal, according to a new report. A refresher: Spitzer has sued Langone for his...
OWNERS GET 'SEAT-DOWN' WITH NYSE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amSome worried New York Stock Exchange seat owners will meet with Big Board boss John Thain on Sept. 23 to discuss their concerns over the shrinking price of seat leases,...
BUY HAND-ME-DOWNS FROM THE STARS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amPICKING up after the stars isn't so bad after all. A Burbank thrift store is just getting onto the Internet - selling clothes and costumes worn by some of TV's...
SCHOOL DAZE - ONLY ON 'MARS': PARIS HILTON HITS THE BOOKS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amPARIS Hilton - who is in more places than Starbucks these days - is going back to school. Well, at least on TV - when she plays a spoiled socialite...
'GEORGE' RETURNS AS RAYMOND
September 20, 2004 | 4:00am"Listen Up" [**] (Two stars) Tonight at 8:30 on CBS/Ch. 2 IF one suburban sports writer who has an amusing family life is not enough for you, hold on. CBS...
EMMY BLUES - I WATCHED SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amIF you weren't able to stay awake through the whole semi-snore-bore fest called the 56th Annual Emmys last night, here then the highlights and the lowlights through the eyes of...
STARR REPORT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amOlson's twin deal HGTV personality Candice Olson ("Divine Design") has been named a contributing editor for Woman's Day and Home magazines - contributing a "Divine Design Ideas" column to Woman's...
CLIMATE CONTROL - HOW TO JUGGLE YOUR WARDROBE BETWEEN SEASONS; THE SEASON OF THE BIG SWITCH
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amSEPTEMBER - when the weather spontaneously swings from hot and humid to cold and rainy - wreaks wardrobe havoc on us all. One minute you're sweating in a sleeveless dress....
THE TRUTH ABOUT RIFLE STATISTICS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amNEW YORKERS are at least four times as likely to be punched to death than to be killed with an assault-style rifle, unpublished state crime statistics show. The eye-opening figures...
VEGAN PRISON HELL - MOM WHO STARVED TOT BEATEN BEHIND BARS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe vegan mom convicted of starving her baby girl to the brink of death says life behind bars is a nightmare of brutality, with inmates beating her and guards forcing...
POLICE ON I.D. ALERT - LICENSE-FRAUD LOOPHOLE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amEvery cop in the city has been warned to be on the lookout for suspects carrying bogus drivers' licenses or other questionable identification, The Post has learned. The warning is...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amCorey Cook ignored warnings from his girlfriend not to do anything corny if he proposed to her - but he did anyway, having a farmer carve the words, "Michelle, will...
IRAQ PM VOWS ON-TIME VOTE - STOP REBELS FIRST: MCCAIN
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday vowed to hold national elections on schedule in January despite escalating violence. It was a move that Sen. John McCain immediately called...
PROTESTERS SHOULD PLEAD GUILTY: MIKE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amEveryone arrested during the Republican convention "might as well just plead guilty and go on" rather than take their fight to court, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Hundreds of people who...
'CAPTAIN' CRUNCHES COMPETITION
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amEach and every shot in it may be a special effect - but there was nothing fake about the weekend box-office receipts for "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."...
QUIRKS ARE BEST PART - TV'S ANNUAL PARTY KNOWN FOR ITS HUH?-LIGHTS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amDrea de Matteo's mob-moll character was last seen - or rather heard - on "The Sopranos" pleading for her life, a scene that copped the actress a well-deserved nomination for...
DUBYA U.N.-HAPPY WITH FRANCE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush will ride into the United Nations tomorrow carrying a message of hope for Iraq - and a cold glare for the French who tried to double-cross...
PLEA AMID 3 BEHEADINGS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe wife of an American construction worker taken hostage in Iraq pleaded for her husband's freedom yesterday - as diabolical Islamic militants revealed they had beheaded three Iraqi Kurd militiamen....
BRIT'S SECRET NUPS - POP PRINCESS WEDS IN SURPRISE QUICKIE CEREMONY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amOops, she said "I do" - again! Sexpot songbird Britney Spears walked down the aisle with former backup dancer Kevin Federline at a surprise, five-minute ceremony before 25 guests at...
'PUMP' UP FLOOD DEFENSES: MAYOR
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAfter the second rainstorm in a month flooded subways over the weekend, Mayor Bloomberg said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should spend more money on pumps for the 100-year- old system....
BAG-BOY DAD'S BAIL SET AT 100G
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn dad who buried his battered 3-year-old son in a gym bag and then dug him up again was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail at his arraignment...
'ABUSE' KILLS MANHATTAN TOT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amA 2-year-old boy died of "fatal child abuse syndrome" yesterday after he was found bloody and unconscious in his family's Manhattan apartment, officials said. Police and EMS workers were called...
'LET THE KIDS GO' - SLAIN WIFE'S KIN IN PLEA TO 'ABDUCTOR' HUBBY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe grief-stricken kin of a Westchester mom allegedly shot to death by her estranged husband urged the suspect to turn himself in last night - and free the pair's three...
CUNY DRAWS TOP STUDENTS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amGraduates of the city's elite public high schools are flocking in record numbers to City University of New York, records show. The number of students from top-tier schools, including Bronx...
FAILING THEMSELVES - PUTIN KNOWS WHAT RUSSIANS WANT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amDEMOCRACY is the most humane, inspiring and productive form of government in history. The problem is that many people don't want it. At least, not badly enough to fight for...
'PALIMONY' LAWYER MITCHELSON DIES
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amMarvin Mitchelson, the famed "divorce lawyer to the stars," died Saturday of cancer. He was 76. Mitchelson opened a law practice in 1957 and soon became famous for handling celebrity...
FOES' CLOSE CALL - W. & KERRY BOTH IN CITY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amIt may not be a swing state, but New York will host both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry today - and the two Big Apple-bound candidates may end up...
NEW YORKERS BOO$T PREZ RIVALS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amA record number of New Yorkers have forked over a stunning $16 million in donations to the presidential campaign - more than three times as much as they gave in...
W. & KERRY HEADED FOR A CLOSE CALL IN APPLE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amIt may not be a swing state, but New York will host both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry today - and the two Big Apple-bound candidates may end up...
KETCHUP KVETCHER - HEINZ RIPS PRESS & PREZ
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amWould-be First Lady Teresa Heinz Kerry, who recently told a reporter to "shove it," says she bemoans the "sad" state of political reporting - even as she calls President Bush...
PLEA FOR G - BID TO GIVE RIDERS FREE TRANSFER
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBrooklyn straphangers are getting the short end of the MetroCard because the Transit Authority will not allow riders to transfer for free between stations along the G line and other...
FRENCH SET UP DUBYA: REPORT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush will go to the United Nations tomorrow carrying a message of hope for Iraq - and a cold glare for the French, who tried to double-cross...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amQUEENS * A Bronx man mysteriously died a day after he was found unconscious in a Jamaica apartment building, police said yesterday. James Russell, 46, was discovered in the building...
FEST OR FAMINE - W. INDIAN PARADE REELING
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn needs a management shake-up - and could be forced to make some major changes to keep it afloat, The Post has learned. The...
'GRAND' OLD BAG - N.Y. WOMEN TOTE AROUND 1G-PLUS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amWhen it comes to what's inside a woman's handbag, all that litters may not be gold, but it's certainly worth a pretty penny. An informal Post survey found that the...
VEGAN: I'M IN HELL - MOM WHO STARVED TOT BEATEN BEHIND BARS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe infamous vegan mom convicted of nearly starving her baby girl to death whines that other inmates beat up on her behind bars - while guards force her to eat...
SNATCHED KIDS OK - KILLER DAD FREES THEM - AND COMMITS SUICIDE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThree Westchester children - kidnapped by their father after he fatally shot their mother on Saturday - were found safe last night. Hours later, the dad blew himself away as...
STARS WHACK RIVALS - 'SOPRANOS' DUO COP SUPPORTING ACTOR, ACTRESS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00am"The Sopranos" co-stars Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo gunned down their competition last night, snaring Emmys for their work on the HBO mob drama. De Matteo's gum-chewing mob moll,...
YOU BUY IT, YOU KEEP IT - 'SERIAL' RETURNERS BLOCKED
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBig Brother is watching you - return your merchandise. And the next time you do it, you could get blacklisted. Some retail chains, including Express, are now hiring companies that...
BUYERS KEEPERS - STORES BLOCK ITEMS FROM 'SERIAL RETURNERS'
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBig Brother is watching you - return your merchandise. And the next time you do it, you could get blacklisted. Some retail chains, including Express, are now hiring companies that...
MAN SLAIN IN QNS. MYSTERY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amA hard-working caseworker was shot dead early yesterday outside a Queens building. Derek Reid, who worked seven days a week helping senior citizens, was on his way home from work...
TEENS' SPAT TURNS DEADLY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amOne teenager was shot to death and another wounded last night when a dispute in Harlem turned violent and bullets started flying, police said. Two groups of youths had been...
MARBURY KIN SLAIN - TWO FATALLY SHOT IN B'DAY BLOODBATH
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amA cousin of New York Knicks superstar Stephon Marbury was one of two people shot and killed yesterday when an argument at a Coney Island birthday party turned violent, cops...
SNATCHED KIDS OK - 'KILLER-KIDNAP' DAD LEAVES THEM AT GRANDPA'S
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThree Westchester children - kidnapped by the father after he fatally shot their mother - were found unharmed last night, authorities said. Heavily armed Westchester County cops were on a...
A MOB SCENE AT LAST - 'SOPRANOS' BAGS BEST DRAMA; CO-STARS WIN, TOO
September 20, 2004 | 4:00am"The Sopranos" finally whacked its Emmy rivals last night. The celebrated HBO mob opera won Best TV Drama, and co-stars Drea de Matteo and Michael Imperioli won supporting-acting awards for...
'SKY CAPTAIN' CRUNCHES COMPETITION
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amEach and every shot in it may be a special effect - but there was nothing fake about the weekend box-office receipts for "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."...
TRIAL SET FOR MARTHA INK EXPERT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe controversial ink expert in the Martha Stewart case is facing his own trial this week. Jury selection begins Wednesday in Manhattan federal court in the perjury case against Larry...
HITTING THE BOOKS AROUND THE WORLD - HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO ATTEND CLASSES IN SHIFTS OR ON SATURDAYS? HOW ABOUT ATWO-HOUR LUNCH BREAK? TODAY'S CLASSROOM EXTRA GIVES YOU A PEEK AT A FEW INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOMS.
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAT 15-year-old Jonathan Fonesca Camarena's school in Guadalajara, Mexico, students learn in shifts. The first shift is from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second is from 2 p.m....
PROTESTORS SHOULD PLEAD GUILTY: MIKE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amEveryone arrested during the Republican convention "might as well just plead guilty and go on" rather than take their fight to court, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Hundreds of people who...
CRUSADER FOR SELF-DEFENSE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amPersonal trainer Beverly Bradley's crusade to teach girls self-defense began in February, after the murder of Carlie Brucia, the 11-year-old whose Florida abduction was caught on a carwash surveillance camera....
B'DAY BLOODBATH - TWO SHOT DEAD AT CONEY IS. PARTY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAngry words at a birthday party at a Coney Island housing project led to an explosion of gunfire yesterday in which two young men were slain, cops said. When the...
'PUMP' UP SUBWAY FLOOD DEFENSES: MIKE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAfter the second rainstorm in a month flooded subways over the weekend, Mayor Bloomberg said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should spend more money on pumps for the 100-yearold system. "I...
EUROS JUST PLAYED BETTER GOLF
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amTHE U.S. loses the Ryder Cup. Again. Let the over-analysis, heard all weekend over NBC, continue! For Pete's sake, it's golf, in this case golf contested by world-class players. Europe...
HAIL, HAIL HEILMAN - HURLER LONE STAR IN LOSS TO BUCS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amGAME ONE: Pirates 1 - Mets 0 PITTSBURGH - Sixteen times Aaron Heilman had taken the mound in his Met career. Zero times had he delivered an outing like this....
HOPKINS NO BIG BUCKS ATTRACTION
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - With one awesome body blow, Bernard Hopkins' 11-year quest to be recognized as one of the greatest middleweights of all-time was fulfilled. Now we will learn if...
NO LOVE: BOBBY V HIRING 'NOT LIKELY'
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - It doesn't appear as if we'll be seeing Bobby Valentine's sequel in Flushing next year. GM Jim Duquette indicated yesterday that a return of the former...
BOMBERS LEAVE BOSOX BURIED - POUNDING OF PEDRO DROPS BOSTON 4 ½ BACK
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amYankees 11 - Red Sox 1 When it comes to chasing the AL East title, the Red Sox are 3-D. They get points for making a big run at the...
HERE'S HOW U.S. CAN REGAIN CUP
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. - The Europeans have won four of the last five Ryder Cups and seven of the last 10. I see a trend here, a disturbing trend. But...
AMERICAN IDOLS FLUNK CHEMISTRY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - When it was finally over yesterday at Oakland Hills, as you watched the Europeans - as one - wildly celebrating their fourth Ryder Cup victory in...
BUSINESS AS USUAL
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amTHE Red Sox left laughing, boarding their team bus with giggles spilling behind them. You have to give them this: They aren't a team given to bouts of self-pity. They...
BOSS WON'T BOAST
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amDespite watching his team win two of three against the Red Sox this weekend, with only a blown save by Mariano Rivera preventing a sweep, George Steinbrenner refused to gloat....
BOSOX PROMISE THEY'LL BOUNCE BACK
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe Red Sox may be comatose as far as the AL East is concerned - just don't call them demoralized. "This team doesn't get demoralized," Kevin Millar said following yesterday's...
LIBERTY PROVE BLAZE CORRECT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amShe says it 10 weeks later, and now there's no doubting her logic. And for backup, Liberty general manager Carol Blazejowski can point to the smiles in the locker room,...
NO MEASURING GARY'S VALUE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAaron Boone and Bucky Dent both have unprintable middle names up in Boston, but here at the Stadium, Gary Sheffield has his very own surname that the fans and his...
BIG 3 SPARKS EUROPE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amCUP NOTES BLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - Many were left talking about the Americans' "Big 4" players and how they failed so miserably in this Ryder Cup. They should be praising...
JINTS 'TURN' 0-2 INTO 1-1 - SEVEN TAKEAWAYS KEY FIRST VICTORY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amIt got to the point where every time Tiki Barber studied the field from the sideline, he figured one of his defensive teammates would swipe the ball away. "It seemed...
EUROS RULE! - USA THUMPED AGAIN IN RECORD ROUT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - The American Ryder Cup team arrived to Oakland Hills this week armed with all of its impressive ammunition. The Americans brought with them Tiger Woods, the...
DEREK DOES IT AGAIN - HR, GREAT CATCH HELP YANKS WIN SERIES FROM SOX
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amIt's September and the Yankees were trying to hold off the Red Sox to maintain their firm grip on first place in the AL East, and as usual, there was...
POOR, POOR, PEDRO - YANKS GOT BETTER OF BOSTON ACE
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE fans loved Pedro Martinez yesterday. Poor Pedro was deeply upset by a Post spread on Friday that dubbed him "The Man N.Y. Loves to Hate" - so much so...
MARTINEZ MAKES EXCUSES
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amAll weekend, Pedro Marti nez griped privately and pub licly that The Post called him "the man N.Y. loves to hate." So it was ironic that Jorge Posada - a...
GIANTS PRESENT TOM WITH GAME BALL
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES Tom Coughlin was presented the game ball yesterday by Michael Strahan after the coach gained his first Giant victory, beating the Redskins 20-14 at Giants Stadium. A night...
SHOULDER BOTHERING SHEFFIELD
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Gary Sheffield took two cortisone shots in his barking left shoulder during yesterday's game against the Red Sox in which he slugged a two-run homer. Now, the MVP...
SUPER-CHARGED - PENNINGTON, MARTIN KEY BIG JETS WIN
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amJets 34 - Chargers 28 SAN DIEGO - The Jets were reeling. The crowd was roaring. And Chad Pennington just yawned. A 27-7 lead had dwindled to 27-21, and it...
KURT SAVORS FIRST 'W' AS A JINT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amJust moments after Kurt Warner had helped pass the Giants to a 20-14 win over Washington the quarterback sat at his locker and marveled, "It feels good to win." He...
SLOPPY SKINS IRRITATE GIBBS
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amRedskin coach Joe Gibbs has suffered through plenty of losses at Giants Stadium with a host of bad memories. And while the 1986 NFC title game is the most painful,...
PITT-IFUL OUTING - METS PUNCHLESS IN PIRATE SWEEP
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amDOUBLEHEADER: Pirates 1-6 - Mets 0-1 PITTSBURGH - Sixteen times Aaron Heilman had taken the mound in his Met career. Zero times he had delivered an outing like this. Three...
SENSE OF STYLE CAPTURES MATRON
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amTrainer Patrick Biancone's undefeated Sense of Style confirmed her status as the nation's top 2-year-old filly by winning yesterday's Grade 1, $300,000 Matron Stakes at Belmont Park, but for the...
SUPER-CHARGED - JETS NOW 2-0 AS CHAD LEADS THE WAY IN SD
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amSAN DIEGO - The Jets were reeling. The crowd was roaring. And Chad Pennington just yawned. A 27-7 lead had dwindled to 27-21 and it was time for the Jets'...
MARTIN MAKES HISTORY
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK SAN DIEGO - Curtis Martin picked up right where he left off. Martin wasted little time building on his 196-yard rushing masterpiece against the Bengals when he ripped off...
EUROS COUNT ON BIG 3
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - Many were left talking about the America's "Big 4" and how they failed so miserably in this Ryder Cup. Instead, they should be praising Europe's "Big...
RYDIN' HIGH - EUROS KEEP CUP WITH USA WIPEOUT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amBLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - The American Ryder Cup team traveled to Oakland Hills this week armed with all of its impressive ammunition. The arsenal included Tiger Woods, the world's No....
HEY, THEY'LL TAKE IT
September 20, 2004 | 4:00amThe Giants changed the coach, the quarterbacks, most of the linebackers and offensive linemen, and still haven't changed enough. They have rolled over 22 of 53 players, the only way...